St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-29


pares favorably with ;he exhibit of SINH
lar institutions in other states-only six
of twenty-six state prisons in 1867 show
ing an excess of income over expenses.
The present contract, which is at the
rate of forty two cents per day, closes in
1871, after which it is hoped better
contract or arrangement can be made,
whereby the institution will become self
sustaining at least. The number of con-
victs is Sis white males and 3 black,
and 3 females.
TIE REFORM SCHOOL.
The trustees of the reform school ac-
cord great praise TO Mr.. Pease the late
superintendent, ''ior his deep interest,
untiring zeal, and great effort in estab
lIshing and carrying forward the state
reformatory, and regard the state as for
tunate in securing the services of Mr..
and Mrs Fairbanks, the new superin-
tcndent and his wife; and under their
management the trustees find that "a re-
form school can be improved by the
knowledge of an crDert rs much rs any
other business" The current expenses
of the school for the year above receipts
were ST. III 81. The number in the
school during the year was 123 the
number discharged, put out to service
and escaped, 5l-leaving - in the school
on the 3l>t of August.
The report of the sergeant-at-arm
shows the total amount of the expendi-
lures OF his department to be It, 32l l3.
TIE VERMONT UNIVERSITY.
The trustees of the University Of Yer
mont and State Agricultural college re-
port that institution i'll an encouraging
condition i'll all its departments-Ihc
medical, academic, scientific and agricul
tural. OF the $4,000 proposed to be
raised as Il fund for the college, So, 900
is already subscribed, and -, 300 more
have been pledged, and they anticipate
their ability soon to announce the whole
sum, and even more, as secured.
TIE NNNINEKS ARIES.
The anniversaries of the Historical So
cicty, the Bible society, and the Coloni-
zation society. have been held during the
past week. The meeting OF the llistori
cal society ON Tuesday afternoon and eve
ming, WAS one of more than usual inter
est and the Importance OF collecting
and preserving the incidents connected
with the early history OF the Sta;c APP
pears 10 be attracting more and more the
attention of the people of the state. a. l.
cvinced hv the yearly arcr~>ion~ that are
made to the number Of mc:uber, OF tn
society. George f. IIpu-h,on, Ed, OF
-. Allan>. WAS elected president, t. till
the place ma !c vacant 10y the death @:
Rev. phnv II. White. the remaining OF
ficcrS being substantially the same ~ last
wear. The trca~urer'~ report shows that
the society has q fund OF nearly $1,000 in
addition to the large and valuable col
lection of books and other documents
In the evening the representatives hall
wa. well filled with members OF the So
cicty and the legislature, and citizen, OF
Montpelier, to hear the annual addresses.
Ex-Guycrnur Inland Hall, Of Bcnnin.-
ton read Il paper on "Ticoudcrrga, ii
benz 4 review and rctutation OF the
claims of one DE Costa in an article not
iong since published in the Galaxy mag
azinc, i'll which it Is claimed that Bcuc-
diet Arnold and one John Brown, Il
lawyer of Pitt>iield, Mass, Were the
uri"inaturS a. well a. executors OF the
expedition which resulted in the capture
of that fortress. Mr.. Hall demonstrated
most clearly. from co.tcmporary tc>ti-
mony, and documents OF which the VIII
ter Of the Galaxy article could have had
no knowledge, that the hitherto received
history of the capture of Ticondcroga,
which makes Eathan Allen Enthusiastically
tine hero of Ticondcroga, Is the true one
and was u complete rcfutation of the po-
sitions assumed by the would-bc Original
tor of the new school OF history Mr.
Clark's culogy on Rev u. IL. White
comprised a iull sketch of Mr.. White,
life, irving an account of his services in
the Historical society and in the state,
and touching tribute to his character,
which was listened to with much interest.
understand the address Is soon to he
published, and can therefore be better
read in the words of Mr.. Clark himself
There have been no public exercises of
the Vermont Bible society, but learn
that the old board of directors have been
reelected. The treasurcr's report shows
that the contributions of the past year
have been about three thousand seven
hundred dollars-over twenty-cight hun
drcd dollars less than the average of the
preceding years. Rev. Z. |. Carpenter
has been appointed agent of the society
from and after November first.
BOTH HOUSES AT WORK.
The members Of both houses are now
nearly or quite all III their seats, and the
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