St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-11
VERMONT NEWS.
Death of Waldo Briuham.

ZenS IN the death OF WdlQO brIRnaHl
which occurred Monday noon. He wa
born in Bakersfield in 1929, was grad
uated from the University of Vernon
in 1854 and soon after came to Hyd
Park where he had lucrative law prac
tice Tor many years. Mr.. Brigham wal
very active in the construction of thu
Vermont division of the Portland anC
Oedensburg (now st. ]. and l.. c. rail
road, OF which he was for many years the
president. His labors in behalf of this
work in which he was deeply interested
resulted in impairment of his health. HI
was man OF strong convictions and il
no way was this more manifest than If
politics, being staunch democrat. He
represented the town in the Legislatures
OF 1866 GIGS and was at one time the
democratic nominee for congress in the
old third district. He leaves wife and
three daughters.
Vermont Conference.
The seth annual meeting of the Yer.
mont conference which is now in session
at Bellows Falls is one of the most
important gatherings of this denonlina-
tion ever held in the State. The confer
ence is presided over by Bishop Stephen
NJ. Merrill, ID. D., LII. D., of Chicago,
and addresses will be delivered by such
leading church workers as Rev. W. F.
Mcdowell, D. D.. Rev. A. ]. Palmer, D.
D., and Rev. E. M. Mills, d. D., of New
York, Rev. Manley S. Hord, D. D., of
Philadelphia, Rev. T. Corwin Watkins,
d. D., of Cincinnati and DIR w. P. Their.
kield of Chicago, general secretary of the
Anti Saloon League. Prominent lay men
from all parts of the state are to be pres
ent, and addresses will be delivered by
ex governor w P. Dillingham;, ex.Ieuten-
ant-governor Z. M. Mansur aud Hon.
Frank Plumley.
The laymen's conference will be held
Friday morning. This meeting will be
an important one as delegates will be
elected to the general conference that
meets in Chicago in May. The indica-
tons are that there will be considera BILE
strife before this matter is settled.
The conference roll contains the names
of 10S members. OF these nearly 80 are
superanuated. There are 10 proba-
TONERS and % lay preachers. The
church membership as reported at the
last conference was 1852 and the re-
ports this year will show gain in
membership and in amount of property
owned.
Experiment Station Bulletins.
The Vermont Experiment Station has
in press Bulletin rs, a 32-pageilustrated
bulletin on the Forest Tent Caterpillar.
1t will be issued in about a week. 1t
gives description of the insect, and the
measurements which may be taken to
cope in some measure with 1T. 1t gives
no easy method, no means of complete
eradication when once thoroughly estab-
lished, but points out how individuals or
communities may check the ravages to a
considerable degree, and materially bet.
ter the situation.
Bulletin II on Analyses of Commercial
Fertilizers is likewise in press. 1t con-
tains analyses of forty fertilizers, those of
over 100 brands of five years past, dis.
cussion of values, selection ETC. 1t ought
to prove helpful to the buyer of this class
Of goods. Either or both of these bulle-
tins will be sent without charge to any
Vermont address on application. If the
applicant desires to receive all future is
sues of station bulletins and reports
without charge and without further not
ice, he should ask in addition that his
name be placed on the station mailing
list. A postal card stating desires, adj
dressed, Experiment Station, Burlington,
is sufficient.
Private Telephone System.
The most extensive private telephone
system in the state is at DR.. w. Seward
Webb's Shelburne Farms.
For some time there has been a service
there with 13 instruments attached, but
the number is now being increased to 20.
They are all metallic circuit and have a
central station at the farm Office The
central is fitted up with the regulation
protectors and has night bell attach
ment. An operator is in the room day
and night, including Sundays, making it
possible TO reach all parts of the farm at
a moments notice. The telephones in
DR.. Webb's private house have the long
distance service and it is possible for him
to talk with his assistants in the large
centers without trouble. There are three
instruments in the residence on two sep
arate lines so that the service will be
complete if there is trouble on one line
There are several miles of wire in the ex-
change and it is not the least interesting
feature of the farms. Aside from he tee.
phone service there is telegraph service
Board Of Health Bulletin.
Bulletin No. 1, issued by the Vermont
State Board OF Health, March, 1900, is
ready for distribution and contains much
to make it valuable. The table OF con
tents shows the following
Public Water Supplies and Sewerage
Prof. J. w. Votey.
Water Supplies and the Significance o
Constituents as Reported in the Chemi
cal Analysis, DR.. M. J. Wiltse.
Significance OF Constituents as reported
in the Bacterial Analysis, DR.. ]. H. Lin
sey.
Summary of results Of water analyse
made at laboratory of hygiene for th
year 1899.
Vermont Insurance Report for 1899.
The Vermont Insurance department
have issued a neat little booklet contain
ing summary of the insurance bushes
in Vermont for the year 1899 with cor
responding figures for the year 1895
The report shows that the Vermont Fir
Insurance companies wrote during til
year 1899 risks amounting to $20,10S
OLA against $16.o77 SIS in 1898, an
for the year 1899 received premium
; amounting to 1904. $50 So and PAL
losses amounting tn S264 1356S