St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-01-10
VERMONT NE WS.

+. K. Smith, for two years station
agent OF the Central Vermont at Ludlow
has lc that place under the charge o
stealing a large sum of money belonging
to his employers. Fast company giver
as the cause of his down tall
The Barre Electric Power, Manufact.
uring and Street Railway Company was
organized on Saturday, and tits expected
that The road will be completed by the
first OF September.
There was an accident on the rails at
Colchester on Sunday, a special freight
and regular freight coming into col
llson. Fireman Peter Tierney was some
what injured.
An exchange says; Aunt Patty Rich
ardson, pensioner of the Revolutionary
war, died IN East Bethel last Saturday.
She was the widow of the late Godfrey
NJ. Richardson, who served in the Cont
maiden name and she was born February
1, 1901, in Hampden, Windham county,
Conn. She was very young when her
family moved to Braintree, Vt. Her first
husband was Samuel Vinton of Braintree,
by whom she had Jour children. He died
in 1926, and on March II, 1880, she
married Godfrey M. Richardson. Patty
Vinton was the second wife OF Richard
son. Five children were the fruit OF the
first marriage. Mr. Richardson went to
RoyaIton in 1881, the year after that
town was burned bv the Indians. He
picked out his farm and returned to
Weathersheld for his bride. He brought
her back, and forded the White river at
Royalton, near the present residence of
George Deering. He built log cabin
10xl2 feet as that was the length of his
boards. He passed the remainder of his
lie i'll quiet way in Royalton and Bethel.
Aunt Patty lived with her son-in-law,
Philander {. House in East Bethel, in the
very house that Godfrey Richardson for
merly owned. She had pleasant home
in her declining years and was always
glad to receive company and tell her sto-
ries of early lie,
Norris Baldwin, arrested for forgery at
Chester on Ian. 3rd, was the next day
Sentenced to three and one. half years in
the House OF Correction at Rutland.
This is unusual neatness and dispatch.
BRISTOL had severe fire on Monday
night, destroying the Commercial House,
the barn connected, with all its contents,
an adjacent dwelling and a blacksmith
shop. The loss will exceed $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
Three Burlington girls have run away,
with the idea IN their heads of Joining
some opera company. They had tried to
run away once before but were stopped.
Frank LaSoir was shot and instantly
killed by Orville Hutchns ut Morrisyille
on Monday. Case OF did not know it
was loaded.
tarantula with a nest containing
300 eggs was found in a bunch OF ba-
nanas III Burlington fruit store on Sat
urday. AS he was allowed to take a
walk on the street the surprise he expe-
rlcnced in the temperature was such a
shock that he died. Each one of the legs
measured two inches in length and from
the tip of one to the tip of the other
across the body was span OF FIVE inches.
He was covered with coarse kind of
halr, had several eyes on the top of his
head and was provided with a strong
pair OF Jaws, wound from which is said
to be fatal. Altogether q tarantula is
the most formidable creature of it's size
imaginable.
The Vermont national guard has lust
received substantial evidence of the
friendship of Thomas {. Orndorff OF
Worcester, Mass, manufacturer of the
Mills woven cartridge belt, which is
used by the army and the national guard
While AT the Fairlee muster Mr.. Orndorff
noticed that the belts did not have the
eyeletS to which the bavonet scabbards
are attached. He made an offer to
Quartermaster General Gilmore to supply
them II the belts would be sent to him,
the only expense to the state being the
freight. This has been done and the belts
are now complete.
Nelson Pickering, lS years of age, an
accompIice of Louis Gentle who was last
week sent to Windsor Tor FIVE years for
robbrng freight cars at Burlington, has
received sentence of two years in the
state prison for the same crimes.
The Brattlehoro electric road has now
been III operation nearly six months and
the financial result has been more than
salls aclory to the company.
The recent severe weather following on
two weeks OF miliness, has caused much
inconvenience in many parts OF the state
by he Suspension OF manufacturing car
RED on by water power
The work on the Odd Fellows build.
lnes at Ludlow, recently presented by !.
5, Gill rs G ing rapidly on. 1t sexpected
they will be dedicated the day alter the
next annual session in May.