St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-31
GENERAL NEWS.
Christmas Gifts.

MISS Helen OOuld gave her servants
$40 gold pieces.
J.E Andrus OF Yonkers gave Christ
mas dinners to more than 800 poor
families.
]. D. Rockefeller distributed gold eagles
among the railroad employ ees and West
ern Union messenger boys at Tarrytown.
Adrian lselin supplied nearly a hun
dred poor families in New Rochelle with
turkey dinners.
Mrs. Hetty Green distributed gifts to
deserving few.
Mrs. Russell Sage, surrounded by piles
OF boxes and bundles, was busy doing up
little parcels, each containing a card with
Christmas greeting.
Associate Justice Jackson Temple of the
supreme court of Cali ornia died last
wee k in San Francisco. He was born in
Massachusetts in 1927.
Bishop Conatv, rector of he Catholic
University at Washington, appears to
have the best chance of appointment to
the bishopric of Los Angeles Cal.
Employees of the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pitsburg railroad have been granted a
7 per cent increase in wages, effective
Dec /. The company employs about
II 600 men, almost all OF whom will
benefit by the raise.
Rev. N. B. Naylor OF Chicago performed
a marriage ceremony Christmas night bv
which FIVE couples were united. at Arm
strong. Mo. The brides and bridegrooms
formed circle around the minister and
with clasped hands took their vows.
The Marlboro, Mass, city hall was
burned at mi might, Dec. %. the tota
loss being about $500 600. The city's
public library, with $4,000 volumes
located on the first fl )or of the bu ldng
was burned, also the armory OF Co. F
9th regiment. The city records were
saved.
Lieutenants Rtece and Inglehart, with
two sergeants aud four corporas and sc
privates OF Company NJ, Third United
States infantry, LEFT Fort Thomas, XIV
last week Tor Canton, o., where they will
serve as the special guard around Presi
dent McKinley's tomb. They will re-
lleve a detachment OF the Fourteenth
infantry.
Admiral Dewey arrived at San Juan
Porto Rico, on board the May flo wer
last Wednesday morning. Thousands o
people thronged the wharf of the city
and pubic and private buildings were
decorated with flags and forts fired {
salute. The Admiral was escorted tC
the palace by artillery, infantry anC
mounted police, where a reception was
held
Winston Churchill. thenovelis', recently
elected to the New Hampshire legsla
ture and appointed to position on Gov
Batchelders staff, is i'll at the Residence
of his unc'e, ]. G. Gazzam, in St. Louis
Mr.. Churchill, accompanied by his wifi
and little daughter, went to St. Louis t.
spend the holidays 1t is thought his i'll
ness is the result of exposure to inclem
ent weather during his recent campaign
Mail advices from Mania state tina
the customs department of the archi pc la
go has uneatthed colossal system o
smuggling that has cost tie government
thous qnds Of dollars. The report wa
made by Colonel Mccoy, deputy collect
or OF customs, and charges officers anC
men of the armv transport service will
carrying on a big commercial business
for their own profit. Smuegl ng ha
been going on, Col. Mccoy asserts, il
the Zulu archipelago AMI big coas
wise trade has been conducted by certain
chartered transports.