St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-10-03
General News.

The contract for dredging the Russian
Pacific coast harbor at cost of 81, 900,
900 has, according to private advices
been let to H. Collbran, an American
Mr.. Collbran is we'll known as the
builder of the Colorado Midland, Colo
RADIOS pioneer mountain road. He was
for several years resident of Colorado
Springs. In 1896 he went to Corea to
build railroad Tor the King. The road
was a difficult undertaking, but was
successfully finished year ago. 1t gave
its builder an international reputation
and led to the Russian award. The
dredging of the harbor has long been a
project, but has been delayed because OF
its magnitude.
Gen. J. M. Palmer, ex United States
Senator, died at his residence at SPRING
field, ILL.,, Sept. rs.
Carl Melchers, an American painter,
whose special collection of paintings is a
feature OF the Berlin art exposition this
year, has sold almost all his canvases,
thus rendering his projected Chicago ex-
hibition out of the question. Large
prices were realized.
Felix Marchand, leader Of the Liberal
party, and premier of Quebec, died at
Montreal last Wednesday night.
Rev. Harold E. Addison, first curate of
the Church OF the Advent, Boston, died
suddenly last week Tuesday morning.
Rev. Mr.. Addison was % years of age,
an able extempore preacher and bril-
liant career was in prospect He was
one of the most prominent of the younger
clergy in the ritualist ranks of the
Episcopal church in New England.
Among the prize winners at the Paris
Exposition was Don Carlos l, the King
of Portugal, to whom was awarded a
silver medal for marine sketch in pastel.
He is said to have greater ability than
other members of European royalty who
dabble with paints, and takes his skill
more seriously.
Bethany College, an Episcopal school
for girls in Topeka, Kan, has Just been
benefited by a gift of $4,000 in cash
from Mr.. and Mrs. Felix r. Bruno, of
Pittsburg. In 1892 Mr.. and Mrs. Bru-
no gave $4,000 to the college.
James Renfrew, one of the most promi-
hShL NOlIOu III Ills GULL
try, died of heart disease at New York,
Friday morning.
Charles H. Hoyt, playwright, has
been declared penniless, but Mr.. Mckee,
tor many years his partner, said recently
that party Of Mr.. Hoyt's friends had
recently visited the safe deposit vaults of
prominent bank in New York City and
found in Hoyt's box securities valued at
100000. A large deposit to Hoyt's
credit is in the same bank.
Nearly twenty years ago Congress
passed special act giving an $780,
pound cannon to Grand Army post at
Attleboro, Mass, and the piece was
mounted on the top of tall granite
shaft as soldiers monument. Recent
ly gang of daring thieves carted the
cannon away in broad daylight, and
parts of it have just been recovered from
junk dealer who innocently purchased
the same. Most of the metal has been
melted up and run into various kinds of
castings.
What would apper to be freak of ma
ture, but which is really due to another
agency, is noticed on apple trees which
border those portions of the street in
Henniker, N H., on which were burned
Commercial Street Bridge, BOWS mills
and other buildings. The trees are in
full blossom, for the heat of the big fire
was sufficient to force the trees as if by
spring sunshine. The heat did not scorch,
but set the sap flowing anew, eight
months ahead of time, and now the air
is fragrant with apple blossoms.