Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-28
VERMONT AT ST. LOUIS.
Esteys and Others Will Make Large
Exhibits.

make an appropriation for Vermont
building at the st. Louis exposition
. will hardly deter some of the leading
manufacturers in their purpose tC
suitably exhibit their products, says
the Republican correspondent The
Estey organ company have gone over
the matter this week with one of their
western managers with the intention
of perfecting in the near future nee
essary arrangements for their organ
exhibit at the fair. This company, be-
sides their usual display of reed organs
Will be able to add a new and attrac :
tive feature in the line of large pipe
organs, one or more of which will
probably be sent to st. Louis for this
purpose.
The maple sugar industry will be in
evidence there, as will other important
products while several leading indus
tries will be represented, including it's
marble, granite and slate quarries.
The idea of combination of interests
has been suggested whereby the cost
of varied exhibit may be consider
ably lessened through cooperation of
producers, so that it seems quite prob
able that some way will be devised by
which the state can be properly repre-
scented, Notwithstanding the seeming
Indifference on the part of those sup
posed to represent the interests of the
state.
The stock holders of the defunct
Farmers National bank of Vergennes,
who haye refused to return the divi-
dends paid them by the bank after
it became insolvent and who have been
sued by F. L. Fish, receiver, have or
ganized to fight the case. They are
said to be searching for evidence in
order to bring additional indictments
against men who occupied official po-
sitions at the bank at the time of the
failure.
John Cayhue, who has been at the
Heaton hospital. Montpelier, since
June as the result of broken arm,
collar bone and sprained shoulder will
be discharged this week. Mr.. Cayhue
has been the victim Of many acct
dents: He has been shot through the
hand, stabbed three times in the
breast, broken collar bone, leg broken,
leg cut off by railroad train, three ribs
broken. nose broken. hand cut by fall
ing derrick boom; all these in addition
to the injury from which he is now re-
covering.
An investigation of the financial af-
fairs of the Federal union of Burling-
ton. No. 1929 is being held as a short
age of about $1,000 is found. c. E.
Jones' leading labor man, is financial
secretary and John Seth, treasurer.
Seth resigned saying he wanted to re-
tire with clean hands and wanted an
investigation. 1t is claimed that the |
dues collected We're not turned over to !
the treasurer. Jones when asked for |
the books was unable to produce them, |
saying that they We're stolen from him |
by his enemies. so he could do nothing |
to refute the charges.
Friends of Marvin A. Mcclure, who |
three years ago was sentenced to seven |
years in the house of correction for |
aiding and abetting Charles w. Mus
sey in abstracting the funds of the
defunct Merchants National bank of
Rutland are making a determined eff
fort to secure a pardon. Counsel has
been engaged and letters are being
sent to prominent men of the state to
secure their influence. The argu-
ments advanced are that it is unjust
to keep Mcclure while Mussey the
principal, is free.
A new feature Of the corporation tax
law has been put into operation by ].
Z. Cushman, state tax commissioner
and the Waterbury Opera House Block
is the corporation that is the cause.
Co. This company has been proceeded
against by the commissioner on ac-
COUNT VI us nature 10 pay the regular
license tax. The complaint prays for
dissolution of the corporation and a
temporary injunction restraining it
from doing any business. The injunc-
ton has been granted. Commissioner
Cushman says there are other corpor-
atoms in the state that are in the same
position as the Waterbury Co. and ]
hey will probably be treated in SIM
lar manner if their taxes are not paid.
Walter z. Ranger. state superin-
endent of education. of Montpelier,
who recently sent out inquiries to as
certain as nearly as possible how many
qualified teachers in the state had OBJ
aimed positions for the fall term, has
llready received replies from a suffi- !
,ient number of teachers not vet en-
yaged. to indicate that the supply is
greater in number than the vacan
les in schools. the ratio being about !
EN- to seven Mr.. Ranger believes
hat the sections of the state which re- d
,ort a shortage of teachers are those
,aying an exceeding low price for y
eachers and that the surplus Of teach =.
rs throughout the state as a whole +.
will enable all to obtain teachers, even
he lowest paying sections
Life Certificates for Teachers.
The state superintendent of educa- :,
ion. w. E. Ranger. has received a :,
communication from the superintend-
mt of education in the state of Michi- :.
an inquiring as to the degree the GER :,
ification of teachers of that state is ;;
ndorsed in Vermont for a life certifi- :,
ate for teaching. In Michigan a
eacher may procure life certificate 3,
rovided he or she can pass an exami- J.
alton covering the higher subjects re-
uired to a great extent in a college
curse. and no previous experience in -
aaching is required. In Vermont,
raduates of colleges and normal
chools are recognized and allowed to
each without examination but to re-
Give a life certificate it is necessary to
old two first grade certificates cover
lg five years EACH requiring at least
90 weeks experience in teaching be-
IRE the life certificate is granted. Col
.ge graduates receive the two five
ear certificates without examination. =.
he Fish and Game League Banquet. W W
Details of the banquet which will be
ED by the Vermont Fish and Game d
ague at Fort Frederick. n. Y, Sept Nj
have been arranged. p. NJ. Meldon,
Rutland will officiate as toast
aster. The Vermont speakers will lie
: Charles H. Robb of Bellows Falls, or
ssistant attorney general for the ma We
onal postoffice department, John G. W
oster, of Derby Line, United States w
,nsul at Ottawa, and Willard F. ST
arnes. of Chimney Point. 1t is ex-
ected that Curtis F. Emery, of Chel- =
"a. will also speak. Hon. William
Moody. of Massachusetts, secretary
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