St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-11
VERMONT NEWS.
vernon. Old Home Week.

has left IN the Hdlius vi d opeS'"i NOHlnlit
100 consisting of Messrs Arthur L. Rob-
aeon lanes M. Gleason and N. L. Shell
IL, the last named being secretary of
the association, the matter of the Old
Home Week trip in August. The COM
,,,it+ee has had under consideration two
~or+es. One, practically the same as last
reor contemplates stopping over for
;,,,cbeon at Mortified, by invitation of
lha Vorth6eld Board of Trade, proceed
~ Wv thence to Waterbury and Mt. Mans
t sa1d where the party would spend the
n and on the following day go to
pSsrI;nqton and visit the various points
af;nterest, side trips being taken to Ausa-
he Cbasm, Fort Ticonderoga and other
S;storic points. The other trip would be
r r;a the Fitchburg railroad and Hoosac
Tunnel. stopping at Congress Hall, Sara
toga, over night; proceeding by way of
likes George and Champlain the follow
mo dav to Burlington, stopping at the
several historic points on these beautiful
iokes. Either route contemplates stop
over privileges on the return trip, giving
tbe members an opportunity to visit
their native towns, where Old Home
Week exercises are generally held on Fri
dav of the week in question, this year
Aug II to II.
The trip last year was very popular
feature of the associations work, and the
daughters of Vermont will be invited to
On on this trip, the same as last year.
The aggregate membership of the two
ossociations is between 700 and 800 and
i is predicted that at least halt of the
members will avail themselves OF this
onportunity to visit the scenes of their
childhood.
Mayor Hawley Of Burlington has ex-
tended to the association the hospitality
Of that city, which was so generally
enjoyed last year.
Rradstreeps Vermont Weekly Trade
RepO.t.
The retail trade is adversely affected be-
cause of the continued cold weather and
the season is so far advanced that the
trade lost can only with difficulty be re.
gained. Vegetation is also much DELAYED
because of cool weather but the ground is
ingood condition generally, an abundance
of rain having fallen and farming pros
meets are favorable. Manufacturing
interests are active particularly in
the slate and marble business. The
dairy interests are well main.
tanned and while the snow season
was too short to enable the lumbermen
to haul logs out OF the woods, prices are
firm and lumber is in good demand. Bur
hngton reports retail business quiet as
regards seasonable goods although
staple articles are in good demand. Job
bing business is reasonably active and
collections fair manufacturing plants be-
lng moderately busy. Middlebury re-
ports TIE marble business very good, re-
tail trade good and usual conditions pre-
vail there. The farmers are encouraged
as there has been plenty OF rain and crops
are in good condition. 1t is reported
from Bellows Falls that manufacturing
interests and help>are well employed, re.
tail trade good and collections very far.
Grass crops are very good in this section
of the state but other crops are late.
There seems to be no material change in
trade situation at St. Johnsbury, retail
trade and collections good, agricultural
crops in good condition.
stoves Memorial Building.
The corner stone of the memorial build
ing at Stowe was laid by Henry G,
Thomas, commander of H. H. Smith
Post, G. A. R., Decoration day. The
documents and other articles placed in
the cornerstone included letters from Mrs,
Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt, George
B. Cortelyou, speeches from senators and
congressman, daily papers, local press,
Congressional Globe, order OF exercises OF
Memorial day, remarks made by Mr..
Thomas in laying the corner stone, me.
mortal record OF soldiers from Stowe,
Gov. w. w. Stckneys message to gen
eral assembly, 1900, postage stamps,
coins, photographs, school enrolment,
census of Stowe, town reports, state ros-
ter, Old Home Week program, bylaws
OF Lake Mansfield Trout Club, state
auditors report, political clippings, his
tory of building, and other contributions.
The Proctor Family Abroad.
Mrs. Redheld Proctor, Miss Emily D.
Proctor and Redheld Proctor, Jr., will
sail about the middle of this month by
the North German Lloyd steamer Lain
from New York for Naples. They will re-
main in Italy for a short time, will then
cross the continent in easy stages, going
for prolonged stay to England, where
they will remain during the greater part
OF the time during their absence. They
will probably return by the middle OF
September.
Another Art Treasure for Montpelier.
A life-sized portrait Of Capt. Charles
E, Clark, copy of which appears in the
Vermonter for June. was hung Thursday
in the presidents office of the Montpelier
Savings Bank and Trust Company
Montpelier. The portrait was painted
by Thomas W. Wood, the famous artist
for I. w. Brock and L. Bart Cross, Mont
pelier 1t represents the gallant com
mander of the Oregon dressed in white
duck uniform standing with glass If
hand. A number of sittings were giver
by Captain Clark for the picture.
Special Car for n Monument.
The Wells & Lamson granite firm, o
Montpelier, has about ready to ship {
large and handsome soldiers monumer1
which is to go to Lynn, Mass. 1t is ont
of the largest ever cut in that vicinity
and is unique in design. Both of thu
bases are circular in form, the lowe
being twelve feet in diameter and thu
upper ten feet and six inches. The monu
ment will be forty feet in height. 1t will
require special cars to sbipthe monumen
and the Mnntnel &, Wells River rail