St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24


died when "a years old. On her fathers
side an aunt lived to be 90 wears and
seven months old. This taken with Mrs
Curriers' age, only seventeen DAYS short
OF " years, constitutes a remarkable
record in longevity.
Bank Returns.
The returns to the saving banks and
trust companies in Vermont have been
made to the State Treasurer. The re-
turns indicate that the taxes for the
business done by the savings bank in
the SIX months ending December 10,
1908, will be $144, 376.4O, against
$l42, 478.92 in the six months ending
une 30, 1908, while the trust companies
have made returns for $71,105.9
against $66, 646.13 for the six months
ending June 30, 1908. The total amount
pad to the treasurer for the year of
1908 by the savings banks will be $685.
1926 while the Trust companies will
pay 5000, 1850 for the same length of
time. The total amount of taxes paid in
1908 by the savings bank is $424, GOT 40
while the trust companies have paid
$402,479.76.
There are % savings banks and 26
trust companies making a total of 4S
state banks which paid taxes last year.
Inc Northteld Trust company commenc-
ed business March 1st, making a total
OF 40 state banks at the present time.
Optometry Examining Board.
On May IL, 1909 meeting of the YER
mont Board of Examiners in Optometry
will be held at the Brooks House, Brat
tleboro, for the purpose of taking action
upon the applications for exemption GER
tihcates. On June 16 and II the board
will meet in Montpelier for the purpose
OF examining all eligible applicants de-
string to commence the practice of opto-
metry in the state, under restrictions of
the law OF January g. 1909. No person
not holder of a certificate of registra-
tion or exemption, duly issued and re-
corded, shall, after the LIST day of July,
1909, practice optometry within this
state. 1t is especially requested by the
board that all applications for exemption
certificates be properly filled out, verified
and promptly returned to the secretary
before May II, thus avoiding delay and
additional expense of another meeting.
Application blanks for exemption or ex-
animation can be obtained from A. S.
Haskins, secretary, St. Johnsbury,. Vt.
washington's New Judge of Probate.
Gov. G. H. Prouty has appointed
Frank ]. Martin of Barre to be judge of
probate for the district of Washington
to fill out the unexpired term of Hiram
Carleton, deceased, or until December l,
1910, This appointment was not unex-
pected as it was generally understood
that the choice lay between Judge Mar
tin and F. P. Carleton of Montpelier, son
of the deceased judge. Mr. Martin
studied law with the Hon. Frank Plum
ley of Mortified and with Hiram A. Huse
of Montpelier. He was admitted to the
bar in October, 1890, and since that
time has been in active practice in Barre.
This office carries with it salary of
81 400 a year. Judge Martin will at
once enter upon the discharge of the
duties of the office which have been con-
Quoted since Judge Cartoons death by
M. E. Smile, clerk OF Washington county
court.
Look Out for SILK Swindlers.
Two men representing themselves to
be advertisers for the Novelty Silk Co.,
Portland Me-, approached E. A. Thomas
of Randolph the other day with
plausible offer to him to become agent
for their goods but man who had seen
in the newspapers that some men repre-.
senting themselves to be silk agents had
proved fakirs called Mr.. Thomas atten-
ton to the matter with the result that
the latter telephoned to Portland and
learned that no such firm had head
quarters in that city. When the sales
men were questioned they had no reasons
to give for their act, and Immediately
left town. not putting in their time at
Bethel, where they had sale advertised.
Similar agents have swindled parties in
Charleston and Island Pond and tried to
work Newport.
New Secret Order.
A branch of the Order of the Grotto,
a secret society new to Vermont, will be
in Rutland in the near future.
About % men have already agreed to
Join and it is expected that Supreme
Monarch McGregory, who is professor
at Colgate University, Hamilton, N Y,
will initiate the yelled knights. The
given Rutland will have jurisdic-
ton over the entire state. The Grotto
bears about the same relation to master
Masonry that the Mystic Shrine does to
he Knights Templar and the 80 degree
Masons.
Judge Miles Lectures Jurymen.
A little sensation was caused in Or
cans county court at Newport Thurs
lay by the discovery that two jurors
lad been talking with a third party
about forest fire in Irasburg and COM
pairing it with the fire which destroyed
he sugar orchard of John J. Kilby, who
S suing Dr. c. l.. Erwin for damages.
)ne little point was lacking in the evil
lence and but for that the case would
lave been broken. AS it was Judge W.
". Miles gave the jury sound lecturing
md with the consent of the parties al
owed the case to 60 on.
Deer in village Street.
An unusually large number of deer has
been seen in the vicinity OF Enosburg
Falls lately, but the climax came last
week when a doe weighing about $50