St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
VERMONT NEWS
.ers. OPTICIANS and undertakers.

business anu piOaSuiS'
Ou The Northern Bankers Association
, - = re annual summer outing at New
leip august 4, there being a goodly
po nir%sspntation of the 70 banks of Yer
rep nt and New Hampshire included in
i IN membership. In the morning auto
10 1oh;le rides were taken to Derby Line
nnd other points of interest nearby, after
a ih;cb the bankers were shown over
We factories of the Frost Veneer Seating
T I%| and upon leaving each received a
SSo W from the company.
'O After dinner trip to Magog and re-
4n en- was the feature with reception at
t tbe Memphremagog Yacht club house.
1inon the return Of the boat at seven
I'D immediately after the reception, a
a 'n was served at the Newport
T pfIn at which the speakers were Gov.
r H. Prouty, Interstate Commerce
Commissioner, Charles A. Prouty, Mr.
PATERSON of the Eastern Townships
hank Sherbrooke, and Prof. 0. M. W.
Snrague OF Harvard University. Among
tbe bankers present from outside the state
we're r G. G. McCausland of the First
National bank of Boston. Henry B.
Fordes of the Shawmut National bank
ofBoston, Willis G. Lash of the Mercan-
tae National bank of New York city
and L. H. Hendricks of the National
State bank of Albany, N. Y.
The second annual convention of the
Vermont State Optical society opened in
Rutland on the morning of August 4,
the session lasting two days. The presi-
dent F. H. Palmer of Bristol presided,
and II. F. Jordan of Brattl; boro, secre-
tary was clerk. At the opening session
Leo McIver of Newport gave an address,
discussing various optical instruments
and Secretary Jordan told his brother
onticians of system he had devised for
keenng his stock in a convenient way.
The state board of optometry announced
that they had granted 120 requests for
exemptions from examination. Thirteen
publications have been received, 80 appli-
cations sent out have not been returned
and five await action.
After nearly two hours elaboration,
the membership committee declared 13
men eligible for membership, and these
we're subsequently elected members by
the society.
A banquet at the Prospect House,
Lake Bomoseen, and steamer ride on
the lake were features of the session.
The following officers and committees
we're elected: President, F. H. Palmer,
Bristol; vice presidents, G. H. Reynolds
Burlington, and L. H. McIver, Newport
secretary, {. ]. Cleveland, Lowell, Mass.
treasurer, H. w. Randall, St. Johnsbury
executive committee, A. J. Garrett, Rut'
land, NJ. ]. Brooks, Barton, H. w. Par.
ker, Lyndonville. F. ]. Brown, Rutland
legislative committee, A. S. Haskins, St
Iohnsbury, J. H. Reynolds, H. F. Jordan
Brattleboro; membership committee, c
". Parker, Fair Haven, 6. c. Lang
Barton, c. M. l.. Bugbee, Newport, F
R. Vaughn, Brattleboro, E. l.. Taylor
Barre, A. S. Haskins, w. NJ. Reed, Mont
peer F. J. Brown; auditing committee
il. F, Jordan, A. R. Campbell, Morris
vile, W. NJ. Reed.
The ninth annual meeting of the Yer
mont Funeral Directors and Embalm
ers association opened in Burlington
last week Tuesday evening with thu
largest attendance on record. Presi
dent c. H. Hayden of Underhill presided
and the speakers were Mayor J. Z
Burke and J. X. Kelley of that city, MI
Moren of Brattleboro, A. E. Hale o
Bradford and President Hayden.
Wednesday morning Prof RenouarC
of Montreal gave demonstration OF
cadayers at the University of Vernon
college of medicine building. In thu
afternoon the undertakes played bas'
ball game with travelling men at Ath
letic park and in the evening a banque
was served at the Sherwood house tC
about 100 undertakers and guests. Dr.
Henry D. Holton of the state board o
health was the speaker of the evening
In 1902, DR.. Holton said, a law wa
passed in Vermont requiring all EN-
balmers to be registered. One hundred
and sixty-eight awaited themselves of tn
privilege of registering at that time ant
many more have been added since.
These officers were elected Thursday
President, c. H. Hayden of Riverside
presidents, ]. E. Keefe of BELOW
Falls aud J. A. Kelley of Burlington
secretary, A. E. Hale of Bradford; treas
urer, ]. K. Nolan of Topsham; executiv
committee, Messrs. Hayden, Hale, Re
ley, B. E. Stearns of Rutland, and J.
Gibson Of Enosburg Falls. Twenty-si.
new members have been taken in at thi
convention. President Hayden wa
elected delegate to the national cor
yention in Oregon next October.
Model Prisoner Pardoned.
GOV. George H. Prouty pardone'
Allesandro Garretto, who in Octobe
1903, shot and killed Eli Corti during
general row in the Socialists hall a
Barre, Garretto was convicted OF man
slaughter in March, 1904, in Washington
county court and was sentenced by JudG
Wendell p. Stafford to ten years at har
labor in the state prison at Windsor
Garctto has been a model prisoner a
Windsor and during his confinement hi
wife has supported herself and childre
IN Barre by taking in washings.
Among those who signed the petite
Tor pardon were seven of the jurors VIII
convicted Garretto, John II. Sentel
states attorney, who prosecuted hin
Benjamin Gates, the present state
attorney, S. HOLSTER Jackson, forme
states attorney, Chief of Police Faulknei
OF Barre, and Patrick Brown, a iorme
caei of police of that city.
"A similar petition brought before Coy
Fletcher d. Proctor during his term
ollce was denied. .Garretto was release
Wednesday evening and will return t
Barre to reside with his family.
Bathers Find Body.
ne two Young sons of ProfeSSC