St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-01-11
VERMONT NEWS.
Badstreeps Vermont Weekly Trade
Report.


Report.
Reports to Bradstreets for week show
little quietness in general trade owing to
inventory taking among many OF the
manufacturing plants and retail mer-
chants. Weather conditions have re-
tarded business to a considerable extent.
The warm weather with some rain dur
ing the early part of the week in sections
assisted materially and some plants
which have been closed by reason OF
shortage OF water supply have resumed.
At Burlington the cotton mills are
running but few new orders are received ;
grocery trade is quiet as is usual, with
collections about fair. Some trouble has
been experit need by travelling public by
reason OF severe storms in northern and
southern parts of the state. Rutland
reports good business in all lines. Scale
works have large force, lumber industries
are planning for large business; while
retail trade has been quiet owing to
weather conditions, the outlook is good
ard better tone in collections is re.
ported.
St. Adams industries are well employed
and retail merchants have had fair weeks
trade; collections quiet. ST. Johpsbury
business men have been busy, while manu-
featuring industries are active with
collections fair. At Montpelier and Barre
the granite manufacturing plants which
have been idle during the holidays, re-
sumed during the week and comment
tavorably regarding the outlook tor
spring business. Retail merchants have
been making preparations for an increase
in business and report collections mprov
ing. Bellows Falls manufacturing plants
have plenty of orders on hand and to
some extent have been able to run longer
hours as the water supply in the river
has improved owing to little rain and
warmer weather. Retail trade is fair
with collections quiet. Brattleboro manu-
featuring plants are literally supplied
with orders, the threatened labor trouble
at overall factory was settled without
strike. Retail trade has been good with
collections gaining. Bennington reports
fair business at the mills, normal con-
dition with retail merchants and collect
ions fair. Springfield reports all manu-.
featuring plants well employed, retail
trade has been good. Richford plants
are we'll employed, work is to be com.
menced soon in rebuilding hotel recently
destroyed by fire. Retail merchants re.
port trade fair with some improvement
In collections.
Mrs. Rogers will BE Hanged.
Gov, Bell has announced to the press
that he should do nothing to prevent the
execution of Mrs Rogers on Feb 8, He
said: see no reason why the laws OF
Vermont should not take their course.
have been importance by some to inter-
tere and by Others not to. | consider the
whole matter was thoroughly threshed
out in the Legislature. If there
had been any question on the
vote it would be another matter,
but there was no such question. No
matter what may be my personal views
on capital punishment. I do not consid-
er that l have any right to interfere
with the laws OF the State. was elected
by the people to enforce and not set
aside the laws of the commonwealth.
Mrs. ]. Gregory Smith, widow of YER
mont's distinguished war governor and
railroad president, died at her home in
st. Adams, Friday. She was a highly
esteemed woman and was the author of
numerous essays, poems, and miscella
neous writings, and of four novels. She
was widely known throughout New
England by her appearance at various
social gatherings which she often ad
dressed.