St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-03
VERMONT NEWS.
Yernont,s Farms.


t W. statistics of the country. The fol.
living data for Vermont are announced.
The enumerators report 80 100 farms.
T. 1880 there were 35. 522, and in 1890.
90 573. The number of farms in 1900 is
S96 or / 3 per cent in excess of that OF
800 and 2,413 less than in 1880. Of
4be total number 25,979. or 70 S per
oent we're operated by the owners.
Ten years ago the cash tenants in Yer
mont numbered 2,301; the share ten.
ants 2, 1856, and the owners 7,816. The
Zach tenants have increasee 1875, tenants
for a share of products have decreased
GO making a net increase in the number
oftenant-operated farms in the ten years
of65. 49,.
The officials of the 10Th census have
bepn conducting an investigation con-
cerning the ownership of rented farms.
0ftbe 1923 rented farms in Vermont
ass were owned by residents of the
county in which the farms were located :;
423 were owned by residents oil Vermont,
Int not of the counties in which the
farms were located, $40 were owned bv
residents outside OF the state and the
name and residence of the owners of SIC
farms were not reported. The 3 9SS
rented farms owned in the state of Yer
mont belonged to 1858 persons. One
owned / 9 farms, one seven farms, two
six, five five EACH nine four each, twenty
eight three each, 163 two each, while
3,479 or 81 per cent owned one fan
each.
VermOnPs Oldest Clergyman.
The Rev. Calvin Grangero of East Poult-
nev, the oldest clergyman in Vermont,
and possibly the oldest in The New Eng.
land states, observed his 9th birthday
last week. Mr.. Granger is in poor
health, gradually failing, and on that ac-
count there was no observance, but quite
number Of calls were made at the house
Among them were his neighbors, one
aged SIS, one 95, one 90 and several
Others who are over so years of age. Mr..
Granger was born in Randolph and was
one OF large family. His parents were
farmers. May 7, 1884, he was licensed
by the RoyaIton Association to preach,
and August 6, 1884, was ordained 20 the
ministry. His first pastorate was at
Mortified, where he remained from De-
cember, 1886, until 1S43. The next two
years he supplied the pulpit at Barnard,
and later was settled in Plainfield and
Cambridge. From 1855 and 1858 he
was principal of Madison academy at
Wavery, Pas Returning to Vermont he
was installed as pastor of the church at
Middletown Springs, where he remained
until 1868, when he was called to the
pastorate of the church at Hubbardton
In 1878 he removed to East Poultney
and was pastor of the church there until
1888, when he was obliged to retire on
account of difficulty with his eyes after
over 80 years of a continuous ministry.
Since retirement he has lived in East
Poultney. He was a pleasing speaker,
well posted in all events of the day and
was interesting in his conversation. His
wife died several years ago. He has a
daughter, who has kept house for him
several years, and son in Rutland.
Death of Gilman y. Moulton.
Gilman S. Moulton, owner of the Green
Mountain stock farm i'll West Randolph,
died in New York Thursday. He was
born in West Randolph 60years ago and
large part of his life was spent in New
York city. In recent years he has resided
in his native town and managed his
farm. Mr.. Moulton was intimately as
ISOLATED with the late Austin Corbiu in
various financial and business enter
prists. His first wife was Miss Grigg, of
Philadelphia. After her death he was
married to Mrs. Ripley, daughter of the
late Sidney Dillon, and she survives him.
He was a brother of Mrs. w. H. Dubois
of Randolph.
Grand Army Encampments.
General orders have been issued by De-
partment Commander Urban A. Wood
bury and Assistant Adjutant General Eli
n. Peck giving the following important
notice: The thirty-6fth national en-
campment, Grand Army of the Republic,
will be held in Cleveland, Ohio. commenc-
ing September 8, 1901. The thirty
fourth annual encampment, department
OF Vermont, G. A. r., will be held in Bur
Frgton, June 10 and 20, 1901. All
necessary information regarding hotel
and railroad rates, order OF business,
etc. will be given in future orders.
KipIing Coming Back.
New Hampshire is enthusiastic over
the prospect that Rudyard Kipling may
be enrolled in the long and distinguished
list of its summer residents. c. P. Glib
son, prominent real estate man of the
town of Chester field, has sold through
an agent in Brattleboro, one of the
hand soonest residence sites about Lake
Spottord, in Chesterfield, to Mrs. Kip
and the Brattleboro man acknowledged
that he was acting in her interests. The
spot is but a few miles across country
from Brattleboro, where Kipling built
the Naulakha.
New Seminary Principal.
The trustees of Montpelier seminary
met Thursday afternoon and voted to
tender the principalship of the seminary
TO Rev. W. r. Davenport, of Ludlow,
presiding elder of the Montpelier district.
Mr. Davenport has the matter under
consideration but has not yet given his
answer. The resignation OF Rev. w. NJ.
Newton, the present principal, takes eff.
lect July 1. He intends to go back to
pastoral duties, and his location it is
SAID will depend on the action OF the next
conference. Mr.. Newton has received a
call from Randolph.
Should Mr.. Davenport accept the
position he will not be required to teach,
ogt will give his attention to the general
administration of affairs and also the
financial matters of the school. He was
formerly pastor of the "Hedding M. E.
cChurch' at Barre, and is well known