St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-27
VERMONT NEWS.
Morgan Horses at ID. Louis.

morgan HORSES AT 80. Louis.
Vermont will head the list of exhibit
ors of Morgan horses at the St. Louis
exhibition, with IS fancy bred animals.
and Kentucky breeders are close second
with 20 animals. Illinois breeders will
send about 40 animals, but the strain OF
Morgan blood is not SO pronounced in
the latter exhibit as in the Vermont and
Kentucky bred animals. The manage
ment OF the exposition has set aside
81 800 as prizes in the Morgan class,
which is stimulating an interest among
breeders of this type of horses. During
the past six months many sales OF Yer
mont Morgans have been made at prices
that were extremely ffattering. This
section has contributed several animals
to sale that is to be held in St. Louis
the last of August.
Baptist State Convention.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Baptist State convention will be held
with the First Baptist church at Newport,
September 26-28 inclusive. On Monday
evening, September 26, will be held the
service of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union. Rev. r. c. Penney OF Fair Haven
will give an address on "The Children OF
Today, the Church of Tomorrow" Rev.
Z. Herbert Dutton of Boston will also
address the meeting. The Sunday school
session comes Tuesday morning. when
severalinteresting addresses will be given.
The Tuesday afternoon session will be
devoted to the Vermont Baptist His
torical society, and Tuesday evening be-
gins the session OF the Vermont State
convention. The annual sermon will be
delivered by Rev. F. d. Penney of Burling-
ton. The election of officers will be held
Wednesday afternoon, and the session
closes Wednesday evening, w hen addresses
will be delivered by Rev. c. 81. Spauld1ng,
d. D., of Boston; Mrs. A. NJ. Kendall,
Burlington, and Rev. P. S. Henson, D. D.,
Boston.
Great Land Sale.
A large sale of timber lands in this
state has been agreed upon. whereby
1913, 900 acres of forests, chiefly spruce,
will be transferred to New York syndi-
cate for about $1,000. 900. This sale
will include the Hoosack Tunnel and
Wilmington railroad, the mountain mill
and other properties of the Newtons of
Holyoke in Wilmington. It is under
stood to be the plan Of the purchasers to
extend the railroad miles into the forests
and to make it broad guage. The
options on the land have been taken out
by Fremont FL. Wright of Auburndale,
Mass, but it is understood that the
backing comes from the. Rockefeller inter
ests. The sale will include the so, 900 acres
of Silas FL. Griffit til estate in Mt. Tabor,
Dandy, Peru, Winhall and Stratton;
1900 acres of the Battenkill Lum her
Company of Manchester; 1900 acres of
the B. S. Gallup Lumber Company in
Winhall and Stratton; $500 acres of W.
w. Peck & Son of Somerset; the large
tract of Tudor & Son of Somerset and
many small holdings.
The authorities of Norwich university,
Mortified, have secured the house and
property at Mortified Center which for
some time has been occupied by Prof. c.
c. Brill and will convert the house into
temporary dormitory, the college build
ings having been taxed to their capacity
last year. Indications at present are
that the freshman class this fall will be
equally as large as was last years, which
was the largest for many years past.
Several people from Clarendon went
to Bald Mountain recently blueberrying.
and found not only the berries but bears
also, somewhat to their surprise. The
bruins proved to be a 200 FOUNDER and
two cubs. A rife was secured at Claren-
don, the three bears were killed and the
bodies of two were sold to local parties
for meat.
J. Munroe Joslyn, one of Morrisville's
old and respected citizens, died Wednes-
day night at the age OF SO years. He
was a native of Waitsfeld and went to
Morrisville "a years ago. He was for
many years landlord of the old Morris
vile house, and went into the grocery
business about 20 years ago. He retired
from active life about eight years ago.
The business building situated at the
center of the village of Castleton, and
known as the Union block was burned
early Thursday morning. The loss is
estimated at $40, 900, partly covered by
insurance.
Theeighth Vermont regimental associa
tion will hold special meeting at Copley
Square Hotel, Boston, on the evening of
Aug. 49, during the national 6. A. r. en-
campment. The headquarters of the De-
partment of Vermont, 6. A. R., will also
be at this hotel.
The late Mai. A. B. Valentine of Ben
nington, had $4,000 insurance on his
life.
Col. J. 6. Estey is making arrangements
to have the regiment camp at Brattleboro
on the old camp ground two OF three
days beginning Sept 1, before going to
the national muster at Manassas. It is
expected that the First Regiment Band
will accompany the regiment.
Frederick W. Freeman of ST. Adams,
has been elected by the school board OF
Bath, Me, superintendent of public
schools, out of fiearly 40 applications.
Charles c. Manuel died at his home at
Richford, Friday. aged 81 years. He was
a native of Troy, going to Richford in
1881. when he bought an interest in the
Baker & Hardy manufacturing firm. He
was first selectmau of Richford in 1881
and has held minor town offices.
The scarcity of farm help in Addison
county has delayed haying to such an ex-
tent that harvesting operations are
dubious propositions. Unless better con-
ditions prevail the average of grain next
year will be decreased in several towns.
The dedication of the new Carnegie
library building al Burlington will prob
ably occur on the evening of Friday,
August IL, although the dat may be
changed. II the building is in readiness
By the 18th, however, the dedication will
occur at that time. The matter OF the
laft RI,