St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30
Vermont News.
Cambridge, Mass.

DR.. w. Seward Webb has offered to
give through Trinity church, Shelburne,
$1,000, in the hope that others may be
inspired to make such further special
offerings as may put off the necessity of
giving up any part OF the usual mission
airy work ofthe diocese.
D. L. Moody preached two powerful
sermons in the opera house, Bellows
Falls, last week Thursday to as many
people as could be seated The Mount
Hermon school quartette came with him.
The final details of the new Masonic
temple at Burlington have been settled
Belts Brothers OF Rutland are the con-
tractors. The foundation is now laid
and the contract covers the entire build.
ing above that. The temple will be stu
ated on the corner of Church and Pearl
streets and will cost about $50, 900. 1t
will be brick with terra Gotta trimmings,
to be completed next June, and is to be
owned by the grand lodge OF Vermont.
1t is said that lew gold democrats of
southern Vermont will soon take an in
dependent stand and organize under the
leadership Of A. P. Childs OF Bennington;
that they will advocate sound money
currency on a gold basis and a tariff
tor revenue only. The democrats of
Bennington county are nearly all silver
advocates and supported Bryan under
the leadership Of John Robinson, E. S.
Harris, Charles A. Maurer, NJ. G. Rem
ington and others.
Among the many relics in the house of
Mrs. George w. Robinson at Bennington
Center is copy of an account book, or
blotter, formerly used in the Catamount
tavern. One page is nearly filled with
charges against Ethan Allen for grog. 1t
was started in the year 765 and the first
charge against Ethan was in April. The
total amount OF the page is SO Is. Sd
Credits on the bill are for Go IS 3d.
The town of S,ockbridge has Just
received the first $4,000 of a $4,000
bequcst left by the late William Belchel
oil San Francisco, but native of Stock
bridge, BY the terms Of the bequest The
income only is to be used for the current
expenses of town library. a corpora
tion has been chartered for the purpos,
Of managing the fund and the library.
Twentythree farmers of Castletoi
formed an association with capital o
$1,000 with which they bought TIL
Cleveland bay horse, "Ingmanthop
Prior" four years old, bred on a grang
in England and registered in the Englisl
association book. Some jealousy aros
among the stockholders, suit wa
begun and the court ordered the hors
sold to the highest bidder last Saturday
aud merchant bid off the horse 70
1927; loss to the stockholders owe
: $4,000.
=. {. 7. Wilder, who practically built tn
village of Ocott, and who has been pre-.
. ident OF its large paper mill interest.
lies at the point of death. Medical G.
perts state that the trouble is an acut
liver complaint, from which recovery
> impossible.
Il Mildred Brewster, who attempted t
!. kill herself after shooting Agnes Wheele
is at Montpelier, is now able to sit up a
:, day and take short walks out of door
a. She spends her time in reading and pa,
!" ing solitaire. The wound in her hea
. has nearly healed and is not notceab
= except on close examination.
y Ernest Edson Is, left Bennington la,
es week Tuesday on voyage TO Nebraska
At He started in boat 20 feet long ar
r. two feet wide which he made hmse
he He has been at work recently as ca
il penter, and the results are the boat al
he $1.50. He proposes to earn mon,
n enough while on the way to pay e
at penses. His route as mapped out