St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24


night, BY State Deputy A. o. Palmer OF
Burlington and District Deputy Remly S.
Sidelinger OF Concord. Twenty-one
names were on the application tor
charter. Walter Weeks, M. D., was
elected as the presiding officer; Dr. B. D.
George as clerk. number joined whose
names had not been on the charter APP
plication and the new camp, which is No.
! 1919, starts off with a good member
ship. At present there are nine camps in
process of organization in this state.
The Burlington camp now numbers
about 80 members.
A Runaway Engine.
Engine Gen. J. G. Mccullough, No. IA,
Of the Bennington and Rutland railroad
took a spin all by herself down the line
Monday morning oil last week and was
finally captured near Wa!lingford after
doing little damage. new hand at the
Bennington and Rutland engine house
took the engine out TO the coal pile to
coal up, pulled the throttle wide open
and then, becoming scared, tried to bring
the big engine to standstill He failed
to do this and jumped to the ground.
The engine started down the track at
fair speed and was soon out of sight.
Near the Cold river woods it overlook
gang of FIVE men on a hand car who sup
posing an engineer was on, waved their
hats tor him to stop, but soon the car
with its load of tools was flying through
the air. The speed soon slackened as the
fires were.low.
Pria0m Rirecfnr
Gov. i. c. Smith has appointed Elvin
M. Bartlett of Brighton to succeed L. D.
Hazen of St. Johnsbury on the state
board of prison directors. Mr.. Bartlett
is the senator from Essex county. He
was born in Morgan, November l 4, 1862,
and was educated at the Island Pond
high school and at Derby academy. He
is merchant and manufacturer. He was
a member of the Vermont House OF Rep
resentatives in 1894. At the last session
OF the legislature he was chairman of the
Senate committee on elections.
Fatal Accident.
James Mickey, quarryman working
for Fred Weber. on the latters quarry,
about mile from Groton, was instantly
killed last week Tuesday by the discharge
of a blast which he was endeavoring to
remove. The blast had been set but
failed to explode, and after due waiting
Mickey approached and began to remove
it, when in some way it was set off, Che
bulk of the charge striking Mickey in the
breast and passing through his body,
taking his right lung with it. His face
and eyes were also fearfully mangled.
hx,h s~Ah o,,I
was about "a years old. He leaves a
wife and two children. He had resided
in Groton about two years.
A vermomters Invention.
Dustin Moulton OF Montpelier, formerly
of Barre, has invented an invalid's bed.
1t is so built that the patient can be
raised from the bed and rest as if in a
hammock while the mattress is removed
and aired, sheets and bedding changed
etc.
The bed is adjusted so as to allow the
patient TO be changed to any position
from sitting to reclining. The mech
anism can be operated with one hand by
any person of ordinary strength. The
frame is made either of wood or iron,
and the complete apparatus is simple
and easily managed. Mr.. Moulton has
one bed already in use in East Montpel-
ier, and it is giving great satisfaction
both to attendants and patient.
His mandatory is in the wood work
ing department of the Whtcomb Bros.
establishment of Barre.
Charles H. Lord, who was arrested
Wednesday at Woodsville, N. H., for
passing worthless drafts has been una Bile
to secure bail and will probably be held
for the grand jury. Mr.. Lord is a
brother Of w. A. Lord of Montpelier. and
the drafts he cashed were drawn on Lord
& Carleton. Mr.. Lord was clerk for the
committee on revision of bills in the
legislature oil 1898.
Articles of corporation have been filed
with the secretary of state for an inn
mense powder and ammunition plant.
William Van Horne OF the Canadian
Pacific railway, E. Dickinson and F. w.
Heubach OF Winnipeg, A. S. Richardson
of St. Adams and N. P. Leach OF Sheldon
are the leaders in the concern. 1t is ex-
pected that factory will be built in
Franklin county. probably at Swanton,
and that 800 hands will be employed.
Not until over year after Senator
Morrill's funeral has the government
audited and paid the bills, which were
So ,442.
Postmaster Shedd has sent to Repre-
sentative Grout a petition for rural
free delivery covering the country ada
cent to Montpelier. Congressman Grout
has promised Postmaster Shedd he will
use every effort to have this delivery
instituted at Montpelier at the earliest
possible moment.
Selim N. Bugbee of Norwich, who was
convicted last week of murder in the
second degree, was sentenced Thursday
afternoon by Judge Tyler to imprison.
ment at hard labor for life in State
prison. He was at once taken to Wind
sor.
Daniel c. Landers, who has been G
merchant in Quechee for about ten years
shot himself through the heart Januar,
II. He was in his room at home wher
his wife heard a shot, went up stairs anc
found him dead. He used a revolver
which he borrowed of the Waterman al
the mill, saying he expected to have quit,
large sum Of money with him later anc
wanted to protect himself. 1t isreportet
that Landers had previously threatened
to kill himself. though little attention
was paid to the threat. He had kept 6
general store, which was lately closed BY
his creditors, and business troubles may
have led to the deed.