St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-23

Jones, and committed to the New Hamp.
shire state prison at Concord, January
10, to serve a life sentence, committed
suicide in his cell Wednesday night by
hanging.
In connection with the efforts to secure
a removal of the county buildings from
Newfane to Brattleboro, says the Brat
tleboro correspondent of the Bellows
Falls Times, the question is asked as to
what extent Brattleboro will assist.
brattleboro people recognize the fact
that the burden OF the expense will fall
entirely upon them. 1t will be necessary
to secure the consent of the legislature to
the removal and the passage OF an act
enabling Brattleboro 10 bond for the
purpose. 1t will be necessary first to Sc
cure the enabling act, then the question
will come up as to what the people of the
town are willing to do to bring the
buildings to this place.
News has been received that the assis-
tant secretary Of the navy, Charles H.
Darling, has been ill for several DAYS at
his home in Washington, with malarial
fever.
The following have been admitted to
the soldiers home at Bennington during
the past week: W. L. Beals, late Com
pany A, 2nd Vt. Vols, from Williams
town, Mass; ]. H. Douglass, late
Company F, 2nd Mass. Vols, Spanish
American war from Springfield; Ira
Hawks, late Company M, 1st Vt. Cav,
from Bennington.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Rutland Railroad held in New York,
Friday, Percival ". Clement rendered
his resignation as president of the road,
to take effect May l, and it was &C.
cepted. Henry G. Smith resigned as
vice-presdent and his resignation was
also accepted. At the request of DR.. w.
Seward Webb, Mr.. Smith will continue
to act as purchasing agent for the road
until his successor is appointed.
A hot water boiler in George W.
Smiths residence at White River Juno.
ton exploded Saturday. The basement
and dining room were wrecked and
windows blown out, and the whole
building warped. The cook sustained
slight cuts from broken crockery. The
Smith family were unhurt.
At the annual meeting of the Barre
Entertainment association it was pro-
posed that the association donate 81, 900
to the Aldrich free library for the pur-
chase of books and pictures or furnish
lngs when the same is erected. The
association now has a fund of little
over So 500, and the giving Of $1,000 to
the library trustees will in no way inter
tere with its work.
Burlington industries will be greatly
augmented by a magnificent 100000
plant to be built by the Lumiere company
OF North America this season, says the
Rutland News. The spl, ndid pros
poets of Burlington in the manufac.
turing line are exceedingly gratifying to
the entire state. The work of the citi-
zens OF that town in securing new enter.
prises is helpful to the commonwealth in
directing the attention of the world OF
manufacturers to the advantages of YER
mont as a site for factories.
In regard to the project to build dam
across the Connecticut river the Brattle-
boro correspondent of the Springfield
Sunday Republican said: The Boston
& Maine railroad has in the past offered
objections to the move, but those inter.
ested are now assured that the railroad
company will not longer oppose. The
International Paper company has be-
come somewhat interested in the project.
That company is contemplating new
mills and is seriously considering the
feasibility OF Brattleboro as location, if
vyotpr Tnmer he pht a mod -
Willie Hollenbecker, a Russian boy
aged five years, was accidentally shot in
the temple, Wednesday, by Mrs. Charles
Johnson, a neighbor, who payfully
pointed a revolver at him and said Your
money or your life" She didn't know
it was loaded" The boy will probably
recover.
James McNulty, a Barre section hand,
was stabbed i'll the head and back last
week by an Italian, Giuseppe Aaricce,
known as Big Joe" The ARRAY took
place at the home of Adeline Garabaldi,
jealousy being the cause. Big Joe" was
arrested Wednesday at East Barre, but
escaped from the officers and was re-
captured. He was bound over to county
court in the sum of$10,0O0 and is nowin
jail at Montpelier.
The Boston & Maine railroad will be-
gin soon heextension of its double track
system from Westminster to East Put
ney. 1t is the policy of the railroad PEG.
pie to gradually extend the double track
until the line is made complete from
Springfield, Mass, to Windsor.
The Manchester Journal tells the fol-
loving story: "a Vermont farmer went
over into New Hampshire to visit a cou,
SIM and his cousin explained to him the
New Hampshire system. He says: Over
in Vermont your large towns have only
one representative, while here they have
several according to population. The
Vermont farmer replied: That's all
right, its a rule among farmers that
when the seed is poor to put more in the
hill"
Percival W. Clement is the principal
stockholder in the NeY England Hotel
Company which is to build 20 story
hotel at Fifth avenue and Forty-tourth
street, New York
A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
by Wilbur o. Lane, hay and straw
dealer of Montpelier He has liabilities
of Sc, $40 So and assets OF $11 1925
of which So, $50 is claimed exempt.
George Prior, so, of Orwell, furniture
dealer and undertaken, was throwntrom
wagon, Friday, and his neck was
broken, killing him instantly.
Burlington has between 700 and 500
dO0S said RI I've a LARGER number in DrO-