St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
TIE HOWE SCALE co.

THE HOWE SCALE CO. t..
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Howe scale company
was held Wednesday at Rutland, and
these directors We're elected for the
year: John b. Page, w. Il. Page, w.
w. Reynolds, George S. Studwell of
New 1ork, and Henry G. Gleason of
Shrewsbury. The directors imme-
diately held n meeting and reelected
these officers John b. Page, presi-
dent ); j. w. Norton, clerk w. w.
Reynolds, superintendent and w. f.
Lewis, assistant superintendent.
STATE TEMPERANCE OFFICERS.
These officers were elected at the
meeting of the state temperance assoc
citation last week: .....
President, Rev. Richard Morgan of
st. Adams; vice presidents, Frank
Plumley of Mortified, Rev. II. +. Aus
tin of Vergennes, Mrs. NJ. l.. T. Hid
den of Lyndon, Alvah George of St.
Adams, C.. w. Wyman of BrattleborO !;
secretary, Rev. g. l.. Story of st. Al
bans treasurer, G. w. Wyman of
| BrattlebOro.
Chauncey NJ. Depew is visiting Sen
ator Evarts ut Windsor.
Adna Browns large barn in Spring
field was struck by lightning Friday
night and burned to the ground. Loss,
$1,000.
f. Pate, one of the selectmen of
Richford, fell from his chair while eat
ing dinner Sunday and died almost in
stantly of apOplexy, aged 30 years.
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pOsitOrs in the late lamented Vermont
National may expect, about the 10th
of September, dividend of ten per
cent.
The society of the Congregational
church at Rutland held u meeting
Thursday evening and voted uuani
mOusly to join with the church in call
ing DIR. Seaver.
a barn belonging to Cyrus CraInton
In TinmOuth was struck 10y lightning in
the storm Friday night and, with its
contents, entirely burned. The barn
was valued at 500.
Moses JOY, Jr., President of the Mill
ford, Mass, Water Works, has con-
Guided negotiations to put in water
works in Bennington and work will be-
gin Immediately.
| Ex-Governor Redfeld Proctor has
been appointed by the governor to
represent Vermont in the American
| forestry congress, which will meet III
Boston, September %, % and "a.
Luther Daniels, for many years
treasurer of the Rutland Savings bank,
and one of the most substantial of the
older citizens of that town, died sud-
denly last evening, aged about eighty
years.
Preparations are being made for
fireman's muster to be held i'll Rutland
about September Is. 1t is hoped to
offer $500 in prizes and to make the
occasion the best of the kind ever seen
III Vermont.
There is man living in Barre, it is
said, who has been there ever since
the railroad was built, and never was
on the Barre train until last Saturday.
Whenever he visits Montpelier he goes
with a team.
The acting postmaster general Mon
day appointed the following named
fourth class postmasters in Vermont :
Waterford, Seth p. Moulton South
Barton, Burlcigh G. Berry Bakers
| field, Nahum Brigham.
George NJ. Corey's barn and contents
at West Westminster was burned Sun
day ; loss about $50, covered by in
surance. The fire is thought to have
been set by tramp who was seen
hanging around the day before.
Another rich vein of white marble
has been discovered at West Rutland,
on farm recently purchased by John
O'R0urke for $500 and on Tuesday "a
portion of the property containing the
deposit, was bonded for $l0,0OO.
Swant0n lis to have another paper.
The Christian Messenger, the Metho-
dist dcnominational organ of this state,
has been sold to Charles Morse, who
takes possession September LIST and
will, it is said, move the paper to
Swanton. Mr.. Morse was formerly
connected with the Newsdealer of
Hyde Park.
VIM. johnson, formerly of jamaica,
IA carpenter at Brattleboro, was run
over recently. When hit Johnson
took a complete somersault, his head
was badly gashed, aud his shoulders,
arms and legs badly bruised. He
seemed to he recovering from his
physical injuries, bnt he was after
wards taken violently insane, and has
been taken to the asylum.
Mary, the seven year old daughter
of w. j. Allen Of WardsbOro, fell off IA
cart, which was loaded with about half
ton weight, the wheel passing diago-
ually across her body, just grazing the |
side of her head. Upon examination. |
no bones were found broken, and |
though copious hemurrhage continued !
for several hours Indicating internal |
Injuries, her recovery is considered |
probable.
The annual meeting of the Benning-
ton Historical society was held last
week. The officers elected are Presi-
dent, Inland Hall vice presidents.
Rev. Isaac jennings, Thomas White,
and Maj. a. B. Valentine /; recording
secretary, Edward l.. Bates; CORES
ponding secretary, Charles NJ. Bliss
treasurer, Ellis A. Cobb executive
DIN Scott, chairman,
ChaIles Thatcher, l.. +. Abbott, Alfred
A. j. Dewey.
The last seven car loads of the james
l.. Ridgley monument. for Baltimore,
Md, were recently shipped from the
granite yards of the White Brothers,
Barre. For nearly year this rnonu-
nent has been III the hands of the
~orkmen, and is the largest ever ship
ped from Vermont. The entire mOnu-
nent is in fourteen sections, and it's
weight is about l40 tons. Height of
statue IL feet: The monument COM :
plete stands abont IL feet high. l.
The town OF Dummerston brought
suit last week for 5000 against George 4