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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
Vermont's Census Showing.

The census figures for Vermont,
made public last week, show very
conclusively that this state has not
felt, as yet, the black to the farm
movement. On the contrary, the
total increase of population in the
past ten years was more than gained
in the larger cities and villages. The
total gain of the state was 1876,
while the gain in Burlington, Rut-
land, Barre, Montpelier, ST. Adams,
st. Johnsbury, Brattleboro, Benning-
ton, Bellows Falls, Winooski and
Poultney was $50. This is also
shown in the figures for the counties,
eight of which showed gains in popu-
lation and six losses. In detail the
gains and losses are as follows:
Addison county lost 1902, Benning-
ton lost 327, Caledonia gained l.
$50, Chittenden gained ASIA, Els
sex lost 672, Franklin lost 672,
Grand Isle lost FOL, Lamoille gained
295, Orange lost 61O, Orleans gained
1913, Rutland gained $3.50, Wash
1nSIOn Sd1nSO OyVSO, w 11OAd1
gained 272. and Windsor gained
1,466. The three. best agricultural
counties, Addison, Franklin and
Grand Isle, are all in the losing
column. In fact, it will be noted
that each of the six counties suffer
ing loss in population are where
agricultural interests predominant.
A comparison of the changes in
the population of Caledonia county
towns will have a local interest
Barnet lost SO, Burke lost 1, Dan
vile lost 81, Groton lost 144, Hard
wick gained S35 (the village OF
Hardwick gaining 1909, Kirby lost
90, Lyndon gained 24S (the village
of Lyndonville gaining 299), New
ark lost So, Peacham lost II, Rye
gate gained 199, ST. Johnsbury
gained LOSS (the village of ST
Johnsbury gaining 1,027), Sheffield
lost 80, Stannard lost 16, Sutton
gained IT, Walden lost rs, Water
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
PRESS COMMENT.
Listen to This.

Commenting upon the various
good roads tours conducted by the
several boards of trade in this state
the Middlebury Register says: HThis
is the beginning of a powerful and
entirely outside lobby to interfere
with the action of the legislature. It
is the same kind of influence that
has filled the state of New York with
corruption and bribery from which
Ex-President Roosevelt has succeed
ed in rescuing it. We do not con-
slider that this or any other sugges-
ton of the Automobiles to obtain
special privileges will succeed"
Nothing is farther from the truth.
A good roads tour was taken Satur-
day from this county and it was
purely an educational one. There
was no graft, no suggestion of any
thing Interior and it was the opinion
of those who went that the trip in no
way whatsoever would influence
legislation in any way. The trip in
question was in no sense a junket,
but a most practical demonstration
of road building every mile of the
trip. The automobiles are not the
only ones who want better roads.
Every man with a good horse loves
a fine stretch of road, and as for
good roads for teaming there is no
need for comment. There are other
things in life worth while beside
Morgan horses.-[ Bellows Fans
Times
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19

ford lost rs and Wheelock lost 81.
Here, almost without exception, the
towns depending largely on agricul-
ture lost population, while towns
large industrial interests gained more
than the others lost.
There are eight organized towns
in the state with population of less
than 100 each Somerset with 27
inhabitants is the smallest town in
the state, but Glastonbury has only
20. 1t would seem to be question
worthy of consideration by the pres
ent legislature whether the charters
for these small townships should
not be taken away from them and
the territory divided among adjoin-
ing towns. 1t could be done by
changing the town lines SO as to
take these small towns off the map.
1t certainly cannot pay the state to
have town organizations maintained
in such small places and the total
number of people involved is so
small their interests could not out
weigh the expense of their present
organization. Possibly if the state
wants to establish forest and game
preserves the best opportunity would
be to take the property in these
towns and use it for such purpose.
The developments of the past ten
years in population should show the
state of Vermont that it has duty
to perform in the development of it's
agricultural interests. With the
tendency of people in general to
turn more to agricultural pursuits
and with the agricultural lands of
the East steadily rising in value
there would seem to be a good OPP
portunity for the state to do some
thing that would place it's advantages
more prominently before the people
of the country. It's industrial de-
velopment depends almost wholly
upon it's natural wealth in stone and
mineral products and these have al
ready been quite largely developed.
So it would seem to be the need of the
hour that Vermont, by the means
of better agricultural training and
the making of agricultural life more
popular, should greatly increase its
agricultural growth during the next
| decade.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
MCINDoE FALLS.
Academy Students to Give Masque-
rade Promenade.

The students of the Academy will
give a masquerade promenade on
Friday evening, Oct. 20. The pro-
ceeds will go towards repairing the
hall.
Benjamin Meigs left Monday for
Malcolm, Iowa, having spent couple
of weeks with his brother, Church
Meigs.
Miss Martha Gleason left Tues
day for Boston to attend the cente-
nary of the American Board for
Foreign Missions. She will also
visit at Northampton, Mass.
Miss Esther Frazier of Monroe, N.
H., was the guest of Miss Jane
Sutherland, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kimbal and
children of Woodsville, N. H., were
guests of Mrs. William Kimball,
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Bedell of Con-
cord have been visiting at o. N.
Bedell's.
Ports Clark of Chelsea, Mass, has
been at Miss A. M. Carr's, and calling
on old friends.
William Mullarey was in Boston
several days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Colby, Err
nest and Annie are visiting at Fred
Coles in East Haven.
Frank Lavely OF West Burke is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Clarence
Hilliard.
Mrs. D. G. Harrington was in Dan
vile several days last week visiting
relatives.
Miss Mary Fullerton of Barre was
the guest of Mrs. H. J. Phelps over
Sunday.
The ladies will hold their annual
sale of useful and fancy articles
about the first of December. All in
terested are invited to contribute.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Guthrie have
gone to Turlock, Cal, to spend the
winter with their daughter, Mrs.
William Arthur, and other relatives.
James Mcdonald of Boston has
been the guest of Fred Colby for
several days.
Rev. H. T. Barnard will return
this week so there will be services
in the church next Sunday as usual
Benjamin Manchester was in
Peacham Saturday on business.
Timothy Cowles died September
% after a short illness at his home
in jacksonville, Cal, at the advanced
age of SO years, four months and 81
days. The deceased was born in
Peacham. He had been in California
SO years, during the active part OF
which he. had ben a miner, farmer
dairyman, stock raiser, and fruit
grower.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
A Chance for Retrenchment.

We wish to call attention again
to Gov Prouty's recommendation
in his retiring message that the laws
of the state be so amended that the
supreme court shall not reverse a
decision of the lower courts unless
error is found that would probably
have changed the verdict if it had
not been made. We do not assume
to know all about the needs
of the courts, but we cannot discover
why such a law would not make JUS
tice more sure and speedy. 1t GER
tainly would greatly reduce the ex-
pense of securing justice and that
is greatly to be desired. The tech
meal errors on which SO many de-
cisions have been reversed and the
case ordered back to the lower
court for retrial has been one of
the greatest hindrances to speedy
justice the state has experienced.
So able and judicial an authority
as President Taft is in favor of such
a law in all the courts of the coun-
try and it would appear that YER
mont has the opportunity to make
creditable history by making itself
a leader in this cause.
The recommendation of State
Auditor of Accounts Graham in his
report that only one system of town
courts for the trial of criminal cases
should be allowed, if carried out,
would save the state considerable
money. If city or municipal court
has been established and found to be
necessary all criminal cases within
their Jurisdiction should be tried by
them. 1t is quite possible that inves-
tigation would show that several such
courts have been established where
they are not a necessity and if this
is true they should be abolished.
He further recommends that
possible, attend to the prosecution
of criminal offenses in city and
municipal courts and justice courts
in the town where he resides and no
fee should be paid in these courts,
except upon the certificate of the
states attorney that he was unable
to attend the prosecution by reason
of other state business.
These seem to be sensible recon-
mendations and if enacted into law
would save the state much money.
Therefore, we say enact them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
LOWER WATERFORD.

Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Parker of
Randboro, P. O., are the guests of
their sister, Mrs. Henry Morrison.
Mrs. Jennie Needham returned to
her home in Barnston, P. O., last
week.
M. and Mrs. George Nelson and
daughter of New Jersey came last
Wednesday and are the guests of
their mother, Mrs. Alma Blodgett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred vDevoe Of
Rochester, N. H., spent last Thurs
day with their aunt, Miss Abbie Hale.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. J. Morrison, Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Morrison and two
daughters, and N. G. Morrison Of
ST. Johnsbury, were recent guests of
their mother, Mrs. Katherine Nor
rison.
Rev. j. E. Heath attended the
Congregational Brotherhood meet
ings in Boston last week.
Charles Wheeler spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. Badger, at Dan
Vile
Fred Gilman of ST. Johnsbury had
an auction at the farm of Allen
Carpenter and sold all the stock and
hay.
There will be squirrel hunt this
week with Charles Wheeler and Glen
Way, captains, and an oyster supper
and young and old folks dance at
Bowman's Hall, Friday evening, Oct.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
EAST BARNET.

Don't forget the chicken pie sup
per in the chapel at East Barnet,
Friday, Oct. FL. There will be a
dinner at noon and a supper in the
evening.
R. B. Gammell and Henry Moore
attended the funeral of Edwin l..
Hovey at st. Johnsbury last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, E. G.. Farnsworth
and Mrs. Ellen hoy and her mother,
Mrs. Paddleford, attended the
chicken pie supper at North Monroe
last Friday evening.
Mrs. Fred Lindsay's sister, Mrs.
George Barker, and her son, left for
their home in Los Angeles, CAL, last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Rowell and their
two daughters, Hattie May Rowell,
and Mrs. Alec Roy, and Alvin. Bandy
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lind
say, Saturday.
Alvin Bandy from Lowell is visit
ing at his home here.
Pearly Andross commenced work
for the Roy Brothers Monday.
George and Anna Warden were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lindsay
Tuesday, and Mrs. Clara Rowe from
ST. Johnsbury was there Thursday.
Mrs. George Woodland and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Goslant from Peacham,
and Mrs. George Barker and son
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bandy, recently.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
LYNDON CENTER.

Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Lyster of
Whitefeld, N. H, have been visiting
their parents, Rev. and Mrs. w. H.
Lyster.
Frank Dresser was called to
Bloomfield last week on account of
the death of his little nephew, the
child of Mrs. Madge Dresser Fuller.
Mrs. Grace Miller Richardson of
Middleboro, Mass, is visiting friends
here.
Mrs. Fannie Smith has been visit
ing in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. Candace Stone has returned
from Montpelier where she has been
visiting her son, Mason S. Stone.
Roy Powers has moved from Milo
Chambers to tenement in Mrs.
Edna Quimby's house.
A very pleasant afternoon was
spent last Friday when about 25
members of the Ladies' Aid society
met with Mrs. Spaulding at the home
of L. B. Harris. Refreshments OF
served.
The Christian Endeavor society
has organized Bible class which
will hold it's meetings after the regu-
lar Wednesday evening meeting
Rev. Mabel Johnson will teach the
class.
Ivan Downer, the son of w. H.
Downer is very i'll with diabetes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dresser are
visiting friends in Littleton and
Whitefie1d, N. H.
The pupils of the institute gave
a cobweb party Friday evening, the
proceeds being for the benefit of the
football team.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
Against the "Babx killers.

The warfare inaugurated by DR..
Harvey w. Wiley, head of the
bureau of chemistry, of the national
department of agriculture, against
that class of patent medicines desig
mated as ''baby killers" is still being
pushed with all of DR.. Wiley's
wonted vigor and unhesitating cour-
age. When in June last DR.. Wiley
sent out his official list of various
preparations for babies containing
habit forming drugs, he performed
a service for which he is deserving
of public commentator. Every man
and woman having the welfare of
humanity and the protection of inno-
cent babies at heart, should do all
possible to teach the i'll informed
parents of the danger that turks in
the administering of these 'baby
killers" AS a rule these concoc-
lions are given infants to stop them
from crying or to put them to sleep,
and how many of the little ones they
have put to sleep only to awaken
in another world; and to think that
only few years since the columns
of so called religious papers were
filled with the advertisements of
these baby killers"
In some of the large cities of the
country boards of health have taken
measures to regulate the sales of
these preparations, and it is said to
the credit of many druggists, they
are cooperating in the work of their
indiscriminate disposal. The New
York city board of health forbids the
sale at retail, except upon a ply
sician's prescription, of morphine or
the salt of morphine, cocaine or the
salt of cocaine, either alone or in
combination with other ingredients.
In Chicago the civic federation is
doing grand work in the form of
publicity campaign to the end of
educating the people concerning
these infant remedies.
In the British empire nostrums,
which are, and have been for years
sold in this country unblushing1y
and without notice of their danger
Gus components, have to be labeled
with the skull and cross bones and
bear the word poison while any
attempt to sell the same in any man
ner in the German empire, is a prison
offense.
Anent all this, it is pertinent to
ask as to what Vermont is doing in
this matter of saving the little ones
from being drugged with DR.. Kill
LENS preparations of morphine, sui
phate, or morphine and chloroform.
Il White River Junction Landmark.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
A Good Position.

Can be had by ambitious young
men and ladies in the field of
wireless or railway te1egraphy
Since the eight-hour law became eff
fective, and since the wireless COM
panies are establishing stations
throughout the country there is a
great shortage of telegraphers.
Positions pay beginners from $40
to $50 per month, with good chance
of advancement. The National
Telegraph institute operates six Of
fetal Institutes in America under
supervision of railway and wireless
officials and places all graduates
into positions. 1t will pay you to
write them for full details at Gin
cinnati, o., or Philadelphia, Pa.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19

of which many people may be drawn
to Vermont. There undoubtedly is
a place for them here, and they have
the inclination, all that is lacking
being the information. So let the
present hazy ideas, promulgated on
the subject, be crystallized into a
concise plan for the advancement of
the states interests Let not the
present legislature leave Montpelier
finally without having done this great
work. 1t would be throwing away a
splendid chance if Vermont fails to
do it's duty in this respect now
Barre Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19

Grace Methodist church enjoyed a
husking at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. e. Parker on the Danville road
Some of the company walked out, the
rest went in hayrack and a few by
private conveyance. Refreshments of
pumpkin pie, sandwiches, doughnuts
and coffee were served.
A party of about 20, composed of
employees of the Fairbanks office, and
their friends, had straw ride on
Thursday evening to East st. Johns
bury, where they attended the
chicken pie supper given by the
Ladies' society of the Congregations
al church.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
Good Roads Inspections.

The ST. Adams Messenger in
replying to recent editorial in THE
CALIFORNIAN, criticizing that papers
criticism of the Caledonia county
good roads tour, makes it plain that
it intended to question the wisdom
of combining the tour to Vermont
roads alone. It says
''All they had to go by was a" Yer
mont standard, good, bad, or in
different, as the various sections of
road might be. But there was no
great modern highway plan in sight
by which they could institute COM
parsons and see for themselves
whether this Vermont standard is as
high as they appeared to think it was
then and appeal to believe it is now.
''And that is just the trouble, nine
cases out of ten, when an attempt is
made in this state to introduce some
change toward much needed reform
or improvement-too many of our
people are content to assume that
there can be no higher standard than
the Vermont standard and what is
considered good enough here must
be good enough everywhere else,
too
That is a very proper point to
make about Vermonters being too
we'll satisfied with their own notions
and the necessity of inspecting what
is being done elsewhere in order to
best understand what we need.
There is, however, some danger in
being too much Influenced by what
one observes abroad. Take the Frank
lin county tour into New York state
fol-" example. They of course saw
road building and road schemes en-
tirely beyond anything to be seen in
Vermont. They saw something YER
mont cannot afford to undertake at
present. Then again the roads they
saw there were new roads and new
things always look more attractive
than they ever will again. What
Vermonters want to know is not
simply how nice a new road looks
but how long the road will endure
and how much it will cost to keep it
in good condition. That they could
not learn in New York because the
experiment there is IN it's first stage.
On the other hand the Caledonia
county men were abe to hear the
testimony of men who had inspected
some of the best known stone roads
of the world after they had been sub
jected to years of usage and that we
consider quite as valuable informa-
ton for ~Vermonters as the inspection
! of new roads.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
Filling Up Vermont Farms.

A single towns correspondence in
today's paper tells of the pur-
chase of Vermont farms by two
parties outside of the state, one
party being from Boston and the
other being as far away as Ohio.
Such Information as this is coming
out from time to time, particularly
with relation to the farming section
in the eastern part of the state,
where many families from the middle
West have located during the past
few years after purchasing farms.
1t is very gratifying that the tide is
turning back to the farm, and doubly
so that Vermont is, apparently, to re-
ceive a considerable share of such
upbuilding. There is a great deal
of land which is not being worked
to it's capacity and perhaps not
worked at all, which can be bought
at reasonable prices, and there is
plenty of room for thousands of the
newcomers. vermont is ready, too,
to extend a hearty welcome to the
people from the middle West. for
these people generally represent an
industrious class, who come to the
state with definite ideas of methods
of farming which cannot fail when
broadly used, to work to the advan-
tage of Vermont's agricultural in
tereSts.
In order to encourage the coming
of these people, the state can afford
to expend a sum of money, as is now
proposed by leading legislators at
Montpelier, for the purpose of adver-
Using the possib1nLles of agriculture
in Vermont and for spreading the
information that land can be &C
CURED at reasonable expenditure. 1t
is to be hoped, therefore, that some
simple plan will be devised before
the legislature adjourns, by means
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
GTOtOn.

H. M. Kicker made a business trip
to Boston last week.
A. R. Taylor arrived home Thurs
day after a few weeks spent in the
vicinity of Woodstock where he has
been working on the telephone line.
The ladies of the Baptist church
hold their sale this week with a
chicken pie supper Wednesday even
ing, and variety supper Thursday
evening.
w. B. Morton spent several days
last week with his brother at Bos-
ton, returning home the last of the
week.
Mrs. R. E. PiIlsbury and little
daughter went to Montpelier Friday,
for a short visit with her sister, Mrs.
w. A. Reid.
Mrs. Henry Hopkins and two
children, who have been visiting
Mrs. Richard Dennis, returned to
their home at Sherbrooke, P. O., Fri
day.
Mrs. Sarah B. French left Friday
for Pasadena, CAL, where she has
employment the coming winter.
George w. Whitehill of St. Johns
bury spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Whitehill. He
returned home the first of the week
accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter who have spent week here.
Rev. S. H. Myers was a visitor in
Websterville last week Tuesday.
j. H. Taisey went to Boston on the
excursion October 10, returning
home Friday.
Thomas Cairnes, who has spent
the past two months in Alberta and
the north western part of Canada,
has returned home.
z Of No u fiaId -,
town Saturday.
r. J. Miller spent Sunday with his
father at West Barnet.
Mrs. Julia Buzzell of Lakeport, N.
H., has been spending a few days
with her brother, L. F. Blanchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. N. Hall visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Carpenter
at Corinth last week.
O.G. Morrison who has been very
sick for the past few weeks is report
ed little better.
A. S. Clark fractured his arm re-
Gently by falling from load of
lumber.
Mrs. w. F. Glover has been enter
tanning her sister from Boston.
Mrs. Ernest Randall and little
son are visiting her sister, Mrs. o. G.
Frost.
D H. Vance whose illness was re-
ported two weeks ago is gaining
slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones OF
Greenfield, Mass, are visiting
friends in town.
T. B. Hall and Lee S. Blanchard
went to Boston Saturday.
Orange Minard of Washington has
been visiting relatives in town the
| past few days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
Good Word for Slack.

Lieut. Governor Slack makes an
admirable presiding officer at joint
assemblies. He presides easily, and
with dignity, and he looks the part
to erfection.-[ Montpelier Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
WEST WATERFORD.

S. F. Cutting was at home from
Friday until Monday from his duties
at Montpelier.
Mrs. Sarah Cushing from Penacook,
N. H., recently visited her nephew,
E. A. Blodgett.
Mrs. E. G. Chandler and two
children are visiting at st. Johns
bury.
Mrs. Armenia Richardson visited
recently Mrs. Emily Harvey.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19
NORTH DANVILLE.

Archie L. Massey is in West Dan
vile keeping store for B. U. Wells
while Mr.. Wells is in Boston on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs c. NJ Massey lea ye
tomorrow. for visit in New York
city. They will be away about two
weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-19

TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN.
One year to any address, S1.5O
Six months, -
Three months, %
ciergyrnen in Caledonia County. $1.oo