St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-30
VERMONT NEWS.

Grand Army, and comrades will leave
Vermont for Philadelphia Saturday,
September 2 to attend the national en-
campment. The round trip fare to Phila-
delphia from Burlington via New Lon
don is &c. and via Springfield, Mass,
$1O.65. Department Commander But
| terfield desires to say that while it is by
no means considered indispensable it
would be gratifying to have the officers
attached to head quarters wear blue
suits, double breasted sack coats with
Grand Army buttons, black army hats
with gold cord; and the members of the
department the usual Grand Army Uni
| forms.
Frank E. Hopkins Of Essex Junction,
who served as first lieutenant and quar-
termaster oil the 1st Rhode Island volun-
teers in the late war with Spain. has re
ceived an appoin ment as hrst lieutenant
in the 46th regiment, volunteers, to be
made up at South birmingham, Mass.
The Vermont railroad commissioners
J. d. Miller of Wallingford, Alfred E.
Watson OF Hartford, and d. ]. Foster OF
Burlington, accompanied by their wives,
returned August 10, except Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller, after a three weeks trip
in the west, where they had been to at
tend the national convention of railroad
commissioners at Denver. They report
very pleasant trip and profitable
meeting. After the sessions of the con-
vention were over the party took trip
through the heart of the Rocky Noun
tain region.
The report of the Rutland city hospital
shows that 80 persons were treated dur
ing the year ending July LIST last and
that out of that number only eight died.
There were twenty. five medical cases and
6fty-six surgical cases treated and all but
two of the patients left the hospital
cured 1t seems to be the general inn
preston that appendicitis cases are es-
pecally apt to be fatal, but the report
shows that out Of eight operations for
that trouble but one was fatal and that
, the other seven left the hospital cured.
Judge Thompson, OF the United States
Circuit Court, has appointed Percival
w. Clement, of Rutland, VT, receiver OF
the Ogdensburg Transportation Co.
Henry, the twelve-year.o son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Morris, OF Burlington
n was drowned last week in Lake Cham
J. plain. He was an exceptionally good
swimmer.
President p. w. Clement, of the Rut
: land railroad has recently completed q
handsome cottage on Cooper's Point
Grand Isle, where his family are now
spending a few weeks. This is probably
one of the first summer homes to be built
t upon the island as result of the con
+. struction OF the new railroad.
- Henry M. Stephenson, of Barnet, has
). taken out letters patent Tor tongue guart
/ for shoes.
4 Hon. B. F. Fifeld has just placed al
= elegant and costly stained glass window
a in Christ Church. Montpelier, as memo
=. rial to the late Mrs. Lucy Hubbard Fl
;s field.
!, Chas. w. Pierce, formerly editor of tn
le Bennington Banner and until recent.
b. editor of the Northampton, Mass, Even
n ing Herald, has accepted commission
as Second Lieutenant in one OF the new
,r regiments soon to be formed. Mr.. Pierre
,) was born in Manchester and lived man
III years in Bennington. He was gradr
ate Of Norwich University, class OF 1S9
D. and was member of the Vermont M
tional Guard. For some time he wa
commandment of the Graded Schoc
Cadets.
Attempts at robbery were made las
- week at four houses in No1thfield. M,
CO Bullock was awakened by the attemp
n Of the thieves to get into window. II
fired two shots and the robbers flee
Nothing was stolen.
The 14th Vermont regiment monumen
will be shipped soon from Barre to Ge
tysburg and it is expected that it will
ee erected in season for the national encamI
IT. ment at Philadelphia on Sept. 5 to
TO Excursions will run to the battlefield t
r. accommodate the veterans who ma
We wish to witness the dedication of til
monument.
NJ, Rev. Thomas Lynch, pastor of s
Mary's Catholic church OF Fairhavei
r, and vicar general of the diocese of We
mont, dropped dead of heart disease q
Hvbdvile Saturday afternoon. He we
nearly 70 years old, and had held charge
in West Rutland, Burlington and otht
places in the northern part of the stat
The churches In West Rutland and Castl
ed ton were built under his pastorate.
ke John Wheeler, 10 years old, recently a
of inmate OF the State Industrial schoo
NJ was drowned near DEVILS Rocks a sho1
m distance above the tails in the river {
od Vergennes Sunday. He was grandso
IN of Hiram Wheeler of New Haven an
nd had been bathing with Others.
er Hon. James Wilson of Iowa, U.
of Secretary of Agriculture, at the earne'
ne request of Senator Proctor has promise
in to attend and speak at the State Fair {
Billings Park, White River Junction G
nd Governors Day, Sept. 10.
IN A Bad Weed.