St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-18
VERMONT NEWS.
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little by little. His real name is said to
be Samuel D. Wilson, and his home is in
Cambridge, Mass. He is very young,
the Boston papers state that he is still |
under q. His career as a spotter began
with getting evidence against Illegal |
liquor sellers in Boston. 1t appears that |
he came to Vermont in June to assist
States Attorney Tarbell in spotting
Windsor county liquor Sellers He was
in that county again in September and
later did the same sort ofwork in several
New Hamp>hite towns. His last Job was
in connection with the raid which ended
in the arrest and conviction of FIVE poker
players at White River Junction. After
this he was arrested for exhibiting OBJ
scere pictures. He was released under
bail and against advice went to the
Junction Sunday to take the train tor
Massachusetts,. After supper he came
out of the Junction House to take a
team and after few words with some
men on the steps he fired three Shots one
OF them striking E. T. Goshen, painter,
in the abdomen, inficting wound which
proved fatal in few hours. Waite was
taken to Woodstock Jail at once. There
are many stories concerning the affair.
The first reports said that there were
but three or four men about the steps at
the time. Waite claims that there was
small mob there and that he was obliged
to shoot in self defence.
National Guard Orders.
The following orders have been issued
from he office OF the acknowledgement:
Special Order, No. l.
State OF Vermont, Adjutant. Generals
Office, Fairlce, Dec. 9, 1901.
|. Pursuant to sections 4440 4441-
4443.4444, Vermont Statutes, 1894, the
following named officers are upon their
own application placed upon the retired
list OF the National Guard of Vermont,
with the highest rank held by them in
the National Guard service, and are enti-
tied to wear the uniform OF such rank on
occasions OF ceremony:
Col. Harry B. Chamberlain, to date
from March 13, 1901; Capt. William T.
Haigh, to date from November 80, 1901.
II. The following appointment in the
First Regiment v N. g., is hereby an
nounced: John H. Dodds, of Burlington
to be assistant surgeon with the rank of
first lieutenant.
III. Lieut.. !. L. Greenwood, Company
F, First Regiment of Infantry, Vermont
National Guard, having rendered his res
ignation, and the same having been &C.
Cepted to take fleet December 7, 1901,
his honorable discharge from the service
in accordance Herewith is hereby an
nounCed.
By order Of
WILLIAM W. STICKNEY.
Governor and Commander-in-Chiei.
W. H. Gilmore, Adjutant General.
Lspg Trip for Luke Parish.
United States Marshal Fred A. Field
and Deputy Marshal r. H. Chapman re-
turned to Rutland last week from Bos
ton where they had taken fourteen Chi
namen tor deportation. This was the
first lot of Celestials ever sent that way.
1t included three from the house OF cor
rection in Rutland. The party was met
at Bellows Falls By Deputy Marshal
Luke Parish of Randolph, with eleven
Cinnamon from Newtane Jail. Parish
will accompany the whole party to San
Francisco. They will take steamer at
Boston for Norfolk, Va, and go from
there to San Francisco by rail.
lanes Hill has been appointed post
master at Morrstown and F. P. Curtis
at Sheldon.
Rev. Theodore B. Foster pastor Of
Trinity church.. Rutland, has received
$1,000 from a parishioner toward the
fund for building a new parish house,
which now amounts to So, 400.
Mrs Rudyard Kpling, through her
mother, Mrs. Wolcott Balestier has pre-
scented a cabinet organ to St. Michael
Episcopal church, Brattleboro for the
children OF the Sunday school.
Articles of incorporation were flee
with the secrc tary oil the state OF Illinois
last week, by the Vermont Marble Com
panv. o. Proctor. The capital stock L
$4,000 600, and the capital stock III ILL
nos is sos 600,
The Rev. G. n. Kellogg, for the past
seven wears pastor OF the Congregation
al church at MorrisviIe has rendered hi'
resignation to take effect May l next
Ill health prompted this action on thu
part OF Mr., Kellogg.
William Pattin, of West Rutland, wa
seriously injured in strange manner a
the quarres of the Vermont marble com
panv at West Rutland recently. lh
man was in a quarry. $50 feet below thu
surface, at work. He looked up when
heavy cicle dropped from the surface ant
struck him full in the face. His face wa
horribly torn and he suffered conclusion
of the brain, but will probably recover.
There is beirg shipped at present iron
Burlington to Shelburne harbor abou
$4,000 feet of Kindred lumber to b
used in the construction of the new
steamer Vermont. There is force
men at work there getting the Wooc
work for the new boat into shape. Tn
iron and steel work is progressing taN
orablv at the manufacturers and there
no doubt but the steamer will be read
for launching in 1908 Work on til
boat to succeed the Ticonderoga, whic
was burned on Lake George, is also pre-
crossing satisfactorily and the boat WI
be ready Tor commission next spring.
A distressing case of mans inhumant
to his family has come to light at Sout
Barre. John Winters0n a quarrymaI
has been missing since December 3, an
it is now known that he has deserted h
wife and three small children withot
warning and returned to his old home
England. The family is left in destitu
condition. Winterson was employed
a granite quarry and was discharge
December 2.
The Lane Manufacturing Company
Montpelier is to have an elaborate e
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