St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-07-03

city. They will receive So, S66, FOG
There were five bidders and one firm
named price ST., 900 lower and an
other 100000 than the figures of Nor.
cross Brothers, but the architects ia,
vored the Dorset marble on the ground
that 1T hold its color, and Mayor Van
Wyck said he was disposed to be guided
by their advice. The Dorset marble is
30 per cent pure carbonate of lime.-T Yer
mont Phoenix.
Nelson Acquitted.
The trial of Robert Burns Nelson
charged with the murder of Charles
Bostock year ago this summer at Wells
KlVer ended Friday morning in Orange
County Court at Chelsea with a verdict
OF not guilty after the jury had been out
almost "a hours. Nelson was discharg-
ed. The shooting occurred at Nelson's
I home during the night. Both men had
been bringing heavily the day before and
went to the house badly intoxicated.
After the shooting the neghbors found
bostock wltha charge of shot in his
head from Nelson's gun. The evidence
against Nelson was all circumstantial.
Bostock was an Englishman and was
supposed to have considerable money.
The defence showed, however, that he
was in debt and Respondent and made
out a reasonable theory OF suicide. One
OF the expert witnesses was DR.. Wiltse of
the state laboratory, who examined the
skull OF the victim and the blood stains
and alleged powder marks on the bed
where the body was found. Judge Stat
ford finished his charge and gave the
case to the jury early Thursday morn
ing.
ST. A. and L.. G. Electric Road.
The st. Adams Messenger of Friday in
speaking OF the new electric road from
that city to the lake says: The last
rail is laid, the last spike is driven, and
this city is now connected with st. AL
bans Bay by thoroughly well built
electric railway. The line for the pres
ent starts opposite the Exchange hotel
on Lake street and terminates at the new
dock at the Bay. With thecar here and
good progress being made in placing the
trolly brackets, and all that is needed to
ensure the full operation of the road by
July 4 is the arrival of the generator
which is expected daily.
Examination for West Point
Representative Haskins has arranged
for a competitive examination of the
young men who are applicants for ap-
pointment to a cadetship at the United
States Military Academy, West Point.
The examination will be held at White
River Junction Friday, July 3, commence
ing at ten o'clock a. m. The physical
examination will be conducted by Drs.
0. w. Sherwin, OF Woodstock, o. w.
Daley of White River Junction, and D. P.
Webster of Brattleboro. The mental
examination will be conducted by Prof
George ". Gilman, of West Lebanon, N.
H., Hon, M. o. Perkins, OF Windsor, and
Hon. A. E. Watson, of Hartford. All
candidates are required to appear at
that time for examination.
Ketchum's Creditors.
The first meeting of creditors Of the
| bankrupt estate OF John W. Ketchum of
Vergennes was held before referee in
bankruptcy Joel {. Baker at the court
house at Middebury June 25. Twenty
FIVE claims against the estate were
proved, amounting in all to $3.50 "a.
liz OOOl SC l. ", INilll-
ball OF Vergennes trustee, E. 6. Norton
and S. B. Booth of Vergennes and Z. T.
Fairfield OF Rutland appraisers.
AS the result Of competitive examin-
alton held IN Burlington Friday, Con.
gresham D. ]. Foster, appointed Paul
X. Manchester OF Pawlet, to a cadetship
at West Point and Joseph E. Gee Of Rip
ton was made alternate. Ten candi.
dates came up for the examination, of
these six were disqualified by the physi-
cal examination. Mr.. Manchester pass
ed 100 in each OF the FIVE subjects.
Rev. ]. L. Merrill, for ten years pastor
of the Congregational church, has
rendered his resignation to take ei
feet August LIST. He is we'll along
in years and intends to retire from active
pastoral work and make his home with
his daughter in Fitcbburg, Mass. He is
brother OF Secretary Merrill of the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary Society.
Scott Brothers, OF Newport, sugared
off June is. This reads little strange,
but is a fact. The snow used for the oc-
cason was found in strip Of woods in
Coventry.
A. W. Edison, formerly principal of the
graded school in Randolph, and also of
the Randolph normal school, received
unanimous re-appointment last Wednes-
day to the position of associate superin
tendent of the schools of New York city
for term of six years, with salary of
1000 year.
Senator w. P Dillingham;, president of
the board of trustees of Montpelier Semi
nary, has received $1,000 from Hon. B.
F. Flood of Waltham, Mass, donor OF
the Flood library at Brownsville, to con-
stitute a perpetual scholarship for the
benefit of scholars attending the semi.
nary who come from Brownsville.
Rev. George Eliot Cooley read his res
ignation as pastor of the Universalist
church at Rutland, June %. The resig-
nation is to take effect Sept. l. when Mr..
Cooley expects to go to All Souls church
at Grand Rapids, Mich. Although it
was generally known that Mr.. Cooley
did not sign another years contract at
the close of the church year last Decem-
ber none of the church people expected
that he would leave at present.
AT the Baptist church in Bennington
Rev. George B. Lawson, who has been
pastor since Oct. 1895, read his resigna-
ton, to take effect the last Sunday in
August. Mr.. Lawson will accept call
recently rendered him by the Pleasant
street church at Worcester, Mass.
The Amherst Student announces gift
of $4,000 to the college by Col. Robert J.