St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-13
Vermont News.
vermont Poachers.

Noorlv 1000 pounds OF deer and bear
Ma ras seized by the fish and game
meas s,;ss;oners at the Boston and Maine
col !rht vards at Boston last week, while
irels as being unloaded as a cargo of
It W Sar from Newport. According to the
luillOIL; I'M + was a car of lumber on which
way 4 D was paid for one month, and
the s'4 tbe car was received it was set
Wl !5n near , the Somerville yard. 1t was
a ASSIGNED to c. A. Batchelder and COM
Co o;spd the largest amount OF contraband
PRISE PRISE ever seized in Massachusetts. The
gna;anee was evidently in rush to get
c COZ lame away from the freight yards,
tne cams arrived shortly after the car
lOl side side tracked and when the work of
M .Ioodinq was practically accomplished
u Li lard master noticed several bags of
lne thing on the load. Knowing that
s s,o car was supposed to contain lumber
tn pd W. no+hing more he investigated, found
ol GREAT quantity of deer and bear meat
a and at once communicated with the hsh
en-" game commissioner at the state
h Snu While disposing of the Vermont
noroo the officers ran-across big con-
o Element of nearly 800 cartridges and
ssa;l which had found their way into
tbe state from Connecticut.
Library for Franklin.
Nv the will of Mrs. Elvira Haston of
North Brookfeld, Mass, the town of
Franklin will receive $4,000 for a pub
10 library. Mrs. Haston was native
of Springfield but her early life was spent
IN franklin. She was the daughter of
5achariah and Lydia Proctor Shedd.
nne nrovision of the will is that the
bn;lding must be erected under the super
v;c;on 0fC. W. Gates The woman who
thus literally remembers the town died
in North Brooktield last December, hav-
ing reached the age of 90 years.
Sugar Makers Market Officers.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Sugar Makers Market held in Randolph
the old board of directors was reelected
as follows: v Spear, of Randolph,
Josiah Grout of Derby, A. J. Croft, Of
Enosburg Falls, NJ. D. Mcmahon OF Bur
Ington, |. E. Steward of Rutland, H.
W Vail, E. L. Bass, of Randolph, c. L.
Mcmahon, of Stowe, G. H. Grimm, of
Rutland, F. s. Billings, of Woodstock,
MI Miller and H, w. Mcintyre, of
Randolph The officers follow: Presi-
dent. NJ. H. Miller; secretary, H. w.
Mcintyre; treasurer and manager, V. l.
Spear. The volume of business for the
year was $4,000. A + per cent stock
dividend was declared.
Eighty-two New Doctors Registered.
In the first biennial report of the YER
mont state board ofmedical registration,
lust printed for the year ending Septem-
Der 25 1906, the secretary, DR.. W. Scott
Nay. reports that since its organization
the board has issued certificates to
eightv-two recent graduates to practice
their profession in this state. The col
leges represented and the number from
each follows: University of Vermont, 81;
two each from Dartmouth Medical Col
lege, Albany Medical College, Kentucky
School of Medicine, Jefferson, University
ofLouisville; one each from Hahnemann
of Philadelphia, Physicians and Sur
geons of Baltimore, University OF Mary
land, Tufts Medical School, Columbia,
Baltimore Medical College, laval Uni.
versty, Woman's Medical College, N. y,
Barnes Medical, Boston University
Georgetown Medical College
Forest Seedlings.
The board of control of the Vermont
experiment station has voted to accept
the proposition outlined in bill passed
by the recent legislature tor the estab
lishment and maintenance OF nursery
for the propagation of forest seedlings o
useful variety to be supplied to resident:
and land owners of Vermont for forest
planting. The sum of $50 per year for {
period of FIVE years payable in semi
annual installments on the first OF Apr
and October of each year, was appropri
ated by the legislature for this purpose
The bill provides that the experiment
station shall furnish the necessary LIANT
tor the proposed nursery and also furnisl
the necessary expert supervision in con
Quoting the work. A plot OF land OF
the Ainsworth farm, Burlington, pur
chased by the trustees of the experiment
station two years ago will be utilized TO
the development of the nursery and tn
nursery will be started in the spring.
Baptist State Convention.
The executive committee of the Vel
mont Baptist Convention have mad
preliminary arrangements for the annua
convention at Rutland on September u
rs, The first session will be held tn
evening of the 23rd and will be devote
to the work of the Baptist Youn
Peoples Union. The principal speake
will be Rev. DR.. George W. Webb
Chicago, national secretary OF the SC
ciety The speakers of the succeedin
days will include Dr. o. P. Clifford,
Buffalo, President N. E. Wood, of New
ton Theological Seminary, Rev. F. /
Marble, Phi. D., of Cambridge, Mass
who will speak on MEMS Work. an
Prof St. John, of Holyoke Tralnin
school for Sunday school work lhe1
will also be addresses by state worker
Money for Churches.
Mrs. Fannie A. Hale whose body We
brought to Stowe last week tor buria
willed her entire property to the Congr
gational church societies OF Stowe an
Morrisville. She was in her Goth yea
and the will bears date of 1905. III
executors are H. p Munson, of Morn
vile, and A. H. Cheney, of Stowe, Mr.
Hale recently sold her farm for $500
and was possessed of other propert
Her sons, Cicero Hale, of Stowe, ar
Nathan Hale, of Royalton, intend it
understood, to contest the will when
comes to probate.
Vermont Veterans Banquet.
The Vermont Veterans Association