St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-05-16
NEWS SUMMARY.

The J. A. Foster company's loan office
and jewelry store at Fall River, Mass,
was entered by unknown parties, money
and property being taken to the value
of $500.
Fred Barnum, a prominent farmer OF
Monkton VT, committed suicide by
shooting Insanity is supposed to nave
been the cause.
The directors of the Boston Merchants
association unanimously expressed their
belief in the abolition of the war tax on
express and other transportation re-
cepts and kilograms, and condemned
the inheritance tax bill now before the
state senate as unwise and unnecessary.
building on fremont street, Boston,
for many years the home of the Massa-
chusetts Horticultural society, has been
sold to a syndicate, and the reported
price is less than $7OO,O00, which figure
was asked.
Edward Wheelwright, a prominent
writer and scholar of Boston, is dead,
aged rs. He was a graduate of Harvard,
class of 1874, and was admitted to the
har in 1S49. He did not practice, how
ever, but engaged in study and historical
research, and in writing on art topics
and other subjects.
Kidder. Peabody & Co., Boston, ac-
knowledge additional contributions to
the fund for the benefit of the Ottawa
fire sufferers, which will bring the total
up to $6544.
The stand of New England Democrats
on national issues and vice presidential
candidates. as voiced by poll Of dele
gates to the Democratic convention, is
for free silver and for George Fred
Williams for vice president.
Colonel Charles II. Hovey, who COM
manded the Thirteenth Massachusetts
regiment during the latter part of the
War of the Rebellion, died at Boston.
He was employed at the custom house,
where he served for a number of years.
Hotel Bellevue, on Beacon hill, Bos-
ton. has been bought by Harvey IL Wood.
The former owners went into bankruptcy
two months ago, and the present pur-
chasers have since conducted the hotel.
The railroad commissioners of Maine
have approved the articles Of the Mill
bridge and Cherryfield electric road, a
short line which is to act as feeder for
the Washington county road,
In the waters of Little river at Haver-
| bill, Mass, was found the body of Ovid
! Delisle, 80 years of age, who disappeared
fortnight ago. 1t is thought that he
committed suicide.
Hiram O. Smith, superintendent of the
! Russell Cutlery works at Turner's Falls,
Mass, died of consumption. He was
born so years ago at Wilmington, vt.
The dance pavilion and one Of the
lunch rooms adjoining at Lake Walden,
q summer resort owned by the Fitch
burg railroad, were burned, causing a
loss of $4,000.
Charles Porter, So years old, COM
mitted suicide at East Thompson Conn.
by drowning. The cause of the suicide
is not known.
Mrs. Frank Emery aged 81, drowned
herself in Lake Saltonstal, near Haver-
hill. Mass She had been an inmate of
Danvers insane asylum, but of late she
had improved so that she was allowed to
return to her home.
The farmhouse and barn of Charles
II. Kenney, two miles from Hudson
Mass, were burned, together with eight
COWS, hay, carriages, farming imple-
ments ETC., causing loss of $4,000. The
fire is supposed to have been caused by
sparks from brush fire.
Rev. Paul r. rockingham, pastor OF
the First Congregational CUnitarian)
church of New Bedford, Mass, will ac-
cept the call of the Arlington Street
church, Boston
The bad bills Of the city of Boston, ac-
cording to report of an expert ac-
countant to Mayor Hart, amount to al
most 100000 This is the sum which
cannot be collected.
Captain Parker of Providence ar
rested Martin Lynch, one of the mos
noted sneak thieves in the country
Lynch sawed through the iron bars ant
escaped from the New Haven jai
April t.
Contracts have been made by whicl
a five-mile electric road from Augusta
Me-, to the national soldiers home a
Togus is assured. 1t is the intention tt
have the road completed in August