St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-01-31
VERMONT NE VS..

Seymour Carey, resident OF Colches-
ter, was struck and killed by the north
bound passenger train at the crossing
just below the railroad station at
Winooski, about O'Clock Friday even
ing, Jan. "a. The flyer does not stop at
Winooski and for that reason runs quite
fast at this point. Mr.. Carey's horse
was killed and the wagon demolished.
He was taken to the Mary Fletcher hos
pital, where he died the next morning.
The annual statement of the National
Insurance Company OF Montpelier, just
issued shows an increase OF more than
$1,000 900 in the net assets of the COM
pany during the year 1895. This COM
pany has surplus of nearly million
and half of dollars assets over liabili-
ties. 1t issued last year 1923 policies,
amounting to $15,S0S,053. 1t has
80, 742 policies in force, and has paid to
policy holders during its existence over
$1,200,000. The company is one Of
which Vermonters may well feel proud.
Twenty-nine car loads of Western cat
tie passed over the Rutland division of
the c. V. r. X. Saturday night, Jan. %.
They were enroute for Europe.
The village of Richford has telephone
connections with Canada as the New
England Telephone company have con-
nected with the Bell Telephone company
at the boundary line. Richford can now
talk with Boston and Montreal.
The village of Swanton has Just voted
to purchase an additional water privi-
lege. To provide for it's electric light
debt of $4,000 it has voted to issue
bonds in denominations of 81 900 each,
payable 20 years after date with interest
at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually at the National Bank
of Redemption, Boston, Mass. The Peo-
pies Trust company OF St. Adams has
made proposition to take the bonds at
price which will make the rate of inter
est at Az per cent.
In compliance with the application OF
the city of Boston, the Boston & Maine
and the Central Vermont railroad com
panies, the department of agriculture at
Washington has decided to open the
ports at st. Adams and Richford to the
importation of cattle and sheep, in tran
sit through the United States to Boston,
thence to be shipped to England and
other European ports. A hearing was
had in this case about three weeks ago,
at which Senator Proctor, Mr.. Preston,
secretary Of the chamber of commerce at
Boston, Sigourney Butler. Collector
Smalley of Vermont, and others appeared
before the secretary OF agriculture in
behalf of the application.
A man was attacked by an elk while
hunting foxes in the deer park at Halifax
few days ago. The Infatuated animal
threw him 20 feet, and would have killed
him If his friends had not frightened it
away by discharging their guns.
The drug store and laboratory Of
Charles F. Smith & Co., manufacturers
Of proprietary medicines at West Tops.
ham, was burned Jan. 81. The cause OF
the fire is unknown. When discovered it
was beyond control. The building and
contents are total loss, the amount
being estimated at $4,000; insured for
100000.
The marriage OF DR.. Charles f. Branch
of Newport and Clara Belle Greenwood
formerly Of Lowell took place Wednes,
day, Jan. %, at p. M, at the home oil
H. c. Cleveland The ceremony was
performed by Rev. ]. X. Fuller of Barton
Landing after which Or. and Mrs
Branch took the train for their new
home in Amherst, Mass.
The report of the treasurer of the Bel
lows Falls village corporation to the
annual meeting held January %, shows
that the Indebtedness has increased dur.
ing the last year from $33,496 to
$55, 243,22, caused principally by a com
plete new system OF water mains from
the reservoir to the village, costing
$1,000. The total expenditures of the