St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-01
VERMONT NEWS.
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Allen Thursday. the first in severe
months. Some time ago Private Georg
Seibert of Co. 6, 10th Infantry, was pu
under arrest for the larceny OF some arm,
clothes. He was kept in close confne
ment at the garrison guard house ant
was awaiting trial. At ABOUT 9 o'clocl
Thursday morning, while Private Johi
Pantry was on guard in front OF the pri
son Seibert crawled ont of one of TIT
side windows and made his escape tC
Burlington. The captain of his company
was notified and Immediately issued two
passes, one to Private Pantry and The
other to Private William Henderson,, per
hitting them absence from duty until the
capture of the prisoner was effected
They led fruitless search during all the
afternoon but at about 10 O'Clock in the
evening rounded up their man in South
Battery street resort. His punishment
will probably consist of long term OF
Imprisonment with the loss OF some pay.
B. S. Barrett TO Leave Vermont.
B. S. Barrett, formerly editor of the
Burlington Earth, leaves Burlington for
Brooklyn, N. Y. about August to take
charge of the publication department at
| Browns Business college. His grand
daughter, Miss Florence Barrett, also
has department at the same institution,
that of English literature. Mr.. Barrett
organized the Earthin the winter of 1889
and since that time has managed its pub
LEGATION until its sale to c. J. Kingsley
formerly connected with the Barre Lead
er. Mr.. Barrett bought the Farmers
Advocate from st. Adams parties in 1892
and about six months ago sold it to the
Barre Newspaper Publishing company,
who has had its management since. The
sale OF the Earth took place about three
months ago. The plant was sold to the
firm of Henry, Johnson & Lord.
Swedish Servants.
Rutland housekeeper who has
Swede servant who is more willing than
intelligent tells the following experience:
The lady expected company at the even
ing meal and told the girl to get an
extra leaf for the table. The lady wait
ed for some time and as the girl did not
show any intention of complying with
her request she started to hunt her up.
The servant had disappeared and the
housewife could not find her anywhere
in the house. She finally went out into
the backyard and caught sight of the
we'll meaning servant, with her face
flaming from some unwonted eXertion
and putting like a porpoise, carrying in
her arms an enormous bunch of ferns
which she had evidently been some dis
tance to get. The mistress finally got
the extra leaf for the table before the
company came and the ferns decorated
the center of the board.
Gen. w. w. Grout, Col. K. Haskins
and Hugh Henry are announced as
speakers at the forthcoming annual re-
union of the Windham County Veterans
Association.
The value of merchandise entered at
the custom house in the district OF Mem
phremagog for the year ending June 80,
1900, was $13, 666, 262; duties assessed
So, 745, 037,+2; number otcars examined,
1872, BOB.
U. w. Jewett, OF East Montpelier has
harvested this season $50 bushels of
Strawberries.
1t is feared that the son of c. P. V.
Lewis of Berkshire, who with his family
having been doing missionary work IN
China, are among the victims of the re-
cent massacre there.
The Pope received 200 American pill
grims in the CIementine Hall at Rome
Thursday morning. The party which
was conducted by Father Porcible and
Mr.. and Mrs. Throop was presented to
His Holiness by Bishop Michaud of the
diocese of Burlington. The pilgrims
handed the Pope beautiful casket cover
ed with the Papal colors and containing
$4,000 in American notes OF the issue of
1900. The Pope who appeared to be in
good health, chatted with the American
families and blessed them before their
departure.
The St. Adams city council, after TAX
ing legal advice and receiving every as
surance of its right to do so, has decided
to reopen the city liquor agency that was
closed by the vote of a special city meet
ing February 2. County Commissioner
Charles c. Gilmore of Swanton has APP
pointed l.. A. Curtis city agent.
Barre town is erecting two or three
with it's growth, and when the census
shows population OF over $500 it is
necessary for town to provide high
school or high school privileges for its
pupils. This is required by state law.
1t is expected to show population of
about 4, 900 under the new census.
Frank H. Chapman, of Rutland, has
received 10000 rainbow or California
trout fry from the state hatchery at
Roxbury. The consignment came in six
cans, containing 5000 fish each. Dr..
c. B. Ross, of West Rutland, took 5000
to place in the streams of East Clar-
endon. The remaining $4,000 were
taken by Mr., Chapman and planted in
tributaries to East creek. The work
of placing the try requires care and
Judgment, as the water into which they
are put must be warmer or as warm as
that from which they are taken.
A Woodford farmer saw in his hay
field the other day animals enough to
stock a managere Within two hours
there passed near him huge hen hawk,
a few crows, large striped snake, two
woodchucks, hedge hog, many chip
hunks, red fox, two deer and hand
some silver gray fox. Stranger animal
collections than this have often been seen
by men in prohibition Vermont, but as
Woodford hay makers are said to be OF
very temperate habits this managerie
probably was the real thing.
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