St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-01-17

Library Commission Report

lington, Wednesday. Among the
new things accomplished during the
year was the establishment OF six
travelling Libraries, bringing the to-
tai UP to 81; the starting Of 8 new
school Libraries; making 3S now in
use; the installing of libraries in
the state hospital for the insane, the
house Of correction, the Industrial
school and the states prison. Miss
Rebecca Wright OF Montpelier, sup
erintendents OF travelling Libraries,
made this report and added that
there were In the state 25 Libraries
dealing with special subjects for the
use OF study clubs and four farmers
libraries. Two libraries were added
not included In any of these classes.
one dealing with South America and
the other with the Panama canal
The purpose of the commission is,
principally, to reach the back sec
tions of the state, and the travelling
libraries are gladly welcomed in
such places. Favorable reports come
OF the use to which the Libraries are
put in the state institutions. In
Windsor, the state prison inmates
have a collection of 500 books, "a
having been added during the year.
Books of science seem to be most
eagerly sought after by those inn
prisoned there. At Waterbury, fic-
ton is most read and in the reform
school and house of correction the
choice of books is mainly to amuse
and elevate.
New libraries have been started in
Middlebury, Williamstown, Rox-
bury, Grand Isle, Troy and Wealth
ersfeld, and these, with so others,
are receiving annual aid from the
commission, which gives 500 worth
OF books at first and then gives $25
worth a year as long as the library
is kept alive and we'll managed.
Railroads Fight For Quanries.
The Central Vermont railway and
the Boston and Maine interests are
locking horns over the business of
the Barre quarries. The Montpelier
and Wells River, owned by the Bos-
ton and Maine, has decided to build
an extension of a mile and half
from East Barre in the spring, tap
ping new quarries and costing about
100000. Before the public service
commission at Barre last week the
application of the Barre Granite
railroad company for charter was
considered, the petitioners aiming to
show that public good requires the
road. The charter application is
signed by 16 Barre people and by
e. H. Fitzhugh, president of the
Central Vermont, G. G.. Jones, gen
eral manager, G. w. Writers, coUn-
sci, and the company has already Sc
cured right of way for most of the
distance. Up to this time the Barre
railroad has had a monopoly of the
business of the quarries and will not
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field without fight. The
Barre quarries have been called the
transportation gold mines of YER
mont. Years ago there was a SIM
liar fight on between the two roads
but while the Central Vermont had
a charter, it did not build, and ID.
r. Sortwell of the Wells River, ran
a line through Barre to the quarries
and the Central went TO Williams
town.
Raise of Wages ON G. v.
change in the wage scale on the
Central Vermont railway now effect
i've gives material increases to con-
ductOrs, baggagemen and brakemen..
On the Montpelier-Barre branch line
conductors receive $125 instead of
SIS; baggagemen, SIS instead of
SIS, and brakemen, SIS a month.
On the main line, conductors receive
for runs of 1876 miles or over 2.68
cents mile, baggagemen, LBS cents
per mile, and brakemen, $50 cents
per mile. On runs of less than 155
miles, conductors will receive $4.2O
a day, baggagemen, $2.75 a day and
brakemen, $3.50. On way freights, |
conductors who were paid $95 a |
month will receive 1915 cents a mile
and brakemen 40 cents a mile
with 100 miles the minimum run.
On through freights conductors re-
ceive $50 cents a mile and brake
men 2.42. On Richford and Essex
Junction passenger trains conduc-
baggagemen, $S7 and brakemen.
$S4 a month. On freight service, |
conductors will receive $103 and |
brakemen $40 month. On Bur-
lington and Cambridge Junction
branch, conductors will receive $1O9
a month, baggagemen, $71, and
brakemen, $66.
Will Not Marry Divorced People.
The pastors Of the Unitarian, two
Congregational, Methodist and Bap-
fist churches in Burlington have en-
tered into an agreement relative to
the remarriage by any one of them
of divorced people. In effect, the
clergymen will insist on knowing
something about. the terms of the di-
vorce, and believe it will work no
hardship for those who have been
divorced to wait at least year be-
fore marrying again. The agreement
follows:
In order that the public may
understand their position, we,
the undersigned, ministers of Bur-
lington, agree that the following.
principles at least will be observed
with regard to the remarriage of
divorced people. 1t Is understood
that this is a minimum demand and
that the ministers are further bound
by the laws of their respective
churches where such exist.