St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-15
State News.

The annual village meeting at Brattle
boro last week, resulted in the election,
by a large majority, OF the cit'Ieh
ticket-E. ]. Estey, John Garv'n, Jonh
EcEets Z. L. Parker and Charles II.
THOMPSON, against the regular caucus
nominees who were also local business
and professional men. A large vote was
Lied and there was much interest III
he rcsult. il being an endorsement OF
the old board in liquor prosecutions.
The New England section of the United
States department OF agriculture sGnus
ont the following crop report Tor yer
mont. 1.-THE top OF the ground IS getting
,,erv dry over the most Of Vermont ana
a ,yar,n showcrv spell is needed TOR tne
host Growth OF grass and gram. IL IS
GOOD Tor team work and it is being car
Rcd ON rapidly: blowing, hauling ores
s;na etc Is the work of the day Sneep
sbeer;np has begun A correspondent
,onorts from Addison county that the
grass on newly seeded lann anu a,so J -"
old meadows was badly ki'ieu out u'''
ing the winter
AZ largely attended special city meet
mo at Montpel err last Wednesday nisn.
Il was decided by vote OF 10 TO ~
not IN huy the Golden Fleece building at
cost nj SOC 500 for a city hall. Inc
c;tv council was instructed to employ an
architect to draw plans for new CITY
hall ~ he erected on Haymarket Square.
nwned by the city, with estimates OF
cost the same to be submitted to the
voters for their approval within 90 days
Onlv few Prohbitionists were present
at the prohibition state conVentl"" ne'L
in Capital hall, Montpelier last We WEI
Thursday to nominate ST. tlcket a''o
DELEGATES to the national convention
These nominations were made Governor,
Rodney c. Whittemore OF 81; Adams
acknowledgements {. w. WyihaIl Vi
Rrattleboro: secretary OF state, the KEY
A. NJ. Woodbury. OF East llardwicK
treasurer. Milo Davidson OF Newianei
ord;tor F. w. Wheeler of Rchiord. a
Ittle excitement was created by W. =
Winchester OF Williamsville, who SAID the
defenders of rum were the republican
marty. the democratic party ana inc
Church If Mckinley was elected ne
would not protect sheep but GIN ne
sneaker was called to order by the chalr'
meeting of the Vermont Hotel Men
association was held at the Junction
House White River Junction last FRIDAY
Interest in the organization is on the
increase There was a good attendance
and "a new members were admitted 10
the organization, making totai member
chin Of over 80. The following were
chosen vice presidents Tor the counte'
named Bennington county, James %
Mcnamara of North Bennington; Saie
donia, Hiram Goss Of West Burke; Chlt
tenden. A. L. Writers of Burlington
Grand Isle, A. S. Hillaker ofEast Alburgh
Orange. Jerome II. Hale OF Wells River
orleans. c. r. Pattee OF Barton; Rutland
r. Pell OF Rutland Washington, A. ;
Sparrow OF Montpelier; Windham, l.. !
Mosely of Bellows Falls; Vino sor, U. +
Knowltou of Windsor. Col w. A. Kim
ball of Boston, manager OF the Nam
Central Magazine, was present. III
magazine was adopted as the otflcia
organ of the association. The next meet
ING of the association is to be held at tn
Johnson House at Essex Junction.
This is the way the New York Sun tell
Of the debut of the former Vernon
Methodist seminary pitcher with II
metropolitan lSdHl' h"h"SNi J'A
Irwin is fond OF unearthng youngsters
He put a clean cut youth OF the name
Miles Standish into the box, and the DO
set the small crowd wild with dehgi
Miles halls from Montpelier, VT, and
only Is wears old, but he carries all II
marks of coming ball PLAYER. Il
pitched cool, steady game Throughout
and had Longs men where he wantt
them. except in the second inning, wht
two bases on balls and four hits nettt
four runs. 1t was with the stick, thong
that Standish created sensation. WI
two men on bases in the fourth hmm
he hammered the ball over the ropes
left for clean four Dagger. Again
the fifth he sent in two more talles Wi
a hot single after two men were on
Altogether, the Gebut OF the youngster
something for him to be proud OF, al
his future performances will be watch
with interest.
The Rutland Railroad, heretoto
known as the Rutland division OF t
Central Vermont X, r., running fro
Burlington TO Bellows Falls, which w
leased by the Central Vermont Co. 5
years ago, at the monthly rental
$50 643 60, for a period OF 500 yea
has been surrendered back to the RI
land company, the Central Nermo
company claiming that the rental W
exorbitant, and not having been p;
since last February. The arrangem'
is an amicable one, and passengers Y
have the same accommodation as here
fore. The transfer took place at m
night on Thursday OF last week.