St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-10-24
VERMONT NEWS.
Was WaIkfue ON the Track.


H. P. Kellogg of Chicago, formerly
of Benson, who with his wife has
been visiting friends at Rutland, was
struck by the outgoing train on the
Delaware and Hudson road at II rs
Thursday morning. He was walk
ing on the Central Vermont track,
but on noticing the hog train on the
track before him he stepped off that
track on to the Delaware and Hud-
son track just as the passenger train
was passing that point. His body
was thrown to the outside OF the rail,
the front wheel of the engine passing
over his left foot, crushing it into jel-
" from the ankle down. He also
received several dangerous bruises
on the head, one of them having de-
pressed the bone. 1t is feared that
Mr.. Kellogg will not recover.
Mines and Ouarrfes of Vermont.
1t appears from the advance sheets
of the state biologists report, con-
tanning the first summary ever made
of the annual return of VermOnt's
mineral workings, that in the last
year the output of marble was 81,
SOS, 100 cubic feet, valued at So, 49,
1913; granite, 364, 961 cubic feet, val
ued at SIT, 129; lime, slate and soap
stone to the value of $976,O39 and
5,245,O 900 brick. The extensive cop
per works at the Ely mines have been
set in operation with good prospects.
Kaolin and tale have been mined in
considerable quantities. Manganese
and iron mines at Soutl Wallingford
are in good form for extensive opera
ton, with a good outlook.
Mr.. and Mrs Jeduthan Fuller of
West Rutland have celebrated their
golden wedding.
A new paper will soon be published
at Barre by two young newspaper
men of experience.
N. G. Hobson has been appointed
postmaster at East Brighton and
George L. Sleeper at Newport Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis German cele-
brated the 5Oth anniversary of their
marriage at their home in Burlington
on Saturday last.
Francis Clark of Duxbury, aged 80,
while standing on a wheelbarrow,
saving a board above his head, fell
and broke his neck the 21st
Charles E. Cardelle of Rutland has
leased one of his gold properties and
ranches on Cold River near Rutland
to New York parties for mining
Actions have been entered by the
Canadian Government against the
Central Vermont Railroad Co., for
$3.50, alleged to be due for business
taxes.
The Barre Enterprise has been sold
to L. p. Thayer of West Randolph.
Mr.. Thayer is to take possession No
vember l. Mr.. Thayer already runs
several state newspapers.
Mrs. George H. Kendall, alias Will
liams, alias Marden, was remanded
to Windham county Jail Saturday,
in default of $1,000 bail, on a charge
of forgery of an Endorsement on a
check.
daughter of Gilman Moody, of Wa
terbury, was playing around some
burning brush, her clothes took fire
and she ran to the school house,
where the teacher wrapped her in
wooden cloak, putting out the hire,
but she will die.
The festival of Episcopal choirs of
the state will be held at St. Adams
next week Thursday and Friday I'M
der the direction of S. B. Whitney of
Boston. Master Fred Forbush, the
boy chorister at Garden City cathe
dral, Long Island, will be one of the
singers. The sermon on Friday, All
Saints day, will be preached by Rev.
!. Milton Peck of Maiden, Mass
The Messenger records two serious
accidents at St. Adams Sunday.
Fred L. Brainerd was thrown from
acarriage while driving fast on Rugg
street and received compound frac-
ture of the leg and broken ankle.
Edward Thibault dropped his re-
volver on the floor when it was dis
charged and the ball entered his tenn
pie. This accident. and perhaps the
former, may prove fatal.