St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

The war department is considering the
purchase OF several acres of land on the
Cahill farm near the foot OF Mt Mans
field in Underhill for use as temporary
camp ground for the troops stationed at
Fort Ethan Allen.
The annual session of the Vermont
Spiritualist association will be held at
Queen City Park, Burlington, from Aug.
8 to Sept. 1,
When President Roosevelt visits
Brattleboro, August 80, he will be enter
tanned at the headquarters of the Young
Mems Republican club which will be
temporarily established at the Brooks
house.
The struggle for a franchise in Barre,
which has been going on since the first of
the year between the Peoples Heating,
Lighting and Power Co. of Barre, and
the Capital Gas Co. of Montpelier to fur
nish light for the ely, has been settled in
favor of the first-named company.
Two Bradford men saw large grey
wofon back roadin Piermont recently.
1t is said the place where the wolf was
seen was formerly favorite spot with the
animals, and they gave sheep men much
trouble.
Ten men representing the Prohibition
party in Franklin county met at the fair
grounds at Sheldon Junction Thursday
and nominated full ticket for county
officers.
On Tuesday evening of last week the
choirs of the churches in Newbury, Brad
ford, Oxford, N. H., and Fairlee gathered
at Gales Inn in the latter place and after
supper spent the evening in chorus
singing. The meeting was so successful
that it was voted to have similar gath
erings occasionally throughout the year.
Peter Wright, the clerk in Lynch &
Jerks restaurant at White River Juno
ton, who disappeared about three weeks
ago with $3.50 of the firms money,
hanged himself in Montreal last week.
Wright leaves a wife and two children at
Newport, N H., but he had not lived
with or supported them for severalyears
Col. Harry F. Dean, of Cornwall, who
cansed a sensation few weeks ago by
giving information against several
Middlebury hotel keepers for selling
liquor. died at his home July 10, from
the effects of an overdose of morphine
In former years he was a prominent
Merino sheep breeder.
The Ripley Lumber Co.'S steam mill al
Poultney was struck by lightning on the
night of July IA and burned. Insurance
$7100, but the loss is considerably
greater.
A heavy windstorm passed ovel
Rutland and vicinity last week Tuesday
and the temporary isolation hospita
erected near the city a few weeks age
was almost completely demolished. Th'
male ward was turned over and over IL
the air and landed about 40 feet away
colapsing at once. Its only patient ant
a nurse barely escaped from the buildin!
before it moved The female ward wa
also badly damaged, but no one wa
seriously hurt.
The recently completed Universalis
church at Ludlow was dedicated Thurs
day afternoon, with appropriate exer
cises. The new pipe organ, presented b
Col. Volney S. Fuham, was used for tn
first time.
Rutland Co., No. 2, Uniform Ran
Knights of Pythias, will 60 into camp a
Lake Bomoseen Saturday for FIVE day:
Michael Grannels, Of Vergennes, VIII
recently came to Barre to work in
livery stable, changed his mind and er
gagged with Pawnee Bills show. In al
tempting to board the show train as
was leaving the city he fell under the ca
and his arm and leg were crushed. Th
leg was successfully amputated but b
died during the operation on bis arm.
Spreading rails caused the overturnn
of a gravel train engine at Brando
Wednesday and Fred Williams, OF Mort
Bennington, a brakeman, was crushed t
death beneath the locomotive. Mr.. Wi
lams was 80 years old, and during tt
Spanish. war was member
the First Vermont volunteers, and late
enlisted in the First U. S. infantry.
Mrs. William Odell of Browningto
shot herself Wednesday. Mr.. Odell
carrying on James Wyman's farm an
Mrs. Odel went out into the field whel
he was at work; after leaving him M
Odell heard two shots. One entered II
left breast over the heart and came o,
at the back, making wound over nil
inches long. Mrs. Odell is &c years o
t and has three children. The cause IL
the act is unknown. 1t is thought thu
she will recover.
The Nancy Hanks monument whit
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mother at Lincoln City, Indiana, will
> dedicated October 5. President Roos
welt will be present at that time. I
= monument was cut by Innis & Cruic
shank of Montpelier, and rests upC
stones taken from Lincoln's grave
Springfield, III.
Homer, the eight-year-old son of FL
:, est Duke, of Marsh6eld, was accident
j shot Friday with a % calibre rifle WI
0 which he and some other boys were pla
G ing. The ball entered just back of t
;, left ear and he lived less than an hour.
: During a heavy thunder storm Thu
> day afternoon, large barn owned
- Jesse Mathison, of Manchester, W
y struck by lightning and, together WI
% another barn which stood near, was
y. stroyed by fire.
is George r. Smith of Bennington, is Sc
to have recently produced something
. usual in the rose line. Each bud OF
r bouquet he was exhibiting had born
4 perfect rose this season, and the lea
4 had fallen away, but the bud continr
Il Il the good work and each put forth
~ second crop rose. This second crop
~ not perfect, but resembles carnatlon
appearance.
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