Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-13
Maple SUGAR Makers at MONTPELIER.

attendance. There were 20 exhibitors.
President Spear and Secretary Croft re-
viewed the work of the past year. In
the evening Col. Albert Clarke secretary
of the Home Market club of Boston,
gave an address on Pure Food Laws"
Col. Clarke was a member Of the inter-
national commission which prepared the
pure food bills lie gave facts and sta
tistics in regard to the aduteration of
food products of all kinds, and said that
a special inspector of the department
of agriculture, who was the correspond
ing secretary of the pure food and drug
congress, had estimated the loss to con-
sumers through aduterated food and
drugs at $1,170 000,0 OO Speaking of the
manufacture of maple sugar, Col Clarke
said the Vermont association should
carry on campaign in the large cities
and avoid spending money in advertising
to consumers except to inform them
that the only assurance they can have of
getting pure maple articles is to obtain
them in Vermont from dealers accredited
by this association In closing he en-
phasiZed the Importance of trade marks
and advised producers of various food
products to contribute to the reputation
of the state by praCticing strict honesty
in production and marketing of their
products, the value of which would be
enhanced by the reputation thus gained"
L. d. Hazen has been nominated for
disappointment as postmaster at st.
Johnsbury.
The Burlington Local Option league has
endorsed j. Il. Burke as candidate for
mayor at the coming city election.
Col. and Mrs. Fred L. Smith and Mr..
and Mrs James w Brock of Montpe-
lier have gone on a months trip to
California.
The sales at the Montpelier liquor
agency for the year ending Feb ! were
$34.52S. a gain of $1,000 over the proceed
ing year.
Shippers of stock from Addison county
will resume shipment of sheep and hogs
from that section February IL, now that
the quarantine has been raised on Yer
mont Cattle will not be shipped for
some time yet.
1t was announced Sunday in the cathe-
dral at Burlington that the work of con-
structing a tower on that edifice would
begin early in the spring. Two pima
oles over the transepts will also be
built.
Carl Hudson a Burlington boy, had his
right leg broken while coasting in that
city last Friday evening. The bones
were crushed below the knee so that II
was impossible TO set them and ampu-
tation was necessary
George T. Idle X Co, one of the largest
collar concerns in Troy. y y. have leased
the Vermont mills at North Bennington.
/ They Will move the plant TO North Ben
uington and open with 50 hands and as
soon as the cutting and laundry depart
| monts are opened the number will be in
/ creased.
/ y refractory woman patient was badly
scdldod at The Waterbury asylum last
week. The woman was to be given
| bath, and while the attention Of one OF
/ the nurses was temporarily called away
/ the hot water was allowed to run. with
the result that the patient was placed in
| bath of almost boiling water.
The Barre Times estimates that there
are a total of 1916 men employed in the
| granite business in that town and city.
/ This includes the cutters, quarrymen.
! hlacksmiths, polishers. teamsters. bosses.
| clerks and boys. The Times figures that
this is about double the total number en-
| ployed in Quincy, Mass, the other granite
| centre Of the country
John Blake, who was arrested in
Fitchhurg Mass. Friday night Feb. 6.
| charged with shooting Lewis \. Morse
in the hip and leg near Rutland city.
Jan. - in an attempt to rob him. was
! arraigned before city Judge Howe at
! Rutland Tuesday. when he pleaded
| guilty and was sentenced to state pris-
ON for seven years. Blake claimed that
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mas taken "a suite OF rooms IN the hotc
Westminster. on CopleE street, which
VIII pe uSed as clup quarters Tor the
use OF members ana their friends, ant
where all visiting Ncrmouters are invited
TO can when in the city. An attendant
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