St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-21
VERMONT NEWS.

Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association.
The plan of the proposed trade bureau
Of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers
association..is as follows: This bureau is
to be organized as stock company, with
an authorized capital OF $4,000 for the
purpose of marketing the maple products
Of the stockholders in said bureau. The
shares of stock are $40 each, payable on
or after March 1, 1898, no stock to be
called for until $4,000 has been sub
scribed. Each holder of stock in said
bureau shall have the right to market
his maple products through the bureau,
operative, and goods received shall be
paid for on basis of sales made for the
season. Each holder OF stock shall be
entitled to one vote for each share of
stock owned, in the management of the
affairs of the bureau. The bureau shall
be located at some central point to be
determined bv the directors chosen by
the stockholders OF this bureau. 1t is
proposed to receive all goods at the sta
ton at Enosbu1g Falls in the form of
syrup in casks and kegs supplied by the
bureau, the syrup so received to degraded
and credited to the person sending, and
some portion of the value Of the goods to
be paid to the producer on their receipt at
the station, the balance to be paid at the
close OF the years business. 1t is pro-
posed to secure a registered trade mark,
or state seal, for goods marketed through
this bureau, thereby affording protec-
ton to genuine maple goods. The entire
management of this bureau is in the
hands of the stockholders and it's object
is wholly in the interest of the producer
OF maple products. The professionally
low price of maple goods today is evil
dence enough of the Importance Of max.
ing some effort at least to obtain better
prices tor the product by offering the
purchaser positive guarantee Of its
genuineness and by placing the goods
directly in the hands of the retailer under
a protected seal or trade mark.
Suicide Of Bennington Young Man.
The body of Everett S. Young, "a, was
found by his vile Saturday morning,
hanging from curtain pole over a door
in their home in Bennington. The body
was naked, and at the feet were the pho
tographs of three young women of the
village, which, from appearances, were
dropped from his hand after he Jumped
from the chair that was standing near.
Young was pattern maker in the ma
chine shop of Charles Cooper. His wife
was an employee in knitting mill. They
took dinner together as usual Friday.
When going to his work he kissed his
wife goodbv, told her not to work too
hard, went to order a ton of coal and
was apparently happy. He left his work
early in the afternoon. His wife came
home at $50, but found the door locked.
She tried unsuccessiully to get key to
the door, and alter waiting some time
with neighbor went to the home OF her
father, thinking that her husband had
been called away. She went back to her
home at the next morning, and finally
secured KEY and opened the door. The
suicide was evidently premeditated but
the cause is unknown.
Horrible Death.
Thomas McGre n, 80 years Of age, and
one of the oldest residents of Bellows
Falls, met horrible death on the after
loon of January IA. He was crossing
the Rutland railroad bridge, when he
was overtaken by the 1.25 mail train.
He stepped as far on to the side of the
bridge as he could and was in STOPPING
position when the train reached him.
The snow plow on the engine hit him in
the head and knocked him off the bridge
into the canal. He was probably dead
when he struck the water, but his b DIV
floated down the canal Scores of people
ran along the banks hoping to secure the
remains. Word was sent to the mills to
shut down the gates and as it happened
they shut the gates just as the body
floated under them, horribly mutilating
it. The remains have been taken out in
fragments. Mr.. McGreen's vile died
some three years ago. He leaves four
daughters and four sons. He had resided
in town upwards of so years.
Held Oil Over Goals.
John Miller, clerk in the drug store Of
George l.. Andrews at Newbury, met
with an almost fatal accident Jan. ID.
While waiting on customer, he pro.
cured bottle of oil from the store room
and finding it too CONCEALED to flow
readily, opened the door to the coal stove
and held the corked bottle over the live
Goals. In moment the bottle was
broken and the oil became ignited the
flames shot out with a terrific explosion.
The face and hands Of Mr.. Miller were
fearfully burned, all the hair on his head
was burned to crisp. and papers on the
wall ten feet away were burned to Gin.
ders. Only for the presence of customers
the entire block must have been burned.
Mr.. Miller was taken to his home in a
dazed condition where his wounds were
carefully dressed. 1t is believed he will
recover, but it is feared he may be dis
figured for life.
Died In the Woods Of Starvation.
The body Of Daniel Combs was found
last Wednesday by some choppers in the
woods near Black Falls, Montgomery.
They found hole dug into side hill and
stopped up, which attracted their atten-
ton. Upon opening il, they found the
body frozen stiff Combs had been miss
ing some eight weeks and must have died |
from hunger and privation. He had been
for several years of eccentric habits, pre-
ferring to be alone, and would remain in
the woods in the summer for weeks, liv-