St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-29
NEWS SUMMARY.
NEW ENGLAND.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH %.

with Yale and Pennsylvania was pre-
scented with a valuable watch charm In
the shape of gold football.
The Lancaster Bingham mills Clinton,
Mass, will increase wages 7 percent in
all departments April 3. About 1850
operatives will be affected.
At a meeting Of the governor and
council of New Hampshire, Lysander Fl.
Carroll Of Concord was nominated and
confirmed as commissioner Of labor, to
succeed Julian F. Trask Of Laconia.
Isaac Clark was burned to death in the
house he occupied at Monmouth, Me.
The fire was not observed by anyone, and
it's cause is unknown. Clark, who was
so years old, was in straitened circum-
stances
THURSDAY, MARCH 20.
The New Nonotuck Savings bank of
Northampton, Mass, to take the place of
the Hampshire Savings bank, which
was wrecked by embellishments Of its
treasurer, Lewis Warner. has completed
organization, with George l.. LOOMS as
president.
Upon request of Secretary Of the Treas
ury Gage the Connecticut senate adopted
a resolution by which the United States
government is given power to condemn
and purchase land in the state where
needed.
The annual inter-department debate
between the Academic and the Shelf"
Debating unions of Yale was won by the
academic representatives. The question
debated was; Resolved, that the in
PRODUCTION of the English system Of
ministerial responsibility would increase
the efficiency of the federal govern
ment."
The Boston Globe says that the new
cup defender being built at the HERES
hoffs' will be of Tobin bronze from keel
to rail, and that her topsides will not
be painted, as were the aluminium top
sides of the Defender.
FRIDAY, MARCH "a.
The Connecticut house of representa-
tives passed the bill which permits the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company to operate trains on
Sundays during the hours heretofore
prohibited.
Pevey's Foundry company, Lowell,
Mass, has voted to raise the wages of its
employees 10 percent. The advanced
scale goes into effect April 3.
Henry F. Shepard, 70 years old, was
found dead at Providence in his room
with the gas cocks turned on The win
dow was open and death is not supposed
to have been intentional. He was a
member of several bands and composer
and teacher of music.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25.
e. B. Stoddard, one of the trustees of
Brown university, says he proposed DR..
Abercrombie's name before DR.. Taylor
was called. He does not know whether
it has been considered since or not.
A barge with capacity of 5000 was
launched at Bath, Me-, Thursday, and
another was launched today of equal
size. They are called Darby and Thax-
ter, and are for the Staples Coal COM
pany of Taunton, Mass.
The will of Dwight W. Ellis, late of
Monson, Mass, provides a bequest of
$4,000 to Tufts college to aid in the for
nation of fund for the benefit Of the
divinity school in connection with the
college.
BY the will of Mrs. Caroline A. Weeks
of Greenland, N. H., who died recently.
the Congregational church at Greenland
is given $4,000: the public library at
Greenland, $4,000; the town of Greenland
$4,000; the Methodist Episcopal church at
Greenland, $1,000, and the cottage hospi-
fol OF
| from the funds given to the churches is
to be used for the support of the minis
try.
SUNDAY, MARCH 26.
A portion of the Chester (Vt.) steam
power plant was destroyed by fire.
| Chairman Gerlach of the L. A. w. rae
ing board has appointed John C. Ker-
rison of Boston as official Handicapped
for Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
| Connecticut.
In order to provide a site for a new
power station, the Boston elevated rail-
way has just purchased Lincoln's wharf,
one of the most valuable in the city along
the water front. The purchase price was
$1,000.
Henry Alloway Of New York, the owner
of the New Haven Daily Palladium, has
acquired the controlling interest in the
New Haven Morning News, and will
consolidate the two properties. The new
paper will be known as the New Haven
Daily Palladium.
MONDAY, MARCH 81.
For the first time since 1885 snow fell
on Palm Sunday in Boston. The storm.
while not severe, brought with it about
three inches of moist snow, while the
fall in the northern sections added con-
siderably to the months already large
accumulation.
Postoffice Inspector Willis reports from
Fairlee, VT, that as result of an exam.
ination into the affairs of the postoffic,
of that place he finds the postmaster
accounts to be short by about $500.
George w, Bean, Jr., son of Agent
! Bean of the Androscoggin mill, Lewis
ton, Me-, was found dead in the iml
tower, where he had committed suicid,
by shooting. He was about % year!
old, and was one of Lewiston's mos
. popular young men.
AT meeting of the stockholders of tn,
J Michael Collins Wooden company q
Dracut, Mass, it was voted unanimousl,
s to sell the plant to the corporation or
1 ganized in New York city to combin
c various wooden mills
8 TUESDAY, MARCH 2S.
> BY the will of the late Henry l.. Good
; win of Hartford requests of $4,000 eacl
are made to the American Missionar
I association Of New York and to tn