St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-09
VERMONT NEWS.
,Iune Weather.

!" North6eld, furnishes the flowing
az Biological summary for the month
MEN, Inne lust closed; Mean temperature,
Of % 4agrees; highest temperature, "a de-
90 us0 lime 8; lowest temperature, "a
gIe. IT'S Iune II: total precipitation,
o o 81 inches; total movement of wind,
c c@57 miles; maximum velocity of wind,
o. lilies an hour, June s. thunder storms,
Or 3, ,n' 3. is, 16 and "a; total number
oIrIear days, 8; partly cloudy days, 10;
cloudy days. 10.
vermont Enoch Arden.
Mrs. Dennis Sird. well known dress
,oter who resides in Rutland with Mr..
t o;%d her second husband, whom she
"arr;ed 30 years ago, was startled last
lns oal Inv the appearance on the scene of
WE Martin, her first husband. whom
JJbe had supposed to be dead for 80 years.
~, Wr and Mrs. Martin lived in Orange,
Mass Mas and had a quarrel, Martin left
I i~rn and wandered to the west, 80
n noors ago. Mrs. Martin received letter
stating that Martin was killed in an &C
odent in a western mine. She married
S CID two years later. She has several
o,. M children by both Martin and
Ed Martin heard that his wife was
Jood and has been married twice since in
t ths West and has several children living
hr each wife. His second wife is now in
In1dana. What steps will be taken is
not known.
Carl the ten year old son of Alexander
Mcmillan, a granite manufacturer OF
Montpelier was drowned Sunday alter
noon in the Winooski river. The lad
was out in a boat about half mile
above the dam of the Cotton Manufac-
turing company in Montpelier. The
6rst that was known of the accident
was when the boat containing the boys
hat was found floating on the dam.
The body was recovered soon after in
about ten feet OF water, but life was ex'
tinct.
L, NJ. Ravlin, the recently elected sealei
nj weights and measures, has been the
rounds of the stores in Burlington, where
weights and measures are used and re
curing the proprietors to come up tc
the standard as required by law.
While fishing in St. Adams Bay, Lake
ChampIan, Thursday, James Orr, James
Foote and E. r. Purdy, OF st. Adams
were thrown into the water by the over
turning of their boat; the two forme
were drowned, Mr.. Purdy was saved b,
clinqing to the boat for an hour and {
half until his cries for help were heard
Mr.. Orr was years OF age and leaves
wife and one chlld. MIR. Foote was q
and unmarried, his parents live at Whit
River JUNCTION.
The executive committee of the MOI
risville Campmeeting Association held
meeting Wednesday in Morrisville an
fixed the time of the meetings this yea
to be from Monday, August IL, until tn
Monday morning following.
Thomas Fitzgerald, aged 80 years, fo
metly of Rutland, committed suicide
Worcester, Mass, Wednesday, by shoe
ing himself in the heart. His body Wa
found by boys in a Ireightca Ill healt
is said to be the cause.
Charles Rouells, of Barre, has returne
after three years service in Co. 6, 21'
US. |, most of which was spent IN tt
Philippines. He has re-enlisted in tt
artillery. Mr.. Rouells was with Co.
at Chickamauga.
John Shannon of Rutland, who ht
been arrested more times than any 9th
man in the state, was again taken
custody last week for the l 18th time ar
sent to jail for intoxlcation.
Rev. Peter Mcmillan, pastor OF Il
Edwards Congregational church. Mort
ampton, Mass, resigned last week ait
a three years pastorate. He was fo
merly at Woodstock and previous
that was pastor of the Barre Congeg
tional church.
1t is said that Humane Officer Jol
Fuller, OF Burlington, rescues on an ave
age about one CALLED horse day fro
I some cruel driver.
Morrisviile will support lecture cour
this winter and attractions and dat
are already arranged for.
An additional appropriation of So %
for the federal building in Newport h
been granted by the government. 4
yertsements are out for bids accordl
to present plans and specifications and
is expected that the work will be beg
4 this season.
The spreading of rails threw the p'
senger train leaving Troy at 6.55 a. I
north bound on the Boston and Ma
railroad, from the track two miles w
Of North Bennington Wednesday mo
ing, wounding several persons, two Sc
ously
The employees in the laundry depa
ment at the shirt factory OF Bottum
Torrance, of Bennington, were surpri'
at the announcement made that entlr
unsolicited the firm had advanced tn
wages ten per cent. Some fifty hands
affected by it.
An Everyday Matter.
There are some circumstances unC