St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-13
Vermont News.
Commencement at Johnson.

school at Johnson, June 10 IA: Sunday
June 10, 7.30 p. m, at the Congrega
tional church, sermon before the gradua
ting class; Monday, June II, at the nor
NAL building, written examinations O
senior and junior classes; Tuesday, June
~, at the normal building, written ex
aminations in practice schools, teaching
exercises by members of the graduating
class; Wednesday, June 10, at the norma
building, oral examinations of classes;
p. m. at town hall, concert by the Svend
sen Trio OF Boston; Thursday, June IA
p. M, at town hall, exercises OF the
sixty.fourth graduating class; address
by President M. H. Buckham, D. D.; 8 p
M, at normal hall, reception.
Bankruptcy Petitions.
The following petitions in voluntary
bankruptcy were filed last week: Albert
F. Davis, OF Rutland, brick manufac
urer. His total liabilities are set up al
$35, 1888, divided as follows: Secured
liabilities, $34, 400 "a unsecured, 1923
wages due, $48; notes ano bills which
ought to be paid, $345. The assets are
as follows; Cash $4,000; bills and prom
issory notes SIS, $780, household goods
$500; carriages ETC., sos; machinery
$50; unliquidated claims, suits, etc.
$4,000, exempt $465. Total $26,435
William M. Moffat, of St. Adams. Liza.
bilities 5000, assets nothing; Eliza D.
Blatchly, of St. Adams, a carpenter.
Liabilities $582.48. Assets $500.
Lost Child Found.
The FOUR ear-old child of Felix May
hew of Averill, 20 miles north OF Island
Pond, wandered into the woods near the
house Sunday afternoon, June and
was not found until Thursday. The
woods are 40 miles in extent and almost
unexplcred. Over 300 men in searching
parties went to Dixville, Norton and
Averill. The child was barefooted and
bareheaded, was in the woods four days
and tour nights, and had wandered
seven and one half miles in the woods.
1t was not suffering as much exhaustion
as had been anticipated. The exposed
flesh was raw from the bites of insects
and it was delirous from starvation and
fright. Its actions were pitiful
in the extreme. That it was alive when
found is considered miraculous by. phys,
icians and others who saw the child and
knew the facts. 1t is believed with care
tul nursing reason and health will event
ually return.
Many Sturgeon Hatched.
There have been recently Matched at
the field station fish hatchery in Swanton
about 500 sturgeon from spawn secured
after several months of observation and
investigation. The young fish were sent
to Cape Vincent and their development
will be watched and observations made
for future use. This is, it is claimed, the
first lot OF sturgeon spawn to be secured
and successfully Matched.
The meat of the sturgeon is not highly
priced in this section but ready market
is found for it among the Italians and
their restaurants in the larger cities.
Lieut.. w. N. Batchelder of Chester has
been appointed provost marshal of the
town OF Binan, Luzon, P. l., a place
numbering Il 900 inhabitants.
The officials of the Brattleboro retreat
have been notified that the body of Allen
Parker Chase, of Cambridge, Mass. who
recently escaped from that institution,
was found Sunday night in the Connect
cut river at Mortified, Mass, by Mount
Hermon students. Chase is supposed to
have committed suicide.
petition has been in circulation the
past month, signed by taxpayers Of
Woodstock, in favor of a carriage bridge
spanning the Quechee river at West
Woodstock having now some 800 sig.
natures, comprising some of the heaviest
taxpayers of Woodstock.
Frank A. Balch, A. B. professor of his.
tory and modern languages at Norwich
University is to sever his connection
with that institution at the close of the
present college year, and will go to his
home in Jonesville to remain during the
summer. Prof. Balch has been one oil
the faculty for five years.
Hon. Charles A 'Prouty of Newport,
interstate commerce commissioner, will
deliver an address to the graduating
class of the Fair Haven graded school at
Powel's opera house Friday evening,
June is.
Brattleboro people have been given to
understand that the village is to have a
new freight depot, which will be built at
once. 1t will be built about 25 feet east
of the present one, which will result in
the tracks in the yard being Strengthened.
This will be a much needed improve
ment.
Justin Wheeler had very narrow es-
cape from death at Brattleboro last
week. Heis employed ct William Robert
sons paper mill and heard noise in the
machine room and upon investigating
found the cause to be loose belt, which
slipping, had heated the upper pulley
He at once took the hose and in trying
to get where he could throw the stream
on to the pulley to advantage, he wa:
caught in his overall's pocket by screw
He was whired round about dozer
times between the pulley OF an adjoining
machine and large post. Death nigh
have followed had not his clothes beer
torn from his body, leaving just his shirt
collar and shoes and stockings, as h
was thrown to the floor. Wheeler wa
somewhat scratched but not seriousl,
hurt.
Herbert M. Bullet of st. Adams ha
been appointed regimental quarter
master sergeant by Col. ]. Gray Estey O
Brattleboro, who is in command of tn
national guard of Vermont. Mr.. Bullet
resides there, and was formerly quarter
master sergeant of Co. B.
Bishop A. c. A. Hall of Burlington
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