St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-09
Vermont News.
House of Correction Commitments.

House of Correction Commitments.
The books of D. l.. Morgan, superin-
+endent of the house of correction, Rut-
land, show that 639 prisoners were CON-
mitted in the house ofcorrection during
COG in comparison with GIT the previ-
ous wear. There has been a noticeable
falling off in the commitments during the
mast few months. DR.. W. W. Town
shend, of Rutland has been appointed
nrisor physician by the new board of
penal institutions vice DR.. Edgar l.. Hall.
Rutland College Women Organize.
The graduates of womens colleges
living in Rutland have organized a club
TO keep them in closer touch with each
other the object being to hold meetings
attreouent intervals for social intercourse.
| No literary work or study of any kind
will be attempted At the first gathering
the members dressed as school girls and
| held reformed" spelling match. Vari-
Gus college stunts were done An effort
will be made to have an equally novel
form of amusement at each meeting.
Rutland has about 40 alumnae repre-
senting all the larger New England
women's and coed colleges. The men,
bers of the club vary from girls who
were graduated in June 1906 to matrons
whose college days terminated 40 years
ago.
Assignments of Judges.
The assignments of the judges of the
Supreme and County courts for the year
under the new Judiciary law will be as
| follows: Supreme court, general terms at
Montpelier, January 8, May 7, October 1.
Special term at St. Johnsbury, February
' -. at Rutland, November II, at Brattle-
boro, November 10.
County courts: Chief Judge Haselton
Grand Isle, January s; Franklin,
March 6; Bennington, June 4; Windham,
September 10.
Judge Powers-Orleans, March 6;
Orange, June 4; Chittenden, September 4.
Judge Miles-W Washington, March II;
' Caledonia, June 4; Orleans September A.
Essex, October l.
Judge Waterman-Rutland, March g.;
Windsor, June 4; Washington, Septem-
Der 10.
Judge Hall-Chittende March 6;
| Lamoille, June 4; Grand Isle, August 10;
| Rutland, September 4.
Judge Taylor-Essex, March 90; Wind
| ham, April 9; Addison, June 4; Franklin,
September 4.
The reporter of decisions is John w.
| Redmond of Newport, and on the ex-
| aiming committee for admission to the
| bar this year will be Frederick S. Platt
| of Poultney; Roger w. Hulburd of Hyde
| Park; Edwin {. Mower of Burlington;
4 Edward II. Deavitt of Montpelier; w.
\ A. Dutton of Hardwick; and c. c. Fits
. of Brattleboro.
Meeting of State Board of Pharmacy.
The state board of pharmacy met in
n Montpelier New Years day for the ex-
N animation of candidates who are seeking
diplomas as registered pharmacists. w.
IF. Root, of Brattleboro, was elected
N president; ]. G. Bellrose, of Burlington,
secretary; and d. F. Davis, of Barre,
I treasurer, at the annual meeting in the
\ evening. Seven candidates took the
| examinations, but none succeeded i'll pas
sing Some, however, passed in some OF
! the subjects, but none of them passed in
| all. The board requires that candidates
| to become registered drug clerks must
| stand 70 per cent in each and every sub
ject If they fail in any, they must come
| again and try another examination until
| they pass the subject in which they fail.
| In this way the board hopes to secure
/ and maintain high grade of registered
pharmacists.
YIN. c. A. Work.
The state committee of the Vermont
N Young Mems Christian Associations,
has decided upon an innovation that
will bring the work of the association in
wider field in the state and accomplish
greater good amoug young men. 1t is
to appoint what shall be known as cor
responding members in every community
center in Vermont, where there are not
now associations formed; to keep the
state secretary informed as to young
men who remove from place to place
giving information to the pastors o.
churches etc, so that they may look
them up and see that right influences are
thrown about them. Already about &c
Of these local secretaries have beer
selected and the work will be inaugurated
in other towns as soon as possible.
E. w. Vose, who has been secretary o
the association at Proctor for the past
three years, has resigned to take thu
position of railroad secretary at Corn
ling, N Y His resignation takes effec1
January Is. His successor has not yer
been appointed.
The next state convention will be helt
at Burlington, in April.
Rutland's Many Churches.
MI 1t is not very generally known tina
the village of West Rutland, with it
900 inhabitants probably has NOR
churches in proportion to its size thar
Rnyother town in New England, the Jew
Ash synagogue recently completed bring
E1g the number up to nine, all of differen
denominations. The town also support
Congregational, Baptist, Methodist
Episcopal, Irish Catholic, French Catho
ilc, Welsh and Polish church and nearl,
Pill are on sound financial basis. TIL
Feason which brings all these sects to
gether in such small town is the worI
pffered by the Vermont Marble Co. TIL
'lrm employs largely foreigners in it
quarries and they are church goin,
people. The company has contribute,
TO the building of nearly all the churc
edifceS.