St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03
NEWS SUMMARY.
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main there until further orders.
The incoming Massachusetts legisla-
euro will be asked to make an appropria-
tion of 100000 to secure for the state
q suitable representation at the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo in 1901.
At ST. Luke's hospital New York, it
I. announced that the relatives of Ro-
land Reed, the actor, have requested
that no information concerning Mr..
Reeds condition be given out. 1t is
learned, however, that Mr.. Reed is
resting comfortably.
Atlas. the professional strong man and
wrestler, defeated Dennis Gallagher Of
Rnffalo in a match at Elmira, N. Y. One
~ Gallagher's shoulders was badly in
jured.
At meeting of the board of directors
of the National Board and Paper COM
nanv 1t was decided that the price of
nasteboard would advance $3.50 ton.
The planning mill, pail factory, office
building and lumber yards of the
Paepike- Leicht Lumber company at Chi
cago were destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000.
Willis GliRes Of Tilton. N. H., aged
AZ. was killed in the freight yard there
by stepping in front of a passenger train.
The condition of exUnited States Sem
ator James w. Bradbury, who, at the
age of SO, is critically i'll at Augusta,
Me. remains about the same, with
gradual failing noticed from day to day.
Anthony Leinewefer, II years DID, was
w IL
ing on thin ice.
Archibald Campbell, aged IA, was
drowned at Ipswich, Mass, while skat-
ing.
Davis & Drake, importers and whole
salers Of liquor, and w. L. Davis and
NJ. L. Drake, as individuals, Boston,
have assigned.
Creditors of Erastus Wiman of New
York are about to be partially settled
with at the rate of 68 1853 Of cent on the
dollar.
The secretary of the treasury has
designated several additional national
banks as government repositories to re-
ceive internal revenue receipts and, it is
said, will continue to do so until the
total sum so deposited amounts to $780,
900 900 or SAC, 00O,0 900.
By vote of 1907 to rs the Covenant
Mutual Life association of Galesburg,
Ills, decided to amalgamate with the
Northwestern Life Assurance company
of Chicago. The $4,000 members Of the
Covenant Mutual Life Assurance as
ISOLATION, whose policies aggregate
$45, 00O00O will go over to the North
western company in body.
Commissioner General Ferdinand w.
Peck, of the United States commission
to the Paris exposition next year, has
appointed Sousas band as the official
American band to play at the exposition.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed at
New York by Russell Dart, Jr., once a
partner in the insolvent firm of Clarke,
Radcliffe G. Co. He gives his liabilities
and also those of the bankrupt firm at
1921, O33 and says there are no assets.
Frankie Malcolm, aged 7, fell into the
Merrimac river at Haverhill Mass, and
was drowned He was playing on the
bank, and slipped into the river.
The Roger Williams National bank of
Providence has been absorbed by the
Industrial Trust company, the former
having practically accepted the latter's
offer of $50 per share for SIS stock.
Smallpox claimed its fifth victim at
Chelsea, Mass. Miss Lena McKensie,
23 years old. dying at the isolation hos
pital.
Rev. Robert N. Turner of Bristol, r.
l., has accepted a call to become rector
oh, loDv
bury (Boston), vice Rev. w. j. W. Fin
lay, resigned by reason of i'll health.
Mrs Florence NJ. Worth, wife of
Brigadier General William S. Worth,
died at the reservation at Fort Hamil-
ton after short illness. Mrs. Worth
was a great friend to the members OF
the regular army.
A tenement block at Ashland, Mass,
was burned, causing a loss of $780,
The Castle Silk company of Franklin
N. j., has assigned. Liabilities, $50,
900; assets, $52,691
Thomas C. Orndorff, manufacturer Of
cartridge belts at Worcester, Mass, has
received an order from the British gov
eminent for as 900 cartridge belts. 1t i.
said that the order is a rush one.
Headquarters of the Commercial
Travellers and Hotelmen's Antitrust
league were opened at New York. Sht
league was started in August last, and {
membership of $1,000 has been enrolled
The Castle Silk company of Franklin
N. j., has assigned. Liabilities, $50 900
assets, $52,691.
DR.. Wickliffe Smith, surgeon Of tn
One Hundred and SiXth-first indiana
regiment, was killed, together with hi
Cuban boy, Francisco Sousa, nea
Delphi, Ind, by train.
Former Congressman Michael Grifti'
died suddenly at Eau Claire. Wis, o
apopleXy.
The registration committee Of t.
New England Association of the A. A
U. voted to suspend every registere
boxer in New England for one week
during which the amateur standing O
each will be investiga led.
e. V. Smalley, editor Of The North
western Nj azine, and secretary of tn
National Sound Money league, died sud
denly at st. Paul He had been SUI
Sering with nervous dyspepsia and mel
vous prOstlation
The New Hampshire section of tn
Ancient Order of Hibernans has passe
resolutions favoring the South Africa
republic in it's war with England.
Right Rev. H. M. Jackson, D. D
bishop coadjutor of the diocese of Ala
bama CEpiscopaD has forwarded hi