St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

which ought to be paid by other parties
and $4,000 are entered as accommoda-
ton paper. His assets are $85, of which
$25 are claimed exempt.
George Atkinson, painter of Brattle-
boro, has liabilities of 1852 "a, all of
which are claimed exempt.
J. Frank Hunton, a granite cutter OF
Barre, has liabilities OF $2,771,36 and
assets of $1,718 46, of which 500 are
claimed exempt.
A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
by John Forrest, a farmer and lumber
herman Of Barton His liabilities are
$5303 SO and his assets $4, 412 II, of
which $940 is claimed exempt.
An examination for the position of
Deputy Officer Clerk, and Day Inspector,
Customs Service. will be held at New
port, July Ia. Application blanks and |
information relative to the scope of the |
examination can be obtained from the
Secretary of the Board of Examiners
Newport. Applications must be filed in
complete form with the secretary of the
| board prior to the hour of closing bust
ness on June 23rd. otherwise the appl-
cants cannot tie examined.
c. P. Prtkin, of Montpelier, has &C.
complished an unusual and interesting
feat in the transplanting OF several large
maple trGss about 40 feet in height and
II inches in diameter to the grounds ofhis
residence. The shade trees of the city
have been rapidly reduced during the past
few years by the ravages OF the worms.
Charles A. Lopez, said to be one of the
very best of American sculptors, will con-
duct a summer school for sculpture in
Montpelier during the months of July,
August and September. The school was
promised in case 800 persons would join
the art association it was proposed to
form. Only about 1875 have Joined up to
the present time. but the managers will
risk the school upon their faith that the
people of Montpelier will come forward
aud furnish larger membership.
The Vermont Humane society will hold
its annual meeting in Manchester, May
IS, when it is expected that Gen. John
Mccullough will deliver an address.
Charles H. Hathaway, member OF
the firm of William A. Chapman & Co,
constructing contractors of Providence,
R. l., has begun excavations at Howard
park, Burlington, for a $3.50 900 manu-
featuring plant. The plant will be tor
the use of the Lumiere North American
company for making dry Photographic
plates, etc. The contract stipulat that
the plant be completed S ptember l.
| Capt. Richmond P. Hobson, the hero
. of the Merrimack, lectures at BrattlebOrO
TODAY, under the auspices OF the United
: Daughters of 1872
A Bennington county farmer last week
sold yoke OF four year old steers Tor
beet tor Sl37, saws the Reformer. He
| had never ted them thing not raised on
his farm except 700 pounds OF corn mea
while finishing them for market. This
me al cost him less than $40. leaving his
6 return tor labor, third quality hay, anc
1 a little home grown grain, at Sl27
# There is no reason why other Vermont
farmers should not do likewise. The west
Q ern ranges are being gradually contracted
e bv settlers, and trust or no trust, beet i
g bound TO remain high.
:. 1t setms kelly now that The Iocait.
t, around Woodstock is to have rural ire
= delivery of mails with headquarters a
a the Woodstock post office. One route l
i. already mapped out to include Mort
t, Bridgewater, South Barnard, and Pros
Z DIR, aud to accommodate over 200 pee
Y pie, and second route is being planned
e ID Muir, receiver of the d,tunct Mei
is chants National Bank OF Rutland, say
W another dividend to depositors unioubt
y edlv wi be dec rel curing the III nmel
c Probably il will be 10 per cent, m XII
IS per cent paid so tar. This will not b
the final one however. Although Nj
n Muir won the suit against the FldeI1t
. Casualty Co. of Baltimore to iecoye
y Cashier c. W. Mussey's bond OF $50 90
&c several months ago, the money has nc
at been paid and Mr. Muir thinks the con
S panv will fight so long that he may /
S, compelled to use up a large part OF tt
he 500 600 before he finally gets it.
{. At the special town meetingin Barnar
~ in connection with the abltshmef
o' of the town liquor agency the vote tt
e adjustment was rescinded and tt
u u, agency will be restored.
ar The International Paper Company
az extremely successful thus far IN runnlr
or the annual drives OF logs down the co
Of necticut river and the present prospect
that all will be safely doomed at BeloV
Falls a number Of months earlier ths
ever before. Two of the other drlv
RS aggregate nearly - 100000 teet, whi
m is somewhat larger than in former year
on while the Connecticut river drive h
RS about 65 100000 feet.
We Mr.. Clement will address the CT
ice zeus of the following places as + low
I'm Nav Is, Barre; 16, Burlir gton; l
re- Manchester; 10, Poultn y; 20, Rutlan
or 81, St. Adams; %, Randolph; 70, woo
.h he stock; "a Springfield.
he WIS Jones has tendered his resign
m. ton as general superintendent OF
ID. Rutland railroad system. He was q
pointed superintendent Oct l, l9C
The change is undoubtedly due to DR..
S. Webb's succeeding P. W. Clement
Iier president {. H. Bevington who,
md several years has been superintendent
SIX traffic on the Grand Trunk, has be
W. appointed superintendent of the X
VII land system. MIR. Bevington has II
ny, many years of experience III the raiiro
av- business.
Vii Burlington has a new industry in
hive Burlington Billiard Table Co., organIi
his to manufacture billiard and pool tabI
re- Vermont slate is used exclusively tor
'er' table beds.
cen cen Mrs. Charles Franzoni OF Rutland d
'ne Nav g. as the result OF drinking ~
VII and sevcring an artery in her lett VIZ