St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-04-24
Vermont News

the house of correction at Rutland l"e
wall. to be built OF stone, VIII De 'aeeu
with brick and be 16 feet high
Nearly thousand ladies ana ee"t,e,
men met one evening last week, in the
Elliot Congregational church. Newton
Mass. to welcome their new pastor
Rev William H. Davis, late OF Detroit
Mich, Mr.. Davis is native OF Chelsea
VI and has had a most successful MINIS
try in Detroit
/ Dodge one of LowelFs most
prominent citizens, was found deao ~
bed Monday morning He had helo az
+he town Offices, was 10 years super'n'
+erdent of schools, 40 years justice OF the
oeoce wasiu the legislatures of so ana oo
and the special session OF '6l' was sne''"
If Orleans county for two years was
director of the Vermont Mutual Fire ms
ca and for over 40 years the Lowell
business manager Of that company his
widow AND two children survive,
There was considerable excitement at
West Swanton last week when II was
,rr,o-ed that the fisherman on Moores
Point had got their seine caught o"
something which it was thought was
boat belonging to Hugh Donaldson WHO
disappeared rather mysterIous'y heaig
four years ago. crowd gathered ice
was cut, grapples, chains and ropes
brought into use and after several hou's
ofbard labor the boat was brought to
+be surface. 1t was loaded with stones
and had large hole punched through
one side. Two pairs OF oars were IN the
boat, showing that the deed was not
done with a view to robbery
Nellie Clark was before the MUNICIPAL
corr+ last Friday for shooting al
Thompson Niles and Orvllle Noyes OF
SALISBURY. She claims she ordered
them from her house and they would not
90. She was committed to jail IN d'iau't
assoc bail. Before her arrest she Ied
the officers quite chase and was hnally
found in the attic of the house, drawing
herself I'D through a small hole, she
recently served term in jail Tor r'dinS
horseback through part OF SALISBURY
and White Creek in perfectly nude con-
d;tion. Her home is in Boston ana she
g dressmaker She has been in several
other scrapes before the last one
G.E. Moody, representing syndicate
ofcanitalists in Waterbury who recently
purchased the right of the Bolton tails
water power, reported today that nego
tiations had been entered into with
LARGE manufacturing firm in Manchester
n H.. which is contemplating moving
its entire plant to Waterbury and utiI 1;
ing the Bolton tails power. lhese ran,
are the largest and most easily aVailap''
in Vermont, the average horse-powel
being computed at 1900 throughout TIL
year 1t is proposed to operate the plan
at Woodbury. by electricity generated a
the falls. which would enable the villag
+o acquire a much needed electric high
and power system.
The Daughters of Vermont held the'
annual meeting in Hotel Vendome las
week Thursday, Mrs. Oliver Crocke
stevens presiding. Several amendment
to the constitution were adopted I
the important oil these the first, relatin
to membership, enables any woman Dor
in Vermont, or having a residence thei
of three years, to become men
her OF the society The annual elect'o
of officers will take place in March her
after. Officers were elected as follows
serve until that time: President, Mis-
Helen M. Winslow first vice presiden
Mrs. Albert E. Pilsbury; second VII
president. Mrs. Hiram Orcutt; recordr
secretary, Mrs. Henry M. Parker; corr
spending secretary, Mrs. William
Barton; treasurer, Mrs. Charles
Greenleaf; executive committee, MI
Oliver Crocker Stevens, Mrs. Charles
Bigelow and Mrs. Eugene II. Eaton.
informal reception to the newly elect
officers closed the meeting
W.B. Johnson of Essex Junction open
his house on the temperance plan IL
week Thursday In conversation will
reporter he said. II have opened I
house and shall run it as before as hr
class hotel, second to none in the sta
No bar will be kept and no liquors v
be served in any manner to any person
The Bap,ists have an honorable pr
in the excellence of the annual COW
l,a cnnprntpOIpt
teachers and members OF their numert
and prosperous Sunday Schools.
programmes hitherto have been attr
tive and strong. At Newport, June
new and possibly unique feature '
be introduced. The hospitality OF
generous church and people will be
tended for day in advance OF the OF
ing of the convention proper, and tt
sessions, commencing Monday even
will be given to frst.class rehearsals
high grade of chorus and part songs,
The committee have contracted with
wellkuown Prof. Chas +. Boyd, OF
mont Temple chorus and New Engl
Chautauuua fame, to WELD the bal
There will be, at least, piano and or
accompaniment. Newport being a
steal center, any, who will sing, viii
welcome to the privileges OF these
hearsas The convention assemble
the Opera House. Other features of
programme possess equal merit
strength. Prof. Henry T. Bailey,
welded the crayon so effectively at
St. Johnsbury convention last Oct'
has consented to give two addresse
blackboard illustration. In additio
the wonted proportion OF home ia