St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-06-22
VERMONT NEWS
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mutually agreed that a permanent
Champlain memorial should be erected
at Crown Point and a committee was
appointed from the Vermont commission
to act with the New York committee re
garding a conference with the Nationa
Lighthouse Commission at Washington
relative to the erection OF a lighthouse al
Crown Point in the very near future.
The following resolution was adopted
by the Vermont commissioners:
Resolved: That in view of the fact
that the New York Tercentenary Com
mission has reconsidered its action locat
ing a Champlain memorial at Bluff
Point, N. Y, and has signifed it's will
ingness to unite with the Vermont Com
mission in joint memorial that the
Vermont Commission hereby votes TIC
unite with the New York Commission in
erecting joint memorial at Crown Point
N. Y, providing that the New York Com
mission agrees thereto.
Following the passage of this resolu-
ton by the Vermont Commission, the
New York Commission adopted resol4-
ton reading as follows:
Resolved: That the New York Tercen-
tenary COmmiSSl ion accept the offer
contained in the resolution of the Yer
mont Commission of this date to unite
with the New York Commission in the
erection of a Joint memorial and that it
contribute not less than $35, 900 for the
erection of the joint memorial. This res
olution was accepted and approved by
the Vermont Commission.
Field Meeting of Botanical and Bird Clubs.
The Joint field meeting of the Vermont
Botanical and Bird clubs will be held at
Woodstock July 4. 5, and 6.
The first session will be held at Quechee
gulf the afternoon of July 4, at 2:3O
O'Clock. This will enable those persons
leaving White River Junction at 1:4O
O'Clock to stop off at Dewey's Mills, the
railway station located at the gulf. They
will meet here those who have arrived at
Woodstock at an earlier date, all return
ing to Woodstock on the train leaving
Dewey's Mills at 4:4O O'Clock.
Tuesday forenoon, July 5, the club will
be the guests of Miss Elizabeth Billings
and of Professor and Mrs. Frederic Lee,
of Woodstock In the afternoon, the
members will drive to Esqua bogs two
miles distant) in Hartland. At FIVE
O'Clock a complimentary supper will be
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Morgan in Hartland. Members will re-
turn to Woodstock in time for an illus
trated lecture to be given at the opera
house by DR.. N. L. Britton director of
the New York botanical gardens.
Wednesday morning, July 6, there will
be an opportunity to visit one of the sta
tions discovered by Miss Mabel A.
Strong, of the male fern, very rare
plant in North America. The return to
Woodstock will be made in season for
members to leave on the 1920 o'clock
train in the afternoon connecting at
White River Junction with trains tor all
points north and south.
1t is said that lovers of birds will find
the wooded slopes of Mount Tom, at
Woodstock, a good spot for observation.
Two collections of local birds will be
available for study. Members are re-
quested to take interesting specimens for
exhibit.
Five-yearwage Agreement in Effect.
The new stale of wages agreed upon
by the graniAe quarry owners of Mont
pelier and Barre, which is to be in force
until March1, 1915, and which has been
signed by represent of both sides,
went into eject last week. About 1000
quarry workers are affected.
A five-yaar agreement with minimum
wage of y cents an hour are conditions
of the nev schedule, with an eight-hour
day and weekly pay. Heretofore the
uuarries have always been worked un-
der so-taled average" BILL while the
cutters and workers in other branches of
the grant tie industry have been under
minimum wage bill.
Negotiations have been in progress
ever since the strike was settled in Feb
ruary 10 bring the quarrymen under
like agreement with the other allied
trades in the granite business and to
have item adopt a bill of prices that
shall expire at the same time as does
that ofIhe cutters and blacksmiths. The
agreem ut that has just gone into effect
accompanies this
q. !. r.. State Encampment.
The I3rd annual encampment of
the deprtment of Vermont, Grand
Army 4 the Republic, convened
Thursda in, Montpelier with ia
veteran delegates present.
The FLOWING uninstructed dele
gates tothe national encampment
were eleted: H. W. Allen of Bur-
lington, 7. D. Ball of Ludlow, w. S.
Jenne ofNewbury, S. G. Collins of
Lyndonvib, c. L. Marsh of EnOs-
burg; W. I. Miles of Townsend; al
ternates, H. Gotta of St. Aloans,
E. C. Hags of Gaysville, o. w. Law
renee of Bsex Junction, j. G. Far
we'll of Motpelier, Elisha May of st.
Johnsbury charles Coutts of Middle
bury.
The folding officers were elected
and installed: Department COM
mander, Dt E. J. Foster of Water
bury Cente1 senior vice-commander
George w. Eidgeman of Hardwick;
junior vicebmmander, e. H. Nye
of Glover; assistant adjutant- gen
eral, Edwa1 Baker of Montpelier;
medical dir4or, Robert E. WEIGH
Of Franklin chaplain, w. l.. Cady
of Middlebut Commander Foster
has chosen tward Baker of Mont
pelier as hi4adjutant and has es-
tablished helquarters in the office
of the adjut$-general at the State
House, wherfColonel Baker is en-
ployed.
Episcopal bcesan Convention.
Ninety ddgates attended the
12Oth annual convention of the
a.