St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-10-22
Press Comment about our Friends that
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are i'm the Public Eye.
Hon. Jonathan Ross is being heard
from at this session and his ideas will
have to be considered. We are not so
sure that the bill credited to him, estab-
fishing state dispensary and a system
OF town agencies, even under local option,
would be desirable, but we are certain
that there will be general popular ap
prevail of his plan 10 make the railroad
commissi II amount to omething. Such
a comm ssion, with no power to enforce
its decie>s, is laughable.- Montpe Ter
Argus.
l met Lieut-Gov. Fisk the other day.
He was regretting that the train service
was such that he could not attend the
funeral of Gen. Grout, and this led us
into d scussion of the general and bis.
brother, Josiah. Gov. Fisk said that f.
men in Vermont would be more sadly
mourned than the genera and he is right.
but there is another Grout," SAID the
governor, who is not understood tor
his true wor h He is a thinker, deep
down. He is farmer, too, and does not
att, mpt to disguise the fact-a practical,
business tarmer-tl G kind that make
farming pay. OF his 300 and some odd
acrts-the old ancestral home of the
Grouts-he is satisfied to look after but
80 acres, but ftom this land he gath, RS
crops annually that astonish his neigh
bors. His meadow averages to yield
him three and half tons to the acre.
He told of this at farmers NEE ing and
those pr S; mt we're OF the opinion that
the ex-governor was something OF
Joker. Yet, it is true, and in every Other
department Of the farm the result is as
agreeably satisfactory. No, the people
of the state, that is some Of them, h i've
not and do not understand Josiah. He
is retiring, lives in simple way, more as
did his oretathers I'll II most Of us. He
isn't laxative, but a good listener. Still,
he will talk and when lie does he says
something " And this is tribute that
cannot be pa to all men, past or pres.
ent, who have figured in the public lite OF
Vermont Burlington Clipper.
Some of those unquet souls who can
not await the coming oil times and STA
sons are try ing to name the man who as
govern + shall be the succt ssor OF Gen.
Mccullough. Now there is one of the
patriarchs over in the county Of Gaze
donna, IN the sacred city OF St. JOIN sburv,
who IN years-as well as localt\-ls
nearer heaven than any OF the already
named. he latter will not tor a genera
ton pass the time limit OF cand dature
for the governorship. In tuIness ears,
lipeness of experience, completeness
equipment, and public services rendered,
among east side possibl ties, ike Abou
Ben Adhem s, in a cert in cas-, Tor athan
Ross name leads al the rest ter the next
occupancy Of the oh .ir of he chief
execu i've.
Will the ex judge aud ex-senat or, if he
rays o the office search,ght tall on him,
and the pc 'ple issue their man late to
him-w'll he respond, Here am L, come
forth and lead hem to an old time vic
tory in 1907 Montpelier Journal
In prest Il ing the name of Elisha May
OF St. Johnsbury for United STATES sena-
tor last week The Cemt Gratis OF Vermont
homer, highly respected party leader
and man capable Of making a most
efficient pubic servant Barton Nom
tor.