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THE WEEKLY CALEDONIAN
The Biggest Newspaper Value for $1.00 a Year in the State of Vermont. Published Every Wednesday Morning at St. Johnsbury.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 8, 1837
ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1919
83rd YEAR-NUMBER 4366
Fire Fighters
Saved Concord
DANVILLE COUPLE
MINDER
AUTOQSH
AUTOIST DRIVES
CAR INTO DITCH
AND DISAPPEARS
U. S. BOUGHT
FIRST AIRCRAFT
TEN YEARS AGO
Scale Factory
To Add Help
4 4 All The Work We Can Handle
Until Next Summer" Says Gen.
Mgr. Brooks Meets Salesmen
v
Homes of Mrs. Ellery Ford and Fred
Hastings Burned Seven Houses
Afire at OnceLoss $6,500
The heroic work of townspeople saved the main vil
lage of Concord from destruction by fire today. At one
time seven houses in the center of the town were afire.
The blaze was finally confined to the homes of Mrs. El
lery Ford and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hastings which were
burned to the ground and the barns of Mrs. Ford and
Frank Joslin were a total loss.
The fact that there was but a
light breeze blowing at the time the j
1 , , ,
file started and that the entire male
population of the town turned out to
fight the blaze saved the center of
the town. The loss will reach $C,r,0U
hi l i' ii.:.. i :.. 1... ;!,,, i
ancc.
The fnc is said to have been
started by boys playing with mutches.
The shirt of the fire was in a shed
owned by Mr. JosMn where five tons ,
of hay was stored. The hay in j ,fo td, th(; mimus of tho,.e who did
this shed was afire when the blaze j heroic work at the fire would be to
was first discovered. Aid was sum- mention most of the names of the peo'
moned from St. Johnsbury and other: l'lo of the town. Miss Helen Reed and
, . .. ,,...! Miss Ruth Hastingc did fine work at
towns but there was no apparatus,, tclcphone exchhttnR0 in sunnmoning
available that could be sent over the , hclj f .om cvcry Section. Ladies of
road. Several firemen from St. tiic village made hot effee and sand
Johnsbury made the crip by auto-1 wiches and kept them going to the
mobile and aided 'the local people j f,re fihgter:;. This splendid work and
who at this time had the fire under I cooperation saved u terrible loss to
control.
Besides the houses destroyed by
fire the following homes caught fire
but were saved by the hard work of
the fire fighters: W. O. Rochcleau, F.
A. Brewer, Mrs. George Howard, It.
N. Soulhworth and Mrs. L. M. Lewis.
rrL- F U flun finti4nic unrlnr
the direction of lire Warden can;
White was nothing short of marvel-.
ous. The men pulled off their coats
jumped onto
the ladders and climbed .
onto the side of roofs which were
blistering under the heat but they
held their places until the fire was
fought to a standstill.
Richard Southworth, the New Eng
land Tclcphone Company and Fred
Woods supplied trucks whicvh made
trips of a quarter of miic to the
river bringing water in milk cans io
supply the fire fighters. The town
owns two wheel chemicals and these
were used to good cfTect. It re
quired refilling to keep the chemicals
going and during the lapses the fire
gained headway which the firemen had
to overcome.
The losses from the fire arc: Mrs.
Ellery Ford, house and barn, $2,200;
Fred Hastings house and damage to
barn, $y,00); Frank Joslin, barn and
contents, $1,000; damage to other
buildings $1,000.
The fire started about 10.30 o'clock.
Mrs. Hastings was in hcr kitchen
whe none of her boys rushed into the
house and cried that the shed was
afire. She found the Joslin shed in
flames. Her two boys, Lafayette
Hastings, aged C, and Calvin Hast
ings, aged 5, had been playing about
the shed a sort time previously. The
boys in their excitement after the
fire could describe little of what had
happened. People in the neighbor
hood said that the boys had been play
ing with matches.
The little fellows were exception
ally fine hoys and whatever happen
ed was purely accidental.
The fire spread rapidly from the
shed to the main barn where several
valuable sleighs and a light buggy
which Mr. Joslin paid $1C() for, were
stored. At the discovery of the fire
Mrs. Hastings ran to the corner, the
former site of the West Concord
House, which was burned by fire in
1U12, and cried for help. Men rushed
to the scene and then the fire bells
on the church were rung. Men drop
ped their work and manned the fire
lines.
The flames spread in the other di
rection to the Hastings home. The
main part of the house was soon be
yond hope of saving. Here the firemen
nftide a firm stand.
Directly in the path of the flames
was the home of Mrs. O. B. Cutting
not over 20 feet from the blazing
Hastings' house. The men hung wet
blankets from the roof covering one
side of the house. Other men with
pails of water remained on the roof
and wet down the shingles as fast as
they could get water passed to them.
The water supply came entirely from
the men who ran the trucks back and
forth to the river.
This same thing was done in pre
venting the fire from spreading to
the barn which is directly in the
rear of the Hastings home. The barn
was connected by a shed but this was
torn down by the fire fighters. Men
stationed on the roof prevented the.
further spread of the flames in this
(lllPtl0"- , , .. .
The lire went on until shortly af
tcrnooI1 vvhcI1 the hliiZC in the Has-
tings house was finally downed .out.
It will be several days unless there
M a la,n wtorc the ruins will be cool
cd.
The fire is an unusually severe
strain to Mrs. Ford who came to
Concord with her husband only four
years ago. Mr. Ford died last spring
of heart trouble. They came to Con-
cord from Gardner, Me
M. Ford was
I the town.
Greets Mrs. Fairbanks
Afternoon Tea Given at "Brantvicw"
by Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks in t
Honor of her Guest
A dcliKhlful aftCrnoon tea and I
,ec ion iven by Ml.s. Rebeccaj
1..,i..b,lnUs at her beautiful home.!
,;.. tmiu. niWnnnn i
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from 4 to C o'clock in honor of her
guest, -Mrs. Joseph Fairbanks, wifej
of Major Fairbanks, now of
Washington, D. C. The home wasj
very prettily decorated witn sweet j
peas and cut flowers.
The guests began to arrive shortly
after 4 and were greeted by Master
Philip M. Fairbanks, the young son
of the Major and Mrs. Fairbanks.
From that time until after six o'clock
there were guests arriving and
departing and over fifty well known
people from St. Johnsbury and this
section were greeted by the hostess
and hcr guest. It was a very enjoy
able affair.
Mrs. Hiram Pearl poured tea and
Miss Cornelia Fairbanks served ices
in the dining room. The dining room
was in charge of Miss Sarah P. Cam
eron and Miss Margaret Merrill. On
the spacious veranda Mrs. Arthur
Sprague presided at the table with
ices.
Mr.- Fairbanks is making a brief
stay in St. Johnsbury. Her husband,
Major Fairbanks had a very import
ant post handling the draft in the
Great War at army staff headquarters
in Washington. Mrs. Fairbanks and
her son have been in Washington
with the Major for the past two
years.
WANT GRANGE
TO PROBE HIGH
COST OF LIVING
RUTLAND, Vt., Aug. 5 That the
National Grange, instead of the Na
tional Govermctit, take over the inves
tigation as to the cause and remedy of
the high cost of living was the sug
gestion of Oliver Wilosn of Peoria, 111
master of the National Gjwogc, in an
address delivered before about 200
farmers, their wives and children at
a field day arranged by the County
Grange nnd Farm Bureau held at the
fair grounds here.
Mr. Wilson argued that, with high
cost of labor, farm machinery, feeds
and fertilizers, the farmers were get
ting no more than their dues.
"Vou don't see farmers training in
the millonairc class," he declared.
SWANTON GRAIN
ELEVATOR BURNED
SWANTON, Vt., Aug. 5 Fire last
night destroyed the large grain ele
vator of the Park & Pollard company,
causing a loss estimated at more than
$100,000. The plant was built about a
year ago after the company's plant
at uswegq, N. Y., had been burned.
Arthur Boland and Wife
Have Narrow Escape
From Death
A narow escape from death under
an overturned automobile was the ex
perience of Mr. and Mrs. James Bo
land of Danville last night when their
automobile under the unsteady hand
of Mr Boland, crossed the Lynr
donville road near the old
brickyard and turned turtle at the
side of the street. Arthur Boland, a
brother, was in the car also but he
was thrown clear of the machine.
A Mass. car came along soon after
the accident and after hard work
the accident and after hard work
rescued Mr. and Mrs. Boland from
underneath the car. Mrs. Boland
was in the rear seat and Mr. Boland
was at the wheel. The condition of
Boland and his brother caused the
people in the Massachuscts car to re
uort the matter at once to Chief of
Police Finley.
The chief went to the scene anff
promptly arrested the Boland broth
ers on the charge of drunkenness.
They were locked up in the police
station. A search for liquor upon
them was without results. It was be'
lieved by the police that they had
been partaking of "Jackcy" otherwise
known as Jamaica Ginger which has
a very strong percentage of alcohol
and it is known to have considerable
"kick."
The Boland brothers howled and
yelled in their cells for some time
until the effects of their "auto acci
dent" wore off. Mrs. Boland suffered
severely from a smashed thumb and
a bad contusion on the left leg.
Early today when the party had re
covered sufficiently a friend drove the
party to their home in Danville, he
Boland brothers were allowed out on
bail until the sitting of the court next
Wednesday The car had a smashed
wheel and broken windshield.
$1,148 IN PRIZES
Boys and Girte Exhibits at the Ver
mont State Fair to Be An Im
portant Feature
A new department has been estab
lished this year in the Vermont state
fair for boys and girls. The premium
list just issued offers, on pages 78-85,
a total of $1,148.00 in prizes, distri
buted among l.r2 classes. These are
arranged in 'fourteen exhibit groups,
home garden products, home canned
foods, pigs, poultry, potatoes, corn,
cooking, sowing, maple sugar, home
and farm handicrafts, picture-stories,
demonstration teams, judging teams,
special team prizes. The best two all
round teams will win a free trip to
the Eastern States Exposition the
following week. The prize winning
exhibits will Be sent to Springfield
free of cost to exhibitor and returned
to his home prepaid. There is no
entry fee.
For information, address E. L. In
galls, Assistant Superintendent, Bur
lington. THIRD VERMONT
REGIMENT REUNION.
The thirty-fourth annual reunion
of the 3d Vermont Regiment will be
held at G. A. 11. hall, St. Johnsbury,
Vt.', on Tuesday, September 2nd,
1919.
Business meeting at 11 a. m.
W. R. C. dinner at 12 M.
All veterans and associate mem
bers of G. A. It., members of the
W. R. C, and Sons of Veterans with
their respective families are cord
dially invited.
Comrades, come, or be sure to ac
knowledge this notice. If no reply
is received no notificiation of future
association meetings will be sent you
In case of the death of a comrade
will his, friends please notify us.
Yours in F. C. and L.,
Charles H. Woodbury,
Carlton Felch,
Owen R. Vesper.
Executive Committee.
SIMONDS MOVES
Robert W. Simonds, Formerly Ver
mont Commissioner of Industries.
Robert W. Simonds, who recently
resigned as Vcrmonts state commis
sioner of industries, has entered a
law partner ship in the firm of Car
ney, Simonds & Blake, having offices
at Fitchburg and Gardner, Mass., and
he will soon go to Fitchburg to lo
cate. Since leaving the office of state
commissioner of industries Mr. Si
monds was offered a postion in charge
of the industrial department of an ac
cident insurance company with head
quarters in Boston, but he declined.
"Mr. Simonds formerly lived in St.
Johnsbury. ,
We stand for your Business
Massachusetts Car Lands
Side-up on Danville Road
Seek Owner
An automobilist driving a car num
bered 70013 (Mass. registry) took a
twenty-foot slide through space on
the West Danville road yesterday
when his car turned over on its side,
and he has disappeared completely.
There is some mystery about the
accident which the authorities have
so far failed to clear up.
The accident happened on the road
between Danville Center and West
Danville. Tracks in the road show
that the car ran along the edge of
the ditch for fifty feet. The front
wheel then struck a culvert and was
smashed off. The car turned over on
its side. i
A space in the grass twenty feet
ahead shows where the driver of the
car landed. He had gone over the
windshield which was not damaged.
Whether the driver was injured or
not could not be learned today. It is
believed he was picked up by a pass
ing automobilist and possibly taken
to Montpelier.
The car is an Abbott-Detroit road
ster. By the side of the car was
found an order book of the Davis
Baking Company. There was also
an order for films for the Colonial
Theatre of Andover, Mass.
Ihe place where the accident oc
curred is close to the Ainsworth cot
tage. This house is now unoccupied
and no one in the vicinity knew of
the accident.
The car was in Danville yesterday
afternoon and the driver stopped for
gasoline.
FAIRBANKS IS
PROMOTED TO
RANK OF COLONEL
Notice of the promotion to the rank
of Colonel of Licut.-Col. Joseph
Fairbanks of this town has just been
received by his family at Brantview.
This is the 4th promotion given Qol.
Fairbanks since he entered the army
two years ago.
One of the first of the St. Johns
bury boys to enter the service Col.
Fairbanks left home for the Officers'
Training Camp at Madison Barracks,
N. Y., in less than a month from the
time the President declared war. He
received his commission as second
lieutenant in the Quartermasters'
Corps in the summer and was ordcr
ercd to Camp Dix but October was
assigned to the Judge Advocate Corps
with the rank of Major and was trans
ferred to Washington. His First
work, under General Crowder in the
office of the Provost Marshal General
concerned the settlement of appeals
to the President from the decision of
the various draft boards throughout
the country. ,He did important work,
also, in the revision of the question
naire in the shape of a promotion to
the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
When the draft work halted at the
signing of the armistice, Col. Fair
banks asked for his discharge but
was transferred to the office of the
Judge Advocate General to do some
especial research for General Crow
der. In January of this year his re
quest for a discharge was again set
aside and he was made legal advisor
in the Purchase, Storage and Traf
fic Division of the War Department,
of which General Gocthals was chief
during the war. That his record as
legal advisor was a brilliant one is
shown by the fact that in May, Gen
eral Burr, the present Chief, appoint
ed Col. Fairbanks a member of the
Board of Contract Adjustment the
Board authorized by Congress and
the Secretary of War to settle the
many government contracts which at
the time of the armistice were sus
pended or terminated. The recent
promotion is a recognition of his able
work in organization and administra
tion work which has earned for him
the highest commendation of his of
ficial superiors.
The many St. Johnsbury friends of
Col. Fairbanks congratulate him on
his distinguished record in war ser
vice.
PLANS MADE FOR W. C. T. U.
CONVENTION HERE
Twelve ladies of the W. C. T. U.
met at the home of Mrs. Elsie M.
Harvey, 'Thursday, July 31, to plan
for the coming state convention to be
held in St. Johnsbury at the Metho
dist church in October.
Among those present was Mrs. M.
L. Pearson, state president, who came
to arrange certain matters with the
St. Johnsbury Union.
The dates are Oct. 22, 23 and 24.
Mrs. M. H. Goss was appointed
chairman of the committee on enter
tainment.
Air Service Congratulates O.
Wright-Interesting Facts
of First Flight
WASHINGTON, 1). C, July 31
The following was sent by the Air
Service to Orvillc Wright:
"The congratulations of the Air
Service are extended to you on the
tenth anniversary of the delivery of
the first airplane to the Government
ot the United States, first in the
world to acquire a dynamic aircraft.
The Air Service appreciates to the
full the ever increasing debt owed by
mankind to the Wright Brothers,
whose foresight, indefatigable re
search and practicable application
have aided world progress through the
invention of a new means of com
munication. ,
MENOHER"
It will be recalled that ten years
ago, on the 30th of July, the United
States acquired the first airplane.
This Government was the first in the
world to be the possessor of an air
plane but had, however, no pilot.
Later in the season the following Am.
erican Army Officers were taught to
fly by Wilbur Wright, 1st Lieut.
Frank P. Lahm, now Colonel, and 1st
Lieut. B. D. Foulois, now Brigadier
General.
On July 30, 1909, Orville Wright
and B. D. Foulois together made the
second and final trial flight with the
Wright machine contracted for by
the Uovernment the year before.
This was a cross country trip of five
miles in each direction, with and
against the wind. The speed made
was 42 miles an hour. On July 27,
the endurance test of one hour was
in a flight which totaled 72 minutes,
with 1st Lieut. Frank P. Lahm.
Lieut. Lahm has the distiction of be
ing the first American Army Officer
to fly.
While the Wright Brothers were
negotiating in foreign countries for
the sale of ' patent rights, they were
communicated with by the United
States Government, and in the win
rte of 1907, the Chief Signal Officer,
General James Allen, advertised for
bids for an airplane. Of 22 bids three
were accepted. The Wright Broth
ers were the only ones to deliver a
machine. In September, 1908, official
demonstrating flights were begun at
Fort Meyer, near Washington, in the
fulfillment of the contract, but the
death of 1st Lieut. Thos. E. Solfridge,
passenger, and the accident to Orvillc
Wright, the pilot of the machine,
postponed flights until 1909. Lieut.
Selfridgc was the first man in the
world to be killed by a power-driven
airplane.
The contract price of the machine
was $25,000. The maximum speed
demanded was 40 miles an hour, with
a bonus of 10 per cent for each mile
per hour in addition. The Wrights re
ceived $30,000 for a speed of 42 miles
per hour. This was paid out of the
funds of the Board of Ordance and
Fortification. f
Handlcy-Page carrying 'twelve per
sons including the pilot, Lieut. Rob
ert H. Sclff, enroute to Washington
to Hampton, Va., had a forced land
ing on the farm of E. H. Penning
ton, three miles from Kisale, Va.,
and about 80 miles from Washington.
One of the motors ceased working at
an elevation of 2000 feet and Pilot
Solff in order to avoid landing in a
forest selected a small field. The air
plane turned turtle and although the
passengers were badly shaken up it
is thought none were seriously in
jured. HAMILTON NAMED
St.
u.
Johnsbury Man Made Vermont
S. Employment Service Director
at Montpelier
Edmund P. Hamilton of St. Johns
bury has been made federal director
of the Vermont U. S. Employment
Service succeeding R. W. Simonds
who has resigned. Mr. Hamilton
will make Montpelier his headquart
ers. He expects a revival of the em
ployment service in all parts of the
state in the near future. Owing to
lack of funds the various offices in
the state were closed recently.
Mr. Hamilton worked for 18 years
at the Fairbanks Scale factory. Ten
months ago he left to become trav
eling senior examiner for the em
ployment service.
; w-u Wy53
Wise John.
John wns nhle to persunde Ruth to
rtb most things he desired. One day
the children, with their little cousin,
Edwnrd, decided to drnw pictures. Ed
ward nnd John each found a pencil,
hut Ruth wns still without one until
her mother come to her aid with a
big new pencil. John, whofye pencil wns
a blue stub, looked longingly at the
new one and then, In a coaxing voice,
said: "Ruthle. don't you wont this
nice pretty blue one? It just matchw
your eyes." Need!rs to say, John se
cured the long par.cil, -
The Fairbanks scale factory here is to continue full
time work and extra help is to bo put on in the near fut
ure, general manager P. C. Brooks stated today. "Busi
ness has increased greatly in the past three weeks," he
said, "and there is no question but that the factory will
have all the business it can handle until next summer."
An enthusiastic meeting of the)
sales managers of the Fairbanks
Morse Company of the West and of
the E. and T. Fairbanks Company of
the East was called here yesterday
by Mr. Brooks, who is General Man
ager of all the Fairbanks-Morse
plants.
Twenty-eight sales managers and
officials of the two corporations were
present. Mr. Brooks stated today
that it was undoubtedly the most en
thusiastic conference ever held here.
The men were called together to
confer over future prospects in an
effort to develop new business and to
stimulate the trade. The local plant
was thoroughly inspected and was
reported to be in excellent condition.
New types of scales were discussed
with a view to meeting new commer
cial demands. The local factory has
a most promising outlook.
Henry J. Fuller of NewYork, Pre
sident of the E. and T. Fairbanks
and Co., and C. W. Pank of Chicago,
Vice-president of the Fairbanks
Morse Company, were present; also
Vice-presidents J. U. Peters and
Harvey Miller of E. and T. Fair
banks and Company.
'The sales managers of E. and T.
Fairbanks and Co., present were fts
following:
E. E. Pcndray, St. Louis; F. V.
Roy, Omaha; E. De Mdoy, Cleve
land; H. W. Welch, Montreal; G. E.
Allen, Boston; and J. J. Kavanagh,
New York.
The sales managers of the Fair
banksMorsc coi-poration present were
L. M. Hibbs, Denver; W. F. Singer,
Chicago; K. W. Jones, Detroit; F. E.
Church, Chicago; C. J. LaForge,
New York; F. M. Condit, Chicago;
J. F. Snarenbcrgcr, Louisville, Ky.;
L. L. Briggs, Baltimore; J. E. Mey
ermis, Baltimore; George W. Drexe
lius, Birmingham, Ala.; . Bouse
field, New York A. C. Dodge, Cincin
nati; R. N. Romig, Pittsburg; O. P.
Bcitcl, Pittsburg; H. Green, New
York; J. C. Schuiakcnland, Philadel
phia; and L. B. Kelz, New York.
BAILEY APPOINTED
Succeeds Dean Perkins at the Uni
versity of Vermont Will Con
tinue as Controller.
BURLINGTON, Aug. 5 At a special
meeting of the trustees of the Uni
versity of Vermont Controller Guy
W. Bailey was unanimously elected
acting president of the institution and
the resignaton of Dean George II.
Perkins from that office was accepted.
Acting President Bailey will con
tinue to perform his dutes as control
ler and Dean Perkins will continue
to head the college of arts and scienes
and will teach sciences of which he
has made a life work.
LYNDONVILLE
G. M. Campbell and son, Raymond,
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Silsby leave to
day for Ocean Park, Me., to join Mrs.
Campbell, who has been there ten
days.
T. V. Blaiswall has moved from
the Episcopal rectory into a tene
ment over the bakery.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T Christopher, Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Emerson, and chil
dren motored to Groveton Sunday to
visit Mrs. Emerson's parents.
Frances Carter has the mumps.
Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Bigelow, Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Coniveau motored to
Bethlehem Sunday and on their re
turn stopped to the Lyndon Tea
Shoppe for refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burns and
son, Cecil, go to Newport, Vt., to
day to attend the wedding of Miss
Blanche Burns at high noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Fisher of
Winchester. Mass., are visiting rela-lj'
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tives and friends. I
Word has been receved from Earl
Lang that he has arrived safe across
from overseas and has gone to Camp
Dodge, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Paige spent
the week end in camp with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Ranger near the Weirs.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kennedy of New
Haven. Con., arc at Hotel -Lyndon
for a few days.
OUR WANT ADS PAY
VICTIM OF SHELL
SHOCK FOUND IN
VERMONT CAMP
MANCHESTER, Vt, Aug. 5 Lieut
Willi am II. Stuart, son of Duncan
Stuart of Onconta, N. Y., and Man
chester, Vt., was found yesterday
afternoon at one of the loging camps
of the Rich Lumber company on the
East Mountain, after a search extend
ing over seven months.
Lieut Stuart returned to New York
city from service in France on Jan.,
18. He had left a friend saying that
he would go to Onconta the i
and take the family by surj
A few weeks later his fa
ceived official notice of his d
from Army service, which
first intimation that his son
this country. Exhaustive se
police and detective forces
York city accomplished noth '
he had been given up for
some time.
A Spiritualist in Pownal,
suited frequently by the fathi
can Stuart, insisted that tl
would be found at the lumbei
While his father had little
the statement, he had kept his
at his work as ranger on thf
tain. Yesterday the father fo
boy at one of the camps, bi
unbalanced mental condition.
Young Stuart showed somt
nition of his father. The fil
position of a serious case t
shock is verified, but proper tn
will probably bring a sound
condition.
He has been and is f,cill un
hallucination that the Govern
looking for him and has been an am
to show himself.
Previous to coming to this vicinity
he worked for two months at a log
ging camp in New York state, and
had been to Wanakena, where the
Rich Lumber company formerly car
ricd on operations.
GOVERNOR CLEMENT NOT
TO CALL SPECIAL SESSION
MONTPELIER, Aug. 2 Governor
P. W. Clement has authorized the
statement that he will not call a spec
ial session of the legislature for tha
purpose of ratifying the amendment
of the Federal Constitution granting
equal suffrage.
The governor's reasons are as fol
lows: 1. On account of the expense in
volved. 2. Because the whole matter of
revising the constitution is now be
fore the commission headed by W,
B. C. Sticknuy of Rutland.
APPOINTS FRYE
Governor Names St. Johnsbury Man
Judge of Municipal County
Court , j
MONTPELIER, Aug. 2 Governc-tf
Percival W. Clement has appointed
George C. Frye of St. Johnsbury,
judge of the Caledonia County Muni
cipal Court. Judge Frye was appoint
ed by Governor Charles W. Gates in
11)15, and held the office until this
year, when Mclvin G. Morse, on his
OM" " "ora V" rq uk
1" ranee, was appointed by Governor
Clement. Judge Frye's reappointment
follows the appointment of Judge
Morse as legislative reference librar
ian, and is on the recommendation of
the St. Johnsbury legislative delega
tion and a majority of the Caledonia
County Bar. Judge Frye made nq
application for the position. ,
Governor Clement has appointed B.
F. Butterfield of Derby a member of
the State Fair Commission for the
term ending January 31, 1922, to fill
the vacancy caused by the decease of
Myron A. Adap
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