St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-01-13
VERMONT. NEWS
Sugar Makers Meeting.

t;s aunual address, and other speakers
i .,,ore a. E. Sherburne of North Pomfret
W, @Some of the Improved Methods in
Smear Making" and Y. |. Spear of Ran
Joinh on TRADE Conditions in the Maple
Indnstrv as They Have Developed in the
past Year" At the evening session the
snsakers were c. G. Seavey, editor of the
Nv, England Homestead; M S. Thomas
Of tbe Ohio institute board, and Prof. ].
Hills dean of the agricultural depart
,nent of the University of Vermont. The
ale,tion of officers resulted as follows
president. A. |. Croft of Enosburgh Falls;
secretary, H. B. Chaplin of Middlesex;
+reasurer, Homer w. Vail of Randolph;
auditor, NJ. H. Miller of Randolph; vice
presidents, P. B. B. Northrup of Sheldon
and W. W. Holden of Mortified.
rhe nrize winners were as follows:
Artistic dsplav-First, William E.
work.. West Lincoln, syrup, 81; sugar
o6 Second, c. H. Colvin, Dandy
syrup 80; sugar SO.
Iargest and best display by producer
First, E. P. Walbridge, Cabot; syrup
98; array sugar, 80; pail sugar, SO
second, o. H. Jackson, Westtord.
Syrup-J. c. Holden, North Clarendon
90. c. E. Martin, Rochester, 90; P. D. B
Northrup, Sheldon, 90; NJ E. Chaplin
Njddlesex, 90; Arthur Salmon, Wes
Glover, 81; ]. X. Hayes, Stanford. 81; D
A. kneeland, Waitsfeld, 95; H. B
Chaplin Middlesex 95; J. c. Colvin
Vest Rutland, 81; George H. Soule
Fairfield, %; c. D. Foster, Cabot, 95
H. F. Jackson, Westford, 90.
Cake sugar-Stafford Bros, West Rut
land, 3d. NJ. H. Ridlon, West Rutland
9s; NJ. Prindle, Fairfield, SO; F. M
Bigelow, Essex, 90.
Pail sugar-T. G. Bronson, East Hard
wick, 80; J. c. Lilley, Plain6eld, SO
Miles & Mcmahon Co., Stowe, 81
Annie Wilder, Middlesex, 90; N. K. Sal
mon, West Glover, 95; L. o. Wilder
Middlesex, "a.
Dry sugar-R. ]. Morton, Rochester
90.
Death of Newspaper Man.
William F. Scott, the veteran news
paper man who conducted the Barr
Enterprise for 10 years, died of grip Jar
3 in the 10th year OF his age at the Gil
Odd Fellows Home. Mr.. Scott wa
born in Cambridge and began to lear
the printing business on the st. Alban
Messenger when II years old. He
survived by his wife.
Contagious Diseases In Vermont.
Dr. H. D. Holton, secretary of tn
state board of health, makes public tn
following statistics concerning commur
icablt diseases in Vermont, reported fror
December /, 1907, to November 80, 1905
Caledonia County-Measles, 4; whooI
ing cough, 207; scarlatina, SO; diphtheris
81; typhoid fever, sc; erysipelas,
chicken pox, IL; mumps, II; Germa
measles 5; pneumonia, 3.
Essex Cuunty-Measles, 8; whoopin
cough, so; scarlatina, 4; diphtheria,
typhoid fever, II; erysipelas, 1; mump'
q German measles, 43.
Orange County - Small pox, 1C
measles, 81; whooping cough, Ill; sea
latina 81; diphtheria, IL; typhoid feve
~; meningitis, 2; chicken pox, 8.
mumps, 149; German measles, f.
Orleans County-Small pox, ! measle
is whooping cough, 237; scarlatini
40; diphtheria, is; typhoid fever, 6;erys
pelas, 2; chicken pox. 80; mumps, s.
German measles. 65; pneumonia, IA; III
petigO contagiosa, 4.
The total cases by counties are as 70
lows: Small pox, 100; measles, 67i
whooping cough, 1, 1876; scarlatina, 33.
diphtheria, 40; typhoid fever, 81
meningitis, 10; erysipelas, 3S; chickt
pox, 1874; humps, 1859; Germa
measles, 160; pneumonia, SO; impetie
contagiosa, 5.
Governors Appointments.
Governor Prouty has announced Il
following appointments: Thomas
OBiien of Bellows Falls to be Judge
municipal ,urt of Bellows Fall tor tw
years; Charles L. Smith of Randolp
Henry l.. Clark of Castleton and Charl
H. Stearns of Johnson to be residel
normal school commissioners for tw
years. The last two named are rea
pointments.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Il
nomination of Frank c. Williams
Newport to be bank commissioner II
two years. The present Legislature hi
raised the salary of that official fro
$1,000 to $4,000, with clerk hire al
necessary expenses.
State Board of Pharmacy.
The state board of pharmacy h
elected officers as follows: President,
G. Belrose, Burlington; secretary, ID.
Davis, Barre; treasurer, W. X. Warnt
n stat
now approve of the reciprocity syste
and in Vermont, Massachusetts,, Co
necticut and Maine successful candidat
in any one state may be granted
license in any state of the four. or Z
taking examinations this year, but
have been successful in passing.
Men Escaped from Jail.
Paul Murtha, one of three men WI
broke out of the Coos county Jail Jan.
was captured at Randolph next day, al
the other Jail breakers, Fred Forbes a.
Dan Ferrari, located. Forbes a
Murtha sawed the bars of their c
doors and while the sheriff was at SUPP
they left their cells and freed Ferrari W
was confined in an adjoining &C
Forbes and Murtha had been sentenc
only the day before to not less than TO
years and not more than seven years
forging American Express compa
money orders, and Ferrari was await
sentence, having been convicted OF
sault to kill. Forbes is thought to ha
served five years sentence in M
York on similar charge of forgery.
posse of fifty men started out as so
as the break was discovered.