St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-10

o"o,nmittee The principal and other
members of the faculty were reelected.
pr;ncipal E. A. Bishop was given unlimit-
ID privilege to travel and will leave for
the west in about three weeks. He has
aIready raised $4,000 and believes he
oan raise another SIS 900 before July 1.
Ifhe can do so he will secure $15O,0OO
from D. K Pearsons, the Chicago
nbilanthropist. On recommendation
PPfthe principal it was voted to hire an
athletic coach, who should be member
of the faculty.
Oldest Postmaster.
Richard 7. Gleason of Waitsfeld claims
The record as one of the oldest, if not the
oldest, office holders in Vermont in point
ofvears of service. For 81 consecutive
wears he has held the office of town clerk
and was last month reelected for the
59nd term. Mr.. Gleason was chosen
assistant postmaster in 1858, and in
1861 was appointed postmaster, holding
that office until 1889, when he resigned.
He represented the town in the Legisla-
ture in 1890, and has held many other
minor town offices. His services have
been much in demand in settling estates
and the townspeople have shown implicit
trust in his sagacity and integrity
throughout his long life. In politics he
is staunch Republican.
Golden Wedding at Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison l.. Brooks, of
Vernon, observed Wednesday afternoon,
their golden wedding anniversary The
observance was planned by their friends,
and the first Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks knew
oft was when large party of friends
and neighbors arrived. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brooks were presented with a purse of
gold and other articles. Mr.. Brooks
always has lived in the house he now
occupies on Brooks hill He is ~ years
old, farmer and fox hunter. Mrs.
Brooks was Hannah A. Stone and was
born in Guilford, ~ years ago. Their
home is one of the most hospitable
places in Vernon.
Would Be Druggists.
Twenty-three candidates appeared at
the examinations held by the state board
of pharmacy at Montpelier last week,
the record breaking class in point of
numbers in the history of the board.
Members of the board are of the opinion
that this class is likely to also prove a
record breaker in high average of ranks.
In materia medica, one of the most diff
cult subjects in which the applicants are
examined at least two men attained
100 per cent. or perfect rank, and
number of the other papers rated up
over go per cent.
May Use Vermont Stone.
party of Wisconsin people are on
their way Vermontward to inspect the
granite and marble deposits, with a
view to selecting material for the i'm
mense new capital building which will
be erected in that state at a cost of
about $4,000,000. Among the party
are ex-senator Villas and several of the
present delegation from that state to
the national Congress. They are COM
Ing from Washington, D. c. Barre is
one of the objective points of the party.
1t is understood also that the Proctor
marble business will be visited. 1t is
therefore uncertain whether marble or
granite will be the material of which the
Wisconsin state home is constructed, but
it is thought that granite is favored.
Newspaper Man Chosen.
H. C. Shaw, former editor and acting
manager of the Middlebury Register, has
been appointed confidential clerk to for
mer Gov. Carol S. Page, and will re-
move to Hyde Park Immediately to be-
gin his new duties. Mr. Shaw served as
secretary to Joseph Battell for one year
and was formerly acting secretary of the
Morgan Horse Breeders association.
He was at one time assistant editor of
the Montpelier Daily Journal and while
aresident of Middlebury acted as cor
respondent for several newspapers.
At the morning roll call at the YER
mont soldiers home, Bennington,
March 81, there were 80 veterans pre-
sent, of which number % were in the
hospital. There were no deaths at the
home during the month. Several of the
inmates are away on furlough Dur
ing the month discharges were granted
to John Bartlett, George Griswold and
Louis Austin.
During the month of March there were
"a commitments to the house of correc-
ton, Rutland, from different parts of the
state. This is an increase of26 over the
previous month, the number of prisoners
sent to the institution in March being
tne smallest number received for like
IKE period in Is years. Following are
the crimes for which the unfortunates
were sent to the house of correction last
month; Intoxication, II; breach of
peace, Z; petit larceny, 4; illegal selling
OF liquor, 3; open and gross lewdness,
Keeping house of i'll fame, and malicious
mischief, one each.
Or. H. D. Holton of Brattleboro. secre-
T[ary OF the state board of health, was in
NeWbury, last week, where he found the
scnoolhouse at South Newbury in such
1au condition that the authorities were
directed not to use the building any
more until repairs were made according
70 directions of the board of health,
Wnich would be furnished soon. His
visit there was made in response to
call from the citizens of the town.
, The state board of penal institutions
mas Ma appointed Joseph M. Barass,
massachusetts, man, superintendent of
Tue Vermont industrial school at YER
sennes, to succeed E. L. Ingalls,, resign
GU Mr. Barass for five years has been
superintendent of the Stetson home for
poyS at Barre, Mass. At one time he
was WAS connected with the Kurn Hattin
ZONES at Westminster. He will begin
MS new duties next fall.
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