St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-25
Rev. DR.. Donald Sage Mackav. former


The plan for the rebuilding of the Wei
den house at st. Adams by popular sub
scrlption has been formerly abandoned
and the money already advanced by
stockholders is being refunded them.
A beautiful double memorial window
has been placed in st. Luke's Episcopal
church at St. Adams in memory of the
late Myron W. Bailey for many years
Judge of probate in Franklin county, and
prominent churchman.
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont was
the only New England senator who. &C.
companied the late presidents funeral
party to Canton and was present at the
final services.
John {. Hoods farm buildings mile
from Topsbam village were burned Sept.
II. The loss exceeds $4,000, with insur-
ance of about $4,000.
Business men in Burlington have SUBJ
scribed $4,000 towards the purchase of
the Winooski mill property, and it is ex-
pected that the whole amount needed,
100000, will be raised within few
days.
DR.. W. S. Nay of Underhill, who has
been grand master of the grand lodge, F.
and A. NJ, OF Vermont the past year, and
who represented Underhill in the legisla-
ture in 1900, will move soon to Ashmont,
Mass.
Samuel R. Rendel of Rutland reported
to the police Sept. II that he was shot by
an unknown person late Saturday after.
noon, while driving from Pittsford. The
bullet struck him on the right jaw, max
ing a painful but not dangerous wound.
The United States census bureau has
issued a statement relative to manutac-
turing statistics for Vermont. This
statement shows that there are 4071
manufacturing concerns in the state and
places the total value Of products at
$57, 646,714. The capital invested is
$4S, SAT 1854; the wage earners en-
ployed, 29,674; total wages paid an
nually, $12,237, 1884; cost Of material
used, 500, 1882, IA. The figures show an
increase since 1890 OF 5O.4 per cent in
product and 1852 per cent in wages paid.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont
State Medical Society will be held at
Montpelier on Oct. 10 and II. The COM
ing session was to have been held at
Bellows Falls. but the place of meeting
had to be changed. The session this year
will be an important one for there is
scheme on foot for the reorganization of
the society, whereby county societies will
be formed as auxiliaries to the state so.
ciety.
Frederick Billings, Of Woodstock, has
given to the town OF Billings, Montana,
a handsome library building which is
just completed, and will be dedicated
next month. Mr.. Billings and party
of friends expect to attend the dedica-
ton. The building is of Romanesque ar
chitecture, and embodies the latest ideas
in library construction. 1t has 'front.'
age of 60 feet and depth of Al feet, and
is built as a memorial to MIR. Billings,
brother, Parmly, deceased.
The store owned and occupied by !. W.
Cleveland at Mortified Center was to.
tally destroyed by fire Thursday morn
ing. The stock of goods was a total
loss. MIR. Cleveland occupied the second
floor as a dwelling and his household
goods were totally destroyed. The cause
of the fire is unknown. The loss is about
$4,000; the property was partially in
sured.
The following clerical and lay delegates
to the General Episcopal convention to
be held at San Francisco during October,
will leave Vermont today. Clerical dele.
gates, Rev. DR.. ]. Isham Bliss of Burling.
ton, Rev. DR.. Harris of Nashua, N. H
Rev. Mr.. Foster of Rutland; lay dele.
gates, Henry Wells Of Burlington, w.
Seward Webb of Shelburne, George
Briggs OF Brandon and E. L. Temple of
Rutland. Bishop Hall will also attend
the conference, which opens October 2,
and continues from three to four weeks.
Vermont's representatives at the inter-
national congress OF good roads at Buff
falo are Herald Stevens of Burlington,
Charles W. Gates of Franklin, G. S. Fas-
sett OF Enosburg, Victor 1. Spear of Ran
dolph, Alpha Messer of Rochester, and
c. R. Roberts OF Montpelier.
A fatal accident occurred at Bondsville,
Wednesday night. A fair was held there
Wednesday and during the day one
Michael Smith was taken from the
grounds intoxicated and placed in
barn on hay scaffold. At O'Clock in
the morning he was found, on the floor
dead, presumably by falling from the
scaffold. He leaves family.
At the Sunday union memorial service
at the opera house in Barre, in honor of
the memory OF President Mckinley,
fully score of the known members of
the Barre anarchist colony were present
and occupied seats as near the front as
they could get. They did not go to the
opera house in body but by ones and
twos at intervals.
In the Chittenden county court last
week D. W. c. Clapp, Burlington con-
tractor, was fined SIS and costs for a
breach of the peace. His offence was the
using OF abusive and insulting language
on various occasions during the summer
at Queen City Park where he was sum-
mer resident.
An Island Pond man has a unique
cemetery plot adornment in the shape of
a IL tor granite rock which was hauled
to the spot by II horses.
The Vermont Bar Association is max
ing arrangements for its annual meeting
and banquet to be held at Montpelier in
October at the opening OF the supreme
court.
A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
by Edward M. Pinney of Springfield, His
liabilities are $222.22 and assets 1868,
of which $24O is claimed as exempt. A
petition has also been filed by j. c Kelley
and sister Mary c. Kelley, comprising
the firm of ]. c. Kelley & Co., grocers,
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