St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-23


road corporation have perfected their
organization by choosing the following
officers: President, w. II. Cooke of
Whitehall vice-president, A. c. How
ard of TOwnshend clerk and treasurer,
John A. Butler of Jamaica; executive
committee, w. H. Cooke, Francis
Goodhue and E. L. Waterman. Lon
donderry has bonded in aid of the
road $50, 900, and the enthusiasm all
along the route is highly encouraging.
One of the interesting features of the
Bennington celebration, next August,
will be the sham fight, in which all of
the militia of the state will take part.
1t is proposed to have as near repro
duction of the old battle as possible,
and already preparations are being
made for its performance.
The slaughter of dogs has commenced
in Ferrisburgh, and Mr.. Joseph Norman
of that town, is paying from 10 cents to
81 each for their hides.
1t is said to be now certain that the
smashup which occurred some few
weeks ago on the Rutland Railroad at
the Pittsford bridge, was the result of
villainOus design. 1t has been discov-
cred that one of the rails was taken
from the track on the bridge with the
intention of wrecking the train. There
appears to be very good prospect that
the perpetrators of the deed will be
brought to justice.
A Bennington man, the other day,
while doing little writing at the bank,
to try his pen wrote his name in full on
the back of bank note. By way of a
joke, the note was properly filled and
presented for payment, explanations
following in due time. That man will
hereafter be careful how he leaves his
signature lying around loose.
The keeper of the Ludlow House, in
Ludlow, was convicted of sixteen sec
Ond offences under the prohibitOry law,
the other day, and fined 1920 and costs.
The Burlington republican caucus
Saturday evening, renominated 10 D..
Hatch for mayor and M. r. Tyler for
city judge.
President Hubert of Middlebury
college is supplying the pulpit of Beth
any church, Montpelier, during the i'll
ness of Rev. DR.. Lord.
The overseer of the poor for the town
of Rutland has presented his bills for
the year to the town auditors, and they
amount to little over $4,000.
The inmates of the Reform School
numbers one hundred and twenty five
boys and twelve girls.
A son of Peter P. Russell, of Water
bury, was IDLY scalded the other day,
by falling into pail of hot water.
A little sap boiled down to nothing
and intimidated with great deal of
last years maple sugar, may be expect
ed along soon. Look out for it.
The American Institute of Instruc-
ton will hold its next annual meeting,
the 4Sth, at Montpelier, July 1912.
Mr.. C. S. NOyes has been chosen
President of the Lamoille County Ma
tional Bank at Hyde Park, in place of
Judge NOyes, recently deceased.
Frank Spaulding of Mortified,
brakeman on No. l Central Vermont
freight train, was knocked from the top
of a car at Bethel by the spout of a
water tank which had been left out of
proper position after taking water on
the preceding train. He was severely
bruised on the face and about the
body.
Mr.. j. j. R. Randall, the Rutland ar
chitect will probably accept an offer
from the Russian government TO be-
come a government engineer and take
charge of a system of iron railroad
bridges to be built in that country,
and if so will leave for st. Petersburg
in June.
The large brick horse barn and sheds
attached at the Brattleboro insane asy-
lum were burned, one day last week,
with their contents, including carriages,
sleighs and farm implements; the dry
room aud laundry were also burned,
with a large amount of supplies be-
longing to the institution. The fire
was probably caused by the burning
out of one of the chimneys; loss 800
900, insured in the Liverpool, London
and Globe and Vermont Mutual. The
saving of the main building, after twice |
catching fire, in which were some 300
patients, was almost miraculous; the |
supply of water had been nearly eX-
hausted, and the thermometer stood at
zero.
RESIGNATION OF JUDGE SMALLEY-l
We understand that Judge Smallev has |
at last resigned his Office us United States |
District Judge, and that his resigna-
ton has gone on to Washington, by !
the hands of the clerk of the court, 3. |
B. Smalley, Esq. When the resigna-
ton is to take effect, is known only to
the Judge and perhaps one or two 9TH
ers. And as Hayes is to be the next
President, a few days one way or the
other will be of little consequence.
The names of Judge Poland and of
Col. w. G. Veazey are those most
talked of, at present, in connection
with the appointment.-FTee Press.