St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-11-27
ERMONT NEWS.
Tchers at Burlington.

ful meetingheld in the state in recent
years. Thgreater part of the day was
given up toisiting the schools ofthe city
and the corention opened at 2 p. M, pre-
sided over Pres, Nd, H, Buckham. The
evening me6ng was opened by President
Tohn L Alg and Mayor D. c. Hawley
Gave the adess of welcome. Following
the eveningddresses the teachers of the
city tenderea reception to the visiting
teachers. Fday morning Prlncipal ohm
T. Alger ofDhnson delivered the annual
address, de;ng with educational matters
of the state He was followed by other
interesting peakers. In the evening a
banquet WI held at the college gymnas-
ium, follow by post-prandial exercises.
The eveninclosed with a reception at
the Billing Library, by President and
Mrs. M. HBuckham.
A confetnce OF science teachers was
held FridE afternoon in the Williams
Science HlI. 1t was strictly informal
and was resided over by Prof. traitor
of Randd)h Normal school. The con-
ference dcussed the ACCESSIBILITY of or
ganizingl Science Teachers club, to be
made upf teachers from both the col,
1eges antsecondary schools of the state
1t was yted to call meeting to perma
nently cganize the club at the time of
the meeing of the State Botanical and
Ornithlogical clubs to be held in Bur
lingtor Jam "a and 25, and PROS. Trat-
ton, Erkins, Ham, johnson and David
son ad Miss TOwle were appointed as
committee to formulate plans for this
mettig,
TIL committee appointed to nominate
offers for the SchooImasters' Club made
its eport which was unanimously ac-
ceptd, the officers being as follows:
President, N. !. Whitehill of White River
Tuction; vice president, F. E. Prichard
OF Randolph; secretary and treasurer
Z M. Roscoe OF Waterbury; executive
committee, Principal Isaac Thomas Prin-
opal NJ. W. Downing of Bellows Falls
AID Supt. c. l.. Smonds, OF Bennington.
The closing session Of the convention
vas held Saturday morning.
Vermont Manufactures.
The Census Bureau has made public
tie result of its investigation during the
census year 1900 into the conditions of
The manufacturing interests in the state
OF Vermont. The statement compares
the conditions of that year. with those OF
eah previous census year back to 1850.
t shows that in 1900 the manufacture
Ing products of the state amounted in
value to $57, SAG, 715, compared with q
value of $3S $40 060 for 1890, and with
SS570,92O for 1850. In 1900 the mum,
bG OF establishments devoted to manu-
faturing was 4O71 They employed a
capital of $48 SAT 1854. Their salaried
officials numbered 1872. and they EN-.
poyed an average of %, sos wage earn
as. The salaries paid amounted for the
ear to 81 62O,S76, and the wages to
S12,2376 The cost OF materials used
was 500 $50, IA.
The leading manufactured product O
the state in 1900, as in 1899, was lum
Der and timber products, but there was
falling off in this interest during the
decade between the two censuses. The
value of the lumber products in 1906
was $6,131, sos, as compared with {
value of Sc 95S GA for 1890. The sec
ond industry in point of value of prod
ucts was cheese, butter and other dairy
products, which showed great growth
from 1890 to 1900 In 1890 these prod
ucts were valued at 81 ,602 6+1; in 1906
the value had increased to So, 656, 265.
Died in the Maine Woods.
Will Hall, a resident of Barton Land
ing, was found dead in the woods nea
Lowelton, Me, November 16. He wen
hunting a few days previous with
friend. In some way the two men be
came separated and Hall failed to return
to camp. A searching party was organ
lied and all possible means were used tt
find the lost man. He was found only
short distance from camp, lying unde
a tree frozen to death. 1t is tXpectel
that he became exhausted and beWlldet
ed and, being obliged to give up, la
down only to be overcome by the cold
That he was lost there is no question
but it is peculiar that, after having wan
dered so far, he should finally did only
short distance from the mills. The bod.
was brought to Barton Landing 10
burial. He leaves wife and two youn
children in straitened circumstances.
The Loyal Legion.
The tenth annual banquet of the CON
mandery of the state of Vermont, Loys
Legion, was held at the Van Ness House
Burlington. Tuesday EVENT. OF last weeE
Col. l. c. Baker of Rutland, was toas
master, and the principal speaker wa
Senator W. P. Dllir CHAM, whose addres
was a eulogy on President Mckenzie
Other speakers were Rev. 6. 9. Atkln
Ex.Gov. U. A. Woodbury. and Congress
man D. ]. Foster of Burlington, Ex Co
Ormsbee read a brief sketch OF the lat
A. E. Leavenworth and Col. 6, g. Ben
dict read similar sketch in memory
DR.. G. B. Billiard.
At a recent meeting of the New En-
land Association of School Superintcn
ents at Boston, the report OF the cor
nittee on educational progress state
that students in public high schools ha'
increased in ten years nearly 1856 p
cent. AS the increase of population
the same time was only % per cent t.
increase in attendance was conslderI
phenomenal. Among the speakers w
Hon. Walter E. Ranger of Montpelie
whose subject was THE Problem of t
Hoodlum."
Seventy volumes of frst-cass 6ctic
have recently been added to the DORIS
public library. A large portion of t
money used for these books was given
W. S. Southworth, G. M. Sykes, and M
King. Mr.. Southworth, of Lowe
Mass, gave 500, and Mr.. Sykes and NJ
KING, of Manchester, $15.