St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-25
VERMONT NEWS.
Lawyer Heath Drops Dead.


Washington county bar, ex-president
of the Vermont bar association, ex-
senator for Washington county and
an influential citizen of Montpelier
fell dead while on a street in Barre
Monday. His age was SO years
She Fell Twenty Feet.
The two-years-old daughter of A.
F. Billiard, while sitting in the win
dow Sunday, with her back against
a screen which was thought to be
perfectly safe, leaned against the
screen and went out, down to the
side walk, distance of about 20
feet. Her left leg was broken above
the knee and she received bad bruises.
The little one did not lose conscious
ness at all, and will probably pull
through all right St. Adams Mes
Senger.
The New Asylum.
The trustees of the state insane
asylum met at Waterbury Tuesday,
and decided on a plan for building.
The full board were present, also g.
D. Rand of Rand & Taylor, archi-
tects, of Boston, who submitted
plans, and DR.. Joseph Draper, super
intendent of the insane asylum at
Brattleboro. The plans accepted
call for a central administration
building. three stories high, divided
into offices, reception rooms, with
hospital ward on either side, running
into a wing containing three circular
wards each, constructed with a Sky
room below and beds for 25 patients
above, one wing for men and another
for women. Each wing has dining
room, and is entirely distinct frAm
each other The whole building has
a frontage of 900 feet, and is to be
built of brick, with stone trimmings.
Back of this, and connecting with it
by a corridor, is a ward for criminal
insane, laundry and boiler rooms. BY
provisions of an act of the Legislature
the trustees were directed to prepare
for future necessities, and the plan
was designed with this end in view.
Only the south wing will be built at
present, the central building and
north wing to be added when the
Legislature recognizes the need for
them by additional appropria tions.
The location is delightful one, the
buildings to be built between the
main street and river on 3O-acre
lot one-quarter of a mile from the
depot. The purchase also includes
475 acres of farming land, and the
trustees intend to raise all the pro-
duce possibly needed for the asylum
on the farm.
DR.. Charles Newcomb and H. A.
Lee have been appointed pension ex-
aminers at Wells River.
The population of Barre has just
been ascertained to be 5000, an in
crease of 5000 in eight years.
A two-year-old daughter of Israel
Wood of Barre fell from the piazza of
her fathers house Friday and was
killed.
Eugene Taylor, aged II, was
Saturday. His body was recovered
three hours later.
A man was killed on Thursday at
West Pawlet in Rising's slate quarry.
A large boulder fell on him while he
was in the pit at work.
Ex-Gov Smith of ST. Adams cele-
brated his list birthday Monday.
He has been connected with the Yer
mont Central railroad for 81 years.
The large 12-gang mill of the Vail
do Marble company at Fair Haven,
was burned early Sunday morning.
1t was a wooden structure, built in
1915. The loss is put at 100000 ;
insurance $2O,OOO
During the storm on Tuesday light
ming struck and set fire to the barn
of John F. ChesSman of Guildhall,
which was totally consumed with
contents, consisting of 20 tons of hay
and farming tools. Loss about 5000.
John c. Hutchins of Philadelphia
has sent to the church at WolcOtt a
beautiful communion service, in re-
ne1nbrance of the religious impress
siOns he received there when boy.
The new pastor, Rev. John Fraser,
has begun his work.
The First Church, Nashua, Rev.
Cyrus Richardson, D. D., pastor, and
the church at Chelsea, VT, are to re-
the late Grace Denison of Nashua, a
native Of Chelsea. 1t will amount to
something over So, 900 in all.
William Pryor, an assistant JAM
tor and attache at st. Joseph's col
lege, Burlington, attempted suicide
Friday morning. He declared his
intention of shaving, and having re-
ceived the razor cut a frightful cash
in his throat He will recover.
The seven-year-old son of Eugene
Smith of Fair Haven, while playing
with the son of Edward Little at
Hampton, in a bedroom last week
Wednesday, accidently knocked a
shot gun down, and it exploded,
blowing out the brains of Smith.
The Catholics of Montpelier are
soon to have a new church, which it
is proposed shall be the finest in the
state. George H. Guernsey, the SUI
perintendent of construction of the
Federal building now in process of
erection, has completed the designs.
The total appropriations made by
the state for monuments, grounds
and expenses to commemorate Yer
mont valor at Gettysburg amount
to ST., 500, in addition to which sum
contributions aggregating $4118.50
have been made by citizens of the
state to the monument fund.
BILLY" Pease escaped from Jail at
Bennington Friday night, having cut
his way out with case knife Pease
was awaiting trial for burglary COM
mitted at North Bennington last
year, and is noted cracksman. His
two confederates escaped from the
Manchester Jail recently, and Pease
had an opportunity then, but de-
c1iued TO avail himself of If He has