St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-06-08

y
] 22 The main purpose of this grand
| opening day will be to get the people
| out and acquainted with the promoters
| of the new idea and no pains will be
| spared to make the event one long to be
remembered and of practical benefit to
| the visitors. Among the attractions
| will be free dinners to all visitors, teams
taken care of and fed free of charge. free
| band concert. free lemonade, etc, etc.
The merchants have formed an associa-
ton with the following officers: Presi-
! dent, A G. Small; vice president, B. J..
Kelley; secretary and treasurer, w. F.
! Benson; executive committee, A. g..
| Small H. Waite, A. L. Cheney, L. P.
| Thayer, w. F. Benson. Finance COM
mittee, George P. browne, A. w. Stone,
| and George F. Earl.
Twice Sold as Slave.
Benjamin Robinson of Randolph, col
ored. died June 1. In the year 1862,
while the Vermont troops were march
| ing through Wilmington. N. c.. he was
accosted by them while ploughing in a
| field near by, though he was but boy
of ten years. The soldiers invited him
| to join their ranks, but he replied that
he did not know what to do with his
horse. but on being told to leave it he
| very readily consented to be one of their
| number, and fell into the ranks beside
| John Manney of Randolph and was in
his company, Co. c, 9th regiment, for
| two years. He first acted as servant to
Captain Livingston of Montpelier and
| later to Lieutenant William Holman of
Randolph.
At the termination of Mr. Holman's
service, he took Ben back to Vermont
with him and gave him the advantages
of district school education, which he
| improved so we'll that he acquired quite
an education, which made him capable
of doing business for himself. When he
arrived of age, Lieut.. Holman gave him
5000 in money and sent him out to gain
living for himself Before joining the
ranks of the 9th regiment, he was twice
sold as a slave, once with his father and
later alone. His mother was also sold
to a dealer in New Orleans, and he never
heard from her afterwards.
Vermont State Fair.
State Fair for 1910, at White River
Junction, are already under way. The
dates selected are Sept. 20, 21, ~ and
%. Even these early indications point
to a greater cattle exhibit than has made
conspicuous previous state fairs. This
year Maine farmers will be represented
with stock exhibits. The Maine exhibit
of oxen alone will be one of commendable
size. Vermont cattle will be extensively
shown. the number of exhibitors and the
number of cattle being in excess of last
will have big cattle showings. as we'll as
states and Canada.
The state forestry commission has
planted over an acre of different varieties
OF pines and by fair time this planting
will be in shape to convince spectators OF
the practical use waste land may be put
to. The Boston and Maine railroad has
set out on the grounds nearly four acres
of different varieties ofapple trees, the idea
being to show that apples can be made a
large product of the farm when properly
handled.
Arrangements are under way with the
railroad companies for low rates during
fair week. Every effort will be made to
increase the attendance and the salogan
greatest horse and cattle show in New
England" is the foremost thought of
President Evarts and the members of the
commission.
Grand Lodge. F. and A. M, Losses Suit.
A decision was filed Thursday with the
Chittenden county clerk by Judge Z. S.
Stanton in the case of the Grand Lodge
of Vermont, F. & A. M, L. S. Tillotson,
versus the City OF Burlington, for the
defendant to recover its costs. Excep-
tons were noted for the plaintiff and it is
probable that the case will go to the
supreme court.
This suit was brought to recover three
years taxes on the Masonic temple, the
cost of collecting them, etc, paid to the
city under protest. The Masonic body
contended that the order was exempt
! IL. I.
The case was heard during the last
session of county court.
The Check Surprised Her.
Mrs. Julia c. r. Dorr of Rutland the
we'll known poetess, recently had an un-
usual experience in receiving from one of
her publishers check for balance due
on writings published almost 40 years
ago. Not long ago Mrs. Dorr received
from the ]. B. Lippincott company of
Philadelphia a letter telling her that the
plates for her first book of poems, which
was published in 1872, and also for the
story, "Sybil Huntington, published
about the same time, were still in exist
ence and asking what should be done
| with them. Mrs. Dorr requested that
the plates be destroyed and thought no
more of the matter as they were never
her property. She was greatly surprised
little later TO receive cnecK 1Or the
value of the old metal that was in the
plates and balance that was found to
be due her for her first publications.
Too Valuable to Lose.
Carmi White of Randol phi has been in
vestigating the value of skim milk when
fed to stock and has come to the conclu-
sion that he no longer cares to sell the
whole milk off from his farm. He has 16
pigs to which he is feeding $50 pounds of
skim milk day and they are respond
ing to that treatment by putting on 16
pounds of flesh by actual weight every
day. With pork worth nine cents a pound
skim milk that can be converted into
pork SO easily is too good to throw a.
way.
Admiral Charles E. Clark and family
will spend the summer at Lake Mans
Eeld as Guests of DR. Homer G Rrio ha m