St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-23

by lightning Thursday night and burned
with it's contents. The family escaped in
their night clothes. The house and con-
tents were insured for $1,000, which will
not cover the loss.
Ernest Tilton was arrested at Sutton,
Canada, on Monday and lodged in Jail
on charge of bringing stolen goods
into Canada. 1t appears that the pris-
oner, who is only about II years of age,
stole horse at Enosburgh Falls and
drove it across the line.
Rev. d. Sage Mackay of Newark, N. J.,
formerly Congregational pastor at St.
Adams, has received call to the Fourth
Presbyterian church of Chicago.
John D. Austin of Brattleboro has been
appointed a deputy collector and in
spector of customs at Newport at sal
airy OF $40 per annum.
DR.. William Seward Webb of Shell
burne has been appointed by President
Mckinley one of the board OF visitors at
West Point.
A. L. Hamilton, who skipped town
about 10 days ago with $1,000 belong
ing to P. H. Robbins of Chester Depot,
was arrested at Albany, N Y, Wednes-
day night.
St. Adams is already planning for a
lively Fourth OF July celebration.
The Spiritualists of Berlin and Mont
peler have effected permanent organ
ization. Meetings are being held at
present at the homes of the various men,
bers. but it is expected soon to complete
arrangements to hold their regular ses-
sions in a public hall.
The ice on Lake Champlain broke up
March 16. The steamers will no doubt
begin running either the middle, or at the
latest, the latter part of next week. The
date OF the opening of navigation this
year will be d-breaker. The ear
lest date recorded by the Transporta-
ton company is March 26. in 1864.
Mayor H. S. Peck Of Burlington has
filled the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Chief of Police Jerome Dumas,
who died February 4, by the appoint
ment of LOOMS J. Smith to the position.
Mr.. Smith is republican.
Montpelier capitalists are deeply inter-
ested in a project for an electric railroad
from Montpelier to Warren and possibly
to Rochester via Middlesex and Mad
River valley.
Curtis Wells. who died in Redlands,
CAL, March 16, was former resident of
Vermont and was cashier of the Howard
National Bank in Burlington from 1888
to 1887.
The Vermont division encampment of
the Sons OF Veterans will hold their
annual encampment in Montpelier June
6S. The encampment will be attended
by all the division officers, and speakers
from the Massachusetts division will also
be in attendance. Arrangements will be
commenced at once for the entertainment
OF the visiting delegates. about 400 in ALL
Fire startedin the picking rooms of the
Colchester mills at Winooski Thursday.
The flames were Immediately extin.
guished with automatic sprinklers. As
the alarm rang from both the mill and
the church bells panic seemed imminent
among the employees on the upper floor,
hut this was partially averted by the
GOODNESS of the overseers and the super.
intendent. The stairs, fire escapes and
windows were made use of in getting out
OF the building and the fire was confined
to one room.
Lieut.. Col. Edward B. Williston of the
Sd artillery, United States army, who, it
is understood, is to be appointed colonel
of one of the new artillery regiments re-
Gently provided for by an act Of Congress,
is Vermonter Col. Williston was
graduated from the Norwich university
in 1855. Gen. L. 6. Kingsley of Rutland
was in the class just below Col. Williston.
The first annual meeting of Latin
teachers and instructors of Vermont,
held under the auspices of the Latin de-
partment of Middlebury college, began
its session at Middlebury Friday in the
college chapel. During the day various
features of the work were discussed, and
in the evening the class in Horace mi-
tated the singing of the Roman chorus
and reproduced the costumes of the
Romans at the time of Augustus.