St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
VERMONT NEWS.
A Missionary Wedding.

| Wednesday noon, when Mrs. Harriette
S. Caswell. for Is years secretary of the
woman's department of the Congrega
tional Home Missionary Society, was
married to Rev. L. Payson Broad, Of
Topeka, Kansas, secretary of the Kan
sas Missionary Society. The ceremony
took place on the hearthstone of the
cabin under boughs of asparagus and
sweet peas, and was performed by Rev.
DR.. !. B. Clark Of New York, assisted by
Rev. NJ. F. Hardy, of Townsend. Mrs.
Broad has resigned as secretary of the
Home Missionary Society, and after
September 1, she and her husband will
continue in missionary work in Kansas.
Dividend Of so Per Cent.
The Merchants National Bank OF Rut-
land has declared SO per cent dividend.
D. D. Muir on Thursday, received orders
from the comptroller OF the currency at
Washington to pay the depositors OF the
bank SO per cent of the amount of the
deposits. Checks will be made out at
once and by the middle of August, $780,
900 will be paid to depositors. This is a
welcome announcement to those who
nave uCdNy uC JOSllS. M any ICSIGl
having sold their accounts for half the
face value or less. The directors state
that another so per cent. dividend will
be declared in September or October and
every dollar will be paid.
Death at Soldiers Home.
Joseph N. Goron, formerly of Mont
pelier, died July 20, at the Soldiers
Home at Bennington. Before the civil
war Mr.. Goran lived in Montpelier and
had shoemaker's shop. He was one of
the first men to enlist from Montpelier,
in Company F. Second Vermont regi-
ment, company raised by Col. F. V.
Randall. He served through the war as
sharpshooter, returning to Montpelier,
where he lived until 1872, when he
moved to St. Adams. His wife died
twelve years ago. He is survived by
four children. Mr.. Goron was an I'M
usually intelligent and we'll read man,
and after he moved to st. Adams was
very active in local politics. He went to
the Home in December last.
The Kruin-Hattin Homes.
The Kurin- Hattn Homes for boys at
Westminster and Saxton's River, have
received their first permanent endow-
ment of So 900, from the widow of the
late George W. Holbrook of Keene, N. H.
Thirty-fve are now in the family at the
boys home, besides number under the
care OF the institution, who are in good
homes in the vicinity. Twelve boys are
in the Saxton's River home and at the
girls home in Westminster are eighteen
| girls, all Of whom are cared for by the
same board of managers. A depart
ment of Sloyd training will be establish
ed at the Westminster home, and a COM
petent instructor will be secured for this
branch Of the work. The success of these
Windham county institutions is one of
which New England may very justly be
| proud. 1t is most worthy cause and
each year places it upon such advanced
! footing as to commend it to the atten-
ton of those of the wealthy class, who
are looking about for an opportunity
for a judicious benevolence, or bequest
by will.
W. P. Yerrington, prominent wool
dealer of Boston has just purchased
about 10000 pounds of wool from the
Vermont Produce Company of Burling-
ton. This consignment is an unusually
heavy one for this season.
1t is expected that an extensive granite
| business now at Morrisville will soon be
moved to Waterbury. Arrangements
are being made for suitable site and
| buildings for its accommodation. About
80 men will be employed.
The name of Ralph w. Newton of
Barre, appears in the list of assistant
army surgeons just ordered to San
| Francisco tor Chinese service.
Miss Irene Lee, who has been teaching
in Japan for six years, has returned to
her home in Burlington.
Prof. John D. Batcheder of Faribault,
Mimi, has accepted the chair of modern
languages in the University of Vermont.
Now that the Boston & Maine rail-
road has secured control of the Fitch
burg line, Boston and Maine mileages
will be accepted on the Bennington &
Rutland railroad, by previous arrange
ments made by the last-named road
with the Fitchburg company.
The New England Telephone company
have completed setting the poles for the
telephone line to Dandy and the wire is
strung to point within mile of that
village. 1t is expected that the line will
be in working order by the latter part of
the week. There will be two stations at
Dandy, one at the office of Griffith & Nc
Intyre, the other at tue Dandy hotel.
William H. Bradley, Of Woodstock,
has two large scrap books which are of
peculiar interest. They contain about
1900 letter envelopes issued during the
war of the rebellion, each having printed
thereon some patriotic picture or politi.
cal burlesque, applicable to those stirring
times, the illustrations accompanied in
most cases by some current patriotic
phrase or explanatory lines. Many Of
them were exceedingly ingenious and a
number are Of artistic merit.
About $4,000 is being laid out in in.
staIling a new heating and ventilatine
system at the Bennington graded school
building. The job will probably not be
completed by the time school will begin
in September.
George Remington, late of Co. A, 8tt
Vt. Vols, died at the Soldiers Home hos
pital, Thursday morning. He was adj
mitted from Calais last September; was
wounded at Port Hudson and again at
Cedar Greek, and was a past commander
of Stowe Post 100 of Calais.
The Ninth Vermont Veteran Assoca
ton will hold their annual reunion at
Comn Governor Smith near Fort Ethat