St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
NEWS SUMMARY.

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& Starr, Boston, has been petitioned int
bankruptcy by three women creditors
whose aggregate claims are less thai
$1,000.
. The announcement is made that {
dividend of 20 percent will be paid t.
depositors in the defunct Globe Nationa
bank of Boston.
The faculty and students of Phillips
academy. Andover, Mass. are consid-
erably perturbed over the false report
that diphtheria epidemic Is raging al
that institution.
Manuel Silva was bound over to the
grand jury at Newport, R. l., on the
charge of assauting Manuel Vancourt
with pitchfork.
The United States government has
purchased site in Portsmouth, r. l.,
as a coaling station. The site consists
of 100 acres, with a shore frontage of
nearly mile.
Emile Linderman, aged 10, seaman,
whose home is at Cambridge, Mass, fell
| from the yard of ship anchored off
| New York, and was instantly killed.
A jury returned verdict for the de-
Tense in the case of Irving Curtiss
against the town of Sheffield, Mass, for
alleged eviction from the public schools,
OF which he was pupil.
At meeting of the Baptist Social
union at Boston, 1t was announced on
behalf of the Newton theological insti-
tuition that John D. Rockefeller had I'M
dertaken to contribute one-half Of the
100000 needed to complete the equip
ment of that institution.
Fire in the house Of the Mutual Ice
company at Bangor, Me-, practically de-
stroyed the building. 1t contained sew
eral thousand tons of ice, recently har-
vested. Cause of the fire unknown.
A fire in the main storehouse of the
William L. Gilbert Clock company at
Winsted, Conn, resulted in heavy dam
age to finished clocks.
The Bradford Comm lock works de-
partment of the Yale and Towne Manu-
featuring company was badly damaged |
by fire, caused by one of the lacquer |
kilns becoming overheated. Upwards |
of 400 hands will be thrown out of en-
ployment pending repairs
Ernest C. Marshall, penal institution
commissioner Of Boston for the past |
three years, has been removed from
office by Mayor Hart and Peter Nor
rison of East Boston appointed as his
successor. The mayor states that he
wishes to bring harmony into the de-
partment.
William f. Cummings one of the best
known marksnen of Maine, died at
Saco, aged 81. He was formerly men,
Der of the Biddeford light infantry and
in many state shoots, win
ming a great number of trophies for COM
pany, team and individual work.
II. F. McHenry of Boston was dan
yerously injured in collision at Brock
ton, Mass. An electric car struck a
he occupied, and he was thrown
to the ground.
The Gloucester Business Mems as
ISOLATION voted to request the senators
and representatives from that district
IN the legislature to support the Cape
Cod ship canal bill and the Boston and
Albany lease. 1t
Surveyors have commenced work upon
ne route OIL the HUDSON, REMAIN ana
salem Electric railroad, which will con-
lect Nashua, N. FL, with Haverhili,
Tass. About 81 miles of the road win
,e built in New Hampshire.
Rev. Everett D. Burr announces his
esignation as pastor of the Ruggles
street Baptist church, Boston, thus re-
inquishing his pastoral duties after
light years.
The Pines, well-known summer hotel
n the border Of Lake Massapoag,
haron, Mass, was completely burned,
With all its contents, causing loss of
10000.
The new edifice of the st. Paul's Afri-
an Methodist Episcopal society was
edicated at Boston.
The paper mill owned and operated by
'harles Collander at Glendale, Mass,
vas burned, causing a loss Of $4,000.
William J. Vermilye, who has been
of the Goodyear Rubber COM
any for number Of years, died at
Conn.,, from pneumonia,
ged 5S.