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


to conduct general steamship business
which is capitalized at $250,000, is en-
tirely Massachusetts enterprise, and
was formed principally to operate line
of steamers between Boston, Province
town and Plymouth.
William ]. Roe, author of sociological
works, filed a petition in bankruptcy at
New York. giving his liabilities as $780,
661. His assets are practically nothing.
Senator-elect McLaurin of Mississippi,
who has been slightly i'll with pneumonia,
is better and is now considered out Of
| danger.
1t has been decided by the postoff1ce
department to permit the star route
system in a measure to supplement the
system of rural free delivery. This plan
will be started in South Carolina and
| will be extended to other parts Of the
country as rapidly as possible.
The tobacco growers of North Caro-
lima In state convention adopted a con-
| tract whereby they are not to sell the
American Tobacco company pound of
their leaf tobacco for the next five years
Edward A. Mungeon has been APP
pointed superintendent of the Lonsdale
company's plants at Lonsdale and Ash
ton, R. l., to succeed Agent Pratt, whose
resignation expires on April l, complet-
ing on that day rs years of continuous
service as agent of the affairs of the
Lonsdale company.
A census of the French population in
dictates that the inhabitants of that
extraction make up over one-third of
the population of Fall River, Mass. The
number is placed at $4,000.
Shaker village at East Canterbury,
N. H., was visited by fire. entailing a
| loss of $4,000, with no insurance. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
The Atlantic station of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad was
entered by thieves, and SIS was taken
from the premises.
Davis & Drake, one of the largest and
| best known wholesale liquor firms in
| Boston, have filed voluntary petition
in bankruptcy. The liabilities are placed
at 500, 1865; assets, s18,325
The Retail Grocers' National associa-
ton laid on the table an appeal from
| Susan B. Anthony that 1t advocate
woman suffrage in the new dependencies
of this country,
Thomas Frere, aged so, died at Brook
Ign. Mr.. Frere was prominent chess
| player and had taken leading part in
the organization of chess clubs and chess
congresses in this country for SO years.
The inability of the railroad COM
! panies to deliver coal at tide-water
points rapidly enough is having a serious
effect on the coastwise shipping of Phil
adelphia and other ports.
Colonel F. H. Hilder has been selected
to proceed to the Philippines and make
thorough investigation of the anthro-
biological, chronological and general
scientific conditions in the archipelago
The retirement of Major William H. H.
| Crowell, Sixth infantry upon his own
| application, and after over 80 years
service, is announced at the war depart
ment.
At Brockton, Mass, John Little, local
| lightweight wrestler, won catch-as-
catch-can wrestling match, at catch
renee, securing two out of three bouts.
Mrs. Josephine Lamoureux was Sc
verely burned about the hands, wrists
and one foot while trying to extinguish
blaze in her tenement at Lowell, Mass.
John Mitchell and w. C. Pearce were
reelected respectively president and
| secretary treasurer of the United Mine
Workers by reclamation.
The Walnut House at Lynn Mass,
| for 80 years well known as public house
was practically ruined by fire. causing
loss of $4,000. The house was unoc-
cupied. The fire is believed to have been
the work of an incendiary
Orders have been given at the navy
department to put the new cruiser AL
bany in commission at Newcastle-on.
Tyne about Feb. Z, and as soon as pos.
sible thereafter she was to sail for New
York.
Morris and Louis J. Rosendorff of New
| York, who composed the firm of M
Rosendorff & Sons, formerly dealers in
dry goods, have filed petition in bank.
ruptcy, with liabilities of $165,596 ant
| no assets.
Philip Leibinger, brewer, of Brooklyn
has filed a petition in voluntary bank.
ruptcy. Liabilities, $14O221; assets
| $4,000.
Captain Benajah Crowell, an old ship.
master, died at Chatham, Mass. aged
rs. For many years he commanded fin.
ships.
John Murray was killed while at worl,
on donkey engine in the woods near
Phillips, Me. 1t is thought that Muir,
rays clothing caught in the engine
Beginning April 1, the Philippine pos
tai service will be placed upon an indie.
pendent footing, as in Cuba and Puerto
Rico. Heretofore the Philippine SER
vice has been under the supervision OF
the postmaster at San Francisco.
The will of Mrs. Ann Augusta Skeel OF
Tarrytown, N. Y, has been admitted t.
probate. Among the requests is s1O.-
900 for the American Unitarian associa-
ton of Boston.
William j. Thomas, leader amona
the miners on strike near Wellesborc
Pa, shot and fatally wounded a mem
Der of q sheriff's posse which wa.
guarding one of the mines. Thomas es.
capped.
Current talk among mill men Is tn
dividend amounting to 81, 900 900 will =,
issued to the stockholders of the Borde
City mill of Fall River, the purpose O
the dividend being to bond the plant O.
lines similar to that of the King Phil
mills.
The WASHINGTON block at Hauarh..