St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-02-28
POSTAL SOUABBLES
Vermonters Asking Things at
Washington. Progress on
Senator Pages Bill.
Washington, February 26.
Esteemed Caledonians:=


Esteemed Caledonians:-
At last there are signs of spring
hereabouts. Anyway, there is yell
low tint in the air, and the snow is
gone.
There always seems to be. some
thing going on in the postoffice line
in that vicinity, all of which affords
Brother Plumley occupation. He is
just now trying to extract a favor
able decision from the postofice de-
partment on the application of the
people of Lunenburg for the restor-
alton of the mail service which they
formerly enjoyed from South Ian
caster, N. H., as the distributing
point for their Office. After the
! bridge over the Connecticut was
burned at that point some time ago
their mail came to them from South
Lunenburg, but with the rebuilding
of the bridge they desire the old
system restored.
The rural carrier situation at
East Ryegate is yet unsettled, but it
now looks as if the matter might be
adjusted soon. It appears that the
department has for some time main
South Ryegate to East Ryegatestwice
every week day, running via Ryegate
centre, and they make the institu-
ton of carrier service from East
Ryegate conditional on the forenoon
service from Ryegate to East Rye
gate being discontinued, insisting
that the proposed carrier serve the
section between the two villages in
his morning delivery. This is under
stood to be the ultimatum of the
department, and it is probable that
if the carrier route is installed it
will have to be on this basis.
Last Wednesday noon Con-
gresham Plumley started for Mich
igan to fill a speaking engagement
away up in the centre of the state,
and at once ran squarely into the
teeth of the blizzard which was
then devastating all that section. He
connected with his job, however, af-
ter exasperating delays, but will not
get far out of town again until the
season is sufficiently advanced so
that pilot snow plow running
ahead will not be necessary.
Petition from st. JOhnsbury.
Senator Page has presented a pc
tition from st. John de Crevecoeur
chapter of the st. Johnsbury D. A. |
r. asking for the establishment of a |
children's bureau in the department |
of Commerce and Labor. This bill /
passed the senate some time ago, and
is now before the House.
Parties resident at Beecher's
Falls, in the town of Canaan, have
applied to the treasury department
for a charter for national bank to
be located at that point. The in
corporators named are E. G. Tillot-
son, B. c. Mcdonald, E. A. Lyford,
E. D. Brooks and B. L. Brown. The
capital stock is fixed at $4,000.
Senator Pages vocational educa-
tionaI bill has been favorabTy passed
upon by the senate committee on ag-
by whom it has been con-
sidered for some time, and it is con-
fidently expected that it will go
the senate at this session.
Out of the senate committee of 16
there were only three votes in oppo-
sitiOn, and these were as to the ad-
visibility of the appropriation at this
time rather than in respect to the
merits of the bill. Its success in the
House is not assured, though it has
many friends in the House agricul-
.ural committee as well as among
he members generally. The pur-
poses of the measure, which will af-
'ord opportunity to the youth OF
he country to acquire a valuable
scientific education along the lines
If agriculture and the domestic sci
,nces and economies, appeals to
everybody, and the desirability and
inal success of the bill is generally
At the recent meeting held at
Jorthfield by the board of ex-
Lminers to select a candidate for
he naval academy at Annapolis six
.andidates presented themselves,
tut only one passed. This was
frederick Hammond Knight of Lud-
ow, whose parents have a winter
esidence here which they occupy
very season. The other five, candi-
ates were not even in the also
an" class.
Vermont Association.
The monthly meeting of the Yer
1ont association was held last
'riday evening, and was most
success. Several new
1embers Joined, and under the ener-
etic administration of President
husband the association is taking
n new life every day. During the
vening a play was presented by the N
ollege girls club of the city which
ave much pleasure to large audi
nee. It is probable that the annual .
ugar party of the association will
e given this spring as soon as new
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