St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-04

son OF Moses DemarS, OF st. Adams, and
was % years old.
More Time for Allen and KetChum.
The cases against ]. W. Ketchum of
Vergennes and Lieut.. Gov. M. F. Allen,
of North Ferlisburg, for alleged compile
1ty in the wrecking of the Farmers Ma
tlonal Bank of VerRennes, will not be
tried at the session Of the United States
district and circuit courts in Rutland
this week. Judge Hoyt H. Wheeler has
been visited by counsel representing the
defendants who represented to him their
unreadiness to have the cases brought to
trial. Judge Wheeler has consented to
continue them until January G. next.
Farewell Dinner TO Judge Darling.
A complimentary banquet was ten
dered at Bennington Friday night to
Judge Chas. Fl. Darling, who will soon
leave for Washington to assume the
duties OF assistant secretary OF the navy.
Fully two hours were occupied in dispOs-
ing of the feast, at er which came the
postprandials. Hon J. K. Batchelder
presided at this function, and in a short
but graceful speech spoke of the Occa-
sion, and the guest in whose favor it had
been provided. There were several other
impromptu speeches, among the number
responding being Gen. !. G. Mccullough,
Commander Wells Latin Field, D, S. n,
State Auditor Barber, eX- United States
Marshal Harris, Village President Hol-
den and Editor Stetson Of the Banner.
Golden Wedding at Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs Franklin A. Hobart Of
Randolph celebrated the 6ttieth anniver-
sary OF their marriage Wednesday by
family gathering at the home OF their
daughter, Mrs. William Tracy. Mr.
Hobart. who is seventy.one years old, is
a native of the town and has done much
work as a carpenter and builder His
wife was Elizabeth daughter OF Lewis
and Anna Fish. They have been parents
of four sons and two daughters, two
sons and two daughters of whom are
living.
A northbound freight on the Delaware
and Hudson road crashed into south
bound freight which stood on a siding at
Poultney Saturday. Two brakemen
were probably fatally injured. The two
engines were badly smashed and three
carloads OF slate ruined. A switch,
thought to have been left open, caused
the collision.
Judge H. H. Wheeler has sentenced
twenty five Cinnamon who unlawtully
crossed the border into this state, to be
sent back to China.
The Portland house, one of the best
known hotels in Franklin county, was
destroyed by fire Thanksgiving after
noon between 3 and 4 o'clock. The
| hotel was owned and conducted by {.
H. Thomas The loss is probably be
tween $4,000 and Sc 600 and the insur-
ance is SAID to be 81 500. All the fur
niture was saved and the flames did not
reach the barn.
The Lincoln Lumber company's butter
box factory at Bristol a building 40 by
40 feet and two stories high was dis
covered on fire at 7 80 O'Clock Thanks
giving night and was a total loss as
there were no facilities for fighting tlre.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, and
there was So 500 insurance. The mill
was burned in 1896.
A carload of IS Rambouilett Spanish
Merino sheep were shipped from Mid
dlebury recently by a wtltknown firm
to Durham, Natal, South AREA, tor
breeding purposes. The flock were al
registered stock OF the highest breeding.
Lucius F. Reed, the pastor elect al
Montpelier, has begun work and coun
Gil will be called fer ordination and in
stallation Dec. 5. His instructor at An
dover, Prof. E. Y. Hincks, will preach the
sermon.
Rev. P. F. Barnard and wife, now re
tired in Westminster, passed the 55tt
anniversary of their marriage, Nov. +.
Brattleboro has a case OF small poX il
light form and the physicians have LITTLE
fear that the disease will spread.
The residence and rake m4nufactory o
Horace c. Wellman, situated in the Yves
part OF Westminster, were burned Nov
%, The cause of the fire is unknown
Loss, $4,000, no insurance.
Chief Justice Russell L. TAFT has signet
at Montpelier a writ OF error in the cas-
OF Charles Doherty, the convicted muir
derer, under sentence to be hanged Dec
6 The papers have been sent to Cler
George E Johnson at Bennington TO
signatures, after which they will go t.
the United States supreme court a
Washington. 1t is expected that Duhert
will be respited, pending a decision /
the case.
Swanton has a new social organic
ton known as the TaQuahunga Clut
The name is taken from the old map o
E which Swanton is called Taquahung
Falls on the Missisque River.
Stiles McMullen, the man who elaine
to be over 100 years old and who he
: been wandering from place to place
the state tor several years, called on tt
, overseer of the poor in Highgate fe
! DAYS ago for aid, and was taken to Il
poor house at Sheldon.
Lieut.. Col. Harry N, Worthen, former
Q of Bradford, died recently in the Maj
n Hitchcock hospital at Hanover. He WI
, mai n OF the Fist Vermont regimen
which won't out under tue comm md
n Gen. Phelps in the civil war. lie WI
- also lieutenant colonel OF the Four
Vermont regiment. he has been an
valid the past ten years
An inch OF rain all, the drops 'rozan