St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-01-25
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VERMONT MATTERS.

Friday, Jan. 25.
On Friday the senate confirmed the
nomination of William E. Hall as post
master at Burlington.
On Friday Of last week E. E. Dexter
was appointed postmaster at Gaskill,
vice F. M. Hovey, resigned
The annual meeting of the State Board
of Health was held in Burlington last
week Wednesday. The old board of
officers was elected.
The annual meeting and the oath regu-
of Western Vermont will be held in Bran
don Tuesday, Jan. 20.
The commission of Irving B. Rich to be
postmaster at Richville, vice Gasca Rich,
deceased, has been signed and issued by
the postoffice department
While Ira Woodcock of Marshfeld was
chopping in the woods near his house last
week telling tree limb hit him on the
head, rendering him unconscious. There
Clayton n. Morgan, Vermont Acad-
envy student, was committed to the Brat
teboro retreat one day last week, having
become insane from excessive cigarette
smoking.
!. A. Johnson of Syracuse, N. Y, was
arrested at St. Adams Monday for pass
ing a worthless check for $50 on F. Y.
Pierce to represent Syracuse collection
agency.
The smallpox epidemic in Charlotte,
numbering 26 cases, has been wiped out.
The disease appeared about two months
al hat tIa,
have been no deaths.
were two or three Others at work with
him. who carried him to the house, where
10 pieces of the skull bone were removed
The latest report is that he is alive, but
there are small hopes Of his recovery.
Ransom X. Stack, a wealthy farmer
living at West Randolph, reported tin
trunk containing $1,000 worth of bank
stock, notes, etc, stolen from his house.
Later the trunk and contents were found
scattered about the premises.
The comptroller of the currency in his
official bulletin issued last week announ-
ces that B. w. Braley has been elected
president of the National Bank of Barre,
IN place of L. F, Aldrich, and George
Lynde, e-president, in place OF b. w.
Braley.
Ruel Tarble, an aged man living IN
Chester, was found dead in his barn re-
Gently frozen to death. He had doubtless
been dead several DAYS. He lived alone,
and since his house was burned last fall
has slept in the barn. Mr.. Tarble was a
graduate of Dartmouth College.
Hughes Hughes Of Rutland, an old man
about 70 years old, committed suicide
last week by cutting his throat with a
razor. The deceased was well-to-do. but
since the death of his wife which occurred
about two years ago. he has been des-
pondent. There is no doubt that he was
insane. Heleaves six grown-up children
Myron Clark, representative from the
town of SALISBURY in the recent legisla
turc died Tuesday night after an illness
OF only few days of pneumonia. He
was 60 years of age and one of the best
known men in his town, having fillec
many town and county offices. He i:
the sixth member of the last house o
representatives that has died.
Lemuel Shattuck of Bridgewater, thu
senator from Windsor county in the las
general assembly, died suddenly OF hea RI
u disease at White River Junction Monday
night. He was the oldest member o
either house, having been born in Canaan
y. H., November 7, 1915. He was ;
member of the house of representatives il
1883, and has held important town OF
tceS. This was the fourth death anon!
the members of the last general assembly
Elliot Brown, car Inspector for tn
Central Vermont road in Rutland, Will
tlXng brake chain on a passenger ca
Monday, had his head caught betweel
the bumpers of two cars, the acciden
icing caused by locomotive suddenl
lacking up against the train. Brown
head was forced into tour-inch spac
and his skull was fractured at the bas
OF the brain. He may live.
News was received here of the death i
New York Friday OF George Shea jr
only son OF the late Judge George Shea
who died in that city Tuesday. Bot
;ather and son died of pneumonia after
Ariei illness. Mrs Shea is said to be SCI
ouSly i'll with the same disease. Georg
Shea, jr., was about 80 years old and
graduate of Columbia and the School {
Music. He studied music in Leipsc an
was an accomplish musician, havin
written a number of operas. He spok
several languages. Besides mother, /
caves two sisters, Mary Ritter Shea an
Mrs. c. E. Glidden OF Putney.
At the Vermont Dairymen's meeting r
lently held at White River Junction, J. |
Miller of Ryegate took the sweepstakt
n the butter department. There were
lumber of prize winners from Caledoni
county as follows: On butter, Carpentt
Bros, West Waterford, r. F. Jayne
Ryegate, c. R. Phillips, Waterford, Mr.
+, J. Nelson, Ryegate, S. ]. Tasting
Passumpsic, E. P. Allen, st. Johnsbur
Senter, F. G. Bronson, Hardwick, Ea
Syegate Creamery, Danville Dreamer.
md Fred E. Jackson, Lyndonville. @
sugar, Mrs. E. P. Allen, St. Johnsbul
Center.
Upon the coming in of thecourt Frida
morning at Montpelier it a
bounced itself ready to make it's decisic
n the case of State VS.. Josiah B. Dye
frank Morrill,, E. D. Sherburne and Pa
lick Morrison. The respondents we
convicted at the March term OF Washin
'on County Court OF comprising to pr
vent one Jacob Mcclure of obtaining er
2Ioyment as granite cutter. Respo
lent Dyer is secretary of the granite Gu
;ers union, the other respondents
granite cutters. The court did not req
a zen no