St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-12-14
VERMONT NEWS.
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managers of the Aetna Life Insurance
company, will erect next summer in his
native town Highgate, splendid white
bronze monument, in honor of all the.
honorably discharged soldiers of the
town of Highgate, of all the wars of our
country, and on it their names will be in
scribed. 1t is to be of white bronze from
the base to the top and will measure 16
feet in height by four feet four inches
square at the base. The monument will
be unveiled July IL, 1911. The work is
being done by the Monumental Bronze
company of Bridgeport Conn.,, which is
also the designers.
Farm 100 Years in Same Family.
One hundred years ago next June, Will
liam Small came to Morristown from
Amherst, Mass, and located on the farm
on the Randolph road where his son, Will
liam Milo Small, and grandson, Fred M.
Small. now live. Three generations have
occupied that farm for a century.
Sturdy, thrifty, Industrious farmers and
good citizens all of them. The centennial
will no doubt be properly observed next
year.
Hill Remembered FISHER.
Franklin FISHER, editor of the papers
of the Essex County Publishing Com
pany, long time friend of former Gov
ernor David B. HILL who died recently in
Albany, N. Y, will receive So, 1000 from
the estate and his son, Bennett Hill Fish
Ter, named in the will, receives $4,000.
Sold to Passumpsic Telephone Co.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Vermont Peoples Telephone Company
held at Orleans, Dec. 3, it was voted to
sell the property OF the company to the
Passumpsic Telephone company. Reso-
lutions were adopted authorizing the di-
rectors to carry out the decision of the
stockholders, and to take steps to wind
up the affairs of the company. The
meeting was attended by about 25
stockholders representing about 1000 of
the 400 issued shares of the company.
The proposition was discussed with a
good deal of animation and at consider
able length, an adjournment being taken
for dinner before the vote on the resolu-
ton providing for the sale was finally
taken. The decision was unanimously
in favor of the sale. The price paid is
100000, half in cash and half in stock of
the Passumpsic company.
Prominent Mason Dead.
Daniel S. Danforth, 60 years old, grand
commander of the Knights Templar of
Vermont, died in st. Adams, December z.
He had just completed his second term
as assistant Judge of Franklin county
court. Judge Danforth was one of the
most prominent Masons in the state and
a regular attendant at conventions of
the order at different times. He had
served as grand high priest of the Royal
Arch chapter of Vermont as grand mas
ter of the grand council of the royal and
grand masters of Vermont, and grand
master of the grand lodge OF Vermont.
Last June he was elected grand COM
mander of the Knights Templar of Yer
mont. He is survived by a wife, one
brother and two sisters.
Winter Courses In Dairying.
The annual winter courses in dairying,
general agriculture and domestic science
to be held at the University of Vermont
at Burlington begin on Tuesday, Deem
Der 9th and last for nine weeks, closing
Saturday, February 25th. These courses
are four in number as follows:
l. Creamery Management, 4 weeks,
December 81 to January 21..
II. General Agriculture with special
reference to dairy practice, January % to
February rs.
III. Domestic Science and Home Eco
Monies, 2 weeks, January 80 to February
IL.
". Farmers Week, week, February
20 to 25th.
The instruction will be given by way
oflecture, textbook, and practical labor
GLOIV 4WOIk- Oh dLl SOIISs Nv A31lG special
stress will be laid upon dairy practice,
the whole broad field of agriculture will
be covered so far as is practicable in so
short time. Women in particular will
ind the home economics course of much
value, but are welcome and in the past
have attended the other courses.
This is the 10th session of this winter
school, which thus far has been attended
annually by from 80 to so students. No
III,
tai fees are not large and the entire ex-
pense of a weeks course, exclusive of
travel, need not exceed $50 or the 9
weeks course $50, including board. A
circular descriptive of the several courses
will be sent without charge on applica-
ton to the Dean of the Agricultural De
partment of the University. Address ].
L. Hills, Morrill, Hall, Burlington, VT.
VIII Not Build SchoOlhOuse.
The attempt to raise bonds for the
purpose of erecting new school build
ing in Montpelier meets with little sue
cess, as last week, for the third time, the
citizens voted it down. The meeting
was called to see if the voters would
order the city to issue 100000 bonds,
but the proposition was defeated by the
narrow margin of SO votes. The meet
ing was well attended, with a number
of women present, including many men,
bers of the Woman's club and most of
the school teachers. About 1000 men
were at the meeting.
Unknown Man Found by Road.
The body of an unidentified man was
found beside the road in Pittsford, Dec.
z, by George Parker, a teamster, when
he was returning from work. A bullet
wound in the left breast told the story
of the cause of death. A 22-caliber revol-
yer was found nearby. The man had
been seen about the section in the after
noon, he having stated that he was look
ing for work. He said that when he left
Easthampton, Mass, he had several
recommendations, but they had been
burned on Tuesday. He was evidently
Frenchman, about 80 years of age,
smooth face. fairly well dressed, of light
complexion and reddish hair.