St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-22

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Supreme Court.
The docket for the January term OF the
Vermont supreme court has appeared.
The term will open on Tuesday, the
2Sth of January, and judging by the
size of the docket will last two weeks
or so. The docket is the largest of recent
years, it showing 115 cases already en-
tered and with those that may yet be
returned the whole number will proba-
bly, be between 100 and 1875. Among
the more important cases now with the
court and awaiting decision is the Or
leans county case of John S. Stiles, col
lector OF taxes of Derby VS.. Village of
Newport and trustees, which involves
the question OF definition of public use
and concerns city water companies
throughout the state. Two petitions
for new trial in state cases of importance
await decision, John Kelly VS.. State, and
Charles Doherty VS.. State. Kelly was
convicted of assault with intent to kill
and Doherty OF murder. Doherty's case
is now pending in the United States SD
preme court. One of the well known
new cases is from Bennington county,
being the one of H. Livingston VS.. {.
S. Page, which was recently tried in
county court there.
Caledonia county has six cases, OF
which three are with the court.
Vermont Birds.
Prof G. H. Perkins, of the University of
Vermont, assisted by Clifton D. Howe,
assistant in biology at the University,
has prepared and has just issued an in
teresting and valuable pamphlet entitled
"a preliminary List of the Birds Found
in Vermont" This list is classified and
arranged in a manner which makes it
convenient for consultation, and is sum-
married as follows; Whole number OF
species recorded, 261, These belong to
IA orders Al families, 1874 genera. Of
the total list, 10 may be classed as per
manent residents, 100 as migrants, 107
as summer residents, IA as winter Wis
itors, so as common, 2l3 uncommon.
OF the water birds, divers, ducks, geese,
guls, etc., there are 40; Of the waders,
herons, plover, ETC., SO; the birds of prey
number 49, the grouse and pigeons s.;
woodpeckers and allied families 49,
There are of fycatchers, orioles, 6nches,
ETC., Sc. Of the swallows, vireos, warb-
lers, etc, so. OF the wrenS and thrushes
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Fora ". vi. q. A..BuiIding.
Mrs. Della A. Wilder of Brattleboro,
who is greatly interested in the work Of
the Bratteboro Young Mems Christian
Association, has given the association
$500 to apply on the association build
ing fund. She specifies that the money
will not be available unless the building
is erected with Is years. S. w. Edgett
started the building fund in 1887 with a
gift of SIS, and recently Miss Susan Sails
| bury made a contribution OF 500 for
the same object. Other gifts have been
made, making the fund at present 1867,
which is considered by the association as
good nucleus. 1t is hoped that other
donations may be made soon. The need
of an association building has long been
| felt and good sites are available.
The working apartments of the Ben
nington post office are being enlarged.
The Brattleboro fire department is be-
ing thoroughly reorganized.
1t is thought that the case of S. D.
Wilson, alias Waite the "spotter" who
killed Goshen at White River Junction
recently, may not be tried at the Deem
Der term of the Windsor county court
owing to illness and other complications.
Reports say that the language of the
spotter is so vile that woman prisoner
who is confined in the same Jail has en-
tered complaints concerning it.
Mrs. Clarence F. R. Jenne, of Brattle-
boro, was elected treasurer of the nation
al society, United States Daughters Of
the war of 1912, at the recent convention
of the organization in New York city.
The society is the youngest of the
patriotic societies, but it is growing
rapidly.
The Western Union Telegraph and the
National and American Express Com
panies were notified Friday by the Rut-
land railroad to vacate their quarters in
the old Rutland depot before March /
when the tearing down of the depot will
begin. The telegraph company and the
express companies or their predecessors
have been in their present quarters just
fifty years. ALI three will be provided for
in the new depot,
In compliance with the orders of the
adjutant. general, the section Of artillery
at Norwich University fred a salute o
81 guns at noon Wednesday, in honor o
the 125th anniversary of the declaration
by the Westminster convention in 1777
that the New Hampshire Grants fought
to be, and should be, a free and independ
ent state"
The year Just closed shows the largest
building record for Mortified in any
year since the times referred to as rail
road days" A conservative estimate o
the amount expended in new buildings
and Improvements and charging those
already built is $4,000.
The total fire loss in Barre during the
past year was only $5402.46.
Charles Keller, graduate of Colum
bia college, Washington, D. c., is thu
new principal Of the academy at New
bury.
There have been erected in the city o
Barre during the past year lis new
buildings of all kinds, including IA dwell
ing houses and Ia tenement blocks. L
is estimated that the amount laid out il
new buildings is not less than $375.000
while tor repairs and for new machinery
and equipment added bv Barre firms it i
probable that fully $150,000 more ha
been paid out in II months.
The annual meeting of the Merint
Sheep Breeders association of Vernon
mill ha hold -, NH.JJlab,rv chic oGtay