St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-03-22
Tural 1l1ntirrs.
VERMONT MATTERS.

DR.. G. b. HYDE OF st, Adams has
accepted an offer to become physician
to hospitals in SiIao Interchangeable
cities IN the state OF Guanajuato,
Mexico. 200 miles north OF the City
OF Mexico.
The membership OF the Vermont
Soldiers Home has been 100 since the
first of January 1895, since then there
have been ten admitted, six returned
from furoughs, FIVE discharged and
three died There are 80 at present
and 20 are cared Tor in the hospital.
Charles Burgess, late OF company Is,
10Th Vermont, is dangerously III with
gangrenc and paralysis and can live
but a short time,
CYRUS 6. Pringle Of Charlotte, the
wel-known botanist, has recently
reached home from Mexico, accom-
panied by his assistant, John H. Nc
Glashan. Mr.. Pringle Travelled in
the remote state of Oxaca eight
months, on heavily forested noun
tains 10000 feet elevation over the
sea. They bring home collection OF
10000 specimens of plants.
The post-office department is max
ing,a collection OF the photographs OF
postmasters who have served the
government successfully tor % years
and upward. Vermont has 33 Of
these veterans, several of whom have
been in Office for half century. One
has lust resigned who secured the es-
tablishment OF his office in 1855, and
has carried the mailIwithOut compen-
sation. During the whole period he
received $500 for his services.
The herd of Jerseys belonging to E.
L. Bass of West Randolph were test
ed for tuberculosis by the cattle COM
missioners last week. Three out of
10 were condemned and killed, and
upon examination found to have the
disease, They were appraised at
$50 each.
Miss Eliza Gribbon of Swanton is
the composer OF a waltz, THE Cruis-
cr New York" published by SpauId-
ing & Gray of New York.
A Good Templars' lodge was or
ganized al Castleton last week. The
lnitiatory degree was conferred on
thirteen charter members by the
members of Fairhaven Lodge.
The directors of the Brattleboro
Electric railroad have decided to
change their bylaws, after which
they will begin to canvass for sub
scriptions to the capital stock. They
have further decided to make it pure
~ home enterprise if possible, and
10 that end no outside subscriptions
will be accepted unless it is found
20 be impossible to secure the neces-
sary funds in town. 1t is proposed
to begin the work of construction
Just as soon as the stock is secured
which, according to the reasoning OF
the directors, will be in hand within
a couple of months.
William X. Paige OF RCyalton has
So bill, measuring three by four
inches, which bears the date 177G.
Oae side reads as follows; This bill
entities the bearer 10 receive two
Spanish milled dollars or the value
thereof in gold or silver, according to
a resolution passed in Congress Feb
mary H. 1776." 1t is signed by
Thomas Morris. On the reverse is
Printed by Hall & Selus, 1776.'
Mr., Paige has refused considerable
sums OF money Tor this bill.
Frank Harbour, 16 years old, was
allied in Woodord March II, while
driving a team loaded with logs off
The mountain to Lyman Evans mill.
He was under horse that had got
cast i'll some way. and was probably
,rying to get the horse home when 1t
ftll on him and killed him. When
t3und he was lying on his face in the
snow
The members of Trinity parish in
Rutland are discussing the PROPOSE
.ion to build parish house to con
ain basement for kitchen, bowl
ng alley and for the heating appara-
JUS, a ground floor divided into re-
ception and reading room, library,
billiard rooms, etc, and an upper
floor devoted to the use of the differ
mt societies connected with the
church.
Morrisvilles electric arc light sys-
EN- was started Friday night and
he incandescent system will be
started tonight, and great is the
10y.
The Oldest ex member of the Yer.
mont legislature is said to be Hon.
Erastus Hebard OF West Randolph,
who will be 90 years old if he lives I'M
I'll the 21st day of July next. Mr..
Hebard was member of the legisla-
ture in 1873.
{. S. Albee's horse was killed at
Centre Rutland Monday morning by
an electric car. Mr.. Albee LETT his
horse unhitched in front of Hulihan's
marble shop, and the motorman
Claims that the animal ran into the
car before the latter could be stop.
ped. The horses back was broken
and it died in few minutes after it
was struck.
The Colchester mill novelty yarn
department is rapidly approaching
completion. When it is in operation
which it is hoped it will be in about
TWO weeks. il will have q canacit,