St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-04
VERMONT NEWS.
Vermont Association of Boston

Vermont Association of Ii OstOn.
The 17,h annual banquet of the Yer
mont Association of Boston was held at
Hotel Vendome, Boston, Wednesday
night. The dinner was successful in every
way, more than $50 members being pres
ent. The guests of honor were, Gen. Cur
tbs Guild, Jr.. lieutenant governor oil Mass
achusetts, Hon. James l.. Martin of
Brattleboro, Hon. F. c. Partridge of
Proctor, ex minister to Venezuela, and
Capt. Richmond P. Hobson, hero of the
Merrimack. Judge Edgar J. Sherman,
president of the association, presided.
Gen Guild and Hon. James L. Martin
made addresses and Colonel Benton re-
ported that the project to get headquart-
ers for Vermont club was progressing,
that over $1,000 had been subscribed
and as much more could be had if needed
to meet the first years expenses. He
reported that the association had 454
members, the largest in its history, and
added that no other similar organization
in Boston has so large a membership
The new Ulcers for the year are: Presi-
dent, COL. J. H. Benton, j.; vice presidents,
CO.. Albert Clarke, James M. Gleason;
secretary and treasurer. N. L. Sheldon;
chaplain, Rev. w. H. Davis; executive
committee, Eugene N. Foss, MARCEL N.
Smith, Arthur l. Robinson. Wade Reyes.
Elmer E Silver, Charles K. Darling James
F. Scott, Isaiah R. Clarke, and William
Craig.
Death of George N. Dale.
George N. Dale of Island Pond CT d sud-
denly Thursday morning Of heart failure,
at the age of 6S years. He was born in
Fairfax. He was admitted to the Wash
ington county bar in 1886 He entered
into partnership with w. II. Hartshorn,
at Guildhall, where be practiced until
1861, when be removed to Island Pond.
He was associated later with the firms of
Dale and Robinson at Derby and Barton,
and Dale and Carpenter in Charleston.
He represented Guildhall in the 'egisla-
ture OF 1860. and Brighton in the legisla-
ture of 1892. He represented Essex
county in the state senate from 1866 to
1870, and in the last named year was
elected neutrality-suspicious.. President
Mckinley appointed him consul at Coati-
cook, Que, which position he resigned
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Franklin D. Hale of Luntnburg. He was
elected president of the Vermont Bar
Association in 1856. He was united in
marriage with Helen NJ. Human Oct. g.
1868. Three children have been born to
them, Porter H., Helen l., and Mary L.
Dale.
sheep Breeders Meet.
TIE Vermont Merino Sheep Breeders
association held its annual meeting
at Middlebury, Wednesday evening
TIE meeting was presided over by Presi-
dent c. H. Smith of Bridport. The secre-
tary, Ira l.. Hamblin, made gratifying
report, showing that the association
was keeping up with the times and that
the outlook was promising as there was
an increased demand for Mtrino sheep.
A cash balance of $4.S4 was reported q.
The following are the officers elected
President, Cyrus H. Smith OF Bridport;
vice presidents, Harry E. Sanford of
West Cornwall aud Charles NJ. Remele
OF Middltbury; secretary and treasurer,
Ira L. Hambin of Middlebury; directors,
!. c. S. Hamilton OF Bridport, Ernest J.
Carpenter of Addison, Arthur J. Fields of
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bridge; committee on pedigrees, Edgar N.
Bissell of Shoteham, c. p. Crane of Bird
port and Charles A. Chapman Of Ferris.
burgh.
Vermont school Statistics.
Walter E. Ranger, state superintendent
Of education, has completed the compila-
ton OF educational statistics for Yer.
mont asked for by the department of the
interior, bureau of education at Wash
ingtou, and below are given some of the
figures for the year 1902:
Number OF children Of legal school age,
to u wears, 1896; males +O01S,
females, 3S,91S; number OF children
enrolled on school records, 60 00S; males,
32,3O3. females, 80. 705; average daily
attendance, 40. 220; average number of
school DAYS, 1914; pupils in high school.
210; pupils in private and parochial
schools, 6,401 male teachers employed,
1853; female teachers employed, 3,44S !;
total plumber OF teachers employed,
9O6; average pay Tor male teachers,
S37 50 per month; average pay for
female teachers $27.16 per month.
IA ortiCnIturi-ts and Bee-kcepers Meet
A Joint meeting ofthe Vermont Horticult
ural Society and the Vermont Bee-keep rs
Association was held in South Hero an
uary q and %. These officers were elect
ed by the Horticultural Society; Pre- sident,
G. w. Terrill, OF Morrisville; secretary and
treasurer, D. c. Hicks, otNorth Claren
don. The Bee Keepers held their session
Wednesday and elected these officers:
President, 0 J. Lowry, Jericho; secretary,
Y. V. Blackmer, Orwell; treasurer ii. L"
Leonard, Brandon vice presidents, Add
son county, G. c. Spencer, Panton; Or
ange county, M. F. Cram, West Brook
field; Rutland county, Y. n. Forbes, West
Haven; Lamoile county, E. X. Seaver,
Cadys Falls; Chittenden county, c. M.
Rice, Essex Junction.
10 Stay Mt Rutland.
The despatch from Rutland st ting that
portion of the Howe Scale works was
to be moved to Chicago, while. technically
true, was very misleading. The facts in
the case are that certain pattern OF coal
conveying machinery will hereafter be
manufactured in Chicago instead OF IN
that city but that pattern is now entire
lv out OF date and little used so that the
total revenue received from it amounts
to very smallsum. AS the result OF the
change the local plant loses but one oil
it's employees and the place of that one
will be filled. The recent strike at the
scale works had nothing whatever to dc
with the new arrangement, but the change
was made because what little OF this ma
chinery these is, is in the west and orders
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