St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-17
vermOnt,s Liquor Agency Business.

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population of over 1000. The reports
OF the liquor agents show that last year
these towns purchased $198, 131 10
worth OF liquor, sold 1851 ,622 80 worth,
made profit of 500, 901 go, and paid
the state $2,008. The west side" agen-
cies, representing a population of 90, 1913,
sold $113, 096.45 worth of liquor, and
the least side" agencies, representing a
population of 89,9S3, sold $139, 529 81
worth of liquor, or in other words, that
49 per cent of the total population
bought over SIS per cent of the total
amount of liquor sold. The least side''
bought nearly % per cent more liquor
than the "west side" The rate OF sales
per capita tor the whole II towns is
$1.38. Bradford seems to be the banner
town as the agency there sold $3.50
worth OF liquor per capita.
Was Daniel Webster's Escort.
Capt. Walter Taylor, for many years a
deputy sheriff and at one time high
sheriff of Windham county, died at Bar
louisville Friday morning He was born
April 10, 1912, in Lowell, Mass, but
went to Bellows Falls in 1888 living
there until within a few years. Before
| the Civil war he was captain of a mill
tary company there and was prominent
ly connected with the military interests of
the state. In 1910 he was the marshal
that escorted Daniel Webster from the
political gathering on Stratton noun
tain to Bellows Falls and at the Fourth
OF July celebration in that village last
summer rode at the head of the process,
sion as honorary marshal, wearing the
sash that he wore when escorting Web
Ster.
Vermont Maple sugar.
The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers
Market has secured the exclusive conces-
sion to exhibit and sell maple products
at the Pan-American exposition. This
means that Vermont will have first
place in this exhibit and will be enabled
to advertise widely the pure Vermont
article in maple syrup and sugar. The
headquarters of the Association is at
Randolph where the market is located,
and where farmers from all over the state
send the maple product to be sold A
large space in the New England building
as been reserved for the exhibit and
goods will be shipped within a few
weeks, and will be arranged to be ready
for the opening of the exposition May 1.
The sale booths will be in charge oil
young ladies, under the direction of the
members OF the Vermont markets. These
members will be assigned to take charge
OF the exhibit. each for two weeks, dur
ing the exposition. Among the names OF
the members are Josiah Grout of Derby
Frank Kenfeld, Morrisvile; F. S. Bill
lings, New York city; Robert J.. Kimball,
New York city; E. c. Smith, St. Adams
w. W. Grout, East St. Johnsbury and c.
J. Bell, East Hardwck.
Miss Sarah Louise Arnold, super.
visor OF the Boston public schools, will
give lecture in Rutland, April 10, under
the auspices of the Federated Patrons
Society on "The Unwritten Law"
Plans have been completed for the
handsome new station which the Rut.
land railroad is to erect at Manchester.
The Woodbury. Granite Company has
received large order from New York for
granite to be used in the suspension
bridge now being built across the East
river.
The telephone war in Barre has beer
| brought to close by the New England
Telephone & Telegraph Company sign
ing agreement not to raise it's rates or
abridge its privileges for five years,
Drs. c. S. Caverly of Rutland, H. D.
Holton of Brattleboro and T. R. Stiles Of
| ~ T1I rs he 70 70 81 nj
Health met at Burlington Thursday
evening. 1t was decided to hold the
state health officers school in that city
beginning Monday evening, July Sth
and continuing until the Wednesday
evening following. There is a prospect
of large attendance and some of the
best informed men in the country have
been secured as speakers.
The first step toward the active OBJ
servance of Vermont Old Home Week has
been taken by the town of Bradford
which has extended to Capt. Charles E
Clark oil Oregon tame an invitation to be
present as the guest of his native town
and he has accepted.
Capt. Frederick B. Andrus, who has
been in charge of the state recruiting of
flee in Rutland since its establishment
two months ago, received orders Friday
to discontinue the office Immediately
There have been many applicants Tor en-
listment but less than a dozen were &C
cepted on account of the poor class of ap
plicants. The office has practically beer
failure
Mrs. b. adley Barlow. widow of the
famous St Adams banker and railroad
operator, died at the home of her daugh
ter in Denver April 6. The remains were
brought to St. Adams for burial. Mrs
Barlow was the daughter Of Gen. James
Farnsworth OF Fairfax.
DR.. Cephas 6 Adams, one of the best
known physicians in northern New Eng.
land, died Friday in Portland, Me. He
was born in Derby about 70 years ago
He practised in northern Vermont and
New Hampshire previous to settling in
Portland some 20 years ago.
Col. John E. Fox, tor twenty years
head salesman for Bailey's music rooms
Burlington, has resigned and will go to
Oakland, Cal, to take similar position
with the Girard Piano Company.
The Rev. D. W. Dayton, who is round
ing out half century of service in the
Methodist church, has been pres, nted
with $50 in gold by his congregation in
Shelburne.
A movement to endow the Kentucky
University at Lexington, KY, for 81,
900, 900 has just been inaugurated. The
plan is unique. Wealthy members OF the
Christian denomination which controls