St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-18
VERMONT NE WIS.

The Summit house at Mt. Mansfield
has been closed after the most successful
season in its history.
Edwin S. Cook has been sentenced to
Imprisonment for one year Tor robb1ng
the mail at Rutland He pleaded guilty
Patrick Daley was brutally assaulted
by Patrick Sloane at Brandon last week
Tuesday. Mr. Daley could not rally from
the effect OF the terrible blows received and
died Friday morning.
After being out nearly nineteen hours
last Friday, the jury in the famous case
OF Statevs. Lydia Stevenson OF ST. Adams
gave verdict of guilty of causing the
death of Estella Houghton by criminal
operation.
Last Friday Walter Collins, George
Bushnell and son, LeGrand, were run into
bv a runaway team at Bennington. Col
Inns and LeGrand were knocked down and
rendered unconscious. Collins soon recov-
cred but the boy died without regainiug
consciousness. Haitian hour later DR., M.
B. Houehton's horse became frightened,
throwing him out and fracturing several
ribs.
The Fife Lumber Company steam saw
and dressing mill of Belvidere, operated
by Sheldon & Larned, burned last week
Wednesday night with considerable um-
Der. Loss on mill, $4,000; insurance,
$2500. Twice before in the past ten
years the mills on the same site have
burned.
The Vermont Historical society heldits
annual meeting at the state house Tues
day afternoon. Among the officers
elected WERE president, Hiram Carlton,
Montpelier; recording secretary, J. A.
De Boer, Montpelier; treasurer, George
w. Scott, Montpelier; librarian, T. c.
Phinney, Montpelier. Arthur F. Stone
OF St. Johnsbury was elected curator for
Caledonia county,
The annual meeting of the board o.
managers of the Home for Destitute
Children was held at Burlington last
week. Among the principal officers chosen
were: President, Mrs. S. p. Torrey; vice
pres, Mrs. c. E. Miner; treas. Mrs A
G. Pierce; Sec, Miss Mary Roberts
auditor, Walter c. Isham. Among tn,
county managers chosen was Mrs
George Byington of East Hardwick 70
Caledonia county.
Daniel L. Gushing, a well known civi
engineer of Hartford, died at his home o
heart disease last week Thursday, aget
81 years. Mr.. Gushing has held man,
important positions, among which wer
the oversight eff the enlargement of tn
Erie canal; constructor OF a 80 mile striI
OF railroad in the West; and the organ
izer of the Hartford wooden mills. II
has represented his town in the genera
assembly and the county i'll the senate.
The trustees of the Vermont asylur
Tor the insane held their regular MONTH
business meeting at Waterbury last wee
Wednesday. The contract for electri
lighting the asylum buildings and for il
stalling generating power was awarde
Boston parties, to cost $1,000. Othe
business was disposed of, among whic
was the final payment on the immen'
barn, which cost $3.50. This buildin
covers nearly one acre.
The St. Johnsbury friends of Mr. an
Mrs. LAWN of Brattleboro will be int
ested to learn that both have made q
engagement with the Royal Opera Hou
in Berlin. 1t was known in Brattlebol
that Mrs. Mary Howe LAWN had gol
to Berlin with the prospect that 81
might be chosen TO take the place of oil
of the leading sopranos Of the compan
but the engagement OF both was not a
ticipated.
The Middebury Register has tt
local: "Currant bushes do not ordina
ly grow up in trees, but sometimes tn
do. Trustee H. w. Hammond and
men, while engaged in trimming t