St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-03-01
VERMONT MATTERS.

Brandon had 81 deaths, 81 births and
81 marriages in 1894,
The Independent club Of Rutland NOM
mate ]. D. Spellman for mayor,
Mrs. George T. Chaffee of Rutland has
given in memory of her husband mother
$1,000 each for an Episcopal mission house
and to the old ladies' home.
Burlington expended over $4,000
upon its streets in 1894; $4,000 for
sewers; $11.500for electric lights There
are ] ! miles Of macadcmized roads in the
city.
Mr.. Bowen OF West Randolph married
to Mrs. Mary Eliza Pratt. The groom
is rs years old and the bride II years.
The ball team Of the University of Yer
mont will take an extensive Southern
and Western trip in the Easter vacation,
going as far south as North Carolina
and as far west as Ann srbor, Mich. The
Glee and Banjo Club will accompany
them and they will travel in a private
car.
c. II. Newell of Swanton, who recently
started for California, was on train
that was held up by robbers and relieved
OF all his valuables.
Thirty graduates OF the Norwich Uni
versity, who are residents of Boston and
vicinity, held their seventh annual reun-
ion at Boston, Friday. Hon. Frank
Plumley was one of the invited guests.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Merino Sheep Shearing association was
held at Middlebury last week. Edgar N.
Bissell of East Shoreham was chosen
president and Ira l., Hamlin OF Cornwall
secretary and treasurer for the ensuing
year. 1t was decided not to hold a pub
lie shearing this spring, but one will be
held next year
A short time ago an agent OF the Aus
trlan government contracted with Globe
Manufacturing Co., Richford VT, to
furnish $50, 900 pairs white duck pants
for soldiers wear, $4,000 before July, and
balance before Jan. l, 1896. The mater.
ial is from the Amoskeag mills, Man
chester. Is this an argument for free
trade or protection
Chester refuses to accept the charter
granted by the last legislature,
Island Pond has Just completed fine
school building at cost OF about $S000
A peculiarly sad event in Montpelier
was the recent death of Mr.. and Mrs
Sidney Wiley. They were both sick with
pneumonia and Mrs, Wiley died on Sat
urday afternoon. Her husband followed
her few hours later during Saturday
night.
A. ]. Brown died at his home in Water
bury last week of pneumonia, aged 95
after a short illness. He had been sta
ton agent for 40 years, and was prom
inent man. whose death will be severe
loss to the community.
Ira Doty of Middlebury died at the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington re-
Gently. Mr.. Doty owned farm in Bird
port and was formerly extensively en-
gagged IN the sheep business. He had ar
extensive acquaintance and was an un
usually popular man.
A Catholic church will be built in Mid
dlebury costing.$50,000
Mrs. Julia c, X. Dorr Vermonts notec
poetess, was given great reception al
her home in Rutland recently, her seven
teth birthday. kilograms and letter,
poured in from poets, authors and edi
tors all over the United States,
M. 5, Stone, state superintendent O
education, lett for Ohio last week to at
tend the convention of the Nationa
Teachers Association, now in session a
Cleveland,
The OttaqueChee Gold Mining compan,
was recently organized at Portland, Me.
with capital stock Of 100000, to op
crate mines at Bridgewater. Severa
gold-bearing veins are on the company
property.
Col. M. S. Colburn of Manchester Cen
ter, who has been in critical condition fo
some time, died last week of consump
ton, aged 5S years, Col. Colburn haC
been for three terms a member of tn
republican national committee for Yer
mont, and for several years has bee,
managing director of the Benningto,
and Rutland railroad. He leaves a wit
and one child
At meeting of the trustees OF the Wa
terbury asylum last week with Gov
Woodbury. and Lieut. Gov. Mansur, bid
were opened for the enlargement an
completion of the institution agreeabl
10 the act OF the last session of the lepi
lature. OF the II bidders that subm
ted proposals that of Mangoon, Davis
Co Of Chicago, OF $50, 633 was the low
est and they were awarded the contrac