St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-01
served. Alfred A. Hall of St. Adams is
chairman of the executive committee.
Sheep breeders Meeting,

Oulon oDetp breeders Association was
held at Middlebury W. dnt sday and the
following officers were elected President
E. N. Bissell, of East Shore ham; vice.
presidents, c. N. Remele, of Middlebnrv,
and II. E. SANFORD. OF West Cornwall
secretary and treasurer, c. A. Chapman,
OF Ferrisburg; directors, ]. c. S. Hamil-
ton OF Bridport, John H. Mead of West
Rutland, and c. Fl. Smith of Bridport
committee on pedigree, Fl. D. Jackson OF
Bridport, l. L. Hamblin, of Cornwall,
and c. H. Smith oil Bridport. 1t was
voted to raise the salary of the secretary
to 5000 per year and to raise the price OF
registration to rs cents per animal. the
present Zee being 10 cents. L. A. Web
ster, of Whiting. well known as a painter
OF live stock, spoke at considerable length
on the condition of the sheep breeding
industry, particularly in the states OF the
Middle West.
Amherst VermOnters Hold Banquet.
The Amherst, (Mass.,) Association OF
Sons and Daughters of Vermont held it's
hrst annual banquet last week Tuesday
night. After the bountiful banquet, at
which nearly 70 members were present,
the president, Prof. A. D. Morse, made a
few remarks. The toastmaster, DR.. c. F.
Branch, then took charge and introduced
the speakers. Rev. W. E Strong, pastor
OF the First Congregational church, spoke
on Men OF Vermont" and Prot. w. l.
Fletcher, of Amherst College, spoke on
Women of Vermont" after which the
speaker oil the evening, Col. Albert Clarke
president of the Boston Association OF
Sons and Daughters OF Vermont, and
secretary of the Home Market Club, was
introduced. The Amherst association
was organized only lew months ago,
and now has an enrolment of about 70
members.
Remington Battle Monument AssO,n,
The adjourned meeting of the Bennine
ton Battle Monument and Historical
Association was held at Bennington.
Wednesday. Sixteen rev members were
elected to the association. The treasur.
er's report shows the cash on hand to be
1884. The legislative act giving the
association some $4,000, contingent
upon raising 81 500 by subscription or
otherwise, was accepted. The limit of
membership has been raised from 60 to
100. The officers elected are as follows:
President, DIN Scott; vce-president, L.
+. Abbott; secretary, Edward L. Bates !;
treasurer, George F. Graves; directors,
Edward L. Bates, Samuel B. Hall, ex.
Gov. John G. Mccullough Irving E. Glib.
son, ex Gov. Carroll S. Page, of Hyde
Park, L F. Abbott, James K. Batchel-
der, OF Arlington, Charles E. Dewey and
DIN Scott. The governors of Vermont,
New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, are
directors ex-officio.
Number of Oranges in the State.
There are now about lis Oranges in
this state. Several new members were
taken into the organization at Bridport
last week, Gov. c. J. Bell, of Walden,
master OF the Vermont State Grange be-.
ing present. Gov. Bell organized a
Grange at Hartford with a charter
membership OF 9S persons; new Grange
with membership OF 60 persons has
been organized by the governor in STRAIT
ford. Since the annual meeting of the
Vermont State Grange in December sew
en- new divisions have been organized,
including those at Strafford and Hart
lord. The Others that have been organ
lied were at Fair Haven, North Ferris
burg, Lincoln, Gassets, and Bennington.
Corporations Organized in 1904.
During the year 1904 corporations
were organized under the general law in
Vermont representing capitalization of
81 1855 200. While these figures do not
the unusual year of 1903, when
the capital stock of corporations chart
cred bv the secretary OF state amounted
to $53,6t2 900, still the growth has been
a healthy one. For the year 1902 the
total capital stock amounted to 81 1928.
700.
Fifty-two corporations filed articles of
association during the year at the state
house, representing companies in which
capital stock was required, against sc a
year ago and 46 in 1902. Twelve chart
cred and religious associations were
chartered against 5 year ago.
The corporation representing the larg.
est capital stock was the Cdsein Manu-
featuring Company of Bellows Falls,
$3.50, 900 Seven corporations were chart
cred Tor 100000 and over.
A special committee of the Rutland
school board has been making an inves-
tigation of the matter OF children of
school age being regularly employed in
the local stores and factories. A number
of violations of the child labor laws have
been found, and the employers compelled
to dismiss the children working for them.
General 0. 0. Howard of Burlington is
the only living American soldier who has
commanded at one time 10000 sol
diers. Once when he was emerging from
the battle OF Fair Oaks minus his right
arm he was met by General Kearney,
who had lost his left arm with the re.
mark, "Never mind, Howard, we will
buy our gloves at the same store" and
ever afterward when one General bought
a new pair of gloves he sent the other
one to his comrade.
Rev. Asa M. Bradley, who recently re-
signed as pastor OF the Universaist
church Ct Barre, has received call to be.
come pastor of the Second Universalist
Church of Springfield, Mass, to succeed
Rev. c. L. Ball, who resigned January /.
Mr.. Bradley has not yet decided to &C.
cept the call which asks him to come
Immediately, and it is expected that he
will.
Two men were arrested last week be-
tween Putney and East Putney on sus-
picion OF having been CONNECTED with the
shooting and robbing OF William Gerlin,
a Pole, Tuesday night, in Cornish, N. H.
Gerlin, who is at the Windsor house, was