St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
VERMONT NEWS.
,rleans County Convention

Eve of which G. H. Prouty of Newport
las chairman, reported a resolution OPP
ooeinq the traffic of liquor and endors-
no Hon w. P Dillingham; for reelection.
G. W. Bryant OF Westfeld and 0. S.
,nris were candidates for county sena-
tor from the north end. Whole number
If votes cast, SO; Bryant had 40; Annis,
40 Annis' election was made unani-
nous. For south end senator, L. A.
Jackson of Greensboro was elected unani-
yynouslv by reclamation. For first as
s;stant Judge, H. c. Cleveland of Coven-
trv was reelected. For second assistant
;ndge there were two candidates. w. F.
Tlark of Glover and Amory Davidson of
Craftsbury. Clark received 46 votes.
davidson 40. Clark's election was then
made unanimous. For judge of probate,
E. Alfred of Newport was renomi-
mated. For states attorney there was
three candidates. E. E. Cook. A. w. Far
man. I. W. Redmond, all of Newport.
IN the first ballot Cook had 5, Far
man 43, Redmond &c. and Farman's
election was made unanimous. High
Sheriff L. D. Miles of Newport was re-
elected. He has held the Office 16 years.
High bailf, w. S. Robbins of Derby.
County commissioner, c. W. Wheeler of
Irasburgh. Rev. Mr.. Farman, the blind
preacher, and Hon. W. P. Dillingham;
made addresses.
Barre Town Growing.
The listers of the town of Barre
have completed their quadrennial
appraisal of property and have filed their
renort in the town clerks Office. The
result shows that Barre town is keeping
pace with the city and is meeting with its
full share of prosperity, the total showing
an increase of about 100000. The
greater part of the gain has been made
in the quarry district, being in new quar-
res opened up and in increased valuation
OF the older properties. 1t is expected
that the grand list Of the town which is
now between fourteen and fifteen thou
sand dollars will be increased to nearly
$4,000 next spring. The number of
polls in the town was increased by 70 over
last year, making total OF over 100.
Struggled Chinaman Captured.
Attempts to smuggle Cinnamon from
Canada into Vermont are continually
occurring, and officers along the border
are always on the lookout tor some new
method invented to evade the anti-Chl-
nese law. Sheriff Miles of Newport
recently made search in Addison
O'Briens barn in Eden and found four
Orientals concealed in hay NOW. They
were taken to Newport and O'Brien was
placed under heavy bonds. 1t is said
that this method has been in vogue tor
some time; the Cinnamon being brought
across rhe line and taken to various rail
road stations in the night.
Clock Factory for ~. Adams.
Tohn A. Crlley of Hartford, Conn.
has bought three lots on Lake ST., St
Adams, just outside of the city limits on
the road to St. Adams Bay, and the
Adams pasture lying back of the lots
and proposes to erect clock factory
SOx170 feet in size and three stories high
1t is thought 200 men will be employed
on the start. The plan is to lay out 5Oz
1872 feet in size in the Adams pas
ture for the erection of workingmen'
cottages, which are to be built 10 feet
back from the street.
Vermont Boys TO be Lieutenants.
The secretary of war has designated
&c Young meu to be ordered for exam
nation with a view OF their appointment
as second heutenants i'll the army from
civil lite. The list is to fill the vacancle
on the first OF July after the assignmen
of the graduates from West Point, ant
fills all vacancies existing on that date
The following are named from the stat
OF Vermont Francis H. Burr, Robert t
Phinney, Eugene H, Sleeper.
Thief Captured by Electricity.
Carl Schorting, a butcher who live
across the Connecticut river from Brat
tleboro, has been missing chickens TO
some time and last week he arranged a
electric alarm connecting the house an
barn. Saturday morning the alarr
sounded and Mr.. Schorting got to tn
barn in time to meet Charles Cushma
coming out with some chickens, an
promptly caught the thief.
Soldiers Home.
The annual meeting OF the trustees {
the Vermont Soldiers Home was held a
Bennington Wednesday afternoon. Tt
report of the auditors sho wed the tott
receipts of the home during the year enc
ing Tune 80 were $21 ,051.97. The pre-
ent total membership Of the home is 8
of which SO are present for duty and l
are in the hospital. Col. ], Gray Este,
of Brattleboro, was elected trustee
place of his father. Col. Thomas Hanno
was reelected superintendent.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones, OF Procto
had disagreement recently which ende
in a separation and Mrs. Jones moved
Rutland Last Wednesday while 81
was standing in front of her new HON
her husband appeared and after assault
ing her, took their child which she w;
carving and started to carry it ava
Mrs. ZONES followed and attempted
take the child. In this struggle she WI
assisted by two BARRIERS who rescued t
child and gave Jones a severe thras
ing. He got away but warrant for t
arrest was issued at once.
Tohn Munroe at Rock Point Institut
Burlington, has a novelty in a bed
genuine Scotch thistles. He procur
the seed from near Glasgow, Scotlan
These thistles have handsome spott
leaf some of which measure over thr
feet in length, and are just about
bloom.
The prohibition party has secured t
services of the Rev. B. S. Taylor, know
as the cyclone preacher, to stump t
state for six weeks prior to the sta
election. He has had a large eXper1er