St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-13
VERMONT NEWS.
soc;e,ies Invited 70 Montpelier.

formed bodies, societies ana ORDERS TO
take part in the parade at Montpelier
Dewey Day. The organizations invited
include the infantry battalion of the
University Of Vermont, the battalion OF
Norwich University cadets, the battalion
OF Vermont Academy cadets, the Grand
Army OF the Republic, the Sons of Veter-
ans, the Military Order Of the Loyal
Legion, the Medal of Honor Legion, the
Spanish American war veterans, the
Catholic Order of Foresters, the Uni
formed Rank OF the Knights of Pythias,
the Patriarchs Militant, the Knights
Templar, the American Order OF Forest
ers, Masons, Odd Fellows, Junior Order
United American Mechanics, and like or
CARNATIONS. School battalions and other
organizations who wish to be assigned a
place in the parade may apply to any
member of the State committee, and an
invitation will be sent them through the
secretary.
A preliminary programme tor the cele-
bration will be formulated at the meet
ing OF the State and local committees, to
be held next Wednesday evening. Com
mittees of introduction and escort will
be appointed AND reception committee
of two hundred or more representative
Vermonters, who will occupy seats on
the platform with Admiral Dewey when
he reviews the parade at Montpelier.
Low Railroad Rates.
As a result of the secret session held
Thursday afternoon at Montpelier be-
tween the general passenger agents of
railroads interested in transporting peo-
pie to Montpelier for the Dewey celebra-
ton, and the State transportation COM
mittee it is announced that important
concessions have been made from the
round trip rate OF three cents per mile
that was at first proposed.
The basis agreed upon is a maximum
rate of So for the round trip from Ben
nington, Bratteburo, Newport and other
distant points, with a correspondingly
low graduated rate from less distant
points. The round trip rate from every
railroad station in the state will be pub
, lished as soon as possible.
This rate agreed upon is less than one
: cent per mile from points more than one
: hundred and fifty miles distant from
Montpelier. The State transportation
committee is unanimous in considering
these rates fair and equitable, and the
S success of Vermont reception to Admiral
A Dewey by the great body OF the people is
: now assured.
e Under the rates adopted children be-
b tween five and twelve years old will be
carried for one-half the excursion fare
i named. The transportation committee
e has also decided to pay the railway fare
4 and furnish meals for twenty-five bands
e for the celebration The State committee
d will meet at Montpelier September 13
when the selection OF bands will be made
y Copper ut Waterbury.
= F. c. Kennedy, Prof N. F. Merrill, ant
V. K. Nash, of Burlington, were at Wat
erbury recently in the interest of thu
International Exploration company tt
t. see if the reported copper vein there wal
n a fair proposal on which it would paw tt
# expend several thousand dollars to de
II termine il a large body of ore could b.
j" struck.
rs The surface indications are the same a
It those at the Elizabeth mine at Strattord
;s which was recently sold for 5000 600
: and il these indications appeared in tn
- west anyone would be safe in predictin!
~ very rich mine.
70 Buffalo Society of VermOnters.
re A reunion and picnic OF the Buffalo So
Y ciety OF Vermonters was held IN Delawar
D. Park Saturday, and elected officers TO
IS the coming year. The report OF tn
H. treasurer showed balance of $3.50 t.
Sc the credit Of the society. committe
X was also appointed to advertise the Pan
TX American exposition in Vermont. TIL
in members of the society have contribute,
about $50 toward the fund for a monu
ment for Admiral Dewey to be erected a
Montpelier
ID Seventeenth Vermont Regiment.
,r A,reunion of the surviving members c
the Seventeenth Vermont Regiment, tn
u "Baby Seventeenth" will be held a
es Rutland, Wednesday. October is. TIL
ne business meeting will be held at 2 o'cloc
at and a campfire in theevening. rate c
one fare and one-third has been secure
on the Rutland and Benuingt on railroads
as An effort will be made to secure the sam
V, rates on the Boston & Maine system.
nc That the Boston & Maineis to connec
with the Rutland. Canadian at Alburg
y is now an assured fact says the Swanto
ID Reporter. The Central Vermont has bee
e. diverging their traffic over the line fror
there to Rouse's Point, and this cause
the Boston & Maine people to have a
Sc independent line OF their own. In cor
he veisation with one Of the surveyors nov
!. at work, we learned that the road wou
y follow, practically the old Lamolle Va
st ley roadbed to Alburgh Junction. Thi
a will, OF course, necessitate the building Q
h a new t1estle between West Swanto
st and East Alburgh.
he Death came to Mrs. H. Clarendo
ry Smith of Sheldon Junction in a terribl
st manner last week She fell from he
es carriage and her neck was broken, Jus
how the accident occurred is not know
~ as Mrs. Smith was alone at the time
st She was 40 years old and leaves six chi
al dren.
The court officers made an innovatio
at Montpelier last week by appearing a
the court house in brand new uniform:
T. The uniforms consist Of blue sack coat