St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-07

has been missing from home a week.
Large searching parties have been I'M
able to locate her and suicide is feared.
DR.. j. p. Greene, president of the Will
lam Jewell college at Liberty, Mo-, who
was asked to accept the presidency Of
the Southern Baptist theological sem
mary at Louisville, has declined the
office.
Stockholders Of the North and West
Chicago street railway companies voted
to lease the two systems to the Chicago
Union Traction company, a concern
formed by number Of New York capt.
talists.
From forest fire, which was burning
at Ingalls, Siding, Me-, the flames COM
municated to several freight cars, and to
a quantity of cedar posts, which were
piled there for shipment, causing con-
siderable loss.
John Seward and Joseph Borie became
involved in a quarrel at Dudley, Mass,
which resulted in the latters receiving a
deep stab wound in the right leg, beneath
the hip. 1t is expected that Borie will
be lame for life.
Bills taxing express companies per-
cent and telegraph companies percent
on their gross earnings, and joint reso-
luton permitting the taxing of corporate
property on its cash value, passed the
Michigan house.
A medical examiner held an autopsy
on the body of Mrs. Sarah j. Briggs, who
died in the police station at Pawtucket,
r. l., where she had been carried from
her home. 1t was found that death was
due to natural causes.
The United States weather bureau
which was opened at Colon, Colombia,
last September has finally been closed,
its site being out Of the track of the hur-
ricanes. The instruments are to be
transferred to Jamaica.
Simeon Herrill, treasurer of the Fair
field (Me.) Savings bank, died after
nine-weeks illness Of spinal trouble. He
was postmaster under President Har-
rison. and was a prominent Knight
Templar and Odd Fellow
Philip Henry Savage, clerk of the
board of trustees of the Boston public
library, died from appendicitis. He was
the son of Rev. Minot j. Savage, at one
time pastor of the Church of the Unity,
Boston.
Captain Wadleigh of the receiving
ship Wabash at the Charlestown navy
yard, has been ordered to report at the
New York yard to serve on board APP
pointed to inquire into the injury to the
hull of the cruiser Brooklyn.
The controlling stock in the Central
Electric and Railway company Of New
Britain, Conn, has been purchased by
the Connecticut Lighting and Power
company The purchasers control a
number of similar concerns in Connec-
ticut.
Requests have come to the war de-
partment that no persons dying on
transports coming to or going from the
United States to Manila shall be buried
at sea. The secretary of war has taken
this matter up, and an order to that
eeffct has been issued.
Arthur y. Henderson, assistant post
master under Henry A. Thomas is now
acting postmaster of Boston, notice hav-
ing been received from Washington that
the action of Colonel Thomas bondsmen,
in appointing Mr.. Henderson to the posi-
ton, had been approved.
Father Wright, for many years rector
of the Roman Catholic church at Media
Pa, died three weeks ago, leaving an
estate valued at $500. A will was found
containing number of requests, but
the writing was unsigned. Accordingly,
his estate reverts to his next of kin
Harry l.. Bascomb, formerly an actor
who is now an inmate of the Forest
home at Philadelphia.