St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-20
VERMONT NEWS.
Annual Meeting 5. A. III.

historian, to which office Hiram earle.
ton, of Montpelier, was chosen to take
the place of 6. G. Benedict, of Burling-
ton, deceased Since the last annual
meeting the following members have
died: George Grenville Benedict. of Bur.
lington, John v. Carney, of Bennington.
William H. Dubois, of Randolph. Col.
Fred E. Smith, Of Montpelier, H. L.
Sheldon, OF Middlebury, Edward Wells
of Burlington, James c. Church, of
Townshend Henry T. Cushman, of
North Bennington. Mr.. Benedict was
one of the founders of the society and its
historian from its organization. Mr..
Wheeler was an honorary member being
Real Son of the Revolution" The
following members have been received
since the last meeting: Frank D. Dewey,
Of Montpelier, Clayton N. North, of
Shoreham, Edward A. Fisk, of Waits
field, Prof Arthur D. Butter6eld, of Bur
lington, Henry A. Slayton, Of Norris
vile, Thomas Butler, of Concord, Ed
win F. Jones, of burlington, John Little,
of Rutland. William H. Jeffrey, of East
Burke, DR.. Albee A. Skeeis, st. Adams,
C. Menzies Miller, of Brattleboro
AsA anu 0nAhC Lag uGs
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Fish and Game League held Wednesday
evening at Burlington, these officers
were elected: President, Maxwell Evarts
of Windsor; secretary, Henry G. Thomas
OF Stowe; treasurer, Charles F. Lowe of
Montpelier; vice-presdents, John w.
Titcomb ofWashington. D. c., |. S. Flint
of Burlington, c. c. Warren of Water
bury, F. L. Greene of ST. Adams, I. G..
Brown of Montpelier, c. M. Graves of
Bennington, ]. F. Hooker of Brattleboro.
The members Of the executive committee
from Caledonia county is H. H. Carr of
St. Johnsbury; from Essex county E. M.
Bartlett of Island Pond; and from
Orange county A. w. Silsby OF Newbury.
The report of treasurer, Charles F. Lowe
OF Montpelier, showed the general re-
ceipts for the year to be $2,O7564, with
an unexpended balance of $766.66 The
sum OF 81 Ola was realized from the sale
OF tickets for the banquet at Bluff Point
last September, with profit Of $51.25.
A Peculiar Instance.
Charles A. Abbott of West Derby.
dealer in lumber, was arrested recently
and lodged in Jail at Newport on the
charge OF forgery in connection with one
or more notes amounting to 81 $50 held
by bank in Barton. The prisoner,
desiring that the affair be kept as quiet
as possible, offered to be escorted to the
depot by the sheriff, but requested that
the officer take one side of the street
while he walked down the other Every
thing went well until the officer became
interested in something else and lost
track CT Mr.. Abbott. The latter, still !
counting obscurity, went between two
buildings and took back way to the |
station where he boarded the train at |
the rear end. He was unnoticed and the |
sheriff thinking he had escaped called |
for deputies and began search. After
the train started a general alarm was
given and the surrounding towns were
notified to be on the lookout. About
three O'Clock that afternoon the sheriff
received telephone call and was sur
prised to hear Mr.. Abbott inquiring
where he was and why he did not come
along to Barton.
For Educational Promotion.
The national society for the promo
ton ofindustrial education, which will
hold big convention on industrial edu-
cation in Chicago, Dec 81, has announc-
ed the appointment of 81 state commit
tees, composed of representative men,
who will forward in the interests of
industrial education in their respective I
states. The formation of state COM
mittees is the first attempt of the
national society to carry on cam
paign through the medium of active state
organizations. The Vermont state COM
mittee is as follows: Frank L. Greene,
editor The Messenger, St. Adams; Ed
ward B. Finn, lawyer, Spring6eld;J G.
Estey, Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro;
E. S. ingalls,, Supt. Vermont Industrial
School, Vergennes; G. c. Manuel. c. c.
Manuel & Sons Co., Richford; Hon. w.
]. Van Patten, Burlington; Nathan G.
Williams, Pres, Vt. Farm Machine Co.,
Bellows Falls.
Law Constitutional.
The question as to the constitutional
ty of the weekly payment law was
raised in Supreme court at Rutland last
week in the case of Robert A. Lawrence,
States attorney of Rutland, VS. the Rut-
land Railroad company, which original
Cu III tlC NutldHQ City SOuil. lIC CuSS
was brought and statement of facts
agreed upon for the purpose of making
test case as to the constitutionality of
the law; both the railroad company and
the state officials agreeing that it would
be for the best interests of the commune
ty to have the question speedily disposed
of. Attorney General {. {. Fits assist
ed in the preparation of the case. The
of the law was sustain
ed, the decision being of great interest
in the state. '
Companies May be Disbanded.
Adjutant General w. H. Gilmore an
nounces that three companies of the YER
mont National Guard, Company | of
Brattleboro, l. of Newport and G of
Bradford, which were inspected the last
of March, together with the other COM
panies OF the state, according to military !
requirements, have been found unsatis-
factory and not up to regulations, and
that as a result of this condition, a 1
special inspection has been ordered /
for the last of this month. If 1
the inspecting officers, Lieut.. L. A. l. {
Chapman, U. S. A., and General Gilmore
do not find the companies up to the re-
quirements after formal and rigid in
spection, they will, without doubt, be
mustered out of service. !
DR.. Read Acquitted:
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