St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
NEW ENGLAND.
MARCH 8.

NV '.orized to be paid out of the emergency
fund. c.u. A..i..,o
49, bas extended an invitation to some
y, n0' atting schools Of Maine, requesting
" presence Of their teams at field day
W. aset to be held early in June.
THE Granite City club, composed of
Quincy (Mass) granite dealers, at its
snnual dinner in Boston hotel decided
:" use all possible efforts to bring about
COMPROMISE between the striking
.,onite workers and their employers.
The Parkhill Manufacturing company,
ritchburg, Mass, announces an adj
,,once in wages to take effect April 3.
,bort 1900 hands are affected.
THURSDAY, MAJ CHG.
Az meeting of the trustees Of the
rlark school for deaf mutes at North
.mnton. Mass, announcement was made
~ gift to the school Of $4,000 1t is
from E. D. Gilmore of North Easton.
and is for the purpose Of erecting a two
story building for gymnasium.
The talk Of the Harvard university
students is to the effect that the location
- the annual Harvard-Y Yale boat race
NAV still be in doubt, in spite Of the ap-
narent decision recently made in favor
Of New London. Lake Quinsigamond,
at worcester, and the Connecticut river,
Of Hartford are both spoken Of as pos
sible substitutes.
There is a movement on foot in Mas
sachusetts for the formation Of a camp
nj Confederate veterans. The initia-
tive in the work has been taken by
Charles G. Munroe Of Boston.
The New England Cotton Manufac-
turers' association held meeting at
BOSTON, at which routine business and
the affairs of the association and the
cotton trade were discussed.
FRIDAY. MARCH 10.
The general scale of wages in the mills
NJ the Newmarket IN. H. Manufacture
/ ing company in existence previous to the
II cutdown of February, 1885, will be re-
stored April 3.
The strike at the w. S. Hill Electric
eompanys works at New Bedford Is at
an end, the wage question having been
adjusted to the satisfaction of the men.
The magnificent new home Of the
Massachusetts, eye and ear infirmary at
Boston was opened to the public. A
number Of guests who had been invited
to attend inspected the building. but
there were no formal ceremonies.
Miss Caroline Hazard has notified the
trustees Of Wellesley college that she
accepts the position of president Of that
institution.
James l.. Wolff, well known colored
criminal lawyer Of Boston, has re-
ceived the appointment of judge advo-
cate of the department Of Massachu-
sets, G. A. r., from Department Com
mander Gilman. Mr.. Wolff was born
in Holderness. N. H.. Aug. 4, 1S4S.
SATURDAY, MARCH II.
The Yale bicycle squad is in charge OF
George Collect, the amateur champion
rider, and he is giving his full attention
to the squad of 80 riders who wear the
blue.
At the final meeting Of the Deering
Me-, city council ii was voted to call the
assembly hall in the new Deering higf
school building Crosby hall, after the
late principal Of the school. Edgar H
Crosby, who was killed at Maine Cen.
trail crossing year ago.
A special freight train met with ar
accident near Weir village, Mass. Thre,
box cars were derailed and considerable.
damaged.
Levi w. Barton, at one time prom
inent lawyer and prominent leader il
theRepublican party of New Hampshire
is dead, aged 81. He was graduate o
Dartmouth.
A fire, of unknown origin, damaged
the stove and bicycle fitting plant df tn
Matthews Manufacturing company a
Seymour, Conn.,, to the extent of sS000
Charles Anderson, a carpenter in tn
employ of quarry company at Port
land, Conn, was fatally injured by tn
breaking of the boom of hosting der
rick.
SUNDAY, MARCH IL.
A heavy thunder storm visited Gard
ner, Mass, being accompanied by shar
lightning. The electric lights were pu
out in some sections of the town.
Rear Admiral Picking has been elect
eQ W tHS SHdi iSStOWu irt v
yard in place of Rear Admiral Howisol
promoted to the command Of the Sout
Atlantic squadron.
The 33rd anniversary Of the consecrs
ton of Archbishop John ]. William
bishop of Boston, was celebrated wit
impressive services.
Claude e. Hovey was arrested at Maj
chester, N. H., for the alleged forgeI
Of a number of checks. Upon his arriv;
by shooting, but the bullet only Craze
his forehead
MONDAY, MARCH 10.
corporation has been formed {
Portland, Me-, for the purpose Of carr!
ing on the steamship business. 1t
called the Portland Consolidated Steam
ship company. Its capital is 100000,
which nothing has been paid In.
DR.. Henry Parker Quincy, one Of Il
leading professors at the Harvard med
cal school, died at Boston. He was we
known in the medical profession throug
out the country.
The governing committee Of the 30
ton stock exchange has issued a noti
removing Bay State gas from the u
listed department and prohibiting
being dealt with on the exchange. A
announcement was soon after made tn
the New York stock exchange had ft
lowed suit.
TUESDAY, MARCH IA.
The West Boylston (Mass) Manufa
turing company will return on April
to the scale of wages paid before t