St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-12

LAaoIuS MAUI pair OF horses COIllQeQ
with freight train at crossing while
going from Stowe to Wolcott, and were
killed.
Governor Stickney has appointed
Charles L. Simons of Bennington an ex-
amlner OF teachers for Bennington coun-
ty, to succeed Frank P. Davidson, who
resigned to accept the position of super
intendent of schools in Montague Mass.
John E. Cooke, 81 years old, for many
years and until recently, clerk at the
Hotel Burlington, died at, Burlingto ton
last week OF pneumonia.
The granite sheds Of Frazer and Broad.
foot, situated at the Pioneer Mills about
a mile from Montpelier, were burned
shortly after midnight Feb. 4, causing a
loss of more than $4,000. This includes
stock rough and finished, machinery,
tools and the Sheds The property was
insured for $500 in the Vermont Mu-
tual and $500 in the Union Mutual; rs
men are thrown out of employment.
Booker 7. Washington will lecture at
the meeting of the Burlington Institu e
OF instruction in Burlington, which
meets July l. 2 and 3.
Bishop Arthur c. A. Hall will preach a
series OF sermons on THE Seven Capital
Sins, v at Trinity church, Rutland, Wednes
day evenings during Lent
The passing of the once successful Bur.
llngton Fair is marked by the transfer
OF the Howard Park property to the
Lumlere company of North America
which was accomplished last week. The
price was $11, 900.
Clinton A. Adams has been commits.
stoned postmaster at Post Mills.
The big dry goods firm of Gilley & Alb.
bolt, at Barre, has been dissolved. The
junior partner, A. P. Abbott, becomes
the sole owner of the business and Mr..
Gllley takes the real estate heretofore
owned by the firm.
Congressman D. J. Foster has secured
the services of a special agent who will
visit Vermont soon and lay out several
new delivery routes to run from the fol.
lowing places: Bennington, North Ben
nington, Rutland, Poultney, North Clar-
endon, Bridport, Vergennes, Ferrsburgh,
| Monkton Ridge, Starksboro, Charlotte,
| Shelburne, Milton, Stowe, MoIrisvile,
| Cambridge, Jacksonville, Franklin, Fair
| field, East Fairfield and Sheldon Springs.
Dr.. Geo. T, Stevenson, D. Y. s., of Nor
rlsvllle has received notice from The war
/ department of England that be has been
| appointed an Honorary Veterinary
Lieutenant" OF Lord Strathcona's ia
nous cavalry corps. Before coming to
America the doctor served with this cav
airy in the South African war in the cam
palgn before the capture Of Pretoria.
Dissatisfaction with Foreman 7. G..
McHugh caused a strike in the Column
bia Marble Co. s works at Rutland Feb 1 ,
about 200 employees going out, A com.
mlttee from the men was sent to Presi-
dent J. F. Manning of the company but
he refused to listen to them, but later in
vestigated the matter and found merit
IN the mems claim, and the strike was
settled, the men returning to work Mon
day.
According to the St. Adams Messenger,
disbarment proceedings have been com
! menced in the supreme court against
Edward A. Sowles a well known attor-
ney of that city. The case hinges on an
old Franklin county case in which Mr..
| Sowles was the attorney and his daugh-
ter a principal. He was repeatedly de-
teated both in the county and supreme
courts, but has since brought the mat
! ter up I'll one way or another in the
county court. The action for disbarment
is brought because it is alleged that
| SOwles tempered with the court records
! by erasing the letter "a and inserting
the word mo, which entirely changed
the meaning OF the courts ruling.
Barton Landing people are enthus;-
astic over the prospect of a new opera
house to be erected next summer. A
stock company for the purpose is pro-
posed and between $4,000 and $4,000 has
already been taken.
DR.. Charles Frederick Lewis, native
OF Burlington, and for several years
prominent dentist there, died in a Mas
sachusetts sanitarium last week Thir-
teen years ago he located in London
where he practiced his profession with
marked success until about two years
ago when his health failed.
"Flrt," the trotter owned by I. 7.
Thompson of St. Adams, won first
money in the free.torall at Port Henry,
N. Y, Thursday, the time being 2:1S.
| This broke the worlds record oyer a
kite shaped track on the ice.
In the vicinity of East Wallingford
distemper is affecting the cats. 1t is
about as near grip as can be. The
felines are taken with coughing and
sneezing and loss of appetite. In about
a week they begin to get better or die.
News has been received from South
Africa of the death on December f. of
Thomas Duff, oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Duff OF Middlebury. Mr.. Duff left
in early fall to join the British forces in
South Africa.
Ex-Gov. E. c. Smith of st. Adams has
received an invitation to attend dinner
| to be given by the New York Stats
Zeitung to the representatives. of United
States newspapers in honor Of Prince
Henry of Prussia at the Waldorf-Astoria
in New York city February 26
A New York granite firm has purchased
a tract ofland at East Bethel and will
open granite quarry in the spring, Civ
| ing employment to large number of
men. The firm has contract for 10 900
carloads for the Chicago post office and
part of the stone will be quarried at
| Bethel.
w. E. Perley's store at Pittsford Mills
was burned early Wednesday morning.
The building was insured for 81 500 and
the stock for 81, 500, both amounts be-
ing less than the real value The post
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