Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-03-20
STATE NEWS.
Candidate for the Office of Bishop


The Rev. DR.. J. H. Coleman, of
Rutland, who is candidate for the
office of bishop to be appointed at the
general conference to be held at
Minneapolis. Mimi, in May, is super
intendent of the Burlingto district
of the Troy Methodist Conference.
There are ii other candidates from
vari rus parts of the United States.
Doctor Coleman succeeded the Rev.
P. l.. Dow as district superintendent
about year ago.
Will Double Track on Vermont Side.
After two or three years Of negoti-
ations, delays, controversies and dis.
putes relative to additional railroad
cons truction and developments in
and near Brattleboro the Central Yer.
companies have at last come to an
agreement whereby the Boston &
Maine company will build a double
track road on the Vermont side.
There is 10 longer any doubt as to
this fact. Several officials of both
companies were in Brattleboro the
greater part of last week. for the
specific purpose of closing up the
agreement.
Memorial in Chittenden.
The members of Noyes Relief
Corps, G. A. R., of Chittenden are
planning to erect a monument at
some point in the town not yet decid-
ed upon in memory of Chittenden sol.
diers who fought in the Civil War.
Already sufficient sum of money has
been raised to insure the success of
the plan. The design for the shaft
has not yet been accepted. The mon
ument will probably be of granite and
cost at least $1,000, of which 5000 is
already on hand. The town of Chit,
tenden recently voted to appropriate
$500 towards the project and the
other $500 IN the hands Of the Relief
Corps includes 500 given in memory
of the late United States Senator
Redfeld Proctor and Gov. Fletcher D..
Proctor and the proceeds of several
entertainments and sales.
R. A Lawrence Killed.
| Robert A. Lawrence was electro
cuted at his home in Rutland Sunday
while standing in a bath tub half full
of water and at the same time at
tempting to turn an electric switch.
Mrs. Lawrence heard a cry in the
bathroo and found her husband
hanging to the switch. She saw
where the trouble lay and dragged
the body to the floor. Physicians
were summoned at once and pro
nounced death to have been instau
taneous from electrocution. The
lighting company has tested the cir
cults leading to the house and find:
them in perfect order, with no shor
circuit or grounds. 1t is believed
Mr.. LaWreuce's hand was wet ant
this with his feet in the water gave
an almost perfect contact which ma!
have bean combined with some weak
ness of a vital organ to render tn,
light current of ITO volts fatal
Mr.. Lawrence was 80 years old AM
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Law
, renee, who survive him. He was edu
Gated at the Rutland high school an
the University Of Vermont, and wa
admitted to the bar in 1901. He ha
been states attorney of Rutlan
county and was member of the fir
D of Lawrence. Lawrence, and Stafford
; He was an alternate to the Republi
= can national convention of 1908. H
was regarded as one of the mos
a promising young lawyers of the stat
and had always taken a part in Re
f publican politics.
e Greater Vermont
The second meeting of the Create
9 Vermont association is called to NEE
q in Montpelier Friday, March 20 ar
every organization in the state is re
= quested to send one or more delegate
and a general invitation is extende
to the public. The principal meetn
will be held in the city hall at i
y but preliminary conference will
held at II O'Clock in the forenoon.
q A constitution and plan of activit
:. fer the "Greater Vermont Associ;
q ton" will be reported to the meetin
: and will be considered by those pre-
n ent. Names Of delegates and of ar
:. others who will be present should /
4 sent to James P. Taylor, Saxtor
, River, Vermont. All who approve tt
n movement but cannot attend tn
meeting are requested to cOmmun
e cate with Mr.. Taylor.
&c The general aims of the organic
, ton are suggested in tn call for Il
!, Burlington meeting on February /
: "Such an organization would slim
- late the activities of local boards
,r trade ard commercial clubs, al
Il would lead to the organization of SUI
v associations where they do not nc
N exist 1t would supplement the pu
: Iicity work done by the state COVER
n. ment. 1t would foster activiti
At along lines of progress. 1t won
~ study the needs and possibilities
" the Green Mountain State" T,
as possible special features for the E
is ISOLATION will be discussed at t
n meeting: "a Vermont Week."
Id week in May or June in which s1
q cial opportunity would be given f
O. the inspection of the state by it's eli
of zens and "a Great State Celebrate
n. in 1916 or the 125th Anniversary
M the Joining of the Union by the FIJI
ms State and the Most Unique State
mt be added to the Original Thirteen
rs Four years of aggressive progr,
mt from 1912 to 1916 will make such
ie celebra ton most appronriata .