St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-25
VERMONT NEWS.
A Vermonter's Success IN Chicago.


several times over, was native OF Yer
mont, having been born in Montpelier
ian. %, 1912. He went to Chicago in
1888, when it was nothing more than a
group of log houses, known as Fort
| Dearborn, and he earned his first money
there in the building of log hotel, that
money releasing him from debt to kind
person who had redeemed him from i'm
| prisonment for debt for his passage on a
| lake schooner from Buffalo. This incl
dent illustrates the brief period Of
| Chicago's history. He traded trinkets
with the Indians, and began larger bust.
ness as harness-maker, and in 1848 he
entered upon a general leather and boot
and shoe trade, continuing therein for
| four years, after which he became a
dealer in real estate and exploiter of local
enterprises. So he went on, until he was
at the fore of many businesses, president
of the Chicago city railroad, director oil
railroads and banks, and very rich. He
gave away some moderate sums,-such
as 100000 and $150,0OO,-to the
Chicago university, the Presbyterian
hospital, the Humane society and the re-
publican party.
Teachers Meet.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
School Masters club was held at Mont.
pelier April IL. An afternoon meeting
of the county examiners was held at
which Principal o. D. Mathewson oil
Barre, II. D. Ryder of Bellows Falls and
ii. Dressed Jr., of Springfield. were ap.
pointed a committee to suggest changes
in the Vermont school laws at the next
Legislature. One of the changes under.
stood to be desired by the examiners is
to fix the standard of high schools whose
| graduates are allowed two year certif.
Gates for teaching without further exam.
nation.
banquet was held at the Pavilion in
the evening, 80 covers being laid. Prin.
cipal H. K. Whitaker, president of the
club presided. Among the speakers were
President Buckham, Supt. Stone, A. H.
HENDERSON, Principal c. H. Morrill, Of
Brigham academy and W. E. Ranger,
principal of Johnson school. Consider.
able sentiment in favor of Mr.. Ranger
for state superintendent of education is
found among the educators present
However, it is understood that be will
not run against the present incumbent.
Death Of B. S. Beckwtth.
Buel Smith Beckwith of the firm o.
Beckwith & Co., of Middlebury, dice
very suddenly Saturday afternoon. HI
had been at his place of business during
the day and attended funeral in the af
ternoon. After the funeral he had beer
in the store but a short time when BIZ
started for his home. He just got out O
the door when his partner noticed thai
something was wrong and called hin
back, secured team and be was taker
home. Medical aid was summoned but
he lived only about twenty minutes. Hi:
death was caused from heart failure. HI
is survived by a wife, who was Mis-.
Emma Wainwright, son, Fred w. Beck
with, who is a student in Worcester
Academy and who left for his school only
Tuesday last. Mr.. Beckwith was sc
years of age and has held many Offices
both in town and village.
A Big Land Deal.
Arrangements are in progress which i
consumated, as there is every reason t
think they will be, will make one OF tn,
largest land deals ever consummated il
Vermont. 1t is the purchase by a New
York syndicate of some thirty Thousand
acres of heavily wooded timber lands 10
Gated in Arlington and Sutherland. A
party OF surveyors were on a tour of in
spection recently and pronounce tina
1t is fully up to expectations ant
will so report. They were accompanied
by an Arlington man who is thoroughly
conversant with the property. Thel
wore snow-shoes nearly all the time ant
report that the snow is from five tt
seven feet deep on the mountain. Will
out they met one black bear and fou
deer. The timber on the tract is mostl,
spruce with some hard wood.
There was a small wreck on the St.
& L. c. R. R. at Swanton last Wednes
day noon. The shifting gang making VI
freight trains, were going from the Yves
station to the East station, when just a
they went over the switch near the Eas
station, the first back of the engine Jump
ed the track, pulling off the tender ant
one or two other cars. The engine ant
most of the train remained on the track
One brakeman was considerably injured
1t is supposed that it was some defect il
the outer rail that caused the accident.
The st. Adams Foundry Company, re
Gently petitioned into bankruptcy, ha
filed schedule of assets and liabilities
which shows that the estimated asset
are $40, 264 At, and the liabilities, SOC
1923 49, The unsecured claims foot III
$62, 1913 Al. This same company mad
a worse failure than this in 1876. TIL
company owes its help 81, 1895.
The Waterbury National Bank opened
Friday afternoon. There was not tn
rush for withdrawals which perhap
might have been expected, but on tn
contrary quite material increase in tn
deposits, thus showing the confidence il
the bank. Lucian Wells, son of tn
cashier, is assisting in the clerical worl
of the bank.
The postofhce department has estat
lished a postoffice at South Newport
and commissioned Edgar P. Wrigh
postmaster.
Frank Burr, of Thetford Center, am
his brother, Fred, of Foxboro. Mass
have purchased the jcwelry store of tn
late Perley Chandler at Barre.
Rev. Albert Hammatt, minister of tn
Universalist church at Bellows Falls, ha
accepted an invitation from E. +
Stoughton post, G. A. R., of BELOW
Falls to deliver the Memorial day &C
dress.