The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-08

vision encampment at st. Johnsbury.
Speeches were made, and social time was
enjoyed.
THE Vermont Society of Sons OF the
Revolution held a special meeting at Ben
niugton on last week Tuesday. The invita-
ton of Governor Page to participate in the
centennial celebration was accepted, and 1t
was voted to invite the national and state
organizations of the society. 1t was voted
to purchase a national and a state flag and
to erect large tent on the Soldiers Home
grounds for use during the week of the
celebration. The following delegates to
the national convention to be held at Hart
ford, Conn, on the 30th instant, were elected
Redied Proctor of Proctor, j. G.. McCul-
Tough of North Bennington, Robert j. Kim
ball of West Randolph, E. w. Thompson of
Boston, G. G.. Benedict of Burlington; alter
mates, Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park, T.. A.
Chittenden of st. Adams, Hugh II. Baxter
of Rutland, g. s. Forbes of st. Adams, b.
b. Smalley of Burlington. A number of
new members were admitted to the society.
THE executive committee of the Republi-
can League of Vermont met at Burlington
on last week Thursday to appoint delegates
to the convention of the national league,
which will be held ut Cincinnati on the
2lst instant. The following gentlemen
were appointed ii Henry Powers of Nor
risville and Julius j. Estey of Brattleboro,
at large Josiah Grout of Derby Charles S.
Forbes of St. Adams, NJ. S. Colburn of Man
chester, Gilbert A. Davis Of Windsor, eX-
ofiicio; Nelson w. Fisk of Isle La Motto,
William b. Wright of Orwell, first district;
l.. S. Hayes of Bellows Falls, Truman g.
Fletcher of St. Johnsbury, second district.
The delegates were authorized to select
their own alternates. The committee was
unanimously of the opinion that the bien-
NAL convention of the league should be held
early in 1892, and it was decided to have
meeting of the executive committee the com
holding the convention.
PROFESSOR w. w. Cooke of the expert
ment station at Burlington has been expert
menting on samples of maple sugar with
view to ascertaining how to make sugar
that will test over eighty degrees by the
polariscope. On this subject he says
+" Pure water bois at 212 degrees, sap fresh
from the tree at about the same, but as the
sap thickens to syrup the temperature in
creases; at about 226 degrees it forms
syrup nearly like that ordinarily sold in
the market and by the time the tempera.
ture reaches 23S to 240 degrees the whole
mass will crystalze into cake sugar. At
226 degrees the syrup will certainly not test
80 degrees by the polariscope, and at 23S de-
grees, If well made, it certainly will test
more than this. Somewhere between these
limits is the point we wish to find where
the sugar will test little above so degrees.
But as this point varies with the way the
syrup ~ HduulGu, lJS anu IDe blIne OF
the season, it will be necessary to make
large number of analyses to determine the
limits of these variations The station has
already collected over hundred samples
this spring and will collect more than
double this before the sap ceases to run.
These samples will be labeled with their
history and analysis and exhibited at each
of the county fairs in the state next fall. 1t
is hoped that in this way it will be possible
to show every sugar maker in the state what
he will have to do to draw the bounty next
spring.
Domestic.
THE number of deaths in Chicago in
March was 1929, over 1000 of which were
from the grip.
OF the perpetrators of the five murders
committed in Franklin county, New York,
in the past five years, two are still at large
and three have been acquitted.
A. j. STEPHANI who murdered ex-Judge
Reynolds of New York, was found guilty
last week of murder in the second degree.
Stephani shot the ex-judge in the latter's
office.
THE snowstorm of last Friday was general
throughout New England and New York,
and was the worst of the season as far az
damage to telegraph and telephone wires is
concerned.
DIR. w. S. WEBB has offered to build
railroad from Malone, N. Y, to Paul Smiths
for $4,000, and to continue it south from
that point. This would give Malone an out
let to the south.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN JOSIAH b. GRINNELL,
the founder of the town of Grinnell Ia.
who died at Marshaltown in that state on
last week Tuesday, was born at New Haven,
this state, in 1921 Hegraduated from Mid
dlebury college, but soon went West. He
was one of the most prominent members of
the republican party in Iowa in its younger
days.
TH. state of Maine has appointed forestry
commissioner whose duty it is to make
collection and classification OF statistics re-
lating to the forestry interests and inquire
into the extent to which the forests of Maine
are being destroyed by fires or wasteful cut
ting, and the diminution of the wooded sur
face and its effect upon the water powers
and condition of climate.
THE Connecticut house voted on last
week Wednesday to adjourn to the second
Wednesday in November. The democrats
left the room in body when the. yeas and
nays were called, but seven of them loitered
behind and were counted in the quorum.
The total vote was 100, and the quorum 1877.
Two democrats voted, but five refused to
vote, although they were counted.
ADoLPH SPREcKELs, the sugar refiner,
admits that some kind of an understanding
has been reached between him and the
refined sugar. He says, however that it
does not relate to a division of the territory
and that prices will be regulated by supply
and demand. 1t is nevertheless stated on
good authority that the combination is com.
plete.
FRANK BUTCHER and wife are members
of the "holiness band" at Charlottesville,
Ind At meeting last week Butcher
showered vile abuse upon his wife, accusing
her of being in league with the devil. Mrs
Butcher, weeping, ran from the meeting
toward creek with two friends after her.
She reached the bank, which is forty feet
high, and jumped in. She was rescued,
however, and now says she prefers divorce
0 suicide.
Foreign.
THE elections for poor law guardians in
northwest Cork, Ireland, on last week
Tuesday resulted in majorities for the Nc
Carthyite candidates of two to one. The
ward was supposed to be a Parnelite
stronghold. The result of the election will
probably decide Mr.. Parnell not to risk his
seat in parliament by resigning and appeal
| ing to his constituents.