St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-16
VERMONT NEWS.
An Interesting Insurance Question.


A bill in chancery has been served upon
Secretary OF State c. w. Bro wnell against
the Mutual Reserve Fund Lie Insurance
Company, which involves an interesting
question in the insurance law or practice.
Albert Sowes of st. Adams has policy
OF several years standing in the Mutual
Reserve Company. He has, through his
attorney, E. A. Sowles, brought an
action restraining the company from col
Letting from him premiums larger than
his agreement with the company calls
for, as he claims, and also against can
ceiling his policy, he having now BECOME
over the insurance limit in age. Mr..
Sowles' claim is that the company have
increased the amount OF his premium
from about 500 to nearly $40. This he
refused to pay except under protest. The
company refused to accept the check
with the protest upon the back, but
offered to receive and file his protest if
Sent upon separate paper. This Mr..
Sowles objects to do.
The Importance of the litigation will
be at once comprehended by policy
holders. Its decision will settle the right
of company to increase its premiums
beyond the limit OF the original contract
and its right to cancel the policy when
the holder tenders payment OF assessment
but refuses what he regards as unjust
and excessive. The matter will be set tied
in the September term Of the Franklin
county court.
The State Dentists VIII Meet.
The twenty second annual meeting and
banquet of the Vermont State Dental
Society will be held in Rutland March
16, II, 10. DR.. c. S. Campbell Of St.
Adams, is the president of the society.
The board Of dental examiners will meet
at the Hotel Berwick Wednesday at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. The society will
follow this programme:
Wednesday evening, 100 o'clock. Call
Of meeting to order; reading minutes Of
last meeting; report of examining board
report of executive committee; report oil
treasurer; address Of welcome; presi.
dents address, DR.. {. S. Campbell
paper. 1.-THE Country Dentist" DR.. J. A.
Pearsons; paper, Dental Ethics" DR.,
E. E. McGovern; paper, DR.. M. R.
Chase.
Thursday afternoon. 100 O'clock
Clinics and Demonstrations, DR.. M. L.
Rhein. "Bridgework; DR.. G. A. Young
"A new Method OF Making an Upper
Plate; also Filling with Soft Cold" DR.
w. R. Blacksl one, "Simple Method o
Filling by the use Of Cataphoresis." 4
O'Clock p. M, paper, "Pyorrhea," DR.. M
L Rhien, New York city.
Thursday evening 8 o'clock. banquet
Friday morning, 9 oclock-Election o
officers; payment of dues; paper, DR.. W
G. Beers, Mantreal.
House Of Correction Improvements.
L. D. Hazen of St. Johnsbury, E. c
futile OF Rutland, directors of the stat,
penal institutions, and DR.. c. S. Caverlv
physician of the house oil correction. wer
at the institution last week, examining
plans Tor a number OF changes in tn
building. The directors have at thei
disposal about $4,000 left OF an appro
priation made at the General Assembl
OF 1894 1t is proposed to improve tn
hospital accommodations, and what i
now the chapel will be made into din
ing room for the prisoners. A chape
will be built on the second floor and tn
additional hospital accommodations vii
be on the third floor. II the plans ORA WI
are carried out there will be an addition
OF % cells, which will tend to do ava,
with the practice of doubling up
Rutland Herald.
A Burlington Boy Lost.
Nothing further has been heard in Bur
lngton OF the missing boy, Earl Sheldon
who is supposed to have been kidnappe,
nearly month ago. Sheriff Reeves, VIII,
has been all over the state of Vermont
and has been unable to find trace c
the boy, is inclined to the theory that h
was drowned in Lake Champlain. TIL
boy disap cared on Saturday, Februar
10 He was at play on the street an
happened to step into some water an
wet his foot. He left his companion:
saying, I'm going home" and star,e
in that direction, presumably to chang
his shoes and stockings. He entered til
park three blocks from home, and ha
never been seen since.
The statistics OF the transit trad
through Canada which have recent
been prepared by the special agents o, til
treasury show that ports in Vernon
and Maine do large share of the bus
ness, outside of the big transit ports {
Detroit and Suspension Bridge. I'll
whole number of cars carrying trans
goods under seal in 1897 was 443 S7i
OF which 207 SAG cars went through q
Detroit, "a 202 at Huron, 70 449 al SUI
pension Bridge, 80 $50 at Buffalo, 10
1923 at st. Adams, 6397 at Island Pon'
6lS9 at Rchiord, 2203 at OIdensburs
1872 at Portland, 1892 at Pembin;
95S at Newport, VT, and 7l9at Bango
One of the results oil the inquiry OF tt
special agents is to show that the trans
trade affects goods shipped from nearl
every state in the Union.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. V, M. Hardy of Raj
dolph gave a reception last Thursda
evening to commemorate 20 years Sc
vice with the church. They receive
their friends in the church, which we
followed by praise service. Then II
several pastors OF the town and vicint
made short addresses. After this Re
Dr. Buckham, president OF the Universit
of Vermont, made an address on the ben
| d,ct,op that a minister receives Tn