St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-24

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A mercantile cooperative bank will
be organized in Rutland on Friday.
The Barton Landing military brass
| band have ordered nice uniform at
an expense of $500.
Rev William A. Bushee, formerly
of Morrisville, has been engaged to
preach at Newbury for six months.
Chester people have asked for a
$780, already subscribed for the
scheme.
The long controversy at RIchfOrd
over the appointment of postmaster
has resulted in the selection of J. H.
Cross, republican.
Among the river and harbor APP
preparations reported by the House
committee April II was $15, 900 for
Burlington harbOr.
The new pipe organ for the new
Newport church has been selected
1t costs 81 500 and will be a super
iOr instrument every way.
The threatened labor troubles at
Barre have been amicably adjusted
the men receiving 29H cents an hour
for nine hours day and eight hours
on Saturday.
The veneer mill owned by Manuel
Hardy & Co, of Richford, was de-
stroyed by fire with all the machin-
cry, stock, etc, April II. Loss 500
600; insurance $500
The Central Vermont railroad en-
ployes have formed an associat ton
for the purpose of endowing a free
room at st. Adams hospital for the
special use of injured railroad men,
Henry Chamberlain, the oldest CON
ductor on the Central road, was
Frustrated by shock of apoplexy at
White River Junction Monday, and
now lies in a very critical condition.
Senator Edmunds and family left
Washington last Saturday for the
beach in Virginia, to remain for an
indefinite time, because of the pre-
carious condition of the health of the
Senator.
The war department will open a
recruiting office at Brattleboro soon
in charge of Capt. X. H. Montgom-
cry of the 9th cavalry, who will en-
deavor to secure recruits for the regu-
lar army.
James Sherman Caswell, whose
sensa tional marriage to the widow
of George Gould occurred last We'd
nesday through the prison bars, was
on Friday sentenced to imprison-
ment for life.
The state-house construction COM
missioners of Massachusetts have
awarded an important contract to
the Vermont Marble company-the
contract for the first story ASHER
work and the balustrade of the state
house extension, for 1904, 5O29O.
The petitioners of Middlebury have
had a hearing against the Central
Vermont railroad for disturbing their
Sunday worship by running stock
trains The court decided in favor
of petitioners, and the running of
trains during the hours of service
will be discontinued.
The maple sugar season is practi-
cally over in Vermont. The yield of
sugar has been smaller than for
many years, and it has been estimat-
ed that not more than half of an
average has been produced. The
scarcity of the crop has already been
felt in the market by the high prices
at which the article has been quoted.
As fitting tribute to the late Jacob
Estey, it has been proposed that a
public meeting be called at an early
day in Brattleboro and have differ
ent citizens tell what they personally
knew of this man and relate anec-
dotes or incidents illustrating his
characteristics and thus enforce upon
the minds of the young the lesson of
his life.
Quartermaster General Gilmore /
and Gen. w. L. Greenleaf and Lieut..
Col. William Smith of Burlington
last week inspected the proposed |