Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
STATE NEWS.
Cupid at Campmeeting.

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Cupid at Campmeeting.
One of the sequels of the recent |
campmeeting at Silver Lake near
Rutland was a marriage that immedi-
ately followed the campmeeting. The
camp services closed as usual Sunday
evening. but the Rev. Charles A.
Heath of the Forestdale Wesleyan
Methodist church was invited to
remain over until the following
evening to perform marriage
ceremony. Monday evening at the
Chandler house he made as one
Benjamin Fales, recently from Iowa,
and Mrs. Faes met for the first time
about two weeks ago at the beginning
of the campmeeting and were not long
in deciding they were suited for life
partnership. They will remain in the
employ of Mr.. Chandler during the
season.
St. Michaels College Scholarship Com
petition.
An anonymous friend of St. Michael's
college, Winooski, offers scholarship
opened to competition on the following
conditions:
1. The candidate must be Catholic
boy having good references from his
pastor.
He must be a graduate from
high school or academy.
3. The subjects of the contest will
bra, Geometry, Greek and French or
German Instead of Greek, another
subject may be proposed.
4. The latest date for application is
fixed for Saturday, July Is. The
applicants will be notified in due time
of the date set apart for the contest.
5. The above scholarship includes
board and tuition at St. Michael's
college for the four years college
course. as prescribed by that institu-
ton for the A. 3. degree.
G. The above scholarship will be
withdrawn only in case the student did
not maintain a sufficient standing in
his studies and department..
$4,000 Increase in State Expenses.
According to a statement issued by
state treasurer. Edward H. Deavitt,
and state auditor, Horace F. Graham.
there was an increase of over a half
million dollars in the chief items in
state government for the last biennial
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period. which was largely responsible
following are the chief items of in
crease in state expenses for the
biennial period ending June 80, 1914,
over the biennial period ending June
30, 1922 Legislative expenses, S45.-
900; detective service, $4,000; Depart
ment of weights and measures,
$4,000; University of Vermont. Mid
dlebury college and Norwich UNIVERSE
tvs $4,000; Austine institution for the
Deaf and Dumb $4,000: highways.
permanent work, S188, 600; higher
instruction. deferred, $4,000; union
supervision, $23, 600; teacher training
courses, 5000 state school of agri-
culture, $1,000; military, $4,000;
Gettysburg monument and celebration,
$4,000 agricultural and forestry,
SIG, 0C0 public printing. $21, 600; pub
licity department, So, 900; agricultural
fairs, $1,000; public health, S27,OO !;
total, $4,000.
Evangelist Smith in Vermont
Friends of Evangelist L. E. Smith
of Boston will be pleased to know that
he has just closed one of his most
successful seasons. Beginning in West
Glover early in September he has held
meetings in this state at Irasburg,
Guildhall, Richford, Glover, Bradford,
Essex Junction, Westford, Underhill.
Queechee, North Troy, Waitsfeld, nand
South Duxbury. Campaigns have also
been held in towns in Maine. Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecti-
cut. So far as record can be kept it
shows nearly 500 as having protested
conversion and pastors have reported
over $50 as having united with the
churches as results of the meetings.
MIR. Smith has assisted the pastors in
Congregational. Methodist, Baptist,
Free Baptist, Federated and Commun-
ity churches and all are unanimous in
commenting his work. No apology
has to be made for him or his work
after he leaves place, on the con-
trary, the work continues and the fact
that he is receiving calls to return to
some of the towns again next fall is
the best tribute he could receive as to
his ability and standing as a man and
an Evangelist. He plans to begin his
next seasons work early in September
and calls are already being received
for his services. Mr.. Smith works
under the auspices of the Evangelistic
Association of New England with
headquarters in fremont Temple,
Boston.
State Committee for Primary Plan.
The unofficial primary" prepared
by subcommittee was reported at a
meeting at Montpelier Thursday, made
up of the Republican state committee,
district and county committees and
other Republicans to the number of
about 40, and after three hours discus
sion the report was unanimously
accepted and motion passed endors-
ing the primary as drafted with slight
amendments made during the meeting.
After the general meeting the state
committee decided to postpone action
on the recommendation of the gather
ing until July "A at Montpelier.
Meanwhile the committeeman will
canvass in their counties to determine