St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-04-12
NEWS SUMMARY.
NEW ENGLAND.
TUESDAY FEB. IL


Athletic association.
In the superior criminal court at Bos-
ton James Jumper, colored was SEN
fenced to state prison for term of moi
more than u or less than 10 years fol-
robbery.
The Lawrence (Mass.) license commits
Bioners granted So licenses. Eight OLD
dealers were refused licenses.
James Fl. Olmstead, one Of the leading
attorneys of Connecticut, died at Siam
ford as the result of a paralytic shock
sustained nearly a year ago He was
born in Ridgefeld, Conn, about 70 years
ago and started his career as a schoo
teacher.
MONDAY, APRIL 10.
The Boston property of the Charles
; River Embankment company was fore
closed by Edward Hatch, under orders
from the American Loan and Trust COM
pany, trustees under mortgage dated
June l, 1898. Albert A. Pope represent
ing a committee Of the bondholders, bid
In the property at 100000.
Captain Allen of the Yale varsity crew
has appointed as coach of the freshman
crew, ]. D. Ireland, 1900, Of New York.
Edward Kent, SO years old, was found
dead in his room at Spencer, Mass.
Death was caused by a paralytic shock.
Thomas P. Lowell, a member of the
firm of the John p. Lowell Arms COM
pany of Boston, died at Jacksonville,
Fla.
L. M. Stockton of Boston won the ma
George r. Fearing, Jr., Of Boston, on the
courts Of the Boston Athletic association
The residence and shoe store owned
by r. e. Olney Of Groveton, N. H., was
entirely burned. Loss, about $4,000.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL s.
The New England Shoe and Leather
association has framed protest against
the removal Of the headquarters for re-
ceiving bids for Indian supplies from
New York to Chicago.
The plant of the Worcester Mass. }
Brewing company was sold at auction
to r. F. Taylor for 100000. This is
the amount of the claims secured by
mortgages.
Simeon Cutter, foreman of the pipe
shop of S. d. Warren & Co. at Cumber-
land, Me-, fell off a boiler, distance of
IL feet, breaking mis- neck and dying in
stantly.
THURSDAY, APRIL 6.
The carriage shipments from Ames-
MoQS nf No ob
were 1888, against 1925 for the CORE
spending month in 1893
AT meeting of the stockholders of the
Third National bank Of Boston it was
voted to reduce the bank capital from
100000 to 81, 100000
Under decision of the full bench of
the Massachusetts supreme court con-
STRUNG the wills Of the late Rev. DR.. A
A. Miner and of his widow, Tufts college
will receive the residue Of Dr. Miners
estate, which amounts to about SAC, 900
and a number Of other institutions also
receive substantial requests.
The Salmon Falls IN. H.) Manufactur
ing company has advanced the wages Of
its employees to correspond with the cut
down of 1885, The company employs 7Ot
persons.
In the vote on license at Westerly, r
l., there were 54S opposed to license ant
S91 in favor, with rs blanks. The result
of the vote is a big gain for license ad.
vocates
FRIDAY. APRIL 7.
At the annual meeting of the Bible
society of Maine these officers wer,
elected President, Rev. A. T. Dunn
Waterville; vice president, l.. M. Webb
Portland; corresponding secretary, Rev
Asa Dalton, Portland; recording sec
rotary, Newell w. Edison, Portland.
In recognition of a quarter of a cen
fury of faithful service in Boston, anc
the best wishes for success in a new
field of journalism, William S. Cooke
formerly Of the Boston Herald, and nov
proprietor of the Dover IN. H. Repub
lican, was rendered complimentary,
banquet at Boston by his former Herald
associates.
Mrs. Alice M. Sullivan of Providence
has signified her intention to give $40.
600 to the Brown university library, to b.
used as fund for the purchase of book
relating to church history. The fund
to be called the Joseph Banigan librar
fund, in memory Of the father of tn
donor.
SATURDAY, APRIL s.
Elmer j. Cornell fell overheard iron
his boat in New Bedford harbor, an
though he was not in the water more tina
a minute he was dead when picked up.
The American Wooden company ha
completed its preliminary organization
and is now ready to proceed with tn
absorption of mills in which options wer
given few days, ago'in various, parts {
New England.
The superintendent of police of Bosto
received cable dispatch from Chief Ir
spector Watts stating that the Italia
authorities will not give up Di Bias
wanted for murder.
William c. Norris, the man said to hav
had printed false or ders of the Demise
Manufacturing company of Boston, ha
been identified as a man who swindle
Boston firms in 1897.
Harry Worcester, 6 years old. wa
killed at Boston while playing with hi
cousin, Edith Hodgkins. The fatalit
was caused by rock, weighing abor
100 pounds falling upon the boy an
crushing his skull. The little girl wa
also seriously hurt by the same mas
Of rock.
SUNDAY, APRIL9 8.
John Davis, aged so years, retire
business man. committed suicide at Fai
haven, VT, by cutting his throat M
Davis had been for years engaged in til
slate industry.
Charles Grant, 70 years of age con
mitted suicide by hanging in woodshe
at Sterling, Mass. Dependency ws
the cause.