St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-09

| large arcneu tl1nDeTS WAS pIoheH dpoul
midway of the bridge. This was prob
ably caused by some other imperfection
in the bridge which caused good deal
OF extra weight to fall on the timber.
| The bridge was Immediately closed and
all Fitchburg trains were Obliged to go
through North Walpole and cross the B.
&. M. bridge in order to reach the Bel
lows Falls station. The chief engineer
pronounced the bridge safe for trains
going at speed not exceeding eight
miles an hour, so the evening and night
trains were run over the bridge as usual.
Repairs are now being made.
The annual meeting of the board OF
trustees Of the Vermont Soldiers Home
was held recently at Bennington. The
report Of the president showed that since
the home was opened in 1887 there have
been 379 veterans admitted. The total
number Of deaths has been 100. X. ].
Coffey was reappointed superintendent,
and Mrs. Coffey, matron. The old
officers were reelected, also the follow
ing committees: Finance, Hugh Henry,
J. J. Estey, Ozro Meacham, U. A. Wood
bury; auditing, c. c. Kinsman, Frank
Ken6eld, w. L. Greenleat; admission,
Hugh Henry, ]. J. Estey, Ozro Meacham.
The annual meeting of the Rutland
railroad was held in Rutland Thursday.
The old board of directors was elected,
consisting of Percival w. Clement Of
Rutland, George H. Ball Of Boston, John
w. Stewart Of Middlebury, Horace 6.
Young of Albany. w. Seward of New
York, E. V. W. Rosster of New York.
Edgar Harding of Boston, George Bird
of New York. Wallace c. Clement of
Rutland The lease of the Rutland Cana
dian road was accepted and adopted.
The lease is for 90 years, and the Rutland
road agrees to take over the property
and guarantees the interest on the bonds.
The destruction OF the big roundhouse
of the Rutland railroad is at last accom-.
plished and an old landmark thus
removed. 1t is said that the dome of
the roundhouse was the third largest in
this country. 1t was taken down by
pulling out the supporting timbers and
brick pillars, but it was not as spoctac-
ular an event as the crowd which had
gathered hoped for, as it didn't collapse
all at once, the work taking nearly a
whole day.
The Rutland railroad has recently
bought a railroad velocipede, run by
gasolene motor, which is intended for
the use of the roadmaster and briGge
master in making trips Of inspection. 1t
can run from 15 to 20 miles an hour,
and, it is claimed, can run $50 miles
using only two gallons of gasolene. This
car was given trial trip last week,
which was very successful, and a second
one will be bought for the Ogdensburg
& Lake Champlain road.
Ezekiel White, the oldest man and life
long resident of 'ropsham, died at his home
July 80, aged 90 years, 8 months, 20
days He was born in Topsham, Oct. l,
1908, and married Feb IA, 1882, Laura,
daughter of John K. Dustin, who survives
him, their married life being 67 years, 5
months, 16 DAYS. They were the parents
of nine children. Mr.. White was an
extensive farmer, prominent citizen,
man of great energy and captain in the
old militia, and with his wife, members of
the Congregational church about 60
years.
A Burlington firm has sold to the gov
eminent about 500 bake-ovens for the
use of troops in the field.
handsome granite monument made
in Barre by Mackie, Hussey g. Co., was
unveiled in Utica, n Y, last Wednesday
in honor of William Rathbone who
founded the Knights OF Pythias. The
unwilling ceremonies were imposing and
included addresses from several of the
supreme officers OF the X. of P. Among
those present were several daughters Of
Mr.. Rathbone.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hills three chill
dren, Of Montpelier, were killed by the
falling of ledge, where they were at
play, last week Tuesday.
The Randolph Normal building is being
rehtted in order to receive one thousand
dollars worth of apparatus from the
state.
E. o. Reynolds, of Burlington, caught
so pike recently at Grand Isle. This is
the largest string of pike reported this
year.
The Peerless Manufacturing Co. OF
Barton is employing about $50 hands,
an unusually large number. Machinery
for making butter boxes will soon be
put in.
John Mcnamara, young stone cutter
OF Montpelier, was found near the Cen.
trial Vermont railway Friday mornii e
with both legs cut off He had been run
over by the night train out of Barre
He was taken to the hospital where he
soon died. This is the fifth violent death
that has occurred in Montpelier within
a month.
: Patents have been granted Vermonter.
as follows: Sylvanlus M. Hubbell, Dan
vile, wise; Bracket G. Corser, Brattle
!; boro, buckle for overals.
5 Hotel Low OF Bradford has changed
, hands. H. w. Bishop. who vacated th
r house nearly four years ago, again tool
: possession August /, o. D. Johnson, tn
t late landlord, will leave his family il
j town on account OF the schools, but h
r will go to Woodsville, N. H., to run
d hotel which he owns there.
l. DR.. o. l.. Watson of Montpelier ha
> found remarkable and rare species c
worm. 1t is fully four inches long, a
large as a mans finger, and is evidentl
: gifted with hind sight as to all appear
= ances it has an eye at the end opposit
= its head. No one to whom the docto
' has shown this creature can locate it i
: the worm kingdom, or give it a nam
He is undecided whether to place
Z among Prot. Perkins collection in tt
cabinet at the state house or put it o