Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-09-24
STATE NEWS.
Highest Court to Decide Vermont L.

Highest Court to Decide Vermont Law.
The public service commission Of
Vermont has filed a motion to dismiss
the bill brought by the Rutland Rail-
road company in the United States
district court, which bill seeks to re-
strain the enforcement of the commits
sion's order directing the building of
new station at Vergennes.
Vermonters Invest in Mining Stock.
The Burlington Free Press asks this
pertinent question: Why is Vermont
capital letting outside investors come
here and develop our water power as
a big investment? We want the power
developed for it will be big thing
for the state, but what is the matter
with Vermont money that is not going
into this work itself?-St. Johnsbury
Caledonian.
State c. E. Society.
The annual convention of the Yer
mont Christian Endeavor Union will
be held at Ludlow, Oct. 6-8. Among
the speakers of note is Daniel A.
Polling Of Ohio, Rev. A. z. Conrad,
D. D.. of Boston. Prof. McFarlane Of
Middlebury college. Harry w. Rowell
VI MdlIC, NV W. =. aIlCIlOuy VI OCs
Adams and others.
The usual conferences in c. E.
methods and normal classes in missions
and junior work will be held.
Cost Of Telephone Investigation.
The New England Telephone and
Telegraph Co., has large force of
men in the state making a thorough
inventory of all the physical apparatus
of the company in accordance with the
demand of the special commission
which is Investigating the condition of
the telephone companies in Vermont.
The work is nearly completed. The
telephone men say that the total cost
of taking the inventory will approach
$25, 900.
A Worth While Sport.
The tramp of Appalachian Club
members over a hundred miles of the
Green Mountain club Long Trail is the
scouting campaign of an army of
friendly invaders who will find in our
state traversing the SUBMITS of our
mountains pathway that is unique
among all the paths of the world.
But it's joys should not be left entirely
to outsiders. Vigorous young Yer
monters should get the habit of tramp
ing over their own mountainS.-Bur-
lington Free Press.
Baptiste Prosper.
The Vermont Baptist state conven-
ton. of (which DIR. w. A. Dawson is
secretary and superintendent. and
Howard Crane, treasurer, closed it's
books for the fiscal year with all bills
paid and small balance in the treas
ury. During the year just closed the
convention has received interest from
invested funds and offerings from the
churches and individuals amounting
to $24,084.90 and has expended S24,
061. 04 leaving a balance in the treas.
ury of $23 sc. There has also been a
net gain in the membership of the
churches of lit, with similar progress
along every line, which is very encour.
aging to the workers and reflects great
credit on the executive officers.
| Coming Our Way.
| "Isn't it a pity Vermont isn't being
exploited?' we overheard lady say tc
another as they stood on the shore OF
Lake Morey few weeks ago. My
dear lady. the work is going on,-not
| to the pest advantage, IL is true, Du1
as we'll as limited finances will permit
The returns in some quarters Sin.
creased volume OF. sightseers in auto
mobiles, from New York to Michigan,
increased sales of farm property, anc
general solicitation by metropolitan
newspapers in our behalf-is daily
acknowledged. When the moving pic.
ture man begins to look US up oul
triumph will be complete. Best Of al
every dumn'd last Vermonter is be-
coming enthused with the possibilities
of his state. There'll be fireworks
the year round here yet.-Vermonter
! Vermont State Fair.
The seventh annual Vermont state
fair last week at White River Junction
was generally conceded to to be the
best of any exhibition yet held unde,
the auspices of the state fair manage
ment The exhibits of stock of al
kinds. poultry, dairy products anc
agricultural produce was large anc
exceedingly good. The racing events
were exciting, several races going six
heats.
| In the endurance race in which four