St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-10-22
VERMONT NEWS.
Central Vermont Officials.


mont Railway company was held at the
general Offices OF the company in St. Al
bans, Oct. Ia. The old board OF direct.
ors was elected as follows: Charles M.
HAYS Montreal; ex-Gov. E. c. Smith and
F. H. Fitzhugh, S.. Adams; DR.. W. Sew.
ard Webb, Shelburne; ex.Gov. Iohn W.
Stewart, Middlebury; Gov. John 6. Nc
Cul'ough, Bennington; E. H. Baker and
Henry B. Day, Boston; Samuel E. Klner.
New York; John Bell, Belleville, Ont;
Hon. Albert futile, Fairhaven; Hon.
lanes L. Mahan, Brattleboro, and Hon
Charles P. Smith, Burlington.
The directors elected the following off,
GERS: President, Charles M. HAYS; VICE
president and general manager, E. H.
Fitzhugh; treasurer and clerk, Wesley H.
Cbafee; auditor, W. G. Crabbe.
Some extensive improvements have
leea made during the year. The total
receipts for the year were So, 4O6, 431 Sc
the operating expenses. S2,642,321.77
and the net surplus, $3,09S "a.
Reducing the Army.
Orders were issued by the war depart
ment Thursday directing that the regular
army he reduced to the minimum SIZE
authorized by law-59 600 men, With
the practical CESSATION of outbreaks in
the Philippines. it is believed that this
can be done safely. The present size Of
the army is about sixty seven thousand
men. The cavalry and artillery will be
redul ed to the minimum basis except
around Fort Leavenworth, where tie
commanos will be kept OF full size for
educational reasons.
PecuIiarDentb at WinOOsIsi.
John H. Parkhurst, senior clerk in W.
Z. McBrde's store in Win Cski was
killed by shock otelectricity. Parkhurst
and Mcbride went into the cellar OF II e
store to ar ange for closing for the night,
and Mcbride called the clerks attention
to a new incandescent light which had
Just been cont ected. A moment later,
when Mcbride was in anot Their part OF
the cellar, he heard Parkhurst exc aim
Il am dead, am dead, am dead" Turn
ing, he saw Parkhurst fall with the
electric light and about foot OF cord ia
his hand. Tie physicians were summoned
at once. They found the man dead with
two slight burns on the hand. One
theory is that the incandescent light
wires had become crosse with the arc
light wires, 1t is also thought that
Parkhurst may have had weak heart
and that he was seriously affected by a
slight shock. There was not sufficient
power in the incandescent wire to cause
death. Parkhurst was formerly mer-
chant in Winooski. He leaves wife and
five children.
Daughter of Revolution Dead.
A genuine Daughter of the Revolution
passed away in the death Of Mrs, Mary
Wells Burdck which occurred at Chester
recently. She was born at Bradford,
y H., 9S years ago, and her father, VIII
liam Brown, was veteran OF Bunker Hill.
Mrs Burdick had read the Bible through
nine lines, and was halt way through it
again at the time OF her death She wore
glasses until she was 60 years old, when
her second SIGHT came to her. Since then
she had betn able to read fine print with
out them.
Canning Factories Output short.
The canning factory of H. {. Baxter (
Bro, at Essex Junction, has closed its
first seasons work of canning About
100000 cans OF corr, succotasb, and
lima beans have bttn put up. The corn
hasJbeen IF superior quality, but only
about one-iourth OF the amount for
which hey had planned could be secured.
About 666 acres were planted by the
farmers but the wealth her was un avora-
be to it's growth. The factory has
capacity ,oi $4,000 cans per day. The
work oil making cans tor next season will
begin later. Many of the farmers have
expresst desire to try again another
year.
Paint Pigment for Fuel.
TIE proprietors OF the old paint works
of Forestdale, Brandon, have taken
advantage of the shortage OF fuel to
develop novel industry, hich is prov
irg profitable. There are immense de.
posts OF ochre at that place used as a
pigment in the manufacture Of paints
but the proprietoTs have discovered that
the ochrc mai es an excellent substitu e
for coal, and are now getting it out in
large quantities TOR that purpose. Since
\ it has b come Known that II e ocl re is
n tor sale ord RS have been coming iii ON
all over tie country and the paint works
are buster than they have been Lefore for
many wears.
Valuable Gems Found on Grand Isle.
The orth end OF Grand Isle may be
rich in miner; treasures. NJ jor Alex
4 H. Davis, proprietor o! haywood Farms,
gathered during the summer from the
beach near his summer home, $50 ptb
a bes, which he submitted to his ] weller,
who pronounced hem to be worth from
So to 81 each. The kinds selected are
known in geology as moonstones, very
choice variety OF f>ldspar either flesh
color or white and partially transparent.
They are valuable ornamental gems.
Vermont Endeavorers Elect Officers.
The Vermont Christian End avo1ers at
the convention in Boston elected these
officers W. tuesday: President, Col Ed
ward G. Osgood tf Bellows Fails vice
Presidents, Rev F, B. Kellogg, Water
bury, Mrs. Carolyn G. Field, North6elo,
4 Rev. D. H. Strong, WilIiamstown; score
tary, Miss Helen L. Graves, ST. Iohnsbuly
Centre; assistant secretary, Miss GretIa
f. Moore, Wells River; treasurer, {. W.
a cry, ba1re' aNSls'fHt ti'd>ulSl, NV
W. A. Morrison, Granitev le; junior
superinter dent, Miss Mary W. Ellis
4 Sprir g6eld; ssistant junior superintend-
ent, Mrs. J. L. Pierce, Westmu s err aud
itor, Fred S. Knight, Bratthboro; excur-
sion manager, Rev. c. H. Peck, North
N Ber ningtor; press superintenc ent, ii
Woodruff, Barre; superintendent CORES
ponding del artment, Miss Minerva A.
s. TYLER, Brattleboro.