St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-03
VERMONT NEWS.

The clerk OF the United States court,
George E. Johnson of Burlington an
nounces to the bar Of the United States
courts for the district Of Vermont. that
section 80 of the United States bank
ruptcy law OF 1898 providing, THAT all
necessary rules, forms and orders as to
procedure and Tor carrying this act into
force and effect shall be prescribed and
may be amended from time to time by
the supreme court of the United States"
cannot be carried into effect, owing to
the fact that the United States supreme
court having adjourned for the term at
the time OF the passage Of this act. and
not being in session again until the 10th
day OF October next; therefore, no acrion
can be taken by the court under the
above quoted section before that date.
The state railroad commission has
fixed the responsibility for the locomotive
boiler explosion near Readsboro on May
81, on the Hoosic Tunnel & Wilmington
railroad company. Zephron Douglas,
the engineer, and F. L. Faulkner, the
fireman, both OF whom resided at Reads
boro, were killed. The commission finds
that the engineer was in no way to blame
for the accident, but that the boiler was
in bad condition, and that there are no
adequate facilities at Readsboro Tor
repairing or inspecting locomotives.
John Allard, the 1O.year old son of Ma
poleon Allard of Wonooski, and Edward
Prevy of Winooski, were drowned Fri
day afternoon in the Winooski river.
Their bodies have since been recovered.
The Burlington Woollen Company,
which went into the hands of receivers
several months ago, is in more trouble.
Suits aggregating $4,000 have been
entered on the docket OF the September
term of the county court against the
woollen company and its branch organ
ization, the Winooski Worsted Company
The suits are all brought by New York
banks, which hold commercial paper
amounting to that sum. The mills are
now being run by the receivers, and it is
not expected that the bringing of the
suits will in any way affect the plant.
The celebration of the centennial ami
versary OF the diocese of Vermont
opened Thursday evening in Emanua
church at Bellows Falls with confirm
alton service presided over by Bishop
Hall of Burlington. The exercises con
tinued through Friday, when Rev. Sam
uel Webb, secretary OF the diocese o
Rhode Island, delivered a historical ad
dress.
The incorporators of the st. Alban:
Ctsa.% Do.1-,ou CAp,aovy b,.va ala,t ar
officers and will file their proposed rout,
with the city clerk. The road will b,
built in the regulation manner, and viii
use the trolley system. According to tn,
proposal, all of the principal streets ar,
to be traversed, but it is understood thai
only the line to the Bay will be built al
once.
Rev. w. H. Benham Of Galesburg. Ill.
has accepted the call extended him by thu
vestry OF St. Luke's church. St. Adams
to take effect Sept. /.
Philip Roberts, who has been sick fol
some time with cancer, died at his HON,
in Montpelier Thursday night at the ag'
of71. MIR. Roberts was one OF the frs
men to engage in the granite business il
Montpelier, having begun as early al
1872.
The State of Vermont lawn tennis
championship will be held under the aus
pices of the United States Lawn Tenni
Association by the Mount Anthony Clul
in Bennington, commencing Tuesday
Aug. 9.
The knitting mill of Fl. E. Bradford
Co. at Bennington, will be shut down il
few days until the early part of Octo
Der. when operations will be resumed
on full time with full force. The com
pany is building an addition to the mair
part of the mill, and during the summer
will putin new water wheel and large
amount of new machinery.
1t is quite possible now that such g
favorable report has been made on the
building oil an electric road between Mont
pelier and Warren that action will at once
be taken by the different towns along
the route so that work may be com
menced as soon as possible and it i:
stated by gentleman in position tC
know that it is quite possible that it will
be commenced inside Of two months a:
people along the proposed route hav,
shown very much interest in the projec,
and are willing to do everything they car
to help the matter along. Montpelier
will soon be railroad center.
The government has designated Soutf
Burlington as one Of the towns to hav,
the benefit OF the rural delivery of thu
mails.