St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-29
VERMONT NEWS.
Vermont w. G. II, u.

ton last week. WIFI large attendance.
Mrs. S. K. Huse of St. Johnsbury Center
was appointed editor of Vermont Home
Guards and Mrs. Ida H. Read was in
structed to order free literature for new
unions. Plans were discussed for unit.
ing with the other New England states
in midsummer temperance meeting at
The Weirs in New Hampshire. 1t was
voted to invite either Mrs. E. G. Greene,
state president or Miss Robbins, who
has just returned from the Philippines,
to attend the county conventions; to
request the United States government
through Senator Proctor to build a
chapel at Fort Ethan Allen. At the even.
ing session Msrs. E. B. Lund read a paper
on Home Making" Mrs. Dyer, presi-
dent of the Addison County Union, and
Mrs. Davidson, the state secretary, spoke
on the barriers in the w. c. T. U.
work.
Notable Vermont Woman Dead.
Mrs. Juliette Stamford Robinson, wild
ow OF the late ex Gov. John S. Robinson,
died in Hebron, Va, Thursday. She was
90 years OF age and most of her life was
passed in Bennington. She was a native
of Burlington and was twice married
her first husband having been William
Robinson, of Bennington Center. She
leaves no children. The body was
brought to Bennington for interment
John S. Robinson was the last Dem
ocratic governor of Vermont. There
was no choice at the polls in 1852, no
candidate receiving a clear majority and
he was elected by the legislature. Gov
ernor Robinson was chairman of the
Vermont delegation to the memorable
national convention of the Democratic
party held in Charleston, S. c., in 1860.
While in attendance at that convention
he was stricken with apoplexy and died.
Governor Robinson was grandson of
Moses Robinson, the first chief Justice
and one of the first United States sena-
tors from Vermont, and warm person
al friend of Jefferson and Madison.
General Manager for Rutland Road.
At meeting of the board of directors
of the Rutland railroad system, held in
New York January 81, it was decided to
create new official under the title of
general manager, to have charge OF all
departments in control of track, trans
portation motive power, rolling stock
and maintenance of road bed. George
Jarvis, late of the Southern railway sys-
TEN, was selected for this responsible
position and will assume his duties Feb.
/. He is a rising young railroad man of
marked ability and has more recently
had entire charge of one OF the more inn
portant divisions of the Southern rail-
road system. His earlier connection was
with the Wisconsin Central road. Clar.
ence Morgan was made treasurer and 0.
F, Harrison of Rutland, cashier, of the
system with Offices at Rutland.
MausOleum for Copper King
The Harrison Granite Company, of
Barre, has recently secured the contract
for a mausoleum, to be built OF Barre
granite, in which will be entombed
the body of the late Marcus DAILY, the
famous copper king, and owner and
breeder OF fast horses at Butte, Mont.
Mr.. DAILY died in New York and the maui
solemn is to be erected in Greenwood
cemetery. 1t will be nearly square, with
steps approaching on each side, with
central repository over the crypt, and
surrounded by "a huted Ionic columns,
with carved capitals. The top will be
dome shape and the entire mausoleum
will be one of the finest ever cut in Barre.
There is a possibility that a company
with $4,000 capital may establish a
brick making plant at Bellows Pals.
Col. Robert J. Kimball of Randolph
and New York is about to sail for Eu-
rope for six months tour.
Rev. ]. Malcolm Smith, who recently
resigned as pastor OF Trinity church at
Poultney has withdrawn his resignation.
Corp. Patrick Rogers has been elected
2nd Lieut.. of Co. Z, V. N. G., of Barre,
to succeed Lieut.. William Wishart, re-
signed.
The herd of 81 cattle owned by F. E.
Richardson, at North Randolph, was
recently tested for tuberculosis and four
animals were condemned.
Troy Methodist conference, OF which
the churches in southern Vermont are
part, will convene at Saratoga, April 10,
with Bishop Fitzgerald presiding.
While scraping the ice on Otter Greek
near Middlebury, last week, preparatory
to trottiug the ice broke and four
horses, valued at $500, were drowned.
The result of the inquest over the death
of Timothy ]. Lynch, who was drowned
in the Winooski river at Montpelier, Oct.
q, is decision of death by accidental
drowning.
The house and barns on the place owned
by DR.. George Spofford of Cavendish vii
lage, were burned last week Tuesday.
The loss is about $4,000 with partial
insurance.
The St. Adams Street Railway Com
pany has mortgaged it's entire property
to the Massachusetts Loan and Trust
Company for 100000 to guarantee an
issue OF 100000 gold bonds.
Rev. D. Sage Mckay, of the Fifth
Avenue Collegiate church, New York,
formerly of St. Adams, has been APP
pointed by Mayor Seth Low on the com,
mittee to receive Prince Henry of Prussia
on his visit to New York.
Earl F. Greene, brother of Alderman
Lester H. Greene, of Montpelier, has en-
listed in the Hospital Corps, U. S. A., at
New York city, and will start this week
for Washington. He was in the Spanish
American war, and has been in the Phil
lippines.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Ayrshire Breeders Association held at
Providence, c. M. Winslow of Brandon,
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