Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-24

good man for senator for either end
of Orleans county. State of Vermont,
or anywhere else.-St. Johnsbury
Republican.
Education and Politics.
It was the occasion of the Dairy
mems meeting. The corridors of the
Van Ness swarmed with politicians.
candidates. would-be candidates, agri-
culturists and lookers-on from all
parts of the state And 10, when the
bell boys ran through the crowd
shouting, the name most often called
was that of Mason S. Stone-educa-
tor. not politician. Clip
per.
New Member Appointed.
Gov. Mead has appointed D. R.
Locke of Rutland a member of the
State Board of Education-an ap-
pointment that is we'll spoken of. H.
j. Stannard, whom he succeeds, was a
valuable member of the board, labor
ing faithfully for the best interests of
education. and cons aquently there are
many who would like to have seen
him given reappointment.- Hyde
Park News and Citizen.
Prouty.
The News regrets that the Hon.
Theodore N. Vail felt constrained to
decline to be a delegate to the Repub-
lican National convention. By reason
of the declinatior of Mr.. Vail the field
is open for Hon. George H. Prouty.
Ex-Governor. another all-round YER
monter, an out and out Republican.
and one who will reflect credit upon
the state and add strength to any del
egation of which he is part.-North-
field News.
It's Bills Turn.
Much will depend on the spirit with
legislators. Let it not be the spirit
of Its about Bill Jones' turn TO go
to Montpelier; let's send him this
year." but of something expressed by
sentiment like this: bill Jones (or
Sam SMITH is the ablest and most
representative citizen we have-let's
send him. because he will give the
town and the state the best legisla-
tive service of anyone whom We can
elect. "-Springfeld Reporter
A Vermont Experiment.
Something new for Vermont is the
"uplift movement just inaugural
ed in the prosperous town of Spring
field, in Windsor county The gener-
al idea as outlined by its projectors,
is to make the large and we'll equipped
schOolhouse, the West Springfield dis
trict, the social and religious, as we'll
trict. The plan includes the loaning
of books from the Springfield public
library and other sources including
especially, practical works on agricul.
ture. The projectors are hopeful, al.
so. of being able to provide lectures
| by agricultural specialists and practi-
cal demonstrations by experts from
the agricultural colleges and expert
rnent stations of this and neighborine
states.
The scheme looks we'll and ought to
prove a success, on practical trial-in
larged and improved. 1t certainl,
deserves success ana also imitation il
other rural communities of Vermont
Burlington News.
John L. Lewis.
The favor with which the mentio
; of the name of Hon. John L. Levi
of Orleans County is being receive
as candidate for one of the distric
| delegates to the National Republica
Convention. is highly gratifying t
, that estimable gentleman's man
friends throughout the state. Mar
chester Journal.
The friends of Hon. J. L. Lewis
advancing his name as candidate fl
delegate at large to the next nation;
republican convention are meetin
, with gratifying but not unexpec te
recognition of the merits of til
move, and for reasons numerous ar
: sufficient and it seems no opposit ic
is likely to appear.
1t is evident that his eminent Fl
: ness and acknowledged qualification
f his loyalty and long time devotion
9 the standards and the support of IL
: party, claims the favorable attention
while his wide acquaintance and e
g during friendships engage the int
: est of the public.
Y Should contest, not now apparen
5 arise, doubtless there would be {
\ enthusiastic and resolute measur
& want Of ctronoth and activitv for