St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-12
VERMONT NEWS.
Child Killed at Cambridge.

jailed near Cambridge, Tuesday evening
81 last week. Several persons were in.
;nred and Isle S., the three year old
con- Of Dr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Wilson of Fair
Haven was killed. In company with his
mother and grandfather, Henry Stevens
+be well known commercial traveller,
isle was going to his grandparents
home in Johnson for visit. This is said
70 be the first fatal accident in the his
tory of the B. & L. railroad.
New Asbestos Go.
The articles Of association of the Yer
mont Tale & Asbestos Co. were recently
fled with the city clerk at Burlington.
The company is organized for the pur-
nose Of mining, quarrying, manufacture
inc and selling tale, asbestos and other
minerals at Moretown, Fayston, Waits
field and Duxbury. The capital stock is
$40 600 divided into shares of 500
each. The subscribers are U. A. Wood
bury, c. L. Woodbury., II. E. Woodbury.
and John Wilkins of Burlington, c. F.
Camp of Barre, F. S. Porter and c. c.
Brill of Mortified. The company has
large deposits of asbestos and tale in the
towns mentioned and will develop the
property during the coming summer.
Tax Commissioner Makes New Ruling
State Tax Commissioner J. E. Cushman
has made a new ruling touching the tax
alton of insurance companies which will
affect substantially one-half of the com.
panies doing business in Vermont. The
ruling is to the effect that purely mutual
companies having some capital stock
bat doing a mutual business must pay
an annual license tax to the state. The
rule will make an increase of about
$500 in the state tax for the wear
alone. The ruling of the commissioner
holds that the assets and surplus held by
insurance companies for the benefit Of
polcy-holders is included in the law as
much as the assets and surplus of saw
iDgs banks or trust companies.
Breeding Blue Foxes.
Walter Howard of Randolph Center,
has entered upon a novel enterprise that
will be watched with interest all over
the country. Martin Washburne of the
Alaska transportation Co., who spends
his winters at Randolph Center, recently
brought to Mr.. Howard FIVE blue foxes
from an island in the Behring Sea, which
is given up entirely to breeding these
animals. Mr.. Howard has built a large
pen, covering 165 square feet and will
attempt to breed them, They are a very
valuable fur bearing animal, the pets
selling for about $50 each.
Nv. VI. Military Instructor.
recent army order details Mai. John
II, Duyal as professor OF military science
and tactics at the University of Vermont.
Maj, Duyal is a native of the District Of
Columbia, but was appointed from Penn.
sylyania. He entered the service as
private in the signal corps August 10,
1850. He was succe ssivelv appointed a
second lieutenant in the 18th Inf, a first
lieutenant, a captain and commissary of
subsistence, his appointment as major
dating from November is, 1897. He
graduated from the Infantry and Cav.
airy School in 1899.
Cattle Commission to Resume.
The state cattle commission, which be-
gins again next week to test cattle for
tuberculosis, has concluded not to make
any more tests in Williston for the pres
ent. That town has been hotbed of
the disease and hundreds of cattle have
been condemned there by the commission.
There are still more to be tested but
there are so many other towns in the
state have not as yet been visited by the
board that WilIiston will be given a rest.
Hundreds OF application have been re-
celved by the board from dairymen all
over Vermont asking the commission
to visit them
New Libra ian at BrattlebOTO.
The trustees of the Brattleboro free
library have made William c. Bradley,
who has been librarian for many years,
Librarian emeritus and have engaged
Miss Lucy Wade Perry OF Salem, Mass,
as librarian. Miss Perry is a graduate
OF Smith College, and received her library
framing at Pratt Institute. Mr.. Brad
ley, who is well advanced in years, will
remain with the institution, as the trus-
tees wish to retain the benfit OF his wide
and intimate acquaintance with books.
Vermont Naval Omcer Dead.
Capt, Francis Lowry, a retired naval
officer died at his home in Burlington
MarcD = H was born in that city in
1914 md entered the navy at the age Of
Ito ncgluug rapid promotion until his
retirement in 1855. In 1915 he was
poiSo"ed by carboIic acid gas, during
some experiments with a new fuel on the
steamer Fulton, which produced partial
paralysis f the limbs and throat. Dur.
ing the REBELLION he was in the recruiting
service for a short time Capt. Lowry
was a man who always kept abreast of
yoe times, and always voted although he
mad to be carried to the polls.
Old Ship Vermont Not Sold.
1t looks as ii the receiving ship Yer
mont would stay at the Brooklyn navy
yard, tor at the public auction Saturday
the amount bid was away below the
government appraisal. The board of
naval officers had agreed upon $4,000,
out l.. & Lunt OF Melrose, Mass, offered
only $l0,658 and George M. Anon Of
brooklyn $4,000, and it will be neces-
Sary either to throw both these bids out
or secure the written permission of the
PRESIDENT to dispose of the historic ship
Tor less than $4,000.
Manchester Refuses 10 Abate Taxes.
There seem to be indications that the
,D,oom OF Manchester has reached the
unit OF desirabiity, as the annual town
meeting VerY PROMPTLY dismissed with