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


eilligan left Medford for Pinehurst, N.
r. three weeks ago. for his health.
The whip manufacturers Of the coun-
Arv have been in session for number
AZ weeks arranging the details of the
whip Manufacturers association, and
the organization has now become a
reality.
w. H. Jordan has been confirmed as
aollector of the port of Gloucester, Mass,
after contest that extended through
several months.
Thomas Wilkinson, aged Is, fell from
a sleigh load of wood at Lyndonville,
VT. and was instantly killed.
tom Gould. who has achieved con-
adorable notoriety during the past Is
wears as keeper of saloons at New
York in which many crimes have been
committed. is dead.
The board of survey has inspected the
United States hospital ship Missouri and
found that many repairs are needed. 1t
will probably be nearly two months be-
fore the vessel Is ready for sea.
The president has signed the procla-
nation making public the Samoan
treaty. The proclamation is in the
nsual form, save for the section relative
IN the exchange of notifications.
The Spreckles sugar refinery at Phila-
delphia, owned by the American Sugar
refining company, which had been
closed for week. has started up on full
time. and 1000 men have returned to
work.
The bursting Of slasher cylinder In
the slasher room of the Boot mill at
Lowell, Mass, blew out many windows.
Hannah Long, aged 70, was burned to
death at Boston by the overturning Of
lamp.
Chief of police John G. Currier of
Woonsocket, r. l., died at Lawrence,
Mass. He was A years old.
Fire destroyed the greater portion of
0ne of the main business blocks at De-
eatur, Ala, causing loss of 500, 900.
B. S. Spooner manager of the Spooner
Dramatic company, who had been sick
with typhoid fever, died at Meriden.
Joseph e. Bennett. for II years the
city clerk. and one Of the most promi-
nent citizens of Manchester, N. H., is
dead, aged So.
Announcement is made that steam
ship company will operate a line be-
tween Bangor and New York during the
coming summer.
The new memorial building of Myron
Z. Stowell Grand Army post was
dedicated at South Deerfield, Mass, with
interesting exercises.
A movement is on foot at Yonkers,
N. Y, to save the historic old manor
house, now the city hall. the place where
Mary Philips resided when courted by
Jerome Buck, lawyer, writer and pub
| ne speaker, died at New York from a
complication of diseases, largely due to
oyerwork. He was born in Phlladel-
phia In 1887.
Former Tax Collector Charles Fl. Mil
iiken, one of the most wealthy and
highly esteemed citizens of Saco, Me.
died of heart failure, aged rs years.
George Washington.
Helen G. Bradford, aged 4years. was
fatally burned at Norwich, Conn.,, while
playing near the kitchen stove.
u Fire on the sixth floor of the Caxton
block at Buffalo caused insignificant
loss, but the water damage will amount
to over 100000. The rs offices in the
building were drenched by the sprinkler
system.
4 Rev. William Dixon of the Advent
Christian church. Torrington. Conn.,, has
accepted a call to the pastorate of the
I Advent Christian church in Providence
Frank Sparks, who pitched for the
n tn To Iaao
last year, has been signed to play will
Milwaukee in the American league thi
season
Washington's birthday was flttingl!
observed at Hanover, N. H., by the dedi
cation with appropriate exercises of tn
AZ elegant new town library building, tn
gift of Emily H. Howe of New York city
The business portion OF Glen Haze
Pa, for the second time in recent years
was almost totally destroyed by fire. !
heavy rain prevented the total destruc
ton of the village.
The tablet presented to the nave
academy by the Maryland Society O
Daughters of the Revolution was I'm
yelled in the chapel at the academ
yesterday.
Washington's birthday was observe
generally throughout Puerto Rico. TIL
stores were closed and at the theate
patriotic addresses were delivered.
Jesse Overstreet, author of the hous
financial bill, was renominated by &C
clamation for congress from the Sevent
Indiana district Strong gold standar
resolutions were adopted.
The 100000 school, known as tn
eighteenth school district, and the fine.
structure of its kind between ProvidenC
and New Haven, was formally turne
over to the town of Westerly, r. l., wit
customary exercises.
Edward O'Donnell, secretary of IL
central Labor union of Boston and v
entity, died at Boston. He was abol
oO years old. He was at one time a.
Sociate editor of The Irish World.
charles A. Painter of Pittsburg VIC
the amateur championship at pigec
shooting on the grounds of the Carter
Gun club near Garden City, L. 1.
Inc New England team checker mate
was won by the New England team fro
the Adhesion team at Boston so
games, and 83 draws.
by direction Of the president the ne
military post at Magnolia Bluff net
seattle, WASH, will hereafter be know
as Fort Lawton, in honor of the la
general Lawton.