St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-19

facts are known to the public he will be
tull cleared of all blame as a depositor
or IN connection with the bank in any
manner that was not perfectly legal and
proper. Mr.. Ketchum still remains in
tne Chlttenden county Jail at Burlington.
The New York Indemnity Company
would only go on the $4,000 bond re-
CURED for Ketchum's release upon the
payment as clear bonus of $4,000 bv
ketchum or Others. This will net be
done
State will Receive $13,653.
The state of Vermont will receive as its
share OF the estate of the late Horatio
y. LOOMS OF Burlington the sum of
$13,653.12. The amount is the five per
cent OF the entire estate in this state, the
collection of which is provided for by the
collateral inheritance tax.
The amount of the tax was arrived at
last week at hearing before Judge M.
A. Bingham in the probate office. State
lax Commissioner J. E. Cusbman ap-
peared in the interest of the state and
Judge /. E. Wales represented the estate.
Horatio LOOMS and Luther LOOMS
were present. The will of Mr.. LOOMS
lett his estate to his three nephews,
Horatio, Luther and William, with the
exception of two public requests in trust.
One of these was 100000, the income
from which is paid to Emma G. LOOMS
until her daughter, Susan LOOMS Rowe,
becomes OF age, when it is to be divided
between them and upon the decease of
both to become a trust fund for the Uni
versity OF Vermont. The other of $1O,-
OOO becomes trust fund for the Fletcher
Library after the income has been paid
to Mary Jane Lathrop during her life
time.
The amount OF the estate taxable was
shown to be. $317, 780 40, and the claim of
the state was not contested. This is the
largest tax ever paid to the state under
| the law.
The Foresters.
The state Foresters, in annual session
at Rutland last week elected officers as
follows: Chief ranger, John Calvin OF
Rrattleboro; vice chief ranger, Louis
Alapa of Winooski; secretary, H. A. Du-
buc of Montpelier; treasurer, F. W. Sault
of Vergennes; directors, Alfred Lecour of
Rutland, G. M. Cosgrif of Burlington,
Thomas A. Austin OF Brattleboro, G. A.
Payette of Highgate and E. A. Lafay of
Sandy Hill. N. Y.
The delegates are Rev. ]. D. Shannon
of Middlebury, Jules Simays of Burling-
ton, Rev. D. ]. O'Sullivan of Montpelier,
Henry Premier of Barre. F. G. Landry OF
st. Johnsbury, N. T. Ryan OF Brattle
boro. The alternates are Rev. R. ]. Ca
hill OF Rutland, Louis Alapa OF Winooski,
Antonio Galaise of Montpelier, H. !. Dali
gle OF Fnosburgh Falls, D. P. Coveney OF
st. ,Johnsburv and NJ. d. Delaney of Og-
densburg, N. Y.
A Wonderful Freak.
On the farm of Joseph Mongeon, in
Colchester, on June 1st, calf was born
which is one OF the most wonderful
freaks OF nature ever seen. The head, in
shape, very closely resembles that of
human being, particularly the general
shape of the skull. There is but one eye,
which extends horizontally above the
mouth in the centre of the face. There
are no nostris, and on the forehead is
tuft of hair or wool which serves to iu-
crease its human aspect to a very start
ling degree. There is no hair whatever
on the body, the skin of which is soft and
flexible, like that of a negro's. At the
point of the hoofs there are claw-like
appendages, and the tail very closely
resembles that Of lion. The body has
been bought by Burlington men and is
being prepared and mounted by a skilled
taxidermist with view to placing it on
exhibition.
Noted VermOnter Dead.
DR.. William L. Worcester, Sc years of
age, pathologist of the Danvers, Mass,
Insane Hospital died in the institution
Sunday, June 9. His mother arrived
from Vermont the night before, as her
son was very low on Saturday. The
cause of death was blood poisoning,
from which he had been i'll some weeks.
The deceased was a brother of Prof.
Dean Worcester of the Philippine COM
mission. The remains were taken on
Monday morning to North Thetford for
burial DR.. Worcester was held in very
high regard by all and his presence and
able assistance will be greatly missed.
The Rutland Street Railway company
will, during the next few months, extend
its trolley road from West Rutland to
Fair Haven. Ultimately theroad will be
put through to Whitehall, N. Y. 1t is
expected that trolley lines north of Troy, |
N. Y, will be extended to Whitehall and |
a through trolley route from Rutland to |
Albany, N. y, established.
Daniel Willard, who was recently ap-
pointed assistant to the president of the |
Erie railway, was a son of D. T. Willard |
OF North Hartland, and began his rail.
way care er as a track laboler on the |
Central Vermont in 1879. He was after
ward employed by the Passumpsic as
fireman and then as an engineer. He
went from here to the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern as an engineer. For
the past two years he has been assistant
general manager of the Baltimore & Ohio.
Ransom |. Smith, 63, who died in St.
Adams recently, had been engaged Tor
years in the manufacture of patent medi.
cines, the most important being the
Green Mountain Renovator. He leaves
wife and 10 children.
The freight and passenger depots of
the Central Vermont railroad at Milton,
were burned to the ground Sunday after
noon. The fire was caused by spark
from a passing train. Other buildings in
the vicinity were saved by hard work.
Thomas !. Wilkinson, the IL year old
son of John W. Wilkinson of Rutland,
was drowned Saturday afternoon IN
East Greek. The boy was standing on a
log and lost his balance. The body was