St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-24

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pany, destroying $1.SOO worth {
monuments. The total loss is 81, 900.
Ludlow is to have this summer a nev
$12, 900 block, town hall, to cost S12
oOO, and church to cost $4,000.
Frederick G. Fleetwood, of Morrisville
VIII give the Grafton in Barre, Memoria
day.
The Bennington machine works ar
shipping a large quantity of pulp-mak
ing machinery to a firm in Ottawa, on
OF the largest manufacturers in Canada.
Major General Grenville M, Dodge ha
been chosen orator and Miss Theodor;
Peck OF Burlington, poet. for the annua
reunion OF the Society of the Army of tn,
POTOMAC to be held at Utica May %
"a.
Rev. W. H. Chidley, pastor of tn,
Christian church at Randolph read hi.
resignation Sunday, April IA, to tax,
effect at the end of three months H,
went there from Canada about two
years ago to succeed Rev. G. W. Morrow
who entered upon his present duties a:
state superintendent of the Anti.Saloor
League. Mr.. Chidley has been an earnest
worker for good, and he and his wife
have made many friends who will regret
their departure. The resignation has
not yet been accepted.
ii. K. Bush has been appointed. "
Judge Watson, receiver for the Vermont
Granite company one of the leading
granite concerns in Barre. The appoint.
ment does not mean that the ompany is
IN financial straits, for it is doing large
and prosperous business, but owing to
dlsagreements among the stockholders
and the desire of some of them to with
draw.
Fl. H. Camp, former resident of HYDE
Park, who went to Milwaukee fifty
years ago, and is now president of the
Milwaukee Trust Co.. has given the
Charity Relief Association of that city
real estate valued at $4,000.
Waitsield postoffice is said to do more
business than any Office in town of it's
size in Vermont. More than four tons of
mail a month are received at and sent
out from this Office.
The new switchboard for the New Eng
land telephone exchange at Barre is
about sixteen feet. long. weighs 1850
pounds, and cost over $4,000.
Chief Blanchard, of the Rutland police
department, has taken back to Fort
Ethan Allen two soldiers who tried to
desert from the Eleventh cavalry.
William Jones, aged ffty.eight years,
was found dead in his room at the Sol
diers' Home at Bennington, Sunday
April IA. Heart disease was
the cause of his death. Jones served
during the war in Co. F, Second YER
mont Volunteers, and was admitted to
the home from Mortified, about eight
years ago. His is death 129 in that in-
stitution.
DR.. W. S. Webb has secured the refusal
OF several excellent building sites in Shell
burne village, upon which it is under
stood he will erect building that can
include rooms for a public library. club
rooms, postoffice and large hall. DR..
Webb has already made and beauti6ed
park in the square opposite the stores.
At a special town meeting Fairlee
voted to erect building, the lower
rooms OF which will be used for school
and the upper floor for a hall.
The state board of medical censors
leld meeting in Burlington for the ex-
OF candidates desiring to prac-
ice medicine in Vermont. Only two can.
1idates appeared to take the examna-
ions. The board is made up of DR.. H.
=. Tinkham, OF Burlington, Or. W. N.
olatt, of Shoreham. and DR.. c. w. Stro-
1el, Of Rutland.
The Barre city council has refused to
accept the agreement made by the New
England Telephone and Telegraph Com
oany not to raise the rates for instru.
hents in Barre for FIVE years on the
ground that it was not properly signed.
Unless the council accepts the agreement
II unless a new one is made the franchise
ecently given to a new company will
become effective.
Charles P. Harris of Rutland, en-
by the good results which have
,een obtained from the Vermont travel
Dg library system, is endeavoring to in
crest persons in other New England
tates in the idea with view to getting
adopted by other legislatures.
At recent auction sale in Barre eighty
'uilding lots were sold at good prices.
There are more women criminals in the
ouse of correction than ever before.
Hon. Curtis S. Emery of Chelsea, will
oliver the Memorial day address in
'oyalton. The Hon. Hugh Henry of
hester will speak in Tunbridge.
The handsome booth in which the
ugar Makers Association is to exhibit
maple sugar at the Pan American exposi-
ion is practically completed at the En-
rson factory at Randolph. 1t is made
# white rock maple with birds eye
maple effectively used as trimmings. 1t
las counter in front and at one end on
which rest columns supporting an over
anging cornice. The whole space is IL
" 91s feet. The finish of the booth is to
e in natural wood. 1t will be shipped
his week to Buffalo.
Sherman P. Allen of the Free Press
taft has been appointed clerk for Repre-
D. J. Foster and will assume
he duties of the position when congress
onvenes next December. For the past
We years MIR. Allen has been on the Free
'ress. His many friends throughout the
tate will congratulate him. The salary
J $500 per year,
George w. Wilder, one of the Oldest
lusic dealers in the state, died at Mont
elier April 16 He has been in constant
usiness for SO years. George H. Wilder,
is son, has been associated with him in
ate years. Mr.. Wilder was bornin Mid