St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-08

ceived their pay from Washington, but
they did not get it until about the middle
of the month. Under the new arrange
ment they will have it the first day of
each month. The date of the new sys-
TENS going into force has not yet been
announced.
John Marshall Shaw of Bethel, passed
his Tooth birthday December 81, and his
townspeople celebrated the event with a
reception and dinner in the town hall.
Mr.. Shaw was born in Stockbridge and
ried in 1896 and voted first in 1928.
The old gentleman lives with his sons
and still does some work about the farm.
The wedding of George Maynard Ho-
gan and Miss Mary Van Norden Fonda,
which occurred at st. Adams Wednesday
evening, was a brilliant social event
The groom is the son and law partner
of Hon. c. P. Hogan. He graduated
from the U. V. M. in 1897, aud was sec
rotary Of civil and military affairs under
Gov. E. c. Smith
Spreading rails caused a wreck on the
Missisquoi division Ct the Central Yer
mont railroad near Enosburg Falls,
Wednesday afternoon. The engine
jumped the track and was completely
wrecked and the engineer and fireman
were slightly injured.
The 107 seal skins which were seized
last fall by Maj. E. n Billiard of Swan
ton, at Alburg Springs, were sold at auc,
ton in Burlington last week by Deputy
U. S Marshall L. A. Drew. The purchas-
ers were an Albany, N. Y. firm and the
price was So, 341.25.
Rev. Ernest Louis Wall, Jr., associate
pastor of the old Church of the Sea and
Land, in New York, has accepted a call
to the Congregational church in Plain
field. He was married December %, at
Plainsfeld, N. J., to Miss Pauline Fowler
Humphrey, and after the wedding Jour
ney they will come direct to Plain6eld.
William Morton Fullerton, who has
ust been appointed Paris correspondent
OF the London Times as successor to NJ
de Blowitz, resigned, is a nephew of Mrs.
George w. Phillips, of Rutland. Mr. Fuller
tons father was college classmate Of the
Rev. Dr. Phillips and the two men married
sisters. This position is one of the high
est in the newspaper world and is great
honor for an American. 1t isstated that
the salary of M. de Blowitz was $50 600
per year.
Henry {. Johnson for many years presi
dent of tue Woodstock National Bank
and always a prominent citizen OF the
town, died early Saturday morning at
his home OF acute rheumatism, which at
flcted the vital organs. He had been for
many yeas a great sufferer from this
same disease and at times could not walk
about for months.
The Vermont association Of Boston
has just issued its 18th annual report,
which shows it to be in Furnishing con
dition. 1t gives graphic description of
the old-home week trip, the addresses of
Josiah II, Benton, jr,, David j. Foster
and Others. The membership has in
creased from 347 to 402. Secretary
Sheldon announced that the annual din
ner will be given at the Vendome Ian. "a
The guests will be Gov. and Mrs. Stick
ney OF Vermont, Mayor Donly c. Haw-
ley of Burlington, Congressman George
E. Foss of Chicago, Col. George Harvey
OF New Holk, Lieut.. GOV. John l.. Bates
and Mayor Collins of Boston.
The bill for the new government build
ing at Burlington is meeting with favor
at Washington, according to reports,
and Congressman Foster is devotiug an
amount of energy and perseverance to
the matter that make his constituents
hope he will be successful.
News dispatches contain reports ofthe
death Of Jesse D. Van Derwerken, eighty
two years old, at Otsego, N. Y. Mr..
Van Derwerken was for over twenty
years travelling representative ofDavis,
Clark & Co, of New York, and in that
capacity visited every town and city in
Vermont many times.
Harry Bell, whose back was broken in
a railway collision at East Granville
three months ago, died Dec. 81 at Heat,
on hospital, Montpelier. The deceased
has an aged mother residing at Roxbury.