St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-23
VERMONT NEWS.
rermonrer Enriches an Actress.

theatrical manager, died April 8 at his
stock farm in Pennington, N. J. He was
horn in Burlington in 1881. His father
Tndoe Lemue Bennett of the Vermont
SSrnTeme court, desired legal career for
bs son. but the young man made dit
iorent choice and went to California dur
mo the early gold excitement. In com.
nany with Henry c. Lee, he organized
The ee & Bennett Great North American
Circus. During the war he was sutler OIL
the third Pennsylvania regiment; then
he became interested in the iron indus
trv; later he returned to the amusement
frId and controlled the Biou circuit Of
theatres in Pittsburg, Boston, Baltimore
BROOKLYN, New York and Jersey City.
Mr.. Benefits stock farm was his
hobby. He bought it II years ago for
SIS 1000, and has since spent great sums
of money in improving and stocking it.
He was rated at several million dollars
hut his estate figures about $1,000,000
OF this the stock farm goes to Ira H.
Sbattuck of Minneapolis, whose sister
became Mr. Benefits wife during their
residence in Burlington; 100000 goes
to his former secretary, P. ]. McNulty
ofPittsburg, and he left 100000 to
Laura Bigger, the actress, who was his
devoted companion during his long ill.
ness,
Automobile Runs Away.
E. E. Bamforth, a Waterbury hardware
dealer, had an unfortunate experience,
with an automobile Friday, on his way
home from Jonesville, where he had pur-
chased the vehicle. When near Bolton he
lost control Of the machine and it ran
over a steep embankment into the field
striking in stream which flowed by the
road at that point. Mr.. Batnforth was
thrown from the automobile and sustain
ed serious injuries in his stomach. The
place where the accident happened was
remote from help so passing train was
tagged and a Waterbury doctor, who
was aboard was called to assist in the
relief of Mr.. Bamforth.
Old Vermont Sold.
L. Z. Lunt, of Melrose, Mass, was the
highest bidder for the old battleship Yer.
mont, until lately the receiving ship at
the Brooklyn navy yard. The amount
bid was SIS, $50, and it is said the owner
will break up the craft for the junk it will
produce.
The Vermont was discarded from the
list OF United States vessels last Deem
Der, being in worse condition than some
OF her sister ships, such as the Minnesota
and New Hampshire, which, having
reached the stage Of being "unservicea-
bIe,' have been turned over to the naval
brigades of Massachusetts, and New York.
Newport Boy Killed.
Ashe Goodell, the s'x.year.old son and
only child of Albert Goodell, living in the
west OF Newport, was killed by a peculiar
accident, Wednesday. While alone in he
dooryard, he managed to lit up the front
end of traverse sled in such a way that
when it fell, as appearances would ind
cate, it brought the child underneath
When found, the child was dead with one
runner resting dieectly across its neck.
The chin was bruised showing the run
ner had struck the chin first and then
slid off onto the neck. AS no bones were
broken it is evident the child died from
strangulation.
Vermont MerinOs for Australia.
P, B. Norton and Clark Bros of Yer.
gtnnes, started last week with 90 merino
sheep for Sydney, Australia. They went
by the Canadian Pacific railway to Van
couyer, B. c., where they will embark on
the royal mail steamer Moana for their
destination. The trip, barring accidents,
will take about ~ days time. These
sheep were bought in Addison county
and are valued at $4,000. This is Mr.
Norton's seventh trip to Australia, from
which be expects to return about the
first OF September. c. NJ. Clark will aC-
company Mr. Norton to Vancouver, and
bis brother, X. D. Clark, will take his
place and go on to Sydney.
Concerning building prospects at New
port this summer the Express and Stand
ard says with the building OF a new
depot, schoohouse and the prospects of
anew parsonage, building over the New
port House and Drew block, to say
nothing OF the faint prospects of the
Federal building and one or two dwell
Ing houses, business ought to take on an
extensive boom during the coming sum-
mer "
Gen, John G. Mccullough will be the
principal speaker at banquet OF the
Young Mems Club at Bellows Falls Fri
day evening.
The licenses for seine fishing along the
shore of Lake Champlain, which expired
April Is, have been extended by the state
hSh and game commissioners until May
l, as it was thought that the fishermen
on the Canadian shore would continue
until that time.
Work is to be begun on the interior of
the Congrega church at Mortified,
about May /. The repairs will include
Stee ceiling, new pews, hardwood floor,
and memorial window, costing in all
about So, 500.
Aresto Boffino, OF Barre, is preparing
10 print humorous paper devoted en-
tlTeIy to the Italian colony Of that city.
ne paper, which is named II Buffone,
u Will contain about 16 pages of reading
matter with liberal supply OF cuts from
drawings by Mr.. Boffno. The illustra-
IONS are for the most part drawings OF
Il well known members of the Barre Italian
colony. The paper will appear about
AJapanese shrub tree, which has been
growing long time in the county court
mouse yard in Montpelier, has been dug
up IN order that the grounds can be
graded. This tree is of a rare species,
ana was brought from Washington by
f. T. Walton when congressman. He