St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-24
VERMONT NEWS.
A Dog Suicide.

having with friends Scotch collie dog
That had been a family pet for years.
After their departure the dog appeared
detected, and, in the afternoon, evidently
decided that life held nothing more for
him. At the whistle of an approaching
train he left the house. He was seen to
90 toward the railroad crossing A call
from the new master was unheeded.
neIberately stretching himself across the
rail. the dog allowed the train to pass
over him. The act was clearly premedi-
+ated. from the fact that he had been
trained from puppy to keep away from
the railroad tracks, and had before
always evinced fear of approaching
trains.
business Growing.
The Howe Scale Company will soon
double its capacity in its wood working
department. The enlargement is neces-
stated by a big increase OF business. The
new shop will admit of the turning out
oftwo cable cars day, one being the
present capacity. The cars are used for
transporting coal and this branch of the
business is charging rapidly. The old
shop was built in 1876 and has long
been inadequate for the demands made
upon it. Three local contractors have
made bids and the contract will be
awarded soon.
Inventor of the Paper Car Wheel.
Lorenzo w. Kimball of Rutland died
recently, aged rs. He resided most of
his life in Brandon and Rutland. was a
master mechanic, and for several years
was at the head OF the departments in
the Howe scale works. He was the in
ventor of the paper car wheel, making
the first set at little mill in Pittsford.
He also began making various articles
from straw board, but they never came
into general use.
State Firemen.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Vermont State Firemen's Associa-
ton will be held in Burlington today. At
this meeting it will be decided where tie
10Th annual convention and tournament
of the state association are to be held
this summer. Barre and Burlington are
being discussed as possible places. The
decision OF the committee will probably
be influenced by the inducements offered.
Firemen throughout the state are disap-
pointed that the convention and tourna-
ment could not have been held in Rut-
land, where it was to have been held.
The members of the executive committee
are F. E. Perkins OF Burlington, George
H. Burch of Bennington, John H. Don.
nelly of Vergennes, F. R. Stone of Middle.
bury and W. A. Carpenter oil Barre.
Burlington's School hoard.
The city of Burlington had brand
new board Of school commissioners early
last week as a result of the trouble
which has been brewing some time over
the election of a superintendent of
schools. A meeting of the board was
held on Friday evening, the 9Th. at which
Albert Y. Varney, who taught Latin and
Greek in the high school last year, was
chosen superintendent OF schools This
was surprise to many residents of the
city, as it was expected that H. 0.
Wheeler, who had been superintendent
for many years, would be re. elected. Mr.. |
Varney resigned Saturday. The men,
bers OF the old board sent in their resig- |
nations to the mayor early last week
'AN q ofJNNlui inviting VI IuC AItN SOuu-
Gil was held last week Monday evening, |
at which new board was chosen, three
OF whom declined to serve Since that |
time their places have been filled and the
board as it now stands, is Max L. Pow
ell, ward one; DR.. H. c. Tinkham, ward
two; DR.. W. F. Mckenzie, ward three,
DR.. W. S. Vincent, ward four and F. W.
Burgess, ward FIVE. Mr.. Mckenzie has
resigned.
The Rt, Rev. A. c. A. Hall, bishop of
Vermont has been in New York city in
attendance upon the meeting OF the mar
gnal reading committee which will re-
port to the general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church to be held
at San Francisco in October.
Work on the new fish hatchery at
Swanton is nearly finished. The pike
have already begun to make their run up
the river and the work of taking spawn
was begun early last week
Israel Avery of Mortified celebrated
his 9Sth birthday Sunday, April IA. He
is believed to be the oldest voter in the
state. He voted for John Quincy Adams,
has voted in every election for president
since, and has been a democrat all his
life.
The 111th annual convention of the
Episcopal diocese of Vermont will be held
IN Burlington Wednesday, June 10. This
Will be the first convention of the diocese
that has met there since the conservation
OF Bishop Hall seven years ago.
The Churchill house, a Woodstock
landmark, is being torn down. The first
house on the site was built in 1872.
Elliott A. Bourne, an inmate of the
Oil Odd Fellows Home OF Ludlow, died
there Saturday morning, April 10, of
cancer of the stomach, after a lingering
Illness of six weeks duration. He was
between SO and 60 years of age, and had
been an inmate of the Home only a few
months, having been admitted last
November. Mr.. Bourne was a 32d de.
gree Mason, member Of Pike lodge No.
90, |. 0. 0. F., OF Wallingford and Ia
naqto encampment, No. IS, of Concord,
N H., and member of the G. A. R.
The Miller murder case at Montpelier
brought out a peculiar coincidence.
FRANK Plumley, who assisted the states
attorney has the unpleasant duty of ap.
pearng in the prosecution of brother
OF member of his own bible class at
Mortified.
Mildred Brewster's request for release
from the asylum at Waterbury, made to
Washington county court through the
supervisors of the insane, will probably