St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-12
VERMONT NEWS.
Granite Exchange Discontinued.

Granite Exchange Discontinued.
The Barre granite exchange has been
discontinued ter an existence of seven
months, the granite manufacturer voting
at a recent meeting to bring the scheme
to an end, says the Montpelier Argus.
The dlscontinuance has been the subject
OF cons; itrable interest, but it was not
easy to find anyone in authority who
was willing to talk a great deal of the
matter. The voting to discontinue, it is
understood, was on the grounds of non
support by granite dealers.
1t is stated that the action was taken
b, those instrumental in starting and
promoting the exchange and that the
discontinuance was taken to give oppor-
tunity to compete with those not in
favor of it. 1t is claimed by some that
the exchange will start up again within
year on a better footing than ever.
Others, however, do not entertain the
same opinion.
Quarryman Killed AT Barre.
A peculiar accident at the quarry Of
Bal clay Bros, at Grantevlle. snuffed
cut the life of young quarryman named
John Mcclellan, Saturday afternoon,
death IT sulting instantaneously. Nc
LelIan was engaged, with another work
man, in raising large piece of granite
by means of derrick. The two were
passing a chain urdtr the stone, which
was raised slightly from the base OF the
quarry. Mcclellan reached under to get
the end OF the chain, and in so doing
thrust his head under, there being just
about room enough. The stone slipped
and lowered two inches, just enough to
crush the mans skull. The other work
men hastily "a sd the stone and drew
the PROSTATE body from underneath
Death had been Instantaneous, the skull
being crushed.
cLellan was 10 years old and unmar-
red. He was native OF Nova Scotia
and, so far as known, had no relatives in
Barre. He had been employed on Bar
clay Bros quarry only two months.
The first fatal accident in the Westing-
house copper mines in West Fairl, e &C
cured Friday A blast furnace became
clogged and exploded, killing an Italian
and riouslv, if not fatally wounding
another Italian and William Robbins.
Assistant Y. M. c. A. Secretary H. B.
Roles of Burlington has resigned to take
eff, ct the first OF December. He will
accept position of secretary and physi-
cal director Of the association at Mont
peFer, having been at Burlington since
August. 1900. He will be succeeded by
Byron n Clark, who has been a director
OF the association for the past four years.
The present membership of the assocla'
ton is $50, ITO more than year ago,
and the directors have just passed on
IA new names tor membership.
The grave of RI. Rev, Bishop Louis
DeGoesbriand at Burlington was opeted
Thursday and the metallic casket mace
ready for removal to the mortuary
chapel, which took place Friday. Pom
tihcal high mass of requiem was ceIe
brated in the morning previous to the
removal. In this ceremony Rev. Charles
Pontbliand OF Lyndouville was censor
bearer, and Rev. J. A. Boissonnault wa:
ore of he honorary bearers.
The Hooker, Cors>r & Mitchell Com
panv, close corporation with a capita
Of $12O, 900, has been formed to succ &c
Hooker, Corser & NJ tchtl in conducting
the overall business, which is the seconC
largest industry in Brattleboro, employ
ing 200 hands. Within a lew months
CT George W. Hooker and B G. Corse
OF the old company died suddenly, leaving
Mr. Mitchell the only partner. Tie new
company includes as president, James F
Hooker, Col. Hookers son, and as secre
tary and treasurer, W. H. Corser, Mr.
Corser's son. The vice. president is W
H. Proctor, who has sold his interest il
the hardware busir ess to his partner,
, E. Mellen. The other members are c. B
Whitaker of HinsCale the new factor.
perintendent, and Lawyer X. {. Bacon
!. Sherman Caswell who was sentence
to states prison for lie II years ago las
; April for shooting George Gould OF Eas
Montpelier, has been pardoned by Coy
ernor Mccullough and has returned t
Montpelier. The petition presented t
, the governor for the pardon OF Caswe
was signed by nearly all the bushes
: men of prominence in Montpelier, by tt
, attorneys who prosecuted his case, II
Jury ttat convicted him and by abor
800 civil war veteran in Washlngto
county. Mr.. Caswell's h, allh was poe
and he suffered greatly from wound r.
ce we'd in the civil war. The ground o
2 which the pardon was asked was thu
I he had been sufficiently punished an
that his life would be very short If /
, was not released from prison.