St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-10-03
Changes at Vermont Academy.

emeritus. He will conduct the French
school as in former years, and will main
tain his connection with the academy
although not engaged in the active work
Of the school, Miss Smiley, who for
three years successfully conducted the
Latin department, severed her connec-
ton with the school last June. Arthur
q. Host, a graduate Of Brown Univer-
sity, class Of 90, who for two years has
been successful teacher in the public
schools of Rhode Island, assumes the
charge of the Latin and French, Harry
Bates Watson, Colby 81, takes the
place of Mr.. Grove in the department OF
Greek. Miss Nellie E. Hall a graduate
of the Boston Conservatory Of Music, and
a teacher of experience will conduct the
work OF the music department. Miss
Pope, who year ago was selected to
take Miss Cummings place, will this
year have charge of the work in peda-
gogy and English.
State Industrial School.
The biennial report Of the trustees of
| the Industrial school makes an interest
ing showing. Since 1898, IA boys have
been committed to the school and 81 re-
turned, making, with the 106 previous
inmates total of 1877 during the two
years covered by the report. There were
% girls committed during this time and
nine returned, making, with "a there in
1898 total OF 55. The net expense of
the institution to the state in 1899-99
was 500, 926.75, or $14132 per capita /;
in 1899 and 1900, 500, 874.68, or $137.-
33 per capita. They find the institution
in an excellent condition and endorse
what superintendent Andrews says
about the need of one or two cottages,
apart from the larger buildings, where
| truants or those guilty of minor offences
could be taken care of, without the dan
ger of demoralizing contact with the in.
mates held for crime or misdemeanor.
DR.. NJ. ]. Wiltse, of the state labora-
| tory, has inspected the water system OF
Winooski, including the new reservoir,
which has recently been constructed. A
vegetable contamination has arisen
which rendered the water unfit for do
mestic use and for a few weeks past
Wlnooski has been receiving it's water
supply from the Burlington system. All
possible effort will be made to correct
the present trouble.
Harvey Ketcham, of Vergennes, has re-
ceived all elegant set of chess men as first
prize in chess problem solving contest,
given by the Literary Digest and which
was participated in by chess experts
throughout the country, players from
nearly every state being among the con-
testants. Mr.. Ketcham is credited by
the Digest as giving the solution most
exact in detail.
The Woodstock Railway Company
elected its old board of directors at the
annual meeting as follows: John J.
Dewey, F. S. Mackenzie, Warren c
French, Frederick Billings, Franklin S.
Billings, Samuel E. Kilmer, W. E. john
son, Richard Billings and J. G. Porter.
President, John J. Dewey; vice-president,
F. S. Mackenzie; general manager,
treasurer, and clerk, ]. G. Porter.
The House of Correction at Rutland,
is beginning to fill up and the number Of
inmates is increasing daily. There are
14O men and women prisoners in the in
stitution at present. The reason for the
increase in the daily arrival of prisoners
is that the county courts now in session
about the state are disposing of criminal
cases.
The two large steel guns, which are
mounted in the state house grounds at
Montpelier, and which are relics of the
battle of Manila Bay, have been labelled
with iron plates bearing this inscription:
steel Krupp gun from the Spanish
cruiser Castillo, sunk by Dewey's squad
ron in Manila Bay, May 1, 1925"
Prof. A. de Varona, a native Cuban, is
consulting with the Burlington school
commissioners with reference to teach.
ing Spanish N the public schools in that
city. He comes from Cuba and taught
at the high school in Brattleboro last
winter.
The Brattleboro Jelly company has
been obliged to stop taking apples for
the present on account of the inability to
handle them. The company has been re-
ceiving nearly 1000 bushels daily. The
concern began taking 10000 pounds of
apples day on Sept. 20.
At the special Waterbury town meet.
ing held Sept. 81, about a dozen voters
were present, 1t was voted to exempt
all industries, which may locate in that
town using capital exceeding $1,000,
from taxation for the term Of ten years.
The Vermont board OF dental exam
liners, of which Thomas Mound, of Rut-
land, is president, will hold three days
session at Montpelier, commencing We'd
nesday, Oct. 10. Eight applications for
examinations have been received.
The Barre fire department was called
out last week by a false alarm of fire.
A small boy living in ward five had been
sent by his father to post letter. When
he came to the fire alarm box he unlocked
it and pulled the alarm.
The Deerheld River company's big saw.
mill at Mountain Mills has shut down
for the season. This has been one of the
most successful seasons on record for the
company, the output being about five
and one-halt million feet.
Hinesburg has a natural soda foun-
tain known as "Old Sweet Spring." used
by the Indians for their sick. The water
is now in considerable demand and is
controlled by firm with headquarters
at Vergennes.
Louis A. Skiff, assistant postmaster at
Middlebury has had notice of his ap-
pointment as postmaster, to fill the va.
cancy caused by the resignation of E. H.