St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-08-14
VERMONT NEWS.
E.iouor Dealers Suffer.

Ir1y % and "a. heavy nneS were I'M
J1ossd in most cases and in four instances
he offenders were sent to prison. The
temoorary injunction cases were not dis
nosed of. The chancellor announced that
he will name time for that purpose
later.
Tohn Barrett was fined $3.50 and sent
10 prison for six months.
Lapan c. Craigen was fined $3.50.
Iohn WEIGH, fined $500.
lanes Battles, fined $3.50.
Walter Jasmine, fined $500 and sent to
prison for six months.
lanes Gilman, fined $3.50 and sentenc-
ed to six months Imprisonment.
Patrick Barrett was lett off from i'm
nrisonment on his promise to the chan.
cellor to clear away his bar and para
nbernalia at the Brunswick hotel and
never again engage in the traffic.
Martin Mcmahon was fined $500 and
sent to prison for six months.
The cases against Stone and Simonds
and c. H. Lawlor were held tor the pres
ent.
Suicide at Milton.
Herman A. Phelps, an old resident Of
Milton committed suicide by hanging
sometime during Sunday night of last
week. He was a native of Milton and
had resided there nearly all his life. He
had been respondent Of late and had pre-
viousy attempted to take his own life.
He leaves wife and large family of
grown up sons and daughters, mostly
residing in Milton.
Blew ais He nd off,
William Hunt, aged % years, resi-
dent OF Gutter Corner in the town OF
Orange, committed suicide August by
shooting himself in the head with a A
calibre revolver. He leaves a wife and
one child. Dependency was probably
the cause. Hunt had to raise 5000
payment on his farm soon and had been
brooding over it tor several days.
Vermont Monument at Antietam.
The committee which has in charge the
construction and erection OF monument
and maj kers to commemorate the hero
ism OF the Vermont soldiers upon the
battlefield of Antietam has awarded the
contract for the work to Wells and Lam
son of Barre, who will begin the work
at once and will complete it by October
/. There will be one large monument,
costing $500. and two small markers
for the sharp-shooters, costing about
$3.50 each. 1t is intended to have
them erected on the battlefield this fall
and at that time an excursion will prob
ably be arranged from the state. The
committee, which has had the matter in
charge. is composed of Senator Red6eld
Proctor, John c. Stearns CT Bradford
and Cassius Peck of Burlington. In
1896 the legislature appropriated 5000
to purchase land upon which to place
the monuments and appropriated $1,000
for the stone. In 1900 an additional
$1,000 was appropriated. The monu
ment and markers will be Of a suitable
design and will be made from Barre
granite.
Descendent of Gen. Stark Dead.
News has been received Of the death il
Alameda, CAL, OF John Francis Stark
who was a great-grandson OF Gen. Joht
Stark, OF Bennington battle fame, whos'
only daughter, Mollie Stark, is about tht
last of the descendants of the old gener
al. She is teaching in Alameda.
A Narrow Escape.
Henry H. Hodgdon, inspector for thu
New England telephone company a
Barre had a narrow escape from electro
Cution Thursday.
The telephone wires back OF E. A
Drown & Co.'S drug store were cross
ed and Mr.. Hodgdon was standing OF
the third story piazza shaking the wire
clear when one Of them got onto an cleo
trio light wire carrying 2300 volts. Il
was rendered instantly unconscious an,
thrown from the piazza, dropping q
feet into the river below.
When he struck the water, which wa
about four feet deep at that point, hi
consciousness returned and though bad
" benumt ed and hurt by the fall, he wa
able to drag himself close to the shore
and was pulled out by the drug stor
employees.
Brndstreeps Trade Report.
Inquiry in Vermont through Brac
streets Burlington representative, n
veals the following conditions Th
tarmable agricultural interests have bee
strengthened the past week by cor
siderable rainfall and prospects tor larg'
though late crops are improved. NO Oil
turbing feature of imporl ance has bee
reported that would interfere with bu
mess, which in general continues goo
throughout the state. In wholesale line
there has been the usual distribution |
Burlington and collections are TAI
Lumber continues firm in price and tt
demand in wholesale and retail line
appears to be good. At Benningto
there appears to be falling oft in d
mand for some knit goods. condltio
due it is thought to overproduction ar
some inactivity is noted among the mill
with consequent slight effect on reta
business; collections, however, are r
ported good. Rutland reports man
featuring business active; the lar,
marble interests, central in the vicinit
are very busy and prospects encoura
ing, with retail trade fair and collection
good. Business is seasonably dull
Newport and conditions are much
usual. This holds good for Bristol, e
cept that collections at this point a
reported somewhat slow, some apr
hension for late crops, which was Il
locally, has been relieved by heavy rair
which insures better harvest. Busine
conditions at Brattleboro, in praclic
all departments, are reported fair. 7
granite business at Barre continues {
tive, scarcity OF labor being felt. MOI
pelier reports business good, labor
well employed and conditions in vario