St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-30

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August l, charge Is cents per ton or a
minimum of So per car for the service.
In id ton o this, charge will be made
for setting in or taking out cars fl ON
sldngs, which has been a free service in
the past
The final summary of the Irish census
returns has been presented to parliament.
1t shows that during a half century over
3,OOO,OOO persons have emigrated from
Ireland, and that so per cent of these
emigrants havegone o the United States.
Final arrangements have been made
regarding the payment OF accounts re-
suting from the illness, death and burial
OF President Mckinley, as authorized by
congress. 1t has been decided that no
detailed account of the expenditures
shall be made public, but when all the
claims are settled an announcement will
be made as to the total.
Robert William Perks, M. P, OF Lon
don, treasurer of the Methodist million
guineas fund, announced Wednesday that
the Methodists have purchased the Royal
Aquarium property facing Westminster
Abbey on which they would build a great
hall VIII ch is to be called the central
headquarters OF universal Methodism.
The price paid was G330,00O The
ground comprises two and one-haf acres
and on it also stands Mrs. Langtry's In
perial theatre.
President Roosevelt and several men,
bers of bis family are expected to be
| uuastc of Hon 7 acI;a NJ Cba ,, eacra+or,,
OF the lreasury, at Thompson's Point,
Lake Champlain, for several days early
in August. From Thompson's Point the
President will go to Windsor and Brat
tleboro to deliver addresses.
1t is said that Lake ChampIain is more
popular this year as a summer resort
than ever before, and from all parts OF
the lake the report CONES that notwith-
standing the unlavorahle weather, the
season promises to be the most success
Iul on record.
An addition is to be made this summer
to the building used BY the engineering
department at the University OF Yer
mont, Burlington. Plans have been
drawn by which it is proposed to re-
model the forge and foundry rooms into
one large room in which twenty new
forges will be installed. A new build
ing will be constructed for the foundry
80 by 4S feet. The rev quarters will be
ready for use at the opening OF college
next fall.
Capt. E. S. Harris, who has spent
nearly a lifetime in the service of the
Champlain Transportation Co., has re-
signed the pos ton OF captain OF the new
Lake George steamer, Sycamore, but
will remain with the company in anotl er
capacity. He is succeeded by W. War; Il
Rockwell of Alburg, who has been pilot
on the Horizon for Is years.
F. w. Bateman of Clinton, Mass, has
been engaged to make a survey OF the
Connecticut river from Bratteboro to
the WalpoIe bridge, distance of &c
miles. This is preliminary to the build
ing OF dam at Brattleboro.
The Baptist church at Bennington will
spend about $4,000 this summer, in i'm
proving the church edif.e A new build
ing for the use of the Sunday school is III
Guided in the plans.
Rear Admiral George W. Melville, chic
OF the bureau of steam engineering II
the navy, is the guest OF assistant secre
tary OF the navy Darling at Bennington
this week.
The post office department has es
tablished a rural free delivery at Sheldon
to commence August /, with one carrier
The length of the route is % miles, ant
the population served numbers 46S.
: Ransom Davis, an elderly resident O
. Rockingham, committed suicide b.
drowning hrselfin Saxton's river, Jul
/ 20. Mr.. Davis had become involved i
! financial trouble and had completed tn
: sale of his farm the day previous to hi
death He leaves a wife and two sons
John J. Morrisey of Rutland, brake
man on the Rutland railroad, fell be
tween two cars of the Waller L. Mai
circus train at Dandy, Saturday morn
ing, and lost both legs. He lived only
few hours.
! DR.. W. Seward Webb's special trai
< with the engine Nehasane and two car
S was deraied Saturday near Bart onsvlll
2 by coliding with the rear end of treigh
e train. The only person injured was Dl
S Webb's steward who jump, and struc
t his head against post.