St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-07-01
VERMONT NEWS
n.nncratic state Convention.

delegates ana dlleI HATES W IHS national
uonTpnrioa at Burlington were elected:
'O psIeoa- s-at-large to Denver, G. Her
A.rt Pane of Barre, chairman; John /.
T yi,' of st. Adams, Elisha May of
G. IoBnsbnry, James E. Burke of West
9o~.,.lond. Alternates: H. 6. Williams of
Ea5or E n. Horton of Colchester; San
t.r5 Emory of Caveudish; Oscar c.
Ma; If Newport; first district dele
ratss Walter Lyons OF Rutland, Peter
TcGet.rics of Richford; alternates, d.
Scott of Johnson, P, A. Delaney of
prrlingt5n second district delegates, G.
Evans of Waterbury, David Savage
# Rockingham; alternates James B.
Hale Of Newbury, 0. {. Sawyer of
The state ticket is as follows:
Governor. lanes E. Burke of Burlington;
Teptenantgoyernor, John w. Thurston
ofIsland Pond; treasurer, J. E. Burns of
Rockingham; secretary of state, James
F Higgins Of Barre; auditor, Thomas B.
Braqg Of Rutland; attorney general,
Iohn Enright of Burlington.
The tollowing presidential electors
were chosen: Allen A. Olmstead of New
bpry. II. Donnelly of Vergennes;
charles NJ. Orvis of Manchester J. c.
Durrick of Fair Haven.
The following democratic state COM
mittee was elected, one being chosen
from each county: Addison, A. T. Cal
bopr Bennington, E. S Harris Gale
donja. B. E. Billiard; Chittenden J. X.
Kelley Essex, J. w. Thurston; Franklin,
III. Thompson; Grand Isle, c. II. Rus
eli. Lamoille. c. L. Gates; Orleans, o.
CNner Orange, NJ. c. Knight; Rut-
land D. F. Carmody; Washington, Phil
$ Howes Windham, M. J. Moran;
Windsor, NJ. ]. Walsh.
Board of Health Report.
The annual report of the state board
Of health for the year ending December
q. 1907 has been issued and contains
some interesting material.
With reference to divorces the board
saws. THE number of divorces is in
creasing to such an extent as threatens
the stability of the state" In 1886 the
number of divorces to the number of
marriages was one in 20.3, in 1897 it
was one divorce in every 1875, and in
1907 one in every $50. The report
saws. AT this rate in the increase of
divorces it will be but short time be-
fore the divorces will equal the mar
nages
Of the 6,131 deaths in Vermont in
1907 from all causes oue-half of them
resulted from seven causes, as follows:
Pneumonia, $50; organic heart disease,
5S1 tuberculosis, 1853; apoplexy, 446;
Bnght's disease of kidneys, 1858; cancer,
337; senie debility or old age, 226. One
startling thing in the report is that
there were practically as many deaths
from whooping cough as from the three
diseases, typhoid fever, measles and
scarlet fever During the year four
persons have lived to be over 100 years.
The average age of life is 4S34 years.
The centenarians were: HAYDEN Cass,
Newark, 102 years, 5 months "a days
Betsey Hill Thomas, Hubbardton, 100
years, IL months, 10 days; Tobey
Rosenberg, Burlington, 103 years;
Felix Thibault, St. Adams, 103 years.
Playmate of Sherman's.
Thomas B. Jones, superintendent of
the Burlington Traction company, and
ames Schoolcraft Sherman, republican
nominee for vice-presdent, were boys to-
gether in the little town of New Hart
ford. a few miles out of Utica, n. Y.
Mr. ones has pleasant recollections OF
Mr.. Sherman as youngster. The Sher-
man farm adjoined that of the Joneses,
and there was a donkey at the Sherman
place that was used as common property
by the boys Of the neighborhood with
the full consent of the owner.
1--WE used to have the best times with
the Sherman boys" said Mr.. Jones.
Jim Sherman, for he was always called
Jim, as he is today, was a jolly fun
loving boy who made friends every
where He attended one district school
and another but we were together
good deal and have the pleasantest re-
collections Of our early association"
Mr., Jones received a letter from his
brother, c. 0. Jones, well known
manufacturer of paper boxes in New
Hartford, telling how he had received
telegram from Mr.. Sherman at Chicago,
directly after the ticket was nominated
announcing the result,
Entertained In Boston.
The daughters of Vermont entertained
the Vermont women attending the con-
yentl0n of women's clubs in the rooms OF
the Vermont association at the West
Minister, Thursday afternoon. In the
absence Of the president, Mrs. George H.
braves, who is in the west, the guests
We're received bv Mrs. F. A. Sherburn,
MrS Harry Clark, Mrs. o. B. Johnson,
Miss Adelaide Stack. Refreshments were
served By Mrs Gilman Wheeler, assisted
by Mrs William H. Converse, Mrs.
lenness Wheeler, Mrs. George Wheeler,
AIRS Ernest Borden, DR.. Clara Gary.
among The guests was Mrs. z. F. Hazen,
president OF the Vermont state feder-
alton
Sons oil Veterans Staff Appointments.
IhetolIowing staff appointments are
announced by Charles G. McGattrey,
commander Vermont Division, Sons OF
veteran Secretary treasurer, Fred Il.
teTr.. of Burlington; counselor, Wilbur
farr Vt st. Johnsbury; chaplain, Leon
" horn Of Cambridge, inspector, b.
d. Shepard of Burlington; patriotic IN
suuet9r Col II. S. Foster OF East
SaIIs correspondent, F. L. Greene OF
&AUaus.
Railroad Taxes Paid.
W.# he exception of railroad taxes
now w litigation, all the railroad taxes
Ior q. lrrentyear, amounting to $780,
o'0i' have been paid into the state
Ue.s- This is an increase OF about