St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-11-25
VERMONT NEWS

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ciety at its annual meeting at Rut-
President, A. M. Vaughan, of Ran
dolph; secretary, NJ. B. Cummings, of
Burlington; treasurer w. c. Cotton,
of Montpelier; auditor, A. T. Clark,
of Vermont; executive committee.
A. NJ. Vaughan, M. E. Cummings, l..
S. Brigham, Of St. Adams, E. H. Hal
| lett, of ST. Johnsbury, and E. H.
West, of Dorset.
The next annual convention of the
! Vermont State Medical Society will
be held at Burlington. Oct. IA and
Is, 1915. One morning will be de-
voted to clinics at the Mary Fetch
er hospital.
| The farmers of Windham have or
gained a Potato Growers Associa-
ton. The town has long been noted
| for its good potatoes, but owing to
the distance from market there is
need of a cooperative method of
disposing of the crops. The asso-
citation will buy fertilizer in carload
lots and in marketing will endeavor
to send their products to some Mas
sachusetts city in carload lots They
will also consider raising seed po-
tatoes.
Fire at Springfield, Nov. II, de-
stroyed the Preston & Bryant grist
mill and the Charles Earle saw mill
at a loss of between $4,000 and So
900. The grist mill was a landmark
having been built Is years ago.
+ Rutland was the scene of the Ca
nary-Bird wedding on Nov. IT, the
bride being Mary Canary and the
groom Robert B. Bird.
Charles T. Bean of Newport, for
% years a popular employee of the
Passumpsic division of the Boston
& Maine died at his home on Aug
Is after a three months illness
caused in part by the death of his
son, William S. Bean, a year ago.
He was SO years old and leaves a
wife and two daughters, Alice and
Mrs. Harold F. French.
At a preliminary meeting held in
Montpelier, Nov. IT, plans were
made to hold meetings with farmers
throughout the state to ascertain if
possible the cost of milk p, oduct:on.
1t was decided to hold four meet
ings the first at Bellows Falls, Dec
IL, the next day at Rutland, at Bur
lington, Dec. 20 and st. Johnsbury,
Dec. 80. At these hearings it is
planned to have farmers from the
immediate vicinity of the town or
city in which they are held testify
as to the cost of milk production,
including labor, overhead charges,
feed, etc. The meetings are ar
ranged by rep. esentatiVes of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce and
the Vermont railroads will cooper
ate with them. All the agricultural
bodies of the state and the state
commissioner we're represented at
the meeting at Montpelier.
Charles J. McMaster of Rutland, |
one of the oldest rail. DAD men in the
state, died Nov. IT, aged 70 years. |
He was general mechanical inspec- |
tor of the Rutland system.
The will of Mrs. Irene Vail of |
Montpelier left S / from an estate of |
$1,000 to her husband, who will
waive the statutes.
G. F. North of Burlington, treas
urer of the State Y. M. G. A., died |
Nov. 10, aged IS years. He had
been state manager for the Aetna
st. Adams is assured for a new
The site is on Fairfield street 'front.'
ing on Taylor park and the build
ing will be of the same general de- |
sign and size of the Bellows Falls |
The famous Oxypathor case will
be appealed by the respondent to
the United States Circuit Court Of
appeals.
Instead of giving a reception.
town representative Arthur e. Hol- |
lister of Bennington has presented |
the library Is volumes of new fic-
ton. to be purchased at his expense. H
The American Fidelity Co. has
Issued a statement to stockholders
which shows the total reserves, cap
tal stock and surplus to be ST.
6.52S.59. The assets of che COM
Dany consists of HOrds with a mar
ket value of 1851, 206.20; cash on
hand. 1854, 27S.33; accrued interest,
S11, 256.32: premiums in the cou- Sc
Of collection. less than three months
1ue. $89,787.74.
The Vermont commandery of the
Military Order for Foreign Wars
held its annual business meeting and
banquet at Montpelier. Nov. Is. and
elected these officers: Commander,
W. A. Pattee of Montpelier; senior
yfre commander, H. W. Ellis of st.
Tchnsbury; treasu, er. e. II. Prouty
If Montpelier; secretary and regis
rar, George ~. TiIden of Barre;
delegates to- the triennial conclave
@ be held in Philadelphia, Congress-
nan Frank L. Greene, o. D. Clark,
J. S. Foster and A. q. Eaton.
A paint mine has been discovered
a Sandgate AMI a stock company
With a capital os 100000 will be
q: med to Develop it. 1t will able
O troduce millions OF tons of Vens-
ian red paint. 1t can be shoveled :
M without mining