St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-05-08
VERMONT NEWS.
cruelty TO Animals.

Fuller, az VI 'N~ ~ LIN
investigation.
IL The Officers then went to Stowe to in.
rostigate case against Mrs. Thomas
Tnce charged with driving horse un-
n nbie TO stand. Mrs. Luce had been
earned of the officers coming and she
oscreted the horse at the place of a neigh
Sor hut it was found and killed. At
Stowe village a complaint was received
ogainst Frank N. Smith for starvation
ed cruelty to animals which was iuves-
t;oated. Here the officers found two
cows and two calves unable to stand 4;
Two mules in harness very sore with
nance. three horses too weak ostand;
and one horse in a sling all literally
covered with tumors and cancerous
sores. some larger than a mans hand E;
ftv head of sheep, some dead and dying
ior want of water and food. One horse
was killed by Mr. Fuller but the task
was too great for the officers to
finish and the county authori-
ties were sent for and the stock
taken away from the farm. 1t is said
that Smith is well.to-do but had sold all
his hav and grain. He had left the state
inst before the visit of the officers.
A Chautauqua Assembly for We mont.
The first Cbautauqua assembly ever
held in Vermont will be in session at
Queen City ark, Burlington, from July 1
to Aug. 6. 1t will be known as the Lake
Champlain Chautauqua. The program
Of the session will consist of two parts.
The Chautauqua Assembly and The
School of Methods. The former will &C.
cupy afternoons and evenings, and the
members will have four weeks of excel
lent lectures and entertainments at a
very moderate price. The School of
Methods will give it's work in the morn
ing Instructions in English language
and literature, modern languages, his.
tory, kindergarten, theory and practice,
Sunday school methods, etc., etc. An
elementary course from July 10 TO July
o. the advanced course July rs to Aug.
6. The course in oratory will be under
the supervision of the Emerson College
of Oratory. The best methods of con-
Quoting and teaching Sunday schools
will bea feature Of the school of methods.
Vermont Girl HOnOred.
Miss theodore A. Peck, of Burlington,
has been selected by the general commit
tee of the Society of the Army of the
Potomac to deliver the poem at the next
general meeting of the society, to be held
at Utica on May % and "a. Miss Peck
is the daughter of General T. S. Peck.
She was born in Burlington on October
%, 1889. She began writing verse at
the age of seven years, and at the time of
the sinking of the battleship Maine she
wrote creditable poem, entitled "By
the Hand Of the Unseen Foe" which at
tracted considerable attention. She was
then fifteen years old. A year later she
wrote "A Dream OF the Flag" which al
so made favorable impression. She
was graduated from the Edmunds High
School in Burlington at the age of seven
teen years, and won prize by writing a
story, entitled THE Storm Angel" She
also wrote the class poem.
From Burlington 10 sheIburne.
Mayor D. c. Hawley, of Burlington,
has received from DR.. w. Seward Webb
through E. F. Gebhardt, of Shelburne
Farms, proposition for the establish
ment Of permanent roadway between
Burlington and the Farms. The prop
ostion is to have the city of Burlington
furnish ten-twenty- of the cost,
South Burlington two-twenty fourths
and Shelburne four twenty.iourths, leav-
ing the remaining OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to be contributed by DR.. Webb. The
cost of the roadway has been estimated
at about $4,000. The road would be
very attractive drive and there would
probably be no great difficulty in procur-
ing the required sum.
In the Regular Army.
The secretary of war at Washington
has made public the names of the 5SS
men selected for the first and second
ieutenants in the regular army under the
army reorganization bill. All OF these
men have had service. either in the state
or national volunteers, or in the regular
army, They have been ordered for ex-
animation, and should they pass, will be
appointed.
The selections from Vermont were Capt.
{. M. Brownell of Burlington and Lieut..
Sanford E. Worthington of Bennington.
1t is not known as yet whether Captain
Brownell will accept, but it is probable
that he will.
Barre Golf Club Organized.
A. H. Findley, the Boston golf expert,
laid out the course for the Barre Colt
Club last week on the Cherryvale park
between Barre and Montpelier. The
course is nine holes with total length OF
a little over 2,400 yards. Mr.. Findley
found the turf unusually good and the
expense to start will be moderate. The
club organized Thursday evening by
adopting constitution and electing the
following officers: President, Frank E..
Howe; secretary, Miss Carrie Wheeler !;
treasurer, 0. ]. Dodge; executive COM
mlttee, the president, secretary and treas
urer and the Rev. T. H. Mitchell, the Rev.
Ethe K. M. Jones, J. Frank Perry and G..
A, Ross.
A Quarrymnn Killed.
John MCGEE, a quarrymau, aged 25
years, was killed Thursday morning at
the Milne, Clarhew & Gray's quarry at
Granitevile. With several other men he
was throwing heavy chain into the
quarry and the hook caught his clothes
pulling him in. MCGEE fell sixty feet and
struck on his head and shoulders. He
lived half an hour. He was unmarried
HIS home was at Clark's Island, Me.
Good Hunting.
J. P. Rooney, of Mendon, killed three