St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-23
Funeral of F. M. sherman.

al church Thursday, at Z O'Clock. Inc
services were conducted by Hon. John
Young and Rev. r. c. Flagg. D. D., Off
ciated, assisted by Rev. c. D. Lance of
the NJ. E. church. The bearers were o.
c. Miller, J. K. Kirkpatrick, F. D. Flint
and c. 7. Bean. The pail bearers were
the directors of the bank. E. Lane, H. S.
Root, M. A. Adams and Col. L. Nj. Man
sur. The interment was in the family
lot at West Derby. Mr.. Sherman, son OF |
Thomas n and Sarah Fetch Sherman
was born in Lyndon in 1886. In 1860 |
he entered the employ of the Passumpsic |
railroad as station agent at Lyndon, |
later serving in the same capacity at |
Norwich and Barton. He came to New |
port. Oct. 5, 1868, on the first passenger |
train that ever entered Newport. Soon |
after he was made station agent there, |
| which position he filled continuously for |
50 years.
In 1885 he entered the wholesale feed |
| and grain business under the firm name
| of Sherman & West. c. N. Brady became
a partner in 1887 and this association
continued until 1908, when Mr.. Sher-
mans son, F. r. Sherman, took Mr..
| Brady's interest in the business. Mr..
Sherman was for 81 years director OF
the First National bank of Newport and
it's vice president since 1881. He was a
member of Memphremagog Lodge, f. &
/ A NJ, Cleveland Chapter, r. A. M and
! Malta Commandery. K. T. He was
married in 1867 to Mary Jane Beckwith
of Burke Two children. Frank R. and
Alice M. Sherman, survive him
Apply Early For Libraries.
At the quarterly meeting of the State
Board of Library Commissioners held at
! Bellows Falls it was decided that all
towns applying for state aid for their IL
braries should file their application with
the board before May first The comm1s-
sion will distribute the proper applica-
ton blanks among the libraries through,
out the state before town meeting day,
so there will be ample opportunity for
the towns to consider the question and
act upon it During the year of 1909
seven towns were given first aid tor esta-
blishing libraries, and SO were given an
nual aid for libraries already established.
To venti1ate State House.
Gov. c. H. Prouty, Attorney General
I. G. Sargent, State Treasurer E. H.
Deavitt and c. H. Ferrin, sergeant-at
arms, were at the State House last Tues
. day to complete the examination OF the
bids for ventilating and altering the
, State House Of the four bids submitted
, the contract was awarded to the 6. S.
. Blodgett company of Burlington tor
S39, O39. The contract was signed by
the state officials and by ]. J. Raine and
r George Holden representing the Blodgett
company. Under the law which pro-
vides for doing this work the contract
must be completed by June /.
To Observe Morri1l's Birthday.
The Montpelier board of trade has
; authorized ]. A. DeBoer, its president, to
appoint a special committee to consider
Witt MONTPELIER will do in celebration
of the Tooth birthday of Justin S. Morrill,
which occurs Thursday, April IA. The
> committee on agriculture of the board OF
= | trade is considering the advisabillty OF
: holding farmers week in Montpelier
: on the second week of March and is in
correspondence with the agricultural
college at Burlington and with the com
:, missioner OF agriculture in regard to the
. same 1t is probable the first annual
j banquet of the board which was to have
= been held at the Pavilion Tuesday eve
ming, February % will be postponed
until later date.
t state Bankers Meet.
/ The first meeting of the Vermont state
e bankers association was held In Wood
e stock Thursday afternoon and evening
p and was attended by about so persons
e 40 banks being represented. Hon. k
of W.. Scammon, bank commissioner o
Y New Hampshire, was the guest OF thu
is association and made the principa
So
and State Commissioner Williams were
: also in attendance. The discussion 0
; the afternoon was principally regarding
- rates of interest. These officers wer'
g elected: Charles F. Chapman of Wood
- stock, pres; F. H. harrington of Brand
. on, vice pres; w. W. Russell of White
u River Junction, Sec; D. H. Wells of Orwell
, treas; c. P. Smith of Burlington, c. F
g Lowe of Montpelier and w. H. Roberts
- of Manchester PXecutiVe committee.
r. Control Butter Tub Business.
It Nelson, Hall and Company of Mont
lie eomery have purchased The Barton tut
is shop and stock. It is reported that tn
lie Creamery Package Company of Chicago
n is behind Nelson, Hall & Company in thu
j. purchase and with this factory they will
is practically control the tub making in
a. dustry of the country. Reports ar
current that the new concern will ado
fully 100 feet to the present mill and EN-
- ploy a large number of new hands
- Nelson, Hall and Company burned GU
= at Montgomery recently and will not re
= build there. their soft wood timber being
~ nearly all cut from their land there.
Sc Speakers At Convention.
er Among the speakers at the Laymen'
c. Missionary convention in Burlington
in March ST.. will be Henry B. F. McFar
IS land of Washington. D. c.. Rev. [. ]. Ian
De sing OF Scranton, Pa, Rev. ". E. Witte
n of Boston, Rev. w. E. Gardener of Cam
I'd bridge, Mass, Rev. c. H. Patton of Bos
~ ton, Rev. Fred B. Fisher ofNew York. DR.
John P. Jones of India, DR.. Joseph CLAIR
of Africa. J. R. Trindle of China an
Harry Farmer of the Philippines. TIL
&c two first named speakers will appear a
ne the banquet Saturday evening. and tn
nt others Sunday and Monday.
9d Big Seizure of Liquor.
IL Sheriff Tracy and two deputies search
lis ed the ranch of Carrillo and Raffelo Pizi
be near the Corey, Deavltt, Frost electrl
LII light station in Montpelier last wee
he Tuesday and secured FIVE half barrel
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