St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-08-07


Saturday afternoon. The child was
playing near the curb stone when heav-
lily laden team driven by a man named
Merchant approached and whether
through the fault of the driver or not is
not known, but the horse turned toward
the curb catching the child between the
wheels and the curb severely tanning
the left thigh, besides ipjuring the right
foot and head.
New Pastor for Rutland
Rev. Orrin Edison Crooker of Canton,
N. Y, who preached at the Universalist
church in Rutland few weeks ago, has
accepted call from the trustees to act
as pastor of that church beginning Sept
ember l, when the pastorate of Rev.
George Eliot Cooley ends. No time of
service was specified in the call. Mr..
Crooker graduated last June from the
theological department of st. Lawrence
University. His father who is also a
minister, is located at Ann Harbor,
Mich.
From New Orleans to Burlington.
The gasoline yacht Zeta, which arrived
at Burlington, is making an unusual
trip. Starting with a party from New
Orleans she sailed bv way of the gulf and
the Atlantic coast to New York, thence
up the Hudson and through the De'a-
ware and Hudson canal to Lake Cham
plain. From Burlington her course is to
be through the Richelieu and St. Law
renee rivers to the great lakes, and thence
to Chicago, from which city she will pass
by canal to the Mississippi and proceed
again to New Orleans.
While in Montpelier last week Col.
John c. Stearns Of Bradford and Hon.
Cassius Peck Of Burlington contracted
with Wells & Lamson of Barre for thr e
monuments to be set on Antietam battle
field to commemorate the commemorate
the valor Of Vermont troops. The legis-
lature of 1900 appropriated $4,000 for
this purpose. The cost of the principal
shaft will be $500. Two smaller ones,
costing $3.50 each, will also be erected
and dedicated to the sharpshooters.
A singular accident occurred at the
stable of W. E. Thompson in Waterbury.
He drove about twenty COWS into the
stable which is situated over basement
and the floor gave way, letting the entire
herd into the basement, distance of
about eight feet. 1t took nearly an hour
to extricate the struggling animals, but
strange as it may seem, not cow was
seriously hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Chaffee and
three children, of Rutland, and Miss
Charlotte Gibson, of Ludlow, are to
leave soon for an extended tri p which
will include visits to China, Japan, and
the Philippines, and possibly trip
around the world.
The August number of The Black Cat
contains strikingly original story writ
ten by Harle Oren Cummings of Mout-
pelier, entitled THE Wine of Pantinilla. T."
Austin H. Roby OF Concord, N. H., who
for number OF years has been engaged
in Y. M. c. A. work sgeneral secretary,
and of late as travelling secretary of the
interstate Y. M. c. A. OF New Hampshire
and Vermont has resigned his position to
become salesman for a Boston wholesale
coal firm.
Henry L. Bailey, who is one of four
Congregational clegymen in Vermoat
that completed in June ten years pas
torate over the churches with which they
were then settled, has resigned his
charge in Middletown Springs to accept
call from Longmeadow, Mass. Mr..
Bailey was for a time missionary in
India, but the failing health of his wife
made his return to this country neces-
sary.
Excavations for the foundation of
Dewey hall have been begun at Norwich
University at Mortified. The plans call
for a two-story brick, granite-trimmed
building to cost in the vicinity of$20, 900.
Corporal George E. Frost, of the 4th
regiment, native Of South Barton, has
been appointed an inspector in the ems
tom house at Manila. Corporal Frost
is the man who at the risk of his own lite
saved the lives OF several soldiers a short
time ago by shooting Capt Charles Nc.
Quinston, insane.
Notice has been received in Burling.
ton by Bishop Mchaud of the appoint
ment of Rev. ]. M. Cloarec ofSt. Joseph
church domestic prelate. The appoint
ment is made by Pope Leo and is used in
recognizing able service in the church.
Father Cloarec is one ofthe oldest priests
in Vermont and has, during his service in
Burlington, built the largest church in
the state, which is now used by St.
Joseph's congregation. There are but Is
similar appointments in the United
States.
Hon. D. J. Foster, of Burlington, men,
Der OF Congress from the first district,
has been informed by the post office de-
partment that, October l next, the fol-
lowing rural free delivery of mail routes,
recommended by him, will become ef-
tective: Fairfax. Franklin county; VOL
colt, Lamoille county; Richmond, Jeri-
cho and Charlotte, Chittenden county
Starksboro, Bristol and Middleburo, Ad-
olson county.
Fred A. Cook of Vermont successfully
passed the examinations and was adj
nitted to West Point as cadet. Fifty
eight reported for examination. Thirty
were successful, six failed, two were re.
jected by the medical board and ten al
ternates passed for whom no vacancies
exist. The number which passed beats
all records. The corps numbers AGA
cadets, within Is of the full number pro.
vided tor.
The people of Stratton are preparing
to hold picnic August 16 on Stratton
mountain, on the spot where Daniel
Webster addressed the log cabin conven-
ton in 1910. c. M. Russell, of Whining
ton, will make an address at the picnic
Ex.Gov. Frederick Holbrook and Judge