St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-30
VERMONT NEWS.
,y;,, Vermont Have Teachers Home


n 4sarhers at Bennington, as provided for
!; s, the will of Miss Lucy Ruggles, late of
III n,ot town. It will be remembered that
m ,I"c Ruggles left $50 900 to found such
l1 Nome. either at Bennington or Sara
soga N. Y. The property has consid-
sussblv increased in value and is now in
tte hands of assistant secretary of the
.D law c. H. Darling, as trustee. An as
nnoc;ation was formed in Bennington to
t tote charge OF the fund and to establish
no home. 1t was expected that the
t tna of Vermont would be willing to
snnnort the home by a small annual
oosseessment. At last years meeting of
a5s State Teachers association Superiu-
tendent Ranger submitted the matter
and and the plan met with general approx
al hut nothing more has been done. I'm
Ices something is done very soon the
,rI will be turned over to the teach
ers oil Saratoga
Rank Directors May Have TO Pay.
# is now rumored that the assessment
ofS15,OO0 which will probably be made
81 bv the government on account of illegall-
t;es in the process of reducing the capital
stock of the Farmers National bank of
HI Vproennes will fall upon the directors in
stoad of upon the stockholders. Some
81 ~ the directors are 50 much concerned
n shout the matter that legal talent has
M already been retained. The reduction Of
stock was made in 1900 prior to the
IA failure of the hank and the stock was re.
duced from $4,000 to $60,000 1t is
Nh now claimed that the reduction was
Nj made with the sanction OF the directors,
vi that it could not have been made with
m ont their consent and that they are
therefore liable tor the amount. The d.
rectors at the time of the failure were H.
III " Leroy and Walter Scranton of New
III York. n. +. Dunshee of Bristol, H. W.
Tracy of Shelburne, NJ. F. Allen Of North
Nj Ferrisburgh and D. H. Lewis of Rutland.
N Since the failure Leroy has been through
III bankruptcy proceedings and Lewis is in
III the Houseof Correction so the settlement
will tall upon the other four.
Farmers Meetings.
The state board of agriculture will CO.
IA ooerate with the Vermont State Grange
in holding five summer meetings this
III summer, and they promise to be of un-
usual interest. They will be in the ma
ture of an old fashioned picnic and there
will be addresses and music. The first
will be held August 90 at Lake St. Gather.
MI inc. Poultney, at which time Senator w.
nj ?. Dillingham; will speak on How Leg
S sation Affects the Crops"
I'll Congressman D. J. Foster will speak
RI at Barber Park, Bellows Falls, August
MI 81, on The Crops They Cultivate in
81 Congress" Congressman Kittredge
Haskins will speak at Sharon August %,
ii his subject being Congress AgricuItu-
rally" For the meeting to be held at
Lake Morey in Fairlee, August &c, the
I'll Hon. lanes Wilson, secretary OF agrl-
III culture in President Roosevelt's cabinet,
FL has been secured as speaker. His sub
& ect will be announced later The last OF
S the series will he held at Barton Land
nj Ing August 81 when Senator Redheld
% Proctor will speak on What Shall the
III Harvest Be-
The President at BrRttlebOrO.
The program for the reception of Presl.
MA dent Roosevelt at Brattleboro Saturday,
Ri August 80. is not wholly completed, but
MM lUS commune uubClctetbhS bheAb thN
# President will arrive from the north Sat.
urdav afternoon, probably about 4
M o'clock. He will be met at the station
by delegation OF citizens the band, and
IA Co. |, Estev Guard, who will escort him
MI to the common, where he is expected tc
speak. # time will permit, he will bt
"a shown some of the attractions OF Brat
"a tleboro and possibly be taken to Fort
4 Dummer. A banquet will be given il
the evening at the Brooks house, which
B will be attended BY the members OF The
Young Mems Republican Club and in
vited guests. including Governor StiCkney
and other state officials. A reception
will be rendered either before or after thu
banquet. The president will leave tol
MI New York some time during the night.
Smuggling Cinnamon.
Nj Tie hrngingot Chinese into the United
HI States from Canada, is making the worl
MI OF officers along the border about a
exciting as it was in the old smuggling
n days {. NJ Bailey, Newport revenu
n officer, recently captured four Celestial
and two Montreal men who brough
them over the line, at Eden, and one
"A the men drew a revolver on the officer
but it was secured before damage wa
n done, and the entire outfit, including
team, was brought to Newport. Alon!
q the New York border the situation l
worse than in Vermont, and last wee
there were 35 Cinnamon in jail at Ma
II lone, So at Plattsburg, 40 at Port Henr.
and 35 at Canton.
Money for Fort Ethan Allen.
u The board OF officers appointed by tn
Secret airy Of war to take into considera
# ton the question OF provision to b
hi made tor accommodations and shelte
M tor troops returned from Cuba and tn
N Philippines, and, to consider general
M the construction OF new buildings a
posts throughout the United States t
N accommodate the Increased garrisons
be stationed lhlre has submitted its hut
N report and the secretary OF war has al
proved the recommendations A toti
81 Of SIS, 100000 is to be expended and {
& this amount SITS, ZOO is apportioned
4 Fort Ethan Allen at Essex Junction.
Ketchum's Book.
n !. w. Ketcham, who is confined in tt
Il Chittenden county jail at Burlington tc
& completely in the wreckiug OF the Farm
"a ers National Bank of Vergennes, he
Il completed the copy for his new boo
Il which is entitled "A Wrecked lnstt
Il ton The book will contain in tt
vicinity of 1875 pages and is written In
# humol Gus vein Although the names a.
all fictitious the book is said to be
## StOrv Of +bo ,rracIiuu Of the Farmer