Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-11-03
STATE NEW s
Ex-Governor Stewart Dies Suddenly.

Ex-Governor Stewart Dies Suddenly.
Elk Gov. John W. Stewart died at
his home in Middlebury Saturday very
suddenly and just after returning from
an automobile ride. Governor Stewart
was in his library when the fatal
attack of heart trouble came. With
him at the end was his daughter in
law, Mrs Philip Stewart He would
have celebrated his 90th birthday ami
versary on November "a John VOL
colt Stewart was native of Middle
bury and the oldest living graduate OF
Middlehury college. In politics he
was a Republican and had distin
guished career He served as STATE
attorney for idison county from 1852
until 1856, Az. represented Middlebury
in the state legislature in 1856, ST,
'64. '65, SO and '67, serving as speaker
during the LIST three terms and as
chairman Of the committee on rail-
road. in 1856. In 1861 and 1862 he
repl ee ntf6 ADDISON county IN the
state senate and served as chairman OF
the Judiciary committee In 1870 he
was elected governor of Vermont, the
first to be elected for two-vear term,
and returned as a member of the
House in 1876. In 1882, 1884, 1886
and 1888, he served in Congress as the
member from the first congressional
district of Vermont, and on the death
of United States Senator Redfie!d
Proctor in 1908 was appointed by Gov.
Fletcher D. Proctor to fill out the
unexpire1 term He received this
appointment while at Colorado Springs,
Colo, and went Immediately TO W ash
jngton. In the fall of 1876 Governor
Ste wart was in New York until the
day before the legislature convened,
arriving in Montpelier after the flag
had been raised on the state house and
as the roll was being called. He found
his way to vacant seat which had
been reserved by friend. and in ten
minutes after his arrival had been
chosen speaker of the house on the
first ballot, his Republican opponent
having only few votes.
Vermont Teachers in Rutland
More than 1900 Vermont school
teachers gathered in Rutland last
week to attend the 66th annual meet
ing of the Vermont State Teachers
association. Among the speakers
were Commissioner of Education Stone
of Montpelier, Gov. G w. Gates OF
Franklin.
The Vermont Boys and Gjrs
Industrial and Agricultural exposi-
ton which was held in Rutland
all of the week. closed Friday ev ening
Interest was stimulated by contest ir
cooking in which the boys WED with
; the girls in producing the best results
Principal A. G. Fletcher Of the
!. Orleans agricultural high school, con
: Quoted conference on agriculture
! There was one on industrial trainins
l by E. E. Parlin of Bennington, ant
: one on home economics under the
2 JeffersonvIle The Vermont Indus
trial School band of Vergennes wa
heard. E. L. ingalls, of the boys ant
girls department Of the state exten
S sion service gave a motion pictur
S exhibition. including photographs take
. at the 1914 exhibition at Windsor. TIL
music teachers of Vermont organize
during the convention with the follow
'ng officers: President, Miss Ella NJ
Brownell of ST. Johnsbury vice
f president, C. v. H. Coan of Rutland
r secretary, Miss Josephine Hovey 0
] Barre; treasurer, Miss Margaret Il
j Ross of Rutland; executive commit
: tee, Charles E. Wood Of Springfield
Miss AdeIla A. Estahrook of Whit
, River Junction, Miss Lucy A. Procto
= of Brattleboro. The Vermont Schoc
y masters club held banquet an
{ elected officers as follows: President
. c. D. Howe, superintendent of tn
Il Morrisville public schools; vice-pres
> > dent, j. E. Cohurn. principal of ful
: Ilngton high school; secretary treasul
!" er, K. V Perkins, superintendent G
the Woodstock schools; executiv
committee, Superintendent G. H
n White of Barre. Superintendent Fl. [
s Casey of Sringfield and Superinteno
g ent S. c. Hutchinson of Montpelier
r The Vermont Women Teachers clu
: also banqueted and elected officers a
. follows: President, Miss Minnie Have
S Of Essex Junction; secretary, Mis-
t Eliza Allen of Lyndonville; treasure
Miss Minnie Sanford OF Castletor
and auditor, Miss Eleanor Mellon Q
. Rutland. 1t was voted to give $25 ;
-. the teachers retirement fund an
; $25 to the normal stbool at Castleto
d for free scholarships. 1t also decice
u TO join the State Federation {
d Women clubs