St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-22

and his fellow newspaper workers will
wish him success and prosperity in other
fields of effort.
The purchaser of the CALIFORNIAN is
Walter j. Bigelow of this city. Mr..
Bigelow has had Is years apprentice
ship in the newspaper business here in
Burlington, and has the experience and
practical ability to keep the CALIFORNIAN
up to its longtime standard-and to
advance It'll Burlington News.
The CALIFORNIAN was established in
1887 by A. 6. Chadwick, who sold it in
1854 to c. M. Stone. After 35 years,
the latter was succeeded by his son, who
now retires from the charmed circle after
20 years of most appreciative service in
Vermont journalism, and his withdrawal
from the field will be sincerely regretted
by the fraternity. Mr.. Bigelow has been
night editor of the Burlington Free Press
for several years, and is an ex-mayor of
the Queen City. In both fields represent
ed by these activities, he has gained an
enviable distinction, to which he will
unquestionably add in his new departure.
Il Windsor Journal
Both Mr.. Bigelow and the people of
Caledonia county are to be congratulate
ed. The CALIFORNIAN is a paper with
long and honorable record and has been
edited by many able men. 1t is a paper
and field that appeals to man with
the ability of Mr. Bigelow. We know
both the field and the man, who by the
way is Lamoille county boy, having
been born in Stowe, and we know that
he will make the CALIFORNIAN a paper
worthy oil its field and it's high standing
in the past. Mr.. Stone will now devote
all his time to making the St. Johnsbury
post office the model one in the state and
we know that he will succeed Morris
vile News and Citizen.
Congratulations to Editor Bigelow,
who comes into his own as proprietor of
the st. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN. After a
long and serious service on the night
desk of the Free Press, it will seem like
getting back to the soil to edit a first
class weekly. Bigelow has been a sort
of suppressed power on the Free Press,
the routine nature of his work making
original expression semi if not
infrequent. When we consider that he is
one of the original tax reformers of the
state and that he has very pronounced
views on all public questions, it is more
than likely that, with the CALIFORNIAN
as a medium, some very constructive
stuffmay be the result Rutland Herald.
Mr.. Stone is postmaster at St. J0hns
bury, and the demands of that office
made it necessary to dispose of his paper
or give up the postmastership The
CALIFORNIAN has always been one of the
best edited newspapers in Vermont, and
has had commanding influence in it's
section. 1t is safe to say that this pres
tige will be fully maintained by Mr..
Bigelow, who is broad-minded, vigor-
Gus writer and thoroughly imbued with
the spirit of advancement that is so
dominant in Vermont today.-[Richford
Gazette.
During the u years of it's existence it
has had but three editors-A. G. Chad
wick II years, c. M. Stone IS years and
A. F. Stone 20 years, all able and inhuen-
tial men who made the CALIFORNIAN a
strong paper. Under the new manage
ment this reputation will be we'll and
ably maintained and we congratulate
Mr. Bigelow on finding so good a field
and so fine paper wherewith to WELD
his facile pen and St. Johnsbury on its
good fortune in having Mr.. Bigelow
locate there Morrisville News and
Citizen
Stability is quality of Vermont news
papers and newspaper men as of other
elements in Green Mountain life. A. G.
Chadwick founded the St. Johnsbury
CALIFORNIAN in 1887 and edited it for II
years. He sold it to c. M. Stone, who
managed it for IS years and then turned
it over to his son, Arthur F. Stone.
Now, 20 years later, Walter J. Bigelow,
who has been with the Burlington Free
Press for a score of years, takes the
CALIFORNIAN and we hope he may give
the paper the record of four editors in
century, Concord, N. H., Monitor.
Regrets and congratulations Regrets
that A. F. Stone, who has been for the
past twenty years at the helm of the St.
Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN. should retire
from the position he has so ably filled.
Congratulations to that worthy paper
upon its future prospects in the hands of
W. J. Bigelow of Burlington who for
years has been an editor of the Free
Press Londonderry Sitter.
Editor Stone is to devote his entire
time to being postmaster and has there
fore sold the ST. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN
to Walter J. Bigelow, for many years
night editor OF the Burlington Free Press.
Aside from the substitution of sunlight
tor gas, daytime in the Caledonia county
metropolis,won seem strange to a man
used to working nights Brattleboro
Reformer
An exchange says that Vermont news
paper men will regret the retirement of
Arthur F. Stone from Vermont journal
ism. That is perfectly true, but is it not
barely possible that Brother Stones
readers may also have regrets?-[ Rut-
land Herald.
Mr.. Bigelow is one of the best news
paper men in Vermont and now becomes
the owner of one of the best papers.
The combination is most fortunate and
we know that Mr.. Bigelow will make a
distinguished success at St. Johnsbury.-
bennington Banner
Mr.. Bigelow will undoubtedly infuse
new life into the already lively St. Johns
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