St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16
Vermont News.
Commission off for Norfolk.

The members OF the Vermont commits
sion to the Jamestown TercentenniaI
Exposition left Monday for New York
city, and start Tuesday for Norfolk, Va,
and on the following day will visit the
exposition grounds near Hampton roads
to inspect the buildings for the purpose
of ascertaining what space is available
for Vermont exhibits, with the view OF
reserving proper room for exhibition
from Vermont. The site selected for the
proposed Vermont building will also be
considered by the commissioners.
The president and other officers of the
Jamestown Exposition will meet the Yer
mont commissioners at Norfolk and
accompany them to the grounds. Dur
ing the trip of the Vermont commission
plans will be adopted for the representa-
ton of the state as provided in the act
of the legislature.
Lieut.-Gov. G. H. Prouty, who has
been designated by Gov. F. D. Proctor
to act in his place, to a representative
of The Messenger outlined in a general
way some of the plans that may be
carried out. The state has appropriated
$4,000 for the purposes of the exposi-
ton for Vermont's part. 1t is purposed
to have an exhibit of dairy and maple
sugar products and probably small
space for manufacturers. There will
also be a horticultural exhibit. 1t is
planned also to make an educational
exhibit the details of which, however,
has not been fully decided upon.
This will be trip to spy out the
land" said Lieutenant Governor Prouty,
"and get our bearings. Yes, we intend
to erect small building in which to
make the dairy, maple sugar, and fruit
exhibits but the historical exhibit, which
/ think may be no small part of that
sent by Vermont, will be housed in a
safer place, with exhibits ofother states y
The commission is composed of Edgar
o. Silver, of Derby, ]. F. Manning, o.
Rutland, E. M. Goddard, assistant state
librarian, F. l.. Davis, of Pomfret, c. S
Forbes, of St. Adams, and James E. Pol.
lard, of Chester.
Will Hold Forty Meetings.
The newly appointed state board o.
agriculture has planned to hold about
40 meetings this winter in different parts
of Vermont. The board will start Jan
10, with the first meeting in Brookfeld
following on the succeeding day with
gatherings at Chelsea, Strafford and
Thetford. Other meetings will be held
the next week and they will be continued
during the winter The speakers will
include Gov. F. d. Proctor, Lieut.-Gov
G. H. Prouty, ex.-Gov. c. ]. Bell, and the
members of the state board, George
Aitken, Of Woodstock, Senator Frank
Russell, of Shrewsbury, and Arthur A
Vaughn, of Randolph, the latter being
the new state forester to succeed Ernest
Hitchcock, of Pittsford. About the same
line of work will be carried on at the
meetings as in former years and they vii
be distinctly educational in character.
Six Druggists Licenses.
The Burlington license commissioner:
are taking notice of the fact that there
are few slight changes in the liquor
law. One Of them is that the druggist:
are entitled to licenses in addition to the
other class licenses. AT present Burling
ton has 10 licenses and operative from
its passage, gives druggists one license
j for each 5000 of population. Con
sequently Burlington is entitled to sly
i licenses of the fifth, or druggists class
4 besides the original 10. Only ont
Il druggist thus far has taken advantage
Z of the law. Mr.. Booth of the Park Drue
= Store having made application advertis
ed in the News. Wholesale applications
8 will hereafter be made to the Secretary
= of State, the number not being limited
j the condition being that they may sell tt
4 licensed retailers only.
Brattleboro to Lose Industry.
i The Peers Remedy Co. will move it
. business from Brattleboro to Saco Me.
z as soon as possible The change in head
q quarters of the company involves SOM
changes in the make up of the company
j as X w. Sunderland and Edward G
j Frost have sold out their interests anC
II will remain in Brattleboro. c. Nelson
u Place, of Saco, president of the company
4 is one of the largest grain dealers in tina
part of Maine and one reason for making
the change is in order to have the com
pany near the grain business as q matte
of economy. The company has been il
Brattleboro more than 20 years. TIL
removal of the company means loss t.
u the trade OF Brattleboro in several ways
windham County Clerk Appointed.
81 Frank D. Stowe, of Brattleboro, ha
been appointed clerk of Windham count.
s by Fred B. Pier, of Jacksonville, an
IS Frank Worden, of Halifax, assistan
Judge of the county court, to succeed til
late John H. Merrifeld There were min
candidates, representing seven towns
Mr.. Stowe is 40 years old He Studio
law with Haskins & Stoddard Of Brat
tleboro was admitted to the bar i
1889, practced in St. Paul and Hastings
Mimi, and Keene N. H., coming t
Brattleboro in 1900, He has bee
referee in bankruptcy four years and fc
some time has been deputy county clerl
he salary of the county clerk is $500
year and fees.
Abolishing Toll Bridge.
Atty,-Gen. Clarke c. Fits, of Brattl
boro, was in South Hero, Saturday,
receive for the state of Vermont from tt
directors of the Sand Bar Bridge corpor'
ton the deed Of the bridge which col
meets the main land with the island I
Y South Hero. The charter OF the San
Bar Bridge company, granted in 1s4
amended several times, has been reenae
ed so that the company were given fu
authority to deed their right and title
the state of Vermont. The sun of $500
was appropriated at the last legislatu
tor the purpose of building a culve