St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-01-23
VermOnters in Washington.

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spirit in the enterprise and is secretary of
the committee on reorganization, the
chairman being Col. Myron M. Parker,
the vice chairman, Major E. R. Campbell,
and the treasurer, DR.. Z. B. Rabbit.
Admiral Dewey and the senators and
representatives from the Green Noun.
tain state have accepted honorary men,
bersh1p, and meeting will be held on
Jan. 81 to adopt a constitution, elect
officers make arrangements tor an old
time maple sugar party. and decide on
an answer to the invitation OF the in
augural committee to march as a
body in the parade on March 4 Much
is being shown by Vermont
ers who are residents of the capital and
their relatives and friends now in Yer.
mont or elsewhere throughout the coun-
try are requested to communicate with
the secretary who is also a member of
the inaugural committee in case they ex-
pect to attend the inaugural either pri-
vately or in connection with some or
ganization, or in case they desire honor
airy or associate membership in he Yer.
mont association OF WashIn ston, D. c.
$4,000 To BE Returned.
The assets of the defunct Merchants
National Bank of Rutland are to be en-
riched for the benefit of the depostors
and the other creditors April 1 by SIS, 900
to be contributed by the directors accord.
ing to a settlement made with the comp
troller OF the currency. This amount
will be paid in by the directors in settle
ment in full for the unearned dividends
declared by the directors during the past
FIVE or six years and paid to themselves
The amount of such dividends is some.
what in excess Of So. 900, but by agree
ment made between the Comptro Ter and
the director this amount is accepted in
full payment.
Fire at North Montpelier.
The old grst and saw mil at North
built in 1854 or 1855, and
known as the HOLSTER mill, was burned
Thursday morning at about one clock.
The origin of the fire is uncertain. The
was owned by ] w. Butter
field of North Montpelier who recently
bought it, and it was valued at about
$4,000. Insurance, 81 600. w. E.
Carnes carried line OF iced in the MILL
Two cars OF feed had just been received
and three more were expected in two or
three days. Two days ago Mr.. Carnes
had taken out insurance for $1,000 and
his loss is estimated at from $500 to
$1,000.
State Banks.
The abstract of the condition OF Yer
mont national banks at the close of bus
mess on Dec. 3 has just been made pub
lie by the comptroller of the currency,
1t shows the average reserve TO have
been 1928 per cent as against SO 80 per
cent on Sept. 5. Loans and Discounts
had increased from $12 4O2, 257 to $12,.
S00.012; gold coin from Sass 9S6 TO
$465 377; total specie from $3.50 us to
$67l $50; lawful money issue from
$685. 917 to $963,19 individual de.
osits from $1O,S56 668 to $685.
$50.
George Longway, of West Derby,
attempted suicide by hanging himself by
a rope in his barn, last week. His wife
was suspicious, as he had thre atened
suicide before be went to the barn She
found the door fastened. broke it in with
an axe, and cut her husband down near
ly dead. Domestic troubles were the
cause of his action.
Fred A. Field of Rutland has received a
letter from the head OF the order oil
Knights of Pythias saying that the rail-
roads had guaranteed hun that the
round trip ticket to San Francisco from
Vermont tor the big convention of the or
der in hat city next ear would not ex-
coed $62 so.
According to the 10th annual report Of
the Amer lean Board of foreign missions
the donations received during 1900 from
Vermont amounted to $14 100.
The Vermont Marble Company o.
Proctor paid out $4,000 to it's employ
ees tor work render ed Tor the month OF
December.
Burlingtons pocrmaster has had as
many as 200 families on his books at one
time this winter.
Word has been received by the trustees
of Goddard seminary, Barre. from the
judge OF probate for Windsor county to
the effect that woman who had died
only +, Gently at Ludlow had left the bal
ance OF her estate to the seminary. 1t is
not known just how much this will foot
up, but it is expected to be several thous
and dollars at least.
T. Howard Embert. ofBaltmore, Md
has been appointed by Gov. William w
Stickney a commissioner OF deeds Tor the
state of Vermont within and for tn,
state OF Maryland, Tor the term of five
years from and including January 8
1901.
At the annual meeting of the Nationa
Lie Insurance Company held last weel
at the home office the old board of direct
ors was reelected. ]. b. Estee, of Mil
waukee, superintendent OF agencies, wa:
elected a director to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of E Inward Dewey
OF Montpelier. The resignation OF thu
Hon. Charles Dewey, as president, was
accepted, and J. c. Houghtou, first vice
president was elected in Mr.. Dewey''
place.
Word has been received from the New
England Asbestos Mining and Milling
Co., of Fall River, Mass, that the com
pany will have a earg OF men at worl
on their mine in Eden in about two
weeks. Orders for $4,000 tons of as
bestos have been placed. Machinery
will be sent at once and work will b'
begun in earnest in short time.
There are now between 45 and 81
pupils at the dairy school at the Expert
ment al farm at Burlington. There hav
been several additions since the session
of the dairymen's convention in tina
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