Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-03-26
Vermont Town Names.

Vermont Town Names.
Along last summer the Banner
heard that one of the first acts Of the
legislature this winter would be TO
change the name Of the town of Ber
lin. but if it mas been done we have
failed 10 notice any mention OF II IN
the legislative reports. II Berlin
wants its name changed because II
sounds like an alien enemy II has
precedent for the act. After the
town of Kingston had been gibed for
years-because Of its relation 10 roy
alty by way of its name-it appealed
TO the legislature and got the name
of Granville Among the other Yer
mont towns that have changed their
names are the following: Alburg
formerly Missico Leg, Albany former
" Lutterloh, Bloomfield formerly
Minehead, Bradford formerly More
town. Brandon formerly Neshobe,
Bristol formerly POcOck, Barre for
merly Wildersburgh, Brighton for
merly Random, Chester formerly
FIamstead. Chelsea formerly Turn
ersburgh, Craftsbury formerly Min
den, Charleston formerly Navy, Clar-
endOn formerly Socialboro, Coventry
formerly Orleans. Chittenden former
Is Philadelphia. Danville formerly
Deweysburgh. Dover formerly South
WardsbOro. Franklin formerly Hunts
burgh. Grafton formerly TOmlinsOn,
Grand Isle formerly Middle Hero,
Granville formerly Kingston. Hart
land formerly Hartford. Huntington
formerly New Huntington. Isle La
Motto formerly Vineyard. Kirby for
merry HopEinsville Londonderry for
merry Kent, Lowell formerly Kelley
vale. Morgan formerly Caldersburgh,
Mendon formerly Midway, Mount
Holly formerly Jackson's Gore. Mount
Tabor, formerly Harwick, Newport
formerly DuucaEsborough. Peru for
mgrly Bromley. PlaInEcld formerly
St. Andrews Gore, Plymouth formerly
SalJash. Sheldon formerly Hunger /
ford. Sherburne formerly Ellington, F.
Sutton formerly Billymead, Troy for
merry NiSsisco. Vernon formerly
Hinsdale. Waterford formerly Little
ton. Nottingham formerly Cumber- F.
land, Waterville formerly Colts Gore, /.
Wilmington formerly Draper, West /.
more, formerly Westford Woodbury.
from 1898 to 1858 was Monroe Sa-
lem after a hundred years became a
part Of Derby. Washington county
was first chartered as jefferson and
its name was changed as a result of
a row between the republicans and
the Bennington Banner.
The Agricultural Schools.
With the board of control recon-
menGIng in effect the closing of the
Theodore y. Vail school of agricul-
ture, on the ground that it is too
expensive and that it is larger than
Is needed for the accommodation of
Ia a bla l.
legislature leaning that way, the
question of agricultural education in
Vermont IS opened up again.
There Is history connected with
this controversy. There are two
sch0ols-it was only q few years ago
when there was . decided movement
10 have one established in about
every county In the state. which dem
01strates the fluid condition of the
public minG-aHd now the dictum is
cEat one Is ali that Is required
v L-ch Of the two ought 10 be re
tanned Two years ago there was
decided movement T. abolish the
Randolph school and the states re
sponsibie officers had actually re
Trained from Increasing the plant
there IN accordance with an apDToDri-
alton voted By the legislature because
they felt II would be a waste of mon
I ey- But that move was checked by
clever political maneuvering IN the
+ 1917 legislature.
+ Now the whole affair takes an on
0oslte turn, and it is held that the
Vail school should go by the board
/ and the Randolph institution be re
/ tanned The Messenger recalls that
/ I once was represented that the Ran
doIph school was IN such location
I that II was not only an unsatisfactory
/ tarm 10 be used as a laboratory. so
/ 20 SPEAK out was also an expensive
proposition, being located at a LONG
I and difficult haul from the railroad
4 which increased materially the cost
Y of its maintenance.
Ones confidence is somewhat shat
Iered oy the quick changing OF the
/ s-tuaIton- First, only a short time
. tEo, the AL school was accented IN,
ne state after careful investigation
+. ne best unbiased agricultural on;r.
+ on ~ the state only two wears ago
5ala the Randolph school was rot de-
lrao.e. and expenditure Of money
p SPECIAL appropriation was sfonnaS
20" y Is Randolph that should ~
>ebt and the Lyndonyille property
-a~ated y
= too1s somewhat as II Varr,J-.
1-o7os-tson for very long a. = 80.
Whatever is 6o~e now. urIsss b-.L
are retained. Is an admission IN +.
va SIC ~ money. ia the past And =
'ota are kent now. il looks ike =
Heste II money En- the f1ture
a2l So Tar as anything that has bsa-
uubi,c thus far. The MesSengar
70 tn repo~t made two wears
r. unbiased mer with -atFsr..
t0e beet Interest o. tAs rs~-,5--
= tank 81. that -re Val s~rror
p. retained a~d tae o:a-- Te-
A1at e. ass1~iua that Xa-r---t
- give its vau-As ~ 49,
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i17t the s~hnaf es--r- e-.--l
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