St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-12
VERMONT NEWS.

A wild engine at Saranac Inn station
in the Adirondacks, Friday morning, ran
into train of nine cars, the first one De-
ing the Grassmere the private car OF Dr.
W. Seward Webb, of Shelburne Farms.
The engine plowed its way several feet
into the car but no one was seriously in
jured, although two colored porters had
a narrow escape from death. The Win
dows of the car were all broken and ire
broke out, which, however, was soon ex-
tinguished.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
St. Adams Hotel Company at the city
hall last week, action was taken which
assures the rebuilding OF the new Weldon
house. About forty subscribers to stock
were present. 1t was reported that only
S2,185 was lacking to complete the capt.
tai stock of $4,000. This amount will
be secured by fair which will be
held within a few weeks. Leading
business men are giving their personal
notes to make up the $2,185 and
these notes will be paid with the pro-
ceeds of the fair.
Charles Bostock, an Englishman and
unmarried, who recently sold out his
fruit store. having over $500 in his
pockets, was shot in the eye and instantly
killed at Wells River, early Saturday
morning. Burns Nelson, aged forty, a
painter, is under arrest charged with the
crime. Bostock and Nelson were drink
ing together Friday evening. Bostock
retired in Nelson's room. Nelson claims
he got out a double barreled shot gun,
which Rostock wanted to purchase. He
left the room, and hearing the report of
the gun found Bostock dead. Physicians
say it is impossible that Bostock shot
himself.
What is known in Bennington as the
Aldine Mill, now the property of Nelson
Cover, is 10 be sold there at public
auction September II to satisfy claim
of $2,7OO, held by the First National
Bank. Cover is now serving term OF
seven years Tor manslaughter.
The unity Collar & Cuff Company OF
North Bennington is about to add a
laundry to the factory. The company's
| goods have been laundered for several
years at local laundry.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
Dairvmen's association will be held in
Burlington probably the second week Of
next January.
The mill of the Valentine Knitting
| Company of Bennington is very busy
the firm having a sufficient amount o
orders for goods on hand to keep the
establishment running full handed fol
several months.
The first notices of the meeting of TIN
Vermont State Pharmaceutical Associa
ton have been issued by the secretar,
w F. Root, to be held in Rutland Sept
10 and goth. The Association will hav
an excursion to Proctor and on tn
evening of the Goth a banquet will b
given which promises to be fine one.
1t is said that the best private gol
links in the United States, or at least il
the East, is that of DR.. W. Seward Webb
at Sherburne Farms. 1t was laid out ii
1895 by w. T. Davis and afterward en-
larged to eighteen holes by Willie Par
IT., during his first visit to this country.
The government has decided that tn
Rutland Canadian Railroad compan
was impeding navigation by the col
struction of its draw bridge betwee
Aburg Tongue and Pelots Point and til
bridge will have to be moved 500 fee
south.
The total registration of pupils in tt
public schools at Rutland is reported {
1891. This is an increase oil s over tt
last year.
. Windsor Methodists are about
erect parsonage on the lot adjoinir
their church, provided sufficient mea1
can be raised in and out of the societ
Two.thirds of the required amount hi
been already subscribed.
A general weighing of New Englai
: mails is to take place in October, for t
. purpose of apportioning rates for ra
, road transportation.