St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
VERMONT NEWS.


. salary o. 1.410; q h. Bond, messtn
"sr at the same salary. To Senator
ER;aIi;ngham. W. A. Martin, clerk, at S
salary OF 81 500 year. There are also
4yo men on the list credited to Senator
Ross. whose appointments will undoubt
odly be charged up to Senator Ross,
lIonzo Emery, messenger at 81 440
year. and E L. Nye, clerk to the commit
Tee 10 examine into the several branches
~ the civil service, at salary OF 81 800
y wear There is another Vermonter al
90 nm the rolls of the senate, Capt 6. Nj,
TAYLOR. who is still messenger to the
nomm;ttee on finance, position that he
held many years while the late Senator
Merrill was chairman ofthat committee.
Vermaont sugsr Makers Plans.
AL Croft, secretary OF the Vermont
Mamie Sugar Makers Association, has
cent out a letter giving some of the work
NJ the association for the present season.
He says
The association, at its recent meeting
At Morrisvlle, made an appropriation to
nrepare and maintain a Vermont maple
SUGAR and syrup exhibit at the coming
Pan.American exposition at Buffalo, N.
Y Members of the association will
have the privilege of showing their ma
ME Goods in this exhibit. The associa.
ZION will issue weekly circular dur
ING the coming sugar season, free to all
rs members, giving as complt tie report
as possible, of all the leading maple sug-
ar markets. and all obtainable facts IN
regard to maple sugar and syrup produc-
ton in this and other maple producing
states. The association will shortly is
she much larger edition OF its annual
repolt than ever before, which in addi-
ton to its valuable subject matter, will
include the name and post office address
Of ey,rv member of the association
This report will be judiciously distribut
ed at the Pan American Exposition. All
members of the association have the same
privileges of consigning their maple
goods to THE Maple Sugar Makers
Market" at Randolph, as do the stock
holders of the Market"
q. ". Railroad Attorney.
The adjourned meeting of the railroad
commissioners in regard to the crossing
of the Lake street railroad track by the
St. Adams Street railway was held at
St. Alhans, Thursday. In addition tot the
railr, ad commissioners, John M. Young
of Newport who succeeds Charles M.
Wildes as counsel for the Central YER
mont was present. During the morning
the commissioners visited the Pearl St.
crossing, as there is a possibility OF the
crossing bling made there. The testi-
mony of the following experts was TAX
en- William H. Patton OF Montreal.
Guy Prentiss OF St. Adams, j. Nd. Nor
rson of ST. Adams, and Messrs. Rowell
and H. F. Lincoln. The hearing was
clost late in the afternoon and the decis-
ion will soon be known.
The Rutland board of trade has dis
banded
The annual meeting OF the State Agri.
cultural Society will be held in Rutland
March 8.
The president has nominated Capt.
George A. Dodd, Sd U. S. Cav, COM
mander of the famous Rough Riders, to
be major.
William H. Boynton Post, G. A. R.,
OF Mortified has secured Senator Will
liam P. Dillingham; as its Memorial day
orator.
State Tax Commissioner ]. E. Cush-
man, of Burlngto on, is making an index
of the papers connected with the state
business. Nothing of the kind has ever
been done and the records will be much
simpli6sd when the change is made.
BurIiugt on is to have second camp of
the Modern Woodmen of America, the
first camp, Alpha, having grown to
membership OF over two hundred.
Edward P. Hatch, of the firm of Lord
& Tay lor, New York city, has acquired
the historic spot known as Willsboro
Point, directly across the lake from Rur.
lugton, on the New York side. 1t is
understood that, following long cher
ished plan to furnish a spot of beautiful
surroundings on Lake Chaplain where
people OF moderate means might ind
outing, Mr.. Hatch will erect hotel at
Wisboro Point. 1t will he constructed
entirely OF stone taken from the shores OF
the lake and of iron from the mountains
near bv
The Tooth petition in bankruptcy since
the establishment OF the law for this
state was filed Thursday.
The l.. & !. A, Stewart Tin Can Manu-
factory OF Rutland, has begun making
cans tor soups, lruit, ETC.. without the
use OF solder which has never been sue
cessiuy done in America before. The
cans have been subjected to severe tests
such as three weeks in an incubator at a
temperature Of 1913 degrees, submerged
in yeast, ETC., all of which did not dam
age the contents in the slightest. The
cans are made by special machinery
patented by the Stewards. 1t is believed
that there will be big money in the inven-
ton as the demand for such an article by
Gamers is enormous.
Hon. E thu B. Taft, SD, received re-
Gently from Oriental Consistory al
Chicago an invitation to attend the
celebration of the Cenntennal Annlvers-
airy of the organization of the Ancient
Accepted Scottish Rite SD, in Masonic
Temple April %, to rs. Mr.. TAFT and
other prominent Masons OF this state
may attend the celebration.
A sawmill in Grand Isle owned by M.
A. Laid, was destroyed by fire Feb. 81
Total loss; no insurance.
A hearing in Chinese cases just ended
before United States Commissioner John
Yourg at Newport resulted in seven
CCelestials being ordered deported and
i've discharged. Another hearing is set
tor April 16.
Bun lingtons ice harvest waslcompleted
last week when the Standard Coal q Ice