St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-11
VERMONT NEWS.
Agricultural Meetings,

Agricultural Meetings.
Meetings of the State Board ofAgricul-
If he held during the winter, in the fol-
wing towns: Troy, Lowell, Glover,
,srby, Danville, Waterford, Newbury,
Tasbington, Corinth, Williamstown,
roodbury, Berlin, Waitsfeld, Sharon,
traford, West Windsor Weston, Town
bend, Putney. Peru, Dorset, Rupert,
oittsford, Poultney, Salisbury, New
rayen, Starksboro, Cambridge, Hyde
,2rk Isle La Motto, and some others.
,bey will be begun the third week in
his month, and among the speakers en-
AGED to assist the board from time to
ime are Col. ] H. Brigham, the assist
Mt secretary Of the department of agri-
nlture, Washington, D. c.; DR.. G. M.
,witchell, of Augusta, Maine, editor of
he Maine Farmer; the Hon. John Gould,
+ Ohio; Profs. J. L. Hills and L. r. ZONES
ftbe Agricultural College; J. 0. Stan
ord, of Stamford, state highway COM
missioner; Prof. W. E. Ranger, state
nDerintendent of education; President
Iil of the State Horticultural Society
md several of the practical farmers of
he state who are experts in different
ranches OF farming. Most OF the meet
ngs will be for one day only. The
r,t meeting will be held at Lowell, De-
ember II; following will be one at
,roy, the 18th, Derby, the 10th, Glover,
he 10Th.
RntaI Accident nj Vernon.
Enrico H. Baldwin, engineer on the
arrow guage railroad from Brattleboro
% south Londonderry, and also running
,etveen Brattleboro and Millers Falls,
met with a fatal accident at Vernon Dec
, about | O'Clock, when his engine col
fied with a freight train standing on
HE main line. Baldwin, who had been
mDloyed on the narrow guage road for
several wears. was accustomed to take
he 1915 train to MI ers Falls, return
ny on the Boston train. In approach
NO the Vernon station the brakes of his
nalne failed to work, and the train
stopped only after the engine, which was
.uuning reversed, had crashed into two
lctght cars standing on the main line
and attached to side tracked freight,
which awaited the arrival and stop 81
the passenger train at the station. Ell
gncer Baldwin is supposed to have Jump.
ed from his engine and reboundcd under
lis wheels, which cut off both legs, He
was taken into the station unconscious,
where, after physicians from Brattleboro
had been summoned, he regained con-
sciousness and lived until about . o'clock,
Baldwin was the son of Judge E. B.
Baldwin of Sharon, Vt, and had been in
the employ of the narrow guage a dozen
years or more, He was about so years
old, and leaves one child, his wife having
died Sc 5eral years ago, No one else wa:
hurt. Fireman Sbattuck remained in tht
cab, Traffic was blocked tor severa
hours,
Her TO Largc Estate.
Charles F. Ploof, of Stove, it is now
stated, SAYS that his vision OF wealth ha;
assum,d definite shape and he is looking
for suitable Investments tor his money
The details of the matter are herewith
gwen;
At the time of the birth of the boy
about twenty three years ago, the PloO
family was living in q small town nea
the Canadian border. He was taken t
the parish priest to be christened. Tn
priest requested that he should be chris
tened Charles FyIes Plooi, promising t.
remember the favor in a substantial
manner at some future time. The stor
o, the christening had been cherished a
a tradition in the Ploof family but tn
lapse of years bad caused it to lose it
significance. When father Fyles dice
however, several months ago, will wa
found leaving his his entire estate, value
at nearly 100000, to Charles FyIe
Ploof There seems to be no doubt as t
the Stowe boy being the one intended a
heir
To Detect Smuggling.
The postmaster general has instructe
the postmasttrS at Alburgh and Eas
Mburgh to note all packages mailed a
their Offices as being liable to custom
duties and to furnish the address on sue
packages to the customs officers at tt
Canadian line for the use OF the custom
officers nearest to the respective places
address. This action is designed to sto
as tar as possible a recently discovere
unique scheme of smuggling fur gooC
across the border. Furriers in Montrea
it is claimed, have been shipping goot
to persons living close to the boundar
line and these have put the goods IN ca
riages and driven across into Vernon
where they have mailed the package
The treasury department. wants tt
postoffices to hold all such packages, b'
the postofice department has dtemt
this impracticable. Customs officials in
city where a package is addressed Wi
however, be advised in time to lnspe'
the suspected articles before delivery.
Vsrna ent Sons of Veterans.
Order No. 8 for the year 1901 of Il
Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans,
sued by Clinton !. Smith, division cor
mander, announces the following cam
for honorable mention;
Stowe, J. 9. Shedd, captain; WoIco'
c. R, Graves; Lyndonville, G. D. Thorn
son; Huntingdon, M, j Ellis; Ce'ais,
4, Morse; Manchester Depot, A. ., Day
Dandy, W. H. AlIeh; Cambridge, ..
Bixby; Ripton, G. r. Hamblin, The !
lowing having been previously suspend
their charters have been revoked Cast
tor seven quarters in arrears; Wlmi!
ION, six quarters in arrears; MontpeII
seven quarters in arrears; West GhaTI
ton, seveA quarters in arrears; Brsdto
seven quarters in arrears; Randoll
seven quarters in arrears; jamaica se'
quarters in arrears. MoTisvlIle ca
has voted to disband. According to
adjutants report there are now
camps in the state with membership
Asa.