St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-05-08


cessity. The new organ will scale only
IS pounds, and, like the other one, car
be folded up and carried like drum
mers sample case. At the same time the
question of strength has been a promi
nent factor in the manufacture, and the
baby organ cannot be dashed into spin
tiers by the baggage fends of foreign
steamship lines with the same enjoyment
and facility that they have exhibited on
many previous occasions. The new
Estey baby is destined to play an i'm.
portant part in the future regeneration
OF the heather in Asia and Africa. 1t
will also appear in a somewhat different
role-.in the various stunts" and turns"
OF several well-known vaudeville stars
during next season.
The cannon recently given Swauton
will be put in position in front of the
soldiers monument.
The Middlebury Register has purchased
a new building, which it will occupy when
remodeled.
Every piece of brass on Brattleboro's
steam roller has been stolen during the
winter. The same thing was done last
year and it cost 500 to replace the pieces.
The greatest run of sapin 80 years was
the cause of JOY at AbelI's Corners, near
Orwell, this year. One man gathered
l25 barrels of sap from $50 trees i'll two
days.
Capt. E. H. Prouty of Company M,
Burlington, has forwarded to Adjt. Gen.
W. H. Gilmore his resignation, which is
occasioned by the conflict between his
business and military duties.
The will of the late Aldace F. Walker
of Vermont, filed May /, leaves an estate
of $4,000, all PERSONAL The widow
receives 100000 and the rest is left in
trust for his sisters and relatives. Mid
dlebury college is to get $500.
Mr.. Graves of East Jaffrey, N. H., has
leased the Commercial House at Bellows
Falls and has taken possession. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leach, the former proprietors, will
remain for the present, Mr.. Leach as
clerk, and Mrs. Leach as matron.
The Colonial Danes have decided to
erect marker on the site of Fort Dunn
mer, which they propose to dedicate on
the occasion of the meeting of the State
Society at Brattleboro in the fall. The
marker will be suitably inscribed.
Charles H. Holden, we'll known in
masonic circles throughout New York
died at Saratoga last week. He was a
thirty second degree mason and in 1879
was grand commander of the Knights
Templar Of New York. He was native
of Vermont, having been born in Airing
ton in 1925.
The bricklayers and stonemasons have
organized union in Rutland. 1t is prob
able that building trades union will be
formed soon. There are at present car
penters' stonemasons' and bricklayers'
and painters and decorators unions, and
other building trades to he organized
soon.
Twenty-Five business men of Mont
pelier have secured an option of 1855
acres ofland in Mortified on which they
are to open new slate quarry. An ex-
excellent vein of black slate runs through
this land and a stock company with
$25 900 behind it will be organized to
develop the quarry.
The body of ex Gov. Levi K. Fuller
was removed Monday, April 20, from
Prospect Hill cemetery, Brattleboro, to
the new Morningside cemetery, where a
granite monument as feet high, the tall
est private monument in the state, has
been erected to his memory. The monu-
ment bears a bronze medallion of ex-
| Gov. Fuller.
Mrs. 6. W. Hendee, wife of ex- Governor
Hendee of Morrisville, died early Thurs
day morning after an illness OF twenty
four hours. The funeral was held Satur.
day afternoon. Mrs. Hendee was the
second wife of the ex-governor. She was
Viola S., daughter of Loren and Fidelia
(Paine) Bundy, and was married Dec.
%, 1868.
Burglars entered c. R. Holtons drug
aud iewelry store at Newbury early Fri
day morning. The post office is located
in the store and its safe was exploded
but only SIS in cash and quantity of
stamps being secured. The jewelry stock
was ransacked, however, and several
hundred dollars worth of plumber car
ried away. The robbers cut the tele-
phone wires before operating, securing a
long start before the alarm could be sent
out.
Rev. Norman Seaver, D. D., who ash
been for eight years the pastor of Beth
any church, Montpelier, has announced
his intention of resigning as pastor of the
church. On account of circumstances
/ ~ e. tha@
Ill for several years and unable to make
Ter home in Montpelier the call which
Dr.. Seaver received has never been
accepted. He is considered one Of the
abest and most eloquent speakers that
hasever addressed Montpelier church
audience.
FRAN A. Huse, state librarian, hasap-
pom ed Edward M. Goddard, of Mont
pelier, assistant librarian at the state
house, to take the place of Thomas l..
Wood, lately deceased, and Mr.. Goddard
will assume the duties at once. E. M.
Harvey will be the second assistant as
before. The appointment OF Mr.. Cod
dard is received with general satisfac-
ton. He is a young lawyer and has
been associated with John Fl. Senter in
the law business. His knowledge of law
will be a great help to him in the library,
where general knowledge of the protes-
sion is essential. He is at the present
time the member OF the school board
from ward 4. The salary of the office is
81 900 year.
500 Reward, 500,