St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-17
airy of $4,000 attaches. the next highest
being that of Rutland, $4,000, while two
postmasters are paid So 600 each.
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airy OF $500 attaches. the next highest
being that of Rutland, $500, while two
postmasters are paid So 600 each.
The Rutland Railroad shops.
Burlington is rejoiced over Or. Webb
proposition in ref renee to the locating
of the Rutland Railroad company in that
city, which says that in consideration OF
the sum of $4,000 in cash paid over to
the company by the city or citizens OF
Burlington, the headquarters and gen.
eral offices of the company will be re-
moved from Rutland to that city. The
headquarters staff of the company at
present is composed of some 1875, many
of whom are married and whose families
and homes will necessarily be settled at
Burlington. 1t will also be agreed that
the $4,000 above mentioned will be
spent within the city limits of Burling-
ton in improving the terminals, con-
structing new engine house, yard, ETC
If the headquarters and general Offices
are moved there and should be removed
within ten years the above sum will be
refunded to the city. A city meeting will
be called between Christmas and New
Years to consider the proposition.
E. w. Smith of Ludlow has been sta
ton agent there 35 years. He is 80 years
old.
During the past year $4,000 has been
raised in Rev. w. ]. O'Sulivan's parish
towards the new church being built in
Montpelier.
Harry c. Shaw, who recently relin-
pushed his position as assistant editor
on the Montpelier Daily Journal, has &C.
cepted the edtorship of the Middlebury
Record.
Paschal P. Williamson, of South Pom
fret, who is 90 years old, went on horse
back one dav recently to Pomlret Center
to pay his taxes. 1t made ten mile ride
in cold day.
The General Assembly has passed a
bill to pay States Attorney James B.
Donoway OF Middlebury some $500, be-
ing due him as salary. The late Chief
Justice Taft Of the supreme court refused
to sign Mr.. Donaway salary certificate
for certain reasons.
The factory Of the Killineton manufac.
turing company of Rutland, makers of
cotton garments, which has been idle for
nearly six months, on account of the con-
dition of the cotton market, resumed
operations last Wednesday with a force
of about 20 hands.
At nine clock one night last week a
man on Battery street, Burlington, who
had no fuel or means to purchase it,
went out on the street and cut down a
tree near his house, dragged it to his yard
and by the aid OF light from his kitchen
window reduced it to fire wood.
The Bennington knitting mill has
stopped work as it has no coal. Wood
is plenty, however. The principal
dealers stock was reduced early last
week to less than IL tons of chestnut
and five tons of soft coal, with prospects
of receiving one more car of nut but no
other coal.
Lewis Coumbe was killed at Barre,
Wednesday. He was drawinglogs about
one and one-half miles from the village,
when the sled tipped over. The logs tel
on him and killed him instantly. He
was % years old and leaves father,
mother and several brothers and sister.
Oliver Osborn Of Bennington died last
week Tuesday of heart failure and asth-
ma. He was for several months an
inmate of the Soldiers Home. He served
in Company H, LIST Vermont Vols. in the
Spanish-American war. He came from
England four years ago, and was Al
years old. He leaves a son.
Roy Wells registered herd OF cattle in
Chester are down with the hoof and
mouth disease. 1t is one OF the best lot
of cattle in Windsor county, several OF
which took prlzes at the fair last fall.
Mr.. Wells has spent much time in getting
his herd together, and the loss to him
will be very great His swine are of
blooded stock, all OF which will no doubt
have to be slaughtered. The work Of
Strengthening and burning the infected
cattle in that section will begin in day
or two.
The school commissioners at St. AL
bans were obliged to order the closing OF
the Messenger, Barlow and Elm street
schools last week owing to the lack of
fuel and inability to obtain any. The
schools will be reopened on January 5,
the regular period following the usual
holiday recess, providing that fuel is OBJ
| ldlllGuN uC uldllGI Vi lISl Oil
heaters in the furnaces has been discussed
and it is possible that this may be done
: if other fuel is not available. At the
present price Of fuel, oil could be used at
a saving of from 81 to 50 ton on coal.
| Mrs. A. H. Molehouse of Barre, was
| found dead in bed at her home last We'd
: nesday afternoon about four O'Clock
J Mrs. Morehouse retired in usual health
, late the evening before. Sleeping with
her was her daughter, aged about nine
. years. The girl awoke as usual but as
her mother did not stir she laid quietly
| in bed. Neighbors noticing that the
house was closed aroused the girl anC
; discovered that Mrs. Morehouse was
dead. The health officer pronounced the
cause Of death as heart disease.
January William E. Greene of Burling
ton, will form a corporation to own his
wholesale and retail paint business. The
) officers Of the company are to be W. E
Greene, president; Il. H. Shuet, vice
president; and Harry H. Greene, stcre
, tary and treasurer. The capital stock
will be $4,000. W. f. Greene started
in business for himself 10 1888 in the
same store he now occupies. Since ther
the business has grown to large proper
tions.
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