St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-24
VERMONT NEWS.
Speakers Coming.

lave placed themselves at the call of the
of the Vermont Anti.
saloon League: President OF the Nation
league, Luther B. Wilson, NJ. D. D. D. of
Washington, the Hon. S. E. Nicholson,
secretary, of Baltimore, Howard H Rus.
;ell, D. D., LII. D., superintendent, Wash
ngton, E. c. Dinwiddie, D. D., legislative
Washington, together
With superintendent H. A. Tucker, D. D.,
If Pennsylvania, Superintendent H. II.
spooner of Connecticut, Superintendent
7auning OF Massachusetts, District Su-
Tope of New York, the Rev.
}. N. Beach, D. D. of Cambridge, Mass,
Christie of Rhode Island,
Mrs. Leonora Lake of Missouri
Catholic) and others. 1t is hoped also
% secure the services of DR.. Geo. H.
Stewart of Tennessee, who is ore of the
strongest speakers on the temperance
platform today. These speakers will
,ome to Vermont with one message prac-
.ically, and that the testimony against
he licensed saloon where they come in
contact with it in their respective states.
Mr. Clements Referendum Forecast.
p. w. Clement of Rutland expects a
victory for license in February and when
recently interviewed said:
~ am confident that the referendum
will be accepted by heavy majority for
can see no good reason why 1t should
not be. l look for at least $4,000 votes
with yes on them"
When asked to explain the source of
the expected vote, Mr.. Clement said
that he thought every man of the 28, 5000
meu who voted for him for governor
would vote for the acceptance OF the act;
that the great majority of the 1000
democrats who voted tor Felix W. Nc
Gettrick, the democratic candidate for
governor, would also support the refer
endum and that at least one-tbird OF the
1000 votes cast for Gen. J. 6. McCul-
ough, the present governor of the state,
would be cast for the acceptance of the
bill as well.
Disease Under Control.
DR.. F. A. Rich, special agent of the
national bureau of animal industry. on
his return from Chester. where the work
of slaughtering the cattle infested with
foot and mouth disease was going on;
says the disease is confined to the towns
OF Chester, Windham and Weatherheld.
A close quarantine is maintained. Three
hundred and fifty cattle have been pur-
chased by the government and all will
be killed besides large number of sheep
hogs and hens. The disease is now under
and will be stamped out.
Rev. Andrew GiiIIes Resigns.
Rev. Andrew Gillies has resigned the
pastorate OF the State street Methodist
church in Troy, and has accepted a call
from ST. Stephens church, New York.
He was for some time a member OF the
Vermont conference. His first pastorate
was White River Junction, going from
there to Trinity Methodist church at
He was transferred to the
Troy conference in 1899. st. Stephens
church is one OF the largest in New York.
The dates of the minstrel show to be
given at the house of correction, Rutland,
by several OF the prisoners, have been
set for Dec. % and "a.
!. E. Chase of White River Junction has
severed his connection with the Central
Vermont railroad, after thirty,six con-
secutiVe years OF service.
The New England Milling and Mining
company at Eden are selling their stove
wood and are preparing to move the
machinery from the asbestos mines.
Gov. Mccullough has pardoned George
nj fn
six years Imprisonment for bribery, and
David Bean OF Berlin, serving a sentence
for grand larceny.
White River Junction is wondering why
the county sheriff issued no commission
to Romano Spafford this year. Spafford
has been an officer % years and his non
appointment has excited much comment.
The railroad commission in their an
nual report note that Barrels two
depots are so close together as to render
the track.crossed vicinity dangerous and
that union station should be built
Willard Brown OF Carlisle placed SIP
for safe keeping in an old shoe hanging
in the woodshed. A few days ago, dur
ing good cleaning up OF the house by
the women. the shoe and contents were
burned with others of the like.
Rev. P. J. Doheny of Mortified sang
his first mass on Dec. 81 in st. Johns
church, his native parish. His pro6cen-
cy in rubrics was apparent from his bear
ing and demeanor while officiating. In
the afternoon he was the recipient OF
many beautiful and costly presents.
Burlington has, during the year that
is just closing, expended upwards OF
100000 for building purposes. With
this amount between 35 and 10 homes
were built at an approximate cost OF
$3.50, 600, aud the remainder was de
voted to the construction of business
blocks, public buildings and those put up
tor manufacturing purposes.
A young mems Republican club was
organized at Burlington, FRIDAY evening
with a membership OF 60. These officers
were elected President, W. J.. Bigelow
vlce-president, c. NJ. Brownell; secretary
A. K st. Pierre; treasurer, +. c. Mower
executive committee, w. J. Bigelow, NJ
5. Villas, W. V. Sculy. J. E. Reeves and !
Is. Beauregard
Earl Harbour, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Grant Harbour OF Bennington, has re
ceived notice that he has been appointed
cadet to the naval academy at Annap
Oils, provided he passes the preliminary
examination before which he is ordered
to report the first of February. Harbour
is 16 years Of age, a member OF the soph
omore class in the high school, ranking
among tie best of the scholars. The APP