St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-06
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
Killed a Hound.

black and tan hound that was chasing a
deer on his farm near the water works
northeast of Rutland last week. Mr..
Wood was notified by neighbor named
Williams that deer chased by a dog
was approaching his farm. He had bare
ly time to get his shotgun from the house
when the game passed. At the first shot
he wounded the dog, which then turned
upon him. He allowed it to get very
close before he shot again. Game Com
missioner, F. H. Chapman, visited the
Wood farm and obtained sufficient evil
dence to satisfy himself that Mr.. Wood
was justified in killing the dog. Mr..
Chapman wrote to State Fish and Game
Commissioner Johu W. Titcomb of the
occurrence and received a reply that if
the owner of the dog attempted to col
lect damages the state would defend the
shooter.
Harvard Students Butter Route.
Clarence Bush. who came to Harvard
University tour years ago and worked
his way through college by peddling but
ter around Cambridge, has just been ap-
p )inted New England agent of a New
York butter house at a good salary.
Bush hailed from a little town in New
York State and when he began his col
lege work he had no money and lived in
an attic on Cruel, sugar and hot water
One day an old aunt, hearing that he
was boarding himself, sent him tub OF
butter. 1t was too expensive to eat, he
thought, so he sold it. That was the be-
ginning OF his success. Within three
months after he had begun his canvass
he had nearly thousand customers At
first he had delivered the butter himself
in basket thrown over his shoulder;
then he sent for his ponies from home
and six months after he had FIVE wagons
busy and the business is steadily increas,
ing. Mr.. Bush now lives in Ware Hall,
the millionaires' dormitory at Cam
bridge.
New Hamshire Lady Saw Queen Vic
tOria.
There is living in White6eld N. H., a
lady who witnessed the coronation of
Queen Victoria in 1887, and also attend
ed the reception in her honor. Mrs.
Maria Stevens, tor she is the one referred
to, was then little girl nine years old.
Her maiden name was Maria Armtage,
and she was born near York, England.
When Victoria came to the throne Mrs.
Stevens was one OF the many thousands
that witnessed her coronation. The
ceremony made great impression on
her young life and she has a vivid recol-
lection OF the important event. She has
many interesting anecdotes in connec-
ton with it, the relating of which she
never tires.
President Mckinley TO Visit Harvard.
Word has been received that President
Mckinley contemplates attending the
commencement exercises at Harvard
next June in response to the invitation
rendered him by Senator Hoar on be-
half of the college cooperation. If the
extra session Of congress does not inter
vene the president will come to New Eng
land the last week in June. He will
probably stop first at Middletonw,
Conn, where he will attend the exercis-
es at Wesleyan University. After his
visit to Harvard College the president
will go to Worcester to be the guest of
Senator Hoar.
A Whole Family.
George Turner died in SALISBURY Fri.
| day from measles. His is the fourth
death in the family from that disease
since Jan. IA, last. Mr.. Turner's daugh-
ter died week ago. The father was in
the village and made arrangements for
the funeral. He was taken i'll Tuesday
OF last week, and two more sons are now
down with the same disease. One of
them will probably die.
Library for Lewiston.
Andrew Carnegie, through, Sem
ator Frye, has offered to give to Lewis
ton, Maine, for a public library building
a sum up to $4,000, which shall be 10
times the annual provision of Lewiston
for the support of the library. The city
government will appropriate sum SUI
ficient to meet Mr.. Carnegies Offer and a
lot will probably be donated.
New Bridge over the Connecticut.
The first car on the Northampton &
Amherst street railray ran over the new
iron tubular pier bridge across the Con
necticut river at Northampton Thurs
day. The road officials, mayor and
prominent citizens made the trip to Am
herst. President Crosby acted as con-
uuSlOI Oh TIC uISl IMP. He ltUStu Ol
the bridge is 1900 feet, and it is the
longest bridge in the country used ex-
clusively by an electric railway.
John B. P. Wheelden died at the East
ern Maine General Hospital in Bangor,
Maine, last week of appendicitis, after
an illness of few days. He was born
in South Orrington, Me, 81 years ago.
and went to Bangor when a boy. AS
an owner and driver OF fast trotting
horses he is one of the best known men
in the eastern part of the United States.
When a young man he had charge of the
stables of Col Thomas E. Long of Vas
alboro and drove the horse Gen. Knox
in many Of his first races He afterward
settled in Bangor, where some of the
more famous horses owned by him were
Blue Grass, Pembroke, Honest Farmer,
Bully Brooks and Ellsworth Maid, all
well known names on the racetrack. He
had reputation of being one of the best
drivers in New England.
On the third anniversary of the closing
of the doors of the Bradford Savings
Bank and Trust Co., James B. Hale, the
receiver commenced the payment of the
third dividend of 10 per cent Friday.
This brings the total return thus far to
depositors to so per cent. Since the
notice was given nonresident depostors
bank books have been coming in fast.