St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-11-07
VERMONT NEWS.
Death of j. w. CramtOn.

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died Monday of last week from
paralysis. He was born in Tin
mouth, Nov. 10, 1926. He estab-
lished in 1858 tin ware manufacturing
business in Rutland which is still con-
tinued. He began his career as a hotel
man in 1860, when he bought the Cen.
trail House, and four years later he
bought the Bardwel House, in which he
lived to the time OF his death Mr..
Cramton was president of the Baxter
National bank, the True Blue Marble
company, the Steam Stone Cutter com
pany, and the Rutland Street Railroad
company, and was director and vice
president of the Howe Scale company.
Mr.. Cramton was director of the state
prison ten years, chief executive officer of
the village of Rutland several terms, and
senator from Rutland county in the leg1s.
lature OF 1888. He was interested in
agriculture, owning large estates in Rut-
land and Clarendon, which produced fine
blooded stock. He was director OF the
state fair association and the state horse
breeders association more than 20 years.
He was also prominent in the Knights OF
Pythias and the Masonic fraternities.
Mr.. Cramton was one OF the most widely
known men in Vermont, and the news
OF his death came as personal loss to
hundreds who recognized his sterling
qualities OF mind and heart.
Mr.. Cramton could always be relied
upon to give substantial aid to enter
prises that tended to help Rutland. He
gave the site for the Tim & Co., shirt
factory and his services for the town
were long and continuous. Within a
year he gave the Thornton property to
the Masons for the site of temple. He
gave not long ago building lot on East
Center street to the Young Mems Catho-
lie Union. He was liberal patron of
Rutland city hospital. He married in
1882 Miss Florence B. Gates, daughter
OF Jacob and Mary B. Gates, who sur
wives him. He also leaves three sisters
Miss Elizabeth Cramton OF Rutland
Mrs. Sarah Norton of Middletown
Springs and Mrs. Abigail Sargent of
Wallingford.
Seventeenth Vermont Reunion.
The eighth annual reunion OF the Sew
enteeth Vermont regiment was held at
Montpelier on Tuesday of last week.
There were all told some "a members
present. After the calling OF the roll by
Secretary Dennis E. May, who has held
that position for the past FIVE years,
communications were read from the fol-
lowing absent members;
Oscar D. Scott, Texarcana. Ark; w. r.
Dickens, King City, Mo-; G. F. Hurley,
Gilpin, Md; Charles Owen, Hinsdale,
N. H.; Albert N. Glnes, Burke; Chester
Langeworthy, Bennington; Ezra N.
Jones, Adams, Mass; John Chaplin, Ha-
verhil, N. H.; Peter A. Morgan, West
Concord; Edward M. Shepard, Mar
quette, Mich William H. Norton, Island
Pond; Daniel H. Lane, Derby; !. T.
Hawkins, Cincinnati, o.; A. c. Chase,
Brookfield; Stephen Simons, Lancaster,
N. H., and one also from Mrs. Henry
Demon, of Fitchburg Mass.
Secretary May during the past year
has compiled a new roster of the surviv-
ors OF the regiment. Besides the names
of the members there is given a sketch of
| the service performed by the 18th YER
mont regiment in the war of the rebel
lion. 1t is estimated that there are now
living some $50 members of the regi-
ment. The officers elected for the ensu'
ipgye are D. E. May, of St. Johnsbury,
president; c. N. Wallace, OF Ryegate,
vice president, and Edwin L. Wells, OF
Lyndonville, secretary and treasurer.
The officers are to arrange for the place
OF meeting next year.
State Press Association
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
Press Association was held at Montpe-
lier Thursday afternoon after the adj
journment OF the legislature. There was
fairly good attendance.
These officers were elected President,
l. l.. Southwick of the Burlington Free
Press vice presidents, F, E. Langley, of
the Barre Times, Frank L, Gre ne, OF the
St. Adams Messenger and Mason S.
Geeen of the Rutland Herald secretary
and treasurer, L. H. Lewis, of the News
and Citizen, Hyde Park executive COM
mittee, c. S. Forbes, of the Vermonter,
St. Adams, L. P. Thayer, OF the Barre
Telegram and E. A. Mutt, of the Montpe.
lier Daily Journal. The new members
elected we're 6. P. Anderson, l. P. Taylor
and H. G. Spaulding of the St. Adams
Messenger and ]. M. Marbury of the
Montpelier Argus.
L. H. Lewis, secretary and treasurer
read his report showing SIS in the treas
ury. The executive committee were in
structed to see what. railroad rates can
be had for an excursion to the Pan Ameri-
can Exposition at Buffalo next summer.
Death of n VermOnter.
William Watson Niles died at his resi-
dence at Bedford Park, New York, Oct
80, at the age OF rs. He was born at
West Faree, the home of his grand
father, Judge Nathaniel Niles, who was
the first representative in congress from
that district. He was graduated from
Dartmouth College in 1S45, and soon a-
ter became active at the bar and in poll
tics. He was an intimate friend of
Horace Greeley and of Governor Tilden,
and in his capacity OF member OF the
legislative committee cooperated with
the latter in bringing the Tweed rings
tiers to Justice. Mr.. Niles was very ac-
tive in turthering the interests of what is
now the borough Of the Bronx, and it
was largely owing to his efforts that the
present park district in that part of the
city was acquired by the municipality.
Gloss Association Formed.
H. N PiIlsbury, the famous chess play
er, was at Burlington last week and gave
an exhibition OF his wonderful powers.
His coming made an occasion for chess
players from different parts of the state
to gather and the game was given an