Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-05-14
VERMONT NOTES

MorrisviIle is 10 have q big cele-
bration in honor Of her returning sol
diers on July =
Fred 1. Webster Of Swanton, who
was appointed by Gov. Clement as
sunerior iudge 10 succeed Judge
Leighton p. Slack Of St. Johnsoury,
who has been appointed 10 the su-
preme court bench, declines the ap-
poIrtment. Mr.. Webster said ne
would continue the practice Of law.
He said he did not decline the ap-
pointment without serious consldera-
ton. but felt that under the clrcum-
stances he could not accept
The One Hundred Twenty-F ourth
Annual Meeting Of the Vermont Con-
gregational Conference and the One
Hundred First Annual Meeting OF
the Vermont Domestic Missionary So
ciety viii be held at Essex Junction
May 1922. The meetings begin on
Tuesday afternoon and continue
through Thursday morning. The gen
eral subject Will be: The Spiritual
Glow and Power Essential 10 q Mill
tant Church. Principal out-of-state
speakers VIII be: Rev. Albert Parker
Fitch. D. D., pastor Of the Amherst
College church, and Rev. Drs. Frank
NJ Sheldon and Miles B. Fisher Of
Boston. Among the in-state speak
ers there viii be Rev. Walten Thorpe
Of Brandon, who breaches the ser
mon, Rev. George A. Buttrick Of Rut-
land, John NJ. Comstock Of Chelsea
and Rev. Frank L Goodspeed Of Bar
re.
For the second time within two
years, Brandon was visited Friday
with q disastrous fire. Five blocks
IL the business section on Park street
were wiped out, and although II is
said TO be difficult TO estimate the loss
accurately, II is believed II viii be
between $4,000 and $4,000. The
last big fire was IN February, 1918.
How the fire started Is not known but
/ II originated either IN the basement
/ Of c. II. RobinsOn's store or the
Park theatre When discovered, il
was burning iercely and was beyond
control. The flames soon spread both
ways. setting fire TO the Collins &
Needham and Prime blocks. The
DunmOre hose company fought hard
I TO get control, 10 streams being used
/ but as nearly all Of the buildings
we're Of wooden structure IL was i'm
possible 10 check il until il had burn
{ gu lis way 70 lL4E DLaLlOA Ill., v LlCI (
f II was stopped. Help was asked from
Rutland and Middlebury and both
4 places responded and did very valua-
+ bic work.
+ DR.. Guy Potter Benton has tender
I ed his resignation as president Of the
! University Of Vermont, TO take effect
lJuly I. A letter received by Guy "
! Bailey. secretary Of the board OF
/ trustees Of the Institution, states that
/ Doctor Benton's duties as educational
/ director for the Army Of Occupation
+ IN Germany viii prevent his return
I as soon as he expected. Doctor Ben
/ toms work at the head of the educa.
tional system Of the Army of Occu.
/ patton has won highest praise from
war department officials, and he ha:
been repeatedly urged TO continue hi:
duties in the army. On April Is
owing TO the vast proportions Of the
educational work among the soldiers
II was decided TO transfer the contro
of the army educational comm issior
from the Y. NJ. c. A. TO the military
branch itself. Doctor Benton was al
so transferred and is now in the ser.
vice Of the United States army. Thi.
| educational branch of the United
States army, II is believed, will nov
become a permanent part of the reg
ular military establishment