St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-22
VERMONT NEWS
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DeBoer Will Run.
At mass meeting of 700 mel
and women at Montpelier, Wednes
day evening in City Hall Mr.. De
Boer was endorsed as a candidat,
for the republican gubernatoria
nomination for 1912. Mr.. DeBoel
addressed the meeting, accepting the
endorsement and outlining his prin
ciples. A committee was appointed
to organize a DeBoer club. In hi.
speech Mr.. DeBoer repeated his
| previous declarations that he had
not inclination, time or money tc
devote to a personal canvass for the
goVernorship or to set up a DeBoel
bureau. He said that when the
present system changed, very many
men of entire capacity to serve the
state will be found and ftfor that rea-
son [ have not particularly expected
that the judgment of the people
would fall on me-" In summing up
Mr.. DeBOer said: In short my po-
sition is that any selection for gov
ernOr on our ticket should repre-
sent man free from pledges and
from obligations to special classes, a
man in sympathy with the idea of
advancing the progress and living
condition of the average man, de-
sirous of getting laws for the bene-
fit of all classes of those who labor,
conscious of the need of and ready
to advance taxation reform and one
who certainly considers state ques-
lions and state campaigns of great
er Importance than national ques-
lions, which ought to be considered
by themselves.
1 also think. that when a state
party issues platform, men repre-
senting state issues should be elected
upon that platform and that the
promises so made should be kept, if
possible, and that failure to do this
should be considered a good reason
for withdrawing support thereafter.
l would like to see our people en-
ter upon the policy of reforms to
which l have thus hastily alluded, es-
pecially in the matter of taxation. I
would gladly support anyone who
will take up this work, namely, that
Of equalizing taxation, of promoting
industrial expansion, of really adj
Vancing our agricultural interests, of
sustaining public instruction and of
purifying our politics by promoting
by our people direct.
Paid for Watered Milk.
Several customers of the Boston
Dairy Co. were notified to appear be-
fore w. E. Aldrich, a representative
of the company, who was in Middle
bury recently, and made arrange
ments to settle for the watered milk
which was found in their cans dur
ing the past month. Mr.. Aldrich eX-
planned to those present how the
company had been cheated out of
hundreds of dollars by accepting
watered milk from the farmers with
out knowing it. Most of those pres
ent made arrangements to settle for
what was considered their part of the
loss to the company. One case will
be turned over to the states attor-
ney, as a settlement could not be
reached.
At Middlebury College.
of trustees of Middlebury college
held at the Offices of James M. Gift
ford, New York City, Hon. Frank
c. Partridge of Proctor was elected
a trustee of the college. It was
decided to erect a central heating
and lighting plant next summer, be-
ginning the work as early in the
spring as possible. By this means
all the buildings on the college cam
pus will be heated from one plant.
It was decided to erect a new
chemical laboratory, in order to
provide the increased accommoda-
lions made necessary by the
growth of the college. By the cree
ton of special building for chem
istry the space now occupied by
chemical laboratories in the War
ner Science hall can be utilized for
other scientific branches. Mr.. An
drew Carnegie's pledge of $4,000
to the General Educational board
was for the specific purpose of pro-
viding a chemical building.
Deer Hunter Killed.
Charles Barnard of Bristol, aged
%, was accidentally shot Wednes-
day morning while deer hunting on
South mountain. He died about
noon. Charles Cove, his companion,
was walking behind him and he
stumbled and fell. The rifle strik-
ing the ground caused the dis
charge. The ball hit Barnard above
the hip going upwards and causing
an internal hemorrhage. Barnard
is survived by his widow, his moth
er, a brother, and sister. He lived
at South Bristol and had been mar
ried only a few months.
Civil Service Examinations.
First grade or clerical examina-
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