St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-09-07
VERMONT NEWS.
Bradsareet's vermons Weekly Trade
Reuorf.


sale trade has been normal, collections
generally good. Crops are ripening fast,
the apple crop is very large, IN fact the
market is over supplied and prices have
been lowered; corn is in excellent con-
dition; in some districts dry rot has
affected the potato crop but it is not
thought that the damage will be very
great; in the hill districts light frosts
have been experienced. The lower water
in some places has continued to trouble
some plants that depend upon water for
motive power. At Burlington the
factories have been busy, the overall in
dustry is busy with extra orders, furni-
ture manufacturers are well employed
aud numbering industries report business
normal. At Rutland reports show that
manufacturers are with a lew exceptions
busy, retail business is reported fair with
but slight change in collections over re-
port OF week previous, crops are being
harvested and as the farmers are busy
but little return has been made by them.
The garment factory at ST. Adams is
well employed. retail trade quiet though
it is thought that there will be an in
crease in this line shortly. All of the
manufacturing plants at Swanton are
running full time and have plenty of
orders ahead; the condition OF retail
trade has been a little quiet which is DUE
it is suggested, to closing of the bank.
The Barre wholesalers in granite report
many orders with prices fair and are
pleased with the manner in which BUSH
ness hts increased during the past month.
Retail merchants at Montpelier report
business a little better, collections i'm
proving and the manufacturing indus
tries have plenty of orders ahead. The
paper mills at Bellows Falls are all run
ming and general collections are good,
the supply of apples is in excess of the
demand and but small prices are
received. Bennington industries have
received an impetus during the past week
and are now. running full time, retail
trade has improved, collections reported
good and with the outlook for large
crop of all kinds, business this fall is
expected to be largely increased. The
prosperous condition among the lumber
merchants at Brattleboro is looked upon
with much interest by other industries;
generally speaking, business there is good
in all lines, the farmers have commenced
cutting corn which is of good quality.
St. Johnsbury reports a slight increase
in amount of business done during the
past week and the mills are we'll en-
ployed. The furniture factory at Bar
ton is running full time; general condi
lions among the merchants are reported
fair with crops in that vicinity in first
class condition.
Gifts Raptists.
Rev. Mr.. Lamson ofMontpelier has made
announcement of some handsome gifts TO
the Baptist society. In honor of former
Mayor 6. II. GUERNSEY. Mrs. Guernsey,
his widow, and Mrs. Mary 6. Goss have
given the church very appropriate and
acceptable Offering stands and plates of
beautiful design. The silver markers on
the stands read as follows: "In loving
memory of George FL. Guernsey. Pre-
sented by Alpha A, his wife, and Mary
Guernsey Goss. Baptized March 8, 1880.
Died Nov. %, 1900" The stands are Of
oak and the Offering plates of walnut.
Mr.. Lamson further announces the gift
of church bell which was contributed
to the society through the kindness of
Rev. w. A. Dawson. The bell costs $500
and weighs 600 pounds, and is expected
to be erected within two weeks.
New Dentists.
The state dental board has completed
the work of correcting and rating the
papers of the men who took examina
tions for admission to the practice of
dentistry in the state last July. The sue
cessful candidates are as follows: E. c.
Halliday and o. S. Minis, Burlington. Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; D. c. Watt,
Barre, Pennsylvania Dental College; H.
r. Bristol, Vergennes, Baltimore Dental
SOtICSCs W. a. OODlCy WOOOSlOCk, L uilS
College; g. c. Cowan, Peacham, Phila
de1phia Dental College; w. O'Neil and II.
B. Soule, Bakersfield and II. B. Small and
H. M. Smith, Montpelier, Tufts College;
]. Q. Hammond, SOmersworth, N. H,
Pennsylvania Dental College; D. E. Dear
ing, Randolph, Tufts College; B. E. Doyle,
Bradford, University of Maryland.
Governor Mccullough suffered a re-
cry is looked for. However, unless he
improves at more rapid rate than be
has for the past short time, it is doubtful
if he will be able to attend the coming
session of legislature.
A serious automobile accident occurred
at Bennington, Friday, when o. B. New
ton, a hardware merchant, ran full speed
into trolley car at the corner of Brad
ford and Main streets. Mr.. Newton was
not fatally injured, although he sustained
severe bruises and a scalp wound seven
inches in length. The machine was a
complete wreck but the trolley car was
not greatly damaged.
Henry II. Elliott, the only son of Rev.
and Mrs. L. H. Elliott, OF Waterbury,
died there Thursday. after an illness of
10 days. He was % years of age and a
senior in Yale University.
There are prospects that the affairs of
the Peoples National Bank at Swanton
may be closed up by a sacrifice of the
stock. II not this way it will be by an
assessment.
Peter Villmaire of Winooski died Thurs
day of old age. He was IS years old
and was born in Canada. He is sur
vived by five children, 80 grandchildren,
and 35 great grandchildren.
The stockholders OF the Montpelier &
Wells River Railroad Co. held their
annual meeting at the general Offices OF
the company in Montpelier Thursday
forenoon. The following directors were
elected: Alvin F. Sortwell, Cambridge,
Mass; George E. Carter, Brookhne,
Mass: Alexander Cochran, Groton,
and W. A. Stowell and ]. ". Brock,
Montpelier. The directors held meet