St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-01-16
VERMONT NEWS.
Vermont Dairymen.

were very much interested in the organ
ization. The response was made by G.
W. Pierce of Brattleboro, ex-president of
the Dairymen's association. The report
of the treasurer showed $50 in the treas
urv. The presidents address was read
by A. Adams of Derby. 1t contained
a review of the dairying industry in the
state and some helpful hints for future
work.
A resolution was adopted Wednesday,
approving the Grout oleomargariue bill
and urging the Vermont senators to
assist in it's passage. After Prof ]. L.
Hills OF Burlington had spoken on milk
Making in the Goth Century" Senator
Orrice Ballard of Georgia offered 500
for a photograph of COW which Prot.
Hills claimed gave 5000 pounds of milk
last year, further offering to wager 500
the claim was not true and $500 that no
cow in America would give $500 pounds
of milk in a year.
The Association elected M. A. Adams
of Derby, president; F. L. Davis of
North Pomiret, secretary; p. H. Strong
of North Pomfret, treasurer; and George
Aitken of Woodstock and Edward Cor
don of Grand Isle, vice presidents. The
officers constitute the executive COM
mittee. Some OF the leading prizes were:
for butter colored with Wells, Richard
son & Co.'S butter color, c. c. Fuller,
Jonesville, solid gold medal, %; second,
B. A. Holt, South Ryegate, So, 97A;
butter scoring highest in dairy class if
made from cream separated by DeLaval
separator, Charles A. Choate, West Bar.
net, $40, 90; highest in creamery, ]. A.
Leary, Jericho. $40, 9S12; among those
exhibiting butter made from cream sep
arated by the improved United States
separator or raised by Cooley dreamer.
for each entry scoring SO points, So,
were: Mrs. Carrie J. Nelson, Ryegate,
9612; B. A. Holt, South Ryegate, 9784;
one years subscription to the Country
Gentleman, to Charles a Choate, West
Barnet, 80, for the owner of butter
scoring highest among those who
shared in the $50 prize for samples of
butter scoring 90 points or over, on
which premiums were not awarded are
|. r. Whicher, South Ryegate; Mrs.
Carrie !. Nelson, Ryegate; H. W.
Belden, Waits6eld; G. NJ. Hayward,
East Corinth; G. A. Doe, Corinth; best
displayed packages, Mrs. E. Miller, Rye
gate.
Wednesday evening a banquet was
held at the Van Ness House, covers being
laid for $50.
Tuberculosis ina Vermont.
Secretary Bell says that fully eight per
cent of the cattle examined for tuber-
cuoss have been condemned and
slaughtered since July 1, and further
states that in four herds just examined
rs out of 225 were condemned. The
Board OF Agriculture has now about 60
condemned cattle to kill and record OF
90 killed whiting the last two weeks.
Of these, Murray Buck of Morrstown
lost %. Richard Smith of West Enos
burg 81, Mr.. Gillette OF Hartford 26 In
addition 10 were killed in Westminster
and or 8 in Irasburgh. Last year
about 5000 cattle were tested and $50
killed, while the year before about 5000
were tested and 100 killed. Last year
ending July is, about 4 pet cent of the
cattle tested were slaughtered and since
that time about eight per cent have been
killed.
will Retire from National Guard.
The following named officers are upon
their application, placed upon the re-
tired list OF the National Guard of Yer
mont, with the highest rank held by
them in the national guard service, and
are entitled to wear the uniform of such
rank on occasions of ceremony: Gen.
julius ]. Estey. brigade commander,
Vermont National Guard; Lieut.. Col.
James A. Lillis, assistant adjutant gen.
eral, brigade staff; Lieut. Col. Thomas
Hannah, assistant quartermaster gen.
eral brigade staff; Major Theodore A.
Davis, provost marshal, brigade staff;
Col. Calvin E. Clark, A. D. {. to COM
manderi n-chief.
Meeting mt Bennington,
The annual meeting of the Bennington
Battle Monument and Historical Asso-
citation was held at Bennington last
Wednesday. The treasurer reported ST.
AT SO as the balance on hand of which
$205, II is in the hands of the building
committee. Fourteen dollars were re-
ceived during the year for pictures sold.
The old board of directors with A. B.
Valentine, president, was reelected. The
Hon. {. S. Page is one OF the directors.
Ten new members from New Hampshire
on recommt ndation of Governor Stick
ney, were elected. Five local members
were elected. The governors of Vermont,
New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, are
directors exoffcio, of the association,
BrattIebOro Hotel.
The Melrose house temperance hotel
erected in West Brattleboro by John P.
Sargent and Carlos K. Jones, the latter
the superintendent of the BrattIeboro
street Railway Company, was opened to
the public last week Monday and sever
al hundred people took advantage of the
opportunity to inspect the new hotel.
Supper was served at intervals and
Leitsnger's orchestra furnished music
throughout the evening. The new hotel
stands on the site OF the old Glen house.
1t is four stories high and was erected at
an expense of $12 900. 1t contains
over 40 rooms, a hall and stage for pub
lie entertainments and is equipped with
modern apparatus, making it one of the
best houses in this part of the state.
General order No 4, issued from the
Adjutant. Generals Office. concerns the
annual school for the commissioned of.
tcers of the Vermont National Guard,
which will be held at Brattleboro Feb.
ID and IA. Colonel J. Gray Estey will
direct the course OF instruction. Col.
Estey, 1t Col. c. M. Bonett and Capt.
Harry Ectax, will cooct;t,,ta hoard IN