St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28

ed, although the exact dates have not
been decided upon. The schedule is as fol-
lows: April "a to May 6, Bennington,
Arlington, Manchester Centre, Poultney,
Chester, Proctorsvile, Springfield, White
River Junction, Wilder, Norwich, Bethel,
Royalton; May II to 81, Averill, Ca
naan, st, Johnsbury, Island Pond, New
port. North Troy, Richford, East Berk-
shere, Montgomery, Bakersfield, Fair
field, Fairfax, Jericho; June, Burlington,
Winooski Shelburne, Vergennes, Wal
lingtord, Sherburne.
A Shocking Accident.
Frank the thrteen-year old son OF
Danforth Martin, who resides at the
Pioneer village, Berlin, met with sud-
den and shocking death in wood lot
last week. He accompanied his elder
brother there to draw load home.
When the work OF loading was begun it
was found that some OF the sticks were
frozen together. When the brother
struck them with an axe it glanced the
force of the blow, wrenched the handle
from his hands and the blade struck
Frank, who was near by, in the throat,
severing the jugular vein. He expired
almost instantly.
Fire i'm Daily News Office.
The building in which the Daily News
Office at Burlington is located was dis
covered to be on fire about midnight
Friday The building and contents were
drenched, their being about two feet OF
water in the basement where the presses
were.
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A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
has been filed with clerk of the
United States court by Harry E. Cowles,
dealer in musical instruments at Nor
risville. His liabilities are $21 POI 81,
of which $14 1894 are secured. His
assets aggregate $15,100, OF which
$685. 81 is exempt. OF this amount
$1O,393 81 is in bills, promissory notes
and securities and 81, 1904 in stock.
Daniel Carpenter, of Bennington, one
OF the Oldest residents OF that village re-
Gently celebrated his seth birthday.
At meeting of the board of pension
examiners at the government building in
Montpelier last Wednesday, Dr. NJ. D..
Warren OF Cabot, was made president;
DR.. J. w. Jackson OF Barre, treasurer,
and DR.. B. w. Braley of Barre, secretary.
DR.. Jackson is the new member on the
board, taking. the place made vacant
some time ago by the resignation OF Or.
c. N. Hunt. .e
Alfred w. Shepard, of Turner, Mich,
has copies Of almanacs printed in Ben
nngton in 1890, 1871, and 1893 which
he will prabably donate to the Benning
ton Battle Monument and Historical
Association.
The time for beginning work for the
Vermont Marble company's employees
has been changed to 6 40 in the morn
ing and continues with an intermssior
of one hour for dinner, until $40 O'Clock
in the afternoon.
Congressman Grout has been appoint
ed chairman of the board of visitors tc
the United States naval academy al
Annapolis, Md.
Mrs. Rebecca Osgood of South Royal
ton was awakened one morning recent,
? by rapping sound at her door. UpoI
looking out she saw large deer on he
piazza, which is on a level with tn
street. She drew the curtain tt
? get better view, when it raiset
{ its head and looked directly at her, ant
t then glided away out of sight.
In january, 1899. three hundre'
q division sheets were used by the Cana
dian Pacific railroad atNewport station
, the corresponding month of this yea
: there were six hundred used, showing
: hundred per cent. increase in business.
: Arthur D. Bradford, printer and editor
OF Swanton is added to the bankrup
S list with liabilities $1S97.36, asset
$4519, exempt, 1925.
The patrons of the Bethel Electri
Light and Power company have bee
notified OF a new scale OF charges fe
y lights. The new prices are about so pc
l. cent in advance of the old and are sal
to be necessary to the maintenance {
n the business.
On the last monthly pay day for tt
employees of the Vermont Marble con
pany nearly $5S, 900 was paid as wag'
e for the month of January.
{ John ,Slocum, a member of Co. T
e Sixth Vermont regiment, died last Wee
u nesday at the Soldiers Home m Bel
/ nington, aged eighty-two years. II
was admitted to the Home March
1891, from Charlotte. For the past 81
years he had been cared for in tt
a hospital, suffering with heart disease an
,e dropsy. This is the 109th death at tt
e. Home.
], The state board of railroad commi
j" sioners of which D. ]. Foster of Burlin
t ton is chairman met at White Riv
Junction on Friday to hear the cor
plant of the drovers' association again
the Central Vermont. The drove
- allege that the fright rate on stock shi
~ ments from Central Vermont points a
" excessive aud they ask for relief,
TX A meeting of graduates and form
In students of Vermont Academy, Saxto
River, was held in fremont buildir
/ Boston, Wednesday evening, to form
permanent association by which to Ike
- up the spirit of the alma mater a
keep alive the friendships of school da,
Oh The Young Mems League of Ludlc
and the Chester high school held joi
ed debate at Chester last Wednesday e.
I'D ming in which the Chester boys were v
ou torious. They had the negative of t
question, Resolved, That the Unit
he States Government should own a
m operate the Telegraph and Telepho
Systems"
:" The following forth class postmast'
mt were appointed Saturday: Rochester,
=" H, Trask; Thetford Centre, w. H. Port