St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
NEWS SUMMARY.

The First Baptist church at San
Francisco was destroyed by fire. LOSS,
$4,000 One fireman was fatally burned
Coach Haughton, formerly Of Harvard.
has arrived at Ithaca and will at once
assume the duties OF coaching Cornelps
team for this season.
A crowd Of over 1000 Harvard students
assembled at Cambridge to celebrate
the victories Won by the baseball team
and crews last spring.
Mrs. John Dewitt, aged 65, met with an
accidental death at Stratford, Conn.,, by |
swallowing draught of carbolic acid, in
mistake for medicine.
Burglars entered the residence Of
Charles Williams at Brookheld Conn.,,
and jewelry and diamonds valued at
over $1,000 were stolen.
The Millbury, Mass, cotton mills have
started UP on print cloths, and give en-
ployment to $50 hands. The plant has
been idle for over year.
The old steamer John Brooks formerly
plying between Boston and Portland,
was burned for the junk in her on Apple
island, in Boston harbor.
The Massachusetts ballot-box commits
sion has issued notice to city and town
clerks that the Ellis voting machine is
approved as legal and valid.
Mary Kennedy, 81, was found dead In
her room at Boston, death being due to
inhalation of Illuminating gas. The po-
lice believe 1t is a case of suicide.
Rev. Philip II. Moore has sent in his
resignation as pastor of the Saco (Me.)
Congregational church. Mr.. Moore Is
at present studying at Philadelphia.
Lewis p. True, who was landlord Of
the Saco House for % years, died at
Saco, Me-. aged 62. He was formerly
manager of the American House, Dover,
N. H.
The body of T. H. Markham, aged IS,
was found on the railroad track at North
Walpole, N. II. He had been walking
on the track, was struck by train and
killed.
Edward r. Jewett, aged 3S, prom
inent Chicago lawyer and a deputy
sheriff. died suddenly at Cherryfeld, Me-,
of heart failure. He was graduate Of
Bowdoin college.
Albert Bowden, aged 26, night watch
man of the fremont Temple building
bOSlOU, was hlllSu ny ldllhb liOll liiC
seventh floor to the basement. distance
OF nearly 100 feet.
The family of Rear Admiral Sampson
have left their home in Glen Ridge, N. j.,
for Boston, where they will reside. The
admiral has been assigned to duty at the
Boston navy yard.
Captain Rockwell, at present captain
OF the Norfolk navy yard, has been or
dered to command the Chicago, which
will be Admiral Schley's flagship on the
South Atlantic station.
The advertising car of the Northern
Pacific railway, containing specimens OF
mineral, cereal and fruit products of the
west, was consumed by fire at Neillson-
vile, Wis. Loss, $4,000.
The factory of the Derby Comb COM
pany at Derby. Conn, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire, causing a loss of up.
wards of $500. Seventy-five hands are
thrown out of employment.
d. Converse. founder of Converse col
lege at Atlanta, died at Spartanburg, S
C.. aged 70. He was the president o
five cotton mills. His donations to Con
verse college amounted to $750,OOO
The wreck of the British steamer Ba.
State. which, while bound from Liver
pool for Boston, went ashore near Cap
Race. Is now entirely submerged, an
salvage operations have been aban
doned.
Major Samuel r, Jones, recently ap
pointed quartermaster at the Bosto
depot, to succeed Colonel Hyde, now
his way to Japan to which place h
has been assig:rd has assumed h
duties.
The wedding of John F. Havemey'
OF Yonkers. n. Y, and Miss May
Mitchell Of Nantucket, Mass, took pla'
at Cambridge, Mass. Members of Ne
York and Boston society attended
large numbers.
The New England Sugar Beet con
pany announces that sugar beet plar
the largest in the United States, to co
5000 900. will be built at North Judso
Ind. Five thousand acres Of land 1
beet culture have been secured.
At the meeting of the Maine state A
vent Christian conference the follow
officers were elected: President, R'
A. w. Taylor, Rockland; vice preside
Rev. ]. A. Libbey, West Portland; Sc
--iary, Rev. e. o. Dinsmore, Rlchmoi
Commander Mason, U. 5. N, has
rived from San Francisco and tax
command of the government torpe
station at Newport, relieving 20
mander Mclean. Commander McLe
has been ordered to Manila to comma
gunboat. =.
Jimmy" Logue, the notorious ba
rohher. died in the Philadelphia all
house aged 62. He spent more thar
years in prison. One of his princi
crimes was the robbing of Naval c
structor Isaiah Hanscombe of $75,OO
Washington.
The announcement Is made that
trouble which has existed among
medical faculty of the University OF
mont for some time, has been tenn
rarilv settled, and hopes are entertai
that friction In the administration
be non-existent hereafter.
Schooner yacht Idler. built in 1864
an American cup defender, has b
sold by John Cudahy of Chicago to A
Rumsey. chief shipping master of
Lake Carriers association. The yf
will he removed to Cleveland to take
place in the Lake Erie fleet.
The Maine Baptist missionary con'
ton has adjourned. The executive
mittee of the Baptist Educational soc
acted favorably upon the project TO
s25. 900 for Colby college, upon the
surance that 900 will be added to