St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-05-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

A. IL. merry c CO'i HdIICAS D. vi tho~huf
Me-, have assigned. Liabilities. $4,000;
assets about $4,000.
Damon Y. Clark, one Of the oldest
White mountain stage drivers, died at
his home at Littleton, N. H., aged 70.
He was born, in Bath, N. H.
Two horses were burned to death in
the barn of Jacob Ingraham at Bristol,
together with quantity of hay, farm
ing implements and wagons.
Ernest Keiser aged 40, employed by
an undertaking firm, committed suicide
at Waterbury, Conn, by shooting. No
cause is given for the act.
The grand lodge of Masons Of Massa-
chusetts is remembered to the extent Of
$4,000 by the will of Franklin S. Pratt,
filed for probate at Boston, the object
being to contribute to the maintenance
of aged and infirm Masons. A similar
sum is given to Columbia lodge for
charitable purposes, and $4,000 to the
home for aged couples, Boston.
Charles C. Chase, who for SO years was
principal of the high school at Lowell,
Mass, died suddenly of heart trouble.
He was born in Haverhill, Mass, Jan.
10, 1918. Mr.. Chase was graduate Of
Dartmouth, the author of many essays
and a compiler of the history of Middle
sex county.
In a private 1S-hole golf match al
Watertown, Mass, Miss Pauline Mackey
of the local club defeated Miss Ruth
Underhill, the national woman cham
pion, by up and to play.
Miss Blanche Ames, daughter of Cen
eral and Mrs. Adelbert Ames, and
granddaughter of the late General Ben
jemin F. Butler, was united in marriage
at Lowell, Mass, with Cakes Ames, a
son of the late Governor Oliver Ames Of
Massachusetts.
A high wind literally turned upside
down the barn of Joseph Newton at
Greenfield, Mass. 1t also blew down a
large tobacco barn at South Deerfield,
Mass.
An unknown man was struck by a
train at crossing on the Boston and
Maine railroad at Lynn and instantly
killed.
Harold S. Currier, a Massachusetts,
institute of technology student was
killed at Cohasset, Mass, by being
thrown from his bicycle.
The body of Dwight E. Bruce, So years
old, was found in his barn at South Deer
field, Mass. He is supposed to have sue
cumbed to the extreme heat.
Lieutenant Charles j. c. Spear con-
nected with the CharlAstown division of
| the Boston police force, has resigned, af-
ter 35 years of service.
The L. A. w. general officers of the
! Massachusetts division have arranged
that the annual spring meet will be held
! at Waltham on Memorial day. Ths
midsummer meet will be held in New
| Bedford in August.
Rev. William A. Fischer, who has been
pastor of the German Lutheran church
at Waterbury, Conn, for 20 years, is
| dead, aged 40. He is survived by q
widow and four children.
During the progress of a thunder
shower at Bridgeport, Conn, st. An
thongs Catholic church was struck by
lightning, which tore away some of the
roof and damaged the interior to some
extent.
Williams won the 14th annual cham
! pionship meeting of the New England
| Intercollegiate Athletic association
Brown university was second, and last
years winner, Bowdoin, was in third
place.
A freight train was wrecked at Thorn
toms Ferry, between Manchester and
! Concord, N. H., and eight cars derailed,
| Nobody was injured.
Mrs. Frances Hitler died at her home
at wilmington, Mass. She will now be
privileged to occupy the magnificent
casket she had carved for herself some
years ago, at an expense of $4,000 A
similar. casket was carved at that time
| for her first husband, and it now contains
his remains.
Fire in the stationery establishment
of p. e. Chester & Co., Providence did
about $500 damage.
George F. Davis, well-known horse
man, dropped dead in field on his farm
near Windsor, vt. Death was due to
apoplexy. He was 65 years old.
Clarks hotel and schoolhouse No. /, at
New Ipswich, N. H., were entered by
burglars, and large amount Of sup
| plies stolen.