St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-08
VERMONT NEWS.
Nelson Jones not Indicted.


The Addison county grand jury report
cd no indictment against Nelson Jones,
The Young man from Shoreham who was
arrested charged with the murder of Ida
Fosburg. Miss Fosburg was domestic
in the ZONES family and her death was at
first thought to be suicide, but later de-
velopments indicated foul play. Miss
Fosburg died from the effects of a dose of
strychnine. The powder was received in
letter mailed at the post office in
Shoreham. The letter was brought from
the post office by young Jones. 1t was
alleged that F. c. Spooner, druggist in
Brandon, received an order for strych-
nine by mail from Shoreham, the letter
being signed Ida Fosburg. The hand
writing was evidently in a masculine
hand. The druggist mailed Miss Fos-
burg Is grains of strychnine in a paper
in an envelope, the paper being mark
ed poison" 1t was claimed that the
letter from the Brandon druggist never
reached Miss Fosburg, but that the
package which she did receive was evil
IDENTIFY addressed in the same handwrit
ing as the letter sent to Mr.. Spooner. A
Rutland druggist also received a letter
from Jones asking for drug, stating he
was in trouble. This drug was not sent
but ZONES letter was turned over to the
states attorney as evidence. Young
Tones' father, Miner Jones, a wealthy
man, died suddenly few weeks ago at
the Addison House in MiddIeburv. He
had worried greatly over the charge
against his son.
The Newport aud Rutland Railroad.
The project OF building a railroad from
Newport to Rutland is still being warm
" discussed at Montpelier and Barre. A
letter has been sent to the selectmen of
all towns which the proposed road
would touch to get the general feeling in
regard to the matter. The letter sets
forth the scheme of the business men of
Barre and Montpelier to better connect
their towns with the outside world. The
towns along the proposed line
are invited to appoint commit ees to
meet and discuss the matter with COM
mittees from Montpelier and Barre and
Ito collect such information as will be
necessary to railroad officials in order to
interest them in building the proposed
roads, and to obtain from them pro-
positions upon which some definite ac-
ton can be taken by the different munich.
palities which would insure the building
ICl such roads.
Another Real Daughter.
Another real Daughter of the Ameri-
lean Revolution has been discovered in
Bennington in the person of Mrs. Sarah
Burgess, widow of Richard Burgess, sr.
Her father was Samuel lockwood, who
died May 4, 1874 July 80 1882, he APP
piled Tor a pension which was granted.
He was then living in Newiane. Samuel
lockwood enlisted from Halifax twice
and served about six months each time.
He first enlisted as private in a Mass
achuSettS regiment under Colonel Mar
shall, in May 1880; and, again in May,
17S1, under Colonel Fisk, who COM
manded another Bay state regiment. He
awas Is years old before he applied for a
pension. Mrs. Burgess father and
mother were married at Ashfeld Mass,
Dec 49, 1885. She is related to MANY
Bennington families.
New Years at Soldiers Home.
A The Christmas festivities at the Ver.
mont Soldiers Home at Bennington
(which were pleasantly carried out were
#epeated on fully as large a scale New
Rear's eve. The different W. r. c. and
Il. A. R. posts in the state had sent in
many mementoes of the holiday season
and as a good share Of them reached the
home after Christmas, the veterans were
twice They gathered Tues
day evening in the home dining room
where the gifts were distributed Every
man received a neCktie, bag OF candy,
and oranges. After the distribution ice
cream and cake were served. 1t is prOba-
bic that money and gifts amounting to
nearly $500 were distributed on both
Occasions. Wednesday noon an eabo-
rate dinner was served. The latest ad.
|dtiou to the inmat, is Jasper p. Will
liams OF Randolph, who served in Co. F,
LIST Vt. Int, during the war with Spain.
Winter Scenery Photographed.
Robert Wilkinson, of Montpelier, and
Fred Colburn OF Barre, photographers
are on Ellen's Mountain, Lincoln, for the
purpose OF securing photographs OF the
winter scenery about this picturesque
mountain, which are to be reproduced III
the second volume OF Joseph Battell's
book, Ellen, or the whsperings OF an
Old Pine" There is a very comfortable
log cabin on the mountain were Mr.. vii
kinson and his companion will make
headquarters Provisions sufficient tc
last two weeks were taken with them
During their work on the outer slopes
OF the mountain the party will be housec
in canvas tents,
She Didn't Like The PiCkaninny.
little maid living not far from Swan
4 ton Center, who was the unwilling re
clpient of a pickaninny doll last Christ
4 mas, determined this year to adopt he
Il roC measures, so taking a shovel and
a pail few days before Christmas, wen
d down cellar and industriously proceeded
to clean the lower chimney and placed ;
clean paper at the bottom, aIterwarC
remarklng confdeptially to her mothe
she guessed its face wouldn't get blacl
4 this time when Santa Claus brought he
dolly down the chimney" 1t is needles
to say her wishes were respected and e:
forts rewarded i Swanton Courier
TOpsham Woman Fatally Burned.
Miss Hattie Bowen, 40, was burne'
fatally at West Topsham Friday night
Dec 81. She lived alone in a little house
keeping a store in one room. Georg
Hall, noticing a fire in the house, rushe'
in to find the bed ablaze. Heput out tn
fire and then Sc arched for Miss Bower
who was found under the counter i'll tn
store Her clOlhino had been burned of