St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-04-10
VERMONT VISITORS
St. JOhnsbury People at the Ma
tiOnal Capitol No Government
Building Here.

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Caledonia Friends:
The past week has indeed been a
halcyon and vociferous one, from the
point of view that the vermonters
here have been mostly occupied in
welcoming and looking after the
swarms of visiting Vermont friends.
They have invaded us in swarms,
droves and squads, sure of a warm
welcome and every courtesy which
might make their visit one to be
happily remembered.
OF course il is impossible to give
the names of all those who have
dropped in on us, but as the dust set
ties / recall few, as follows: Hon.
B. b. Scribner, Mr. and Mrs. J. F..
Page, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Bertrand
the only original Jack" Miss Ber-
tina Bragg, the Only Stiles, all of St.
Johnsbury; DR.. and Mrs. Darling of
Hardwick, Mrs. George Lovejoy and
the senior class of the academy, also
of Hardwick, "Trot' Kings two
bright young sons, now Of Bethel,
DR.. Carpenter, now of Lancaster, but
a former well-known st. Johnsbury-
lite. These were only few of the
tourist party.
E. H. Hoffman of Lyndon dropped
into the capital a few minutes last
Friday. Ed. has been at st. Cloud,
Florida, all winter for his health.
which he now considers quite restor-
ed.
Hon. and Mrs. R. J. McCuen of
Vergennes are visiting his father
here for a few days, on their way
home from a visit of several weeks
in Bermuda. Rob" who is the pre-
sent member of the legislature from
his home city, is very probably one
of Addison's county's next senator's.
John A. Kendrick of Providence,
who has a summer home at the birth
place of Mrs. Kendrick at North
Fairfax, gave dinner to Representa-
tive and Ex.-Gov. Utter of Rhode Is
land Thursday evening, which Repre-
Plumley attended.
Robert Norton of Burlington has
recently joined Senator Pages office
staff. Mr. Norton is native of Fair
Haven, but his parents not long ago
removed to Burlington where their
son has been attending school.
Don, a son of official reporter
Gensler of the United States Senate,
is now a valued member of the Office
staff of the Woodbury. Granite COM
pany at Hardwick.
Hon E. r. Morse of Rutland drop
ped into town few hours the last
of the week.
Hon. Edward L. Bates and son of
Bennington are in the city for a few
days.
Hon. L. c. Leavens of Berkshire
and Hon. H. G. Comings of Rich
ford have been in town the past
week on business connected with
the partially constructed govern
ment building at the latter point. A
further appropriation is desired, but
it comes very slowly. Government
building bills are very much out of
favor in the House and likewise in
the senate at this session, and it is
almost impossible to secure funds to
complete those under way. Under the
and although Repre-
Plumley is making every
possible effort and is not yet dis
couraged, the outlook for appropria
ton for a new government building
at St. Johnsbury is not especially
bright. Economy is the excuse for
the non-performance of much plain
duty, and certain legislators here
would bury their grandmother in an
Eastwood coffin if they
thought it might gain them a few
votes next fall.
Gives Up Tariff Smashing.
The House has finally given up it's
tariff smashing program for this
and for the balance of the
time before final adjournment will
confine their activities to the wind
ing up of the regular appropriation
bills and the routine odds and ends
of the session. With the bare pos
sibility of some amendment and
agreement on the wool schedule it is
now practically certain that no tar
iff legislation will pass the senate
and go to the president at this ses-
sion. The House leaders do not