St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-31
Vermont News.
A Distinguished Vermonter

William Wallace Patch, a native OF
burg, H., Jan. 81. He received injuries
during the Civil war that he carried
through life. He was in the government
service as railroad conductor, running
trains in the south, and at one time
saved General Sherman and his entire
staff from capture, an act General Sher-
man never forgot. At the time Mr..
Patch was in charge Of train running
from Memphis, and General Sherman
and staff were on board, en- route to a
point near Iuka or Corinth. The engi-
neer, by agreement, stopped his train in
a denseiy wooded section, apparently
to take water for the engine. Immed-
lately volleys were fred at the train.
Mr.. Patch, regardless of flying bullets,
jumped from the train, ran forward to
the engine, mounted it, revolver in hand,
and gave the engineer the alternative
of death or proceeding The engineer
sullenly complied, and the train drew
away before the rebels could reach it. 4,
Miles Morrison, an aged citizen Of
Barre, fell in the street on his way to
church Sunday and died soon after He
has been prominent in the affairs of the
town, having held many town offices.
His wife died few weeks ago. Two
sons and two daughters survive him.
Col. LeGrand B. Cannon shipped "Ver-
mont Chimes" last week to Arden Farms,
N. Y, tor which he received $4,000.
Rev. N. 0. II. Dorrin, for the Catholic
Association at Richford, has purchased
the Richford Hotel for $4,000, as a site
for a new church.
Mrs. Fred Bigwood of Burlington has
announced her intention of studying law
with the intention of becoming admitted
to the bar. She has already filed the
requisite papers with the clerk of the
supreme court, from the date of which
the three years of required study begins.
She will study in the office of V. A. Bull
lard. Mrs. Bigwood will be the first
woman lawyer Vermont has known,
and the only woman to come before the
bar for admission.
The annual meeting of the state board
of normal school commissioners was
held at Burlington Saturday evening.
Prof. w. E. Howard Of Middlebury was
elected president, Principal F. A. Bagnall
OF St. Albans, secretary, and F. W.Pierce
OF Chester, treasurer.
On the meadow above McIndoes. Falls
are 5000 or 10000 cords of slabs cover.
ing about 10 acres of land. In the village
the mill men deliver 16 inch slab wood
for So a cord. Four loot hard wood
sells tor 1915 to So cord.
Charles H. Lord of Mont peler, who
arrested at Woodsville, recently, has
been unable to secure bail and will pro.
badly be held for the grand jury. Mr.
Lord is brother of National Bank
Examiner W. A. Lord, and the checks
Montpelier. Mr.. Lord was clerk for
the committee on revision OF bills in the
legislature OF 1898 and was a prominent
candidate for clerk OF the state board O
railroad commissioners. Dissipation il
said to be the cause of his downfall.
From the Scientific American comes tn,
Information that James S. Young of Barr,
has just patented an improved stone.sa W
ing machine, specially designed for saving
granite, Adi VIC VI OtHeT stone DlOcK'
used principally for monuments.
Among the late arrivals at the Soldiers
Home is Michael McNally of Montpelier
At one time Mr.. McNally was a soldie
in the British army, but at the breakin.
out of the Spanish-American war he wa
in Montpelier and enlistingin Co. H, Yer
mont volunteers, he went to Chicka
manga. Later he enlisted in the 21s
United States regiment and saw servic
in the Philippines, but was discharged
short time ago on account OF disability.
Henry E. Alyord of Washington, chic
of the dairy division OF the department
of agriculture, is authority for stain,
that the Vermont dairymen's convention
recently held in Brattleboro was tn
best meeting of the kind ever held east G
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