St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-11-08
Vermont News.



Mary, wife of Samuel Novelli, of Barre,
attempted to commit suicide Saturday
night by shooting herself in the head
with revolver. Physicians were called
and found that 80 calibre bullet had
entered her head near the right ear. 1t
is impossible to locate the bullet She
has been conscious all the time since the
shooting. Her recovery is considered
doubtful. The cause for the rash act is
mystery. Her husband is a noted sculp-
tor and carved the statute OF Robert
Burns OF the Barre Burns monument.
Henry Moore, soap manufacturer, at
Brattleboro, mentally unbalanced after a
long illness made three unsuccessful at
tempts to commit suicide Friday. He
plunged some shears several inches into
his abdomen and opened the arteries on
his left wrist, then told his sister what
he had done. After she had summoned
help, while two persons were in the room
with him and others in the adjoining
room, he suddenly plunged head first
through the glass in two story window.
His condition is serious, but probably
not fatal.
The body of James Christensen aged
20, Swede farm hand, was found hang
ing from beam last night in the barn of
!. o. Frost, of Vernon, by whom he was
employed. The cause for his act is not
known. He had just received his wages
and had agreed to work for Mr.. Frost
another wear. He leaves brother and
sister also in the employ of Mr.. Frost.
State Teachers Meet.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Teachers association opened at
Brattleboro last Thursday with an at
tendance of three hundred teachers, rep
resenting all parts of Vermont. The
visitors were welcomed to Brattleboro
by United States District Attorney ]. l..
Martin, and Mason S. Stone of Mont
pelier, state superintendent Of education
responded.
The address of the evening was by
President Butler of Colby College A
notable paper was read Friday after
noon by Melville Dewey OF Albany, state
librarian of New York, who made a
strong plea for the travelling libraries The
speaker of the evening was President
Tucker of Dartmouth college, whose
subject was 1.-THE Rights of the Period oil
Education" The meeting closed Sat.
urday and the following officers were
elected:
President, Principal H. Dressel Jr., Of
Springfield; vice-president, Principal F
E. Richard of Bradford; secretary, Prin-
cipal w. D. Parsons of Woodstock
treasurer, Principal N. J.. Whitehill Of
Montpelier; executive committee, chair
man, Principal ]. L. Alger Of Bennington
Principal F. A. Bangnall of St. Adams
Principal S. H. Eyrkskine Of Rutland
legislative committee, chairman, Prin
cipal W. E. Ranger of johnson, Principal
o. d. Mathewson Of Barre, E. ]. Wal
lace of White River Junction. The asso
citation was invited to hold the next
convention in Rutland.
Ayermont Boy Goes 10 Manila.
Last week witnessed the departure
from the Cramps ship yards, and tn.
waters of the Delaware, of large trans
port ship which has been undergoing
alterations and needed repairs before
leaving on the long voyage to Manila
carrying fresh troops. With her goe!
Ned Mack of Hardwick, son of the wei
known and esteemed granite dealer, R
H. Mack. Young Mack, who has beer
for some time in the employ of thu
Cramps, goes on this voyage as assist
ant engineer, place and an experience
that will be of great value to him in thu
working out of his chosen calling.
I'm Insolvency.
The Acme Granite Co. of Barre wal
petitioned into insolvency at Burlington