St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-27
Vermont News.
s.csatlon Mt Barre,

Charles Wales, student at Goddard
seminary, was arrested last Saturday on
suspicion of attempting to wreck the
school house with dynamite.
Friday noon flames were discovered
issuing from the second story of the
building, but they were soon subdued
and the charred material removed from
the room. Suspicious that it was OF
incendiary origin were aroused upon an
investigation, when pile of boxes was
found on one side OF the room and from
the top of the lower box STRIP of
board had been torn away. The box
which was charred on the outside con-
tanned the students base ball suits. still
smoking, and further investigation re-
vealed FIVE sticks OF dynamite, enough to
blow out the walls of the building, and
the presence of considerable kerosene oil
was also detected. The dynamite found
being particular brand and sold BY
only one dealer in the vicinity, it was
not hard to trace the purchaser who
was identified, with the aid of photo
graph, as Charles Wales of South Barre,
who was Immediately placed under
arrest and preliminary hearing held
before Judge Barney.
No motive has yet been discovered
that would con1ect Wales with the
crime, and legal authorities believe it
will be hard to prove case against him.
If Judge Barney finds probable cause
for holding the prisoner the latter will
be bound over to await the action of the
grand jury at the next September term
of Washington county court.
The town of Eden voted at it's recent
meeting to instruct the board of civil
authority to furnish no more liquor for
the year ensuing.
Troop F, Sd U. S. Cavalry, Fort Ethan
Allen, has received the new Krag.Jorgen.
son carbine, and the other three troops
will soon be equipped with them.
A salute was tired by the battery of
Norwich university upon receipt of the
favorable decision of the supreme court
in recognizing the Students as a part of
the national guard OF the state.
Two large plate glass windows we're
recently placed in position in the A. R.
Richie block, Bennington. The glass
measures 1913 by 160, and is the largest
by four inches of any ever made in this
country.
Hon. Edward J. Phelps of Burlington,
has made an engagement to lecture at
Amherst college. early in April on 1.-THE
Monroe Doctrine and our foreign rela-
tons"
Joseph S. Wheeler of Waterbury
dropped dead in the county court house
at Montpelier. March 10. He was one
of the jurors from Waterbury and was
foreman OF jury that had been out since
this morning unable to agree on a YER
dict. Apoplexy was the cause OF his
death. He was in his usual health and
ate hearty supper an hour before his
death.
Senator Proctor has introduced a bill
directing the Secretary of the Interior to
place upon the pension roll the name OF
Mrs. Adelaide A. Ayot, widow of Alexis
Ayot, and to pay her $14 per month.
Mrs. Ayot is a resident of Rutland.
Alexis Ayot was guide to the Fremont
expedition.
Rev. John F. Smith, whose death in
Marsovan, Western Turkey, has been
reported, was born in Windsor, VT, in
1888: studied in Dartmouth college and
the University of Wisconsin; and was
graduated from Lane seminary in 1862
He was appointed a missionary to the
American Board Of Foreign Missions in
April 1868, and embarked for the
foreign field in Mar, 1868.
The comptroller of the currency has is.
sued a statement slowing the condition
OF the 40 National banks in Vermont at
the close of business Friday, February
%. IL shows the capital stock to BEST.
900, 900, the surplus fund, $1,500,000
individual deposits 81, 100000, and an
average reserve held OF 21.S3 per cent
The loans and discounts at $12, 100000
United States bonds to secure circulation
$1,000, 900; stocks securities, etc, ST.,
600 900, and the lawful money reserve
in the bank, $4,000. The value o.
banSing houses and fixtures $279,000.
Governor Woodbury. has received word
from Washington that Vermoht's claim
against the government for expenses in
cured in raising troops in the war fol
the Union that were never mustered into
the service has been adjusted at $40,
54ST3. This allowance has been re
ported to congress and is now under con
sideration by the senate committee OF
military affairs Congress by an act o
Iuy 81, 1861, directed the secretary o
the Treasury to reimburse the severa
states for the expense incurred for raising
troops. A long controversy ensued be
tween the states and the department
and it was not until 1898 that an agree
nent was arrived at. Two years more
rolled away, and in 1895 the secretary
Of the treasury Yves directed to ascertain
the claims of the states and report then
to congress. This has now been done
and it only remains TO be seen whether
crnot congress will make the necessary
appropriations,
The Brattleboro Phoenix of last weel
published in full the opinion of the SUI
preme court, delivered by Judge Rowell
IN the case in Windham county of tn,
New England Trout and Salmon club VS.
Geo. Mather. The club bought the Soutl
Marlboro pond of rs acres or more, ano
strip OF land four rods wide extending
all around it, with some acres of land al
the north end on which it erected clul
house; enclosed all with wire fence anc
posted it according TO law. This vexet
the people of Marlboro who had been il
the habit of fishing in the pond from
time whereof the memory of man run
meth not to the contrary" and severa
continued to trespass, claiming that THU
pond exceeding 20 acres in area coult
not be made a private preserve. TIL,
county court without trial directed {