St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-11-22

| car. luGIG dlC luOuSduUS
acres once covered by stately forests,
which are now practically barren. First
the lumbermen cut off the big spruces;
then the city buyer took the little trees.
Still there are millions of young trees
which, il let alone, will furnish valuable
timber for the next generation.
Vermont Editor Resigns.
Editor George A. Smith of the Vermont
Union Signal has re 'igued to take posi-
ton at Glen Falls, N. Y. This will leave
Rutland without a city representative
| Mr.. Smith having been elected last year
on the Labor ticket.
saxtOns River Wants 10 BE n Village.
The village OF Saxtons River is the
name of new village corporation in
Rockingham. A petition signed by over
100 of the 142 voters in Saxtons River
village was presented to the seltctmen,
asking that they establish the bounds OF
said village that the residents thereof
might become body polite and corpo-
rate. Electric lights and water system
are the improvement now being agitated.
Governor BELL EMiertains.
Gov. c. ]. Bell OF Walden, entertained
Gov. E. c. Stokes, of New Jersey, We'd
nesday night, at the Seaside house, At
lantic City. N. !. There were present
also number OF prominent Atlantic CITY
men, as we'll as ex-Gov. N. J. Batchelder,
of New Hampshire. The little affair was
arranged by Governor Bell as a compli-
ment to Governor Stokes, both Cover
nors being in Atlantic City to attend the
| Grannartc nanuaY1fsno Tbaea
present: Governor and Mrs. Bell and
two daughters, of Vermont; Governor
Stokes, of New Jersey, ex Governor
Batchelder and Mrs. Batchelder, of New
Hampshire, Congressman John ]. Gard
ner, Senator Edward S. Lee, Postmaster
Harry Bacharach, Councilman S. S.
Pbebus. State Granger Gaunt, OF the
New Jersey Grange, and Mrs. Gaunt, and
Col N. A. Dole, of Governor Bells per-
sonal staff.
Mrs. Susan Cook Keith, Barrels Oldest
woman, died last week aged nearly SO
years. She was born in Barre, and had
always lived there.
farewell banquet was given to Con-
gresham D. ]. Foster at Burlington, last
week Wednesday evening by about 60
friends, previous to his leaving for Wash
ington to begin his third term as con-
gresham from the third district. Senator
Dillingham; was present and spoke, and
others were Judge c. S. Palmer, Judge
E. c. Mower, DR.. Tinkham and Judge
Bingham. The last speaker was Con.
gresham Foster.
At special meeting OF the directors
of the First National bank of Montpelier
last week William J. Dewey was elected
director to fill the vacancy in the board
caused by the death of his father, Hon.
Charles Dewey. Col. Fred E. Smith was
reelected president of the board and
Mayor Frank M. Cory was chosen vice
president.
The Vermont Morgan Horse Breeders
Association is to hold meeting in Mid
dlebury, Friday afternoon. In addition
to the annual election of officers and
other routine business which will be
brought up there will doubtless be an
inter esting discussion regarding the es-
tabllshing Of the experimental breeding
farm soon to be located in Vermont, I'M
der the direction of the national depart
ment OF agriculture, for the purpose of
breeding Morgan horses.
The seth annual convention of the
National grange met at Atlantic City, N.
j., Wednesday, Nov. Is, with representa-
tives of more than 500 900 farmers in %
states present. The report of the treasur-
err showed the total resources of the
grange to be $87,7S8; expenditures, $25,
695; total receipts, $50, 314. At the
public reception in the evening, the speak
ers included Gov. ]. c. Bell of Vermont,
Gov. E. K. Stokes of New Jersey, and ex.
Gov. N. ]. Bachelor of New Hampshire.
Governor Bell, reporting for Vermont
state, said that 25 subordinate Oranges
had been organized during the year with
gain in membership OF 1000.
Rutland city is now without board
of trade or Merchants association. The
| Merchants association has Just disband-
ed because many of the members were
too stingy to pay their dues, which is
given as the official reason for the death
OF the association.
President M. H. Buckham of the Uni.
versity of Vermont was Thursday elected
president OF the association OF American
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations at Washington, and J. L. Hills
of the same University was elected it's
secretary treasurer.
According to news, just received, Harry
Chase, of Bennington, will receive SIS 900
from an uncle who recently died in Wis.
cousin. The letter comes from a brother
who is executor of the estate. Mr.. Chase
is printer and for several years has been
employed in the various Offices in Ben
nington. This is the second bequest of
the kind within lew years, the other be.
ing from his father, and larger in amount.
Col. Albert S. Cummins has been pro.
NOTED to the grade OF lieutenant-colonel
of the artillery corps, United States army.
Since Colonel Cummins's graduation
from the United States Military Academy
at West Point in the summer of 1873, be
has been continually in the service, dur.
ing which time be served on two differ
ent occasions as professor of military
science and tactics at the University of
Vermont, Burlington.
The state tuberculosis commission has
received an offer OF a farm in Jamaica,
known as the Waterman farm, tor To-
| cation tor the sanatorium provided forlby
Senator Proctor's gift. 1t is probable that
the farm will be inspected by the COM
mission. The most available sites thus
far offered are in Mendon, Pittsford, and
Ludlow. The commission is making
plans for series of public meetings to