St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-02
? The village grist mill at North Pomfret
was burned, March 13.

was burned, March 10.
President N !, Whitehill of the Yer,
mont SchOolmasters club announces
that Superintendent W. A. Frasier of the
public schools in Rutland will give an adj
dress at the meeting of the club to be
held at Montpelier Friday April 4, saws
the Rutland Herald. An address will
also be made by State Superintendent OF
Education w. E. Ranger Of Johnson.
Rev. Frank D. Penny, of the Lincoln
Square Baptist church of Worcester,
Mass, has accepted tie call extended to
him by the First Baptist church of Bur
!lngton, and will reach Burlington early
in May.
The Youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Bell OF Halifax, is dead. Mr.. Bell.
who has been awaiting trial TOR criminal
neglect of the child, was arraigned IN
county court and pleaded guilty. He
was sentenced to not less than nine nor
more than twelve months in the house
OF correction at Rutland.
Rev. L, K Whitman, of Waterbury has
been extended a call to succeed Rev. {. O.
Judk'us as pastor OF the Trinity Metho-
DIST church in Montpelier. Mr.. Whitman
is brother-in law of Mr. Tudkins, who
IS to 90 to Glens Falls, N. Y.
The adjutant's report of the Sons of
Veterans just issued shows an aggregate
OF 20 camps with 564 members. The
quarternlaster's report shows balance
on hand OF $131 03
A camp of Spanish American War Vet
Grams was organized at Barre Wednes-
day evening, with 80 charter members
and Capt. E Badger as first captain.
The organization is named Camp Lam
son, No. 1856, in honor OF Corp Harry 8.
Lamson OF Co. E, LIST Vt. U. S. v, who
died on the way home from Chicka-
mluga.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Felt of Man
chester, celebrated the G3 anniversary
OF Their marriage, March %
A L. Weeks of St. Adams, well known
as former internalreyenuec collector, was
run over by a carriage containing two
ladies, in Rutland Thursday, and one rib
was broken.
A verdict awarding So 500 damages
to the plaintiff was found Thursday in
the Rutland county court, in the case OF
Matthew Mccormick VS.. the Rutland
Railroad Co. 1he trial lasted one week.
The suit was brought by Mr.. McCor.
mick Of Center Rutland to recover tor
damages received from being struck by
train near Center Rutland in Decem.
ber 1900.
At Orwell, Richard, the seven-year-old
son of Richard Lilly, ate some kind of a
root he thought was sweet flag Wednes-
day and was taken violently sick and
died in few moments.
F. L. Cooley of East Monkton has re-
,ceived an order for 400 pounds Of maple
sugar from the postotfce department of
Chicago, to be given to each employe.
Hyde Park has the baseball fever and
an association has been formed to be
known as the Hyde Park Base Ball Club.
COLI. NJ. Mansur, collector of customs
at Newport, has been elected one of the
directors OF the Alaska Banking and Safe
Deposit Company, of Cape Nome,
Alaska.
Rev. Calvin Granger, the oldest clergy
man in Vermont, ii not in New England,
celebrated his 9th birthday at East
Poultney, March &c He was born in
Randolph and with the exception OF three
years in Waverly, Pa, as principal of
Madison Academy, he has always re-
sided in his native state. He was an ac-
tive Congregational clergyman for SO
years.
The magnificent elm trees in Mont
pelier are endangered by the worms and
Efforts have been made to check the
danger.
State Highway Commissioner !. 0.
Sanford OF Stamford reports that during
the past year $S7 56+.7O was expended
by the state and $37, 2O4 SO bv the va.
rlous towns in permanent roads. OF the
latter sum $l3, 1875 50 was expended in
Rutland county and about $S,576 60 in
Rutland city.
Maj. Herbert S, Foster, 18th U. S. in
tantry aud formerly instructor of mill
tary tactics at the University OF Vermont,
has been appointed as recruiting officer
for the army at Indianapolis Ind. He
came to the United States from the
HulppluCS III lCSpOHSC " q CdOlSBIdHl
announcing the critical illness of his
father at Calais.
Col Fred E. Smith Of Montpelier, presi.
dent of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co. gave SO, 900 to Christ Episco.
pal church OF his city, as an Easter gift,
for the purpose Of creating fund for the
support OF the church. This is apart
from a regular Easter offering which was
81 ,00+ 81.
Edward Linesdae, father of the boy
who was killed on the Montpelier and
Wells River tracks in Barre last Decem-
Der, committed suicide by throwing him
sell in front OF a train OH the. same road
Friday evening. He has been despon-
dent ever since his sons death, and a
recent decision of the railroad commits
sion generating the railroad from blame
increased his despoudency. He is sur,
vived by wifi and six children.
CESAR Valni fell into a Barre granite
quarry on Friday and was killed.
Barre has an active Young Mems Re
publican club.
For Over sixty Years.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions of mothers for