St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
Vermont News.

Vermont property was insured to the
extent OF $50. 1861 42 in home and
foreign insurance companies. Tn"
amount of premiums paid by Vermonters
to these companies in 1897 was $795 .535
Losses incurred by the companies. same
year, $313,720 Nearly one.lhird o.
Vermont fire insurance premiums is paid
to two mutual companies within the
state.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont
Woman's Suffrage Association will he
held ut South Rovalton, June % and 20
An effort will be made to secure to the
tax.paying women OF Vermont the right
OF municipal suffrage. at the legislature
of '9S In Burlington alone there are
seventy women who are assembled for
$162S.000.
Hon. George w. Hartman died in Rem
nington March 20. He was one Of the
original members OF the State Bar Asso
citation and the second Oldest member OF
it. During his years oil active Ire Mr..
Harm IN has found much time to devote
to literary pursuit and among his pro-
auctions were a sketch Of the life OF
Jonathan Burnham. the first lawyer in
Vermont; the historical papers on Bat
tenklll and Ondawa rivers and one on
ALLEN at Tlconderoga," proving that
Arnold was present at the surrender OF
the tort. llchad also prepared several
papers relating 10 the Bennington battle
which are considered standard authority.
For the past lew years he had been en-
gagged on history of Pawlet and its
leading citizens.
There is an encouraging prospect OF an
electric railroad icing built rom Middle
town through Poultncy and Hamton to
Fair Haven. The line will later on be
extended to Hydeville, Castleton and
West Rutland.
One of the important questions that
will come before the coming session o.
the Troy Methodist conference will be
that OF removing the Troy conference
academy from Poulney, where it has
been located nearly SO years, to Round
Lake, N. Y.
The alumni OF Middlebury College in
New York and vicinity have organized
an alumni association.
Extensive plans are on foot for a gen.
eral change Tor the better in the Metho.
dist church OF Rutland. The schedule OF
plans will call for an outlay of about
$4,000.
The father Of Earl Sheldon. the Bur.
lington boy who has been missing since
Feb. 10, now offers $500 land no ques-
lions asked) for the return alive OF his
boy.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Skinner of Mont
peller celebrated their golden wedding on
March 26
Benniugton's graded school district
has an Indebtedness Of $34 900. During
the year a $1,000 schoolhou>e has been
er, cted in one ward and $l7, 900 annex
built to the central building.
Byron W. Smith, one of the leading
farmers OF Addison, and one oil the repre-.
sentative men of Addison county, died at
his home in Addison March %, aged 60
years. He represented Addison in the
legislature OF 1886 He is survived by a
wife and one son.
Gen Sidney NJ. Southland OF Castletou
died suddenly on Mach %. He was
born in Vergennes, December 3, 1926
and spent his early years in that place
He enlisted September 16. 1862. in com
pany |, 14th Vermont volunt, ers, and
was discharged in 1863, having lost q
leg in the battle of Gettysburg. After the
war he was mail clerk between Bur
lington and Boston. Later heconducted
one of the largest book stores in the
state at Vergennes. He resided in Bran
don for several years. and i'll April
1891, he came to Cas'leton