St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-07-10
VERMONT NEWS.
ve,mont Botnnists Meet.

4 CIrh These otncerS were elected:
6resdept, Prof G. H. Perkins of Bur
i;nT+on; vice president, c. D. Howe of
m6FIndoes Falls; secretary, Miss Mary
= Tde of St. Tohnsbury. 1t was voted
~ ~, onnoint an executive committee con-
. s3; of a member from each county.
The allowing persons were appointed
pntland county, G. H. Ross of Rutland
ADDISON county, Mrs. Eaton of Middle
bnry; Chittenden county, Prof. ]. W.
Vote yotey of Burlington; Windham county,
r ". Evans of Townshend; Orange
county. A. c. Dixie of Randolph Centre;
I Tssex county, W. E. Balch of Lunen-
bnrgh. The places from the other coun-
ties we're left open.
The Fourth ut Barton.
The celebration at Roaring Brook
Park. Barton, July 4, was one of the
most successful ever held in Orleans coun-
~ The attendance was large 5000
tickets were taken at the gate and 2 500
tickets were sold for the grand stand.
In the forenoon there was ball game
between Hardwick and Barton the lat
fer winning by a score of Is to 7. The
2nd Regiment Band of Concord, N. H.,
furnished music, gymnastic exhibitions
we're part OF the days entertainment.
The leading feature OF the day were the
races which were close and exciting.
The 2.22 class was won by Transvaal,
owned by H. B. Stewart time, %.
The $50 class was won by Thrope,
owned by Thrope; time, 2.32.
The PIT class was won by Baby c.,
owned by M. Raymond time, 2 20H,
The . % class was won by DAISY Clon.
more by three straight heats, owned by
H. B. Stewart; time, 2 26l4.
The purse on each was 5000.
Old Fashioned Coach.
Milo G. Remington, the veteran wagon
maker of Bennington who, during war
times, was the largest manufacturer OF
tin peddlcrs' carts in the country, turn
ing out one a day for a considerable
length of time, has recently completed
an old-fashioned thoroughbrace stage
coach for H. H. Wade OF Londonderry.
The coach is hung on leather straps with
the usual trunk rack in the rear and is
provided with a very firm brake, and
will be placed in the passenger and mail
service across the mountains between
Manchester and Londonderry. 1t has
been a long time since wagon con-
structed on such lines has been turned
out of the Remington establishment.
New Green Granite.
Norcross Brothers, the big contractors
who intend to give employment to sew
eral hundred hands i'll Vermont through
opening the marble quarries in South
Dorset, have also bought of A. M. Ten
nev of Windsor several acres OF land on
Mount Ascutney, where they will open
green granite quarry. They expect to
take out 200 columns of this stone, 90
feet in length, for the public library build
ing in New York which they will build
out of Dorset marble at a contract price
of nearly So, 000,00 The demand for
the Ascutney green granite is increasing
constantly, aud shipments of the stone
are being made nearly every day from
other parts OF the mountain.
Purses Amount TO So 500.
Purses amounting to So 500 will be
offered this wear for the races at the Val
lev fair, Brattleboro, September 20 and
26. There will be three events each day
as follows: Wednesday, September %,
Ell. trot and pace, 5000 2; %, trot
and pace, $500; 50; 35, trot and pace,
$500. Thursday, Sept. &C. 2; II, trot
and pace, 5000; 2: %, trot and pace,
$500; .: %, trot and pace, $500. En-
tries will close Sept H. with {. L. Stick
uvy, secretary. Frank G. Smith, OF But
talo, \. Y, will act as starter again this
year. The National Trotting Associa-
ton rules will govern,
a New Vermont song,
The new song, My Old Green Noun
tain Home" the words of which were
written by Mrs. NJ. II. Francisco and
the music by J. II. Engels, both OF Rut-
land has been published. The words OF
the song are appropriate, aud the music
is attractive, containing some choice har-
mouy. The title page gives a view OF
the mountains in the vicinity OF Rutland
and in the center of the top OF the page
is a cut of the state seal. Three hund
red copies of the song have been sold IN
advance. Mr.. Fnges will arrange the
Rutland Choral association, and 1t VIII
be sung at the concerts during old home
week, with orchestral accompaniment.
a Newport Pnmily's Sad Vacation.
The summer vacation of the family OF
Wilbur F. Howes of Newport at its very
beginning has been plunged in sadness
by the death of two children in the
family as well as Mrs. Howes' sister.
Mrs. Howes with her two children and
her sister, Christy Matterson, went to
the Megantic region, Canada, a few
days ago. Shortly after their arrival
Mr.. Howes received a telegram stating
that the oldest girl had died of measles,
He started to Join his family, but before
he reached them his boy had died Of the
same disease. Hardly had he arrived
when Miss Matterson also succumbed to
the disease.
The Amti-SaIOOn Lcague.
Rev. Howard H. Russell, D. D., LID.
national superintendent OF the Ant
Saloon League has been engaged by the
Vermont state Anti Saloon League tC
deliver a series OF addresses throughout
the state.
The first meeting was held at South
Salisbury on Sunday, July Z, and Other
dates were arranged as follows; Ben
nington, Sunday evening July 7; Pow
nal, Tuesday, July 8; Dorset, Wednesday
July 10, and later in Barre, Montpelier
Chelsea, Hardwick, Randolph and Other
points.