The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-08-21
FROM THE GREEN MOUNTAINS
Some Interesting Notes About the Wealth
or, Crops, and Politics i'm Vermont

Some Interesting Notes About the Wealth
or, Crops, and Politics in Vermont
The readers Of the. IsLANDER, es-
pecially those formerly residents of
New England, will be interested i'm
the following extracts from a recent
letter from Mrs. 0. H. Culver, who is
spending the summer at her old home
at Gaysville Vermont. She SAYS:
"Throughout New England the sum-
mer has been remarkably cool with
much rain. In Vermont the month
Just passed was said to be the coolest
July known for nineteen years. Heavy
rains and hail storms have in some
sections, especially west of the Green
mountains, seriously injured crops,
even shaking young apples from the
trees to such an extent as to occasion
heavy loss. Though the season has
been favorable for growth of grass, the
farmers have had d'discouraging delays
in securing the hay. The potato crop
promises to be fair, and corn, though
very backward, will ripen unless in
jured by early frosts.
"Vermont is following custom es-
tablished in New Hampshire of setting
apart the second week in August to be
observed as old Home Week. Re.
unions were held in several pro ominent
towns this year at which former resi-
dents from all over the country were
present to meet those of their towns
people who have remained among their
native hills. In some towns where
| schools have long been established
hosts of graduates and former students
and teachers gathered to exchange
greetings and to listen to addresses by
the more prominent among them.
"In the New England states there
is general approval of President Roose.
velt's administration. Some who
thought the policy Of the government
toward the Philippine islands was at
first rather arbitrary think they see at
present tendency toward paciication
and encouragement of local govern
ment. The president is expected to
visit Vermont the last of August or
first of September, but of course can
stop at only few places.
"The political situation in Vermont
is peculiar for this state. There are
three candidates for governor in the
field and each has a respectable sup
port. The regular Republican candi-
date is J. q. Mccullough; the boiling
Republican, P. w. Clement; the Dem
ocratic, F. w. McGettrick. Clement
was high license, local option candi-
date before the Republican convention,
but failed of nomination, though Sc
curing the expression of his claim on
the liquor question in the resolution
adopted. The prevailing sentiment is
that he got all he claimed, but that he
really cared more to be governor than
for the license question. Vermont hav-
ing been strong Republican state ever
since the organization of the party the
present condition is interesting not
only to Vermonters, but to outsiders.
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thrown into the legislature. and then
the chances favor Mccullough, though
either McGettrick or Clement may be
the winner. Whatever may be the
choice for governor the probabilities
are that at the next session of the legis-
lature license local option law will be
passed and referred to the people for
approval before 1t shall take effect,
which, II it SO transpires. will be an ap-
plcation Of the Initiative and referen-
dunn principle so persistently advo..
Gated by tho Populists-a few years ago
in Washington and other states.n
The report published q few days. ago
In the Fairhaven Herald that the
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