St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
VERMONT NEWS.


Inn who was ofoW nSo III 'nS WIZ
Vel 81; liver on March 25, was discovered
oos . GEEK by H. z. Fish OF Waterbury
last Vic h;s success in hauling the body |
ana n'o 9TH a 6shline entities him to the |
asnoisd Of $50 offered by Mayor Cory.
rewal Los passenger on railroad train
Fish s mH the body floating in the river
anu -. 80 three miles below the city. He
aoous " off the train at the next station.
JUMP ss+t;no a team drove back up the
ana se AZ There was no boat available
I p;sh managed to recover the oooy oy
lIa ,so long 6shline and getting a
tnl np INTO the clothing. Mr.. Moody tell
nooA +be river while at work dumping
INV o.s from wheelbarrow, and since the
I Sae;dent over 600 people have been search
ugfof} the body.
M.s Robert 7. Coffey. who has been
M.o, of the Bennington Soldiers
mone since it's organization until last
11,Ia when she became assistant, and
, m;ss Nellie I. Coffev, who has been clerk
n, he sunerintendent, have resigned the
" and will leave the Home the
|Ost Of the month. Miss Coffey will be
succeeded, rIs by Benjamin Harmon, son OF
the superintendent.
The building at Richford now used as
on overflow school building and occu-
a; a by the primary grade, has been
[psnted to the United States government,
lsns to be given July /. 1t will be
pSsJ for offices for the officials connected
a arl with the Chinese immigration service
ss detention quarters for Chinese per
cons. This will necessitate the building
NJ new rooms for school purposes and it
Is probable that four room wing will
he added to the academy building.
A new chapter of the Eastern Star was
rstituted al Bennington Thursday even
inc with about 80 charter members. 1t
w;ll be kno wn as Phyllis chapter, No. &C.
named TOR Mrs. Phyllis Burdett OF Wal
jngford, district deputy OF that district,
who has been quite active IN her endeav-
ors to start the chapter.
Secretary of State Fleetwood has
amounted Jesse A. Harvey. his engross'
mo clerk. as deputy secretary OF state.
Mr.. Harvey will have his headquarters
at the state house, Montpelier, and will
assist the state superintendent OF educa'
ton during his spare time.
Katharine V. Richardson, of Littleton,
vino was accused by the police of Revere,
Mass, of an attempt to poison her
mother, has appealed from the de-
cree OF Judge Tyler by which Secre-
tary of State Frederick G. Fleet wood Of
Morrisvile was appointed her guardian
Miss Ella Mccullough daughter of the
governor, has given $3.50 to st. Peters
church, Bennington.
Miss Katherine Benham for many
years official stenographer of the Chit
tenden and Lamoille county courts, dice
Of heart failure last week Tue sdav morn
Ing. Against the advice of friends sh'
attended to her court duties as usua
Monday. She came from Rochester, N. Y.
to Burlington, and the body was takes
to that city for burial.
Fire destroyed Fire S alton No. 2 a
Bennington last week, occupied by Put
nam Hose, together with hose cart, hos
aud other property, a grocery stor
and dwelling adjoining, with a goot
share of their contents. The families II
the house had difficulty in getting out
The adjoining brick building was one
The largest in the village. 1t sutfere
considerable damage. The loss will ex
iced $40 900, partly insured.
L. E. Pelton, the Oldest practicin
attorney in Franklin county, if not in til
state, died at his home in Hiehgate Ger
ter Sunday evening, April 10. He wa
SO years old last month. Mr.. Pelto
had finished writing two news letter
and letter to ex.Judge Ross, at his des
in bis Office, which is in the house, whe
he walked out into the sitting room. II
tell over the center table and died
about three minutes. He gave upgener'
practice in the sos, but in 1899 argue
case before the Supreme court at Mon
pelier
Mrs. M. S. Davis, matron at Montp
Iler Seminary, has resigned, her resign
ton to take effect at the end OF tt
school year.
meeting of the chancellor comman
ers of the lodges OF Knights OF Pythi;
in the Champlain district, called by ID
trlct Deputy c. X. Tyler was held
Essex Junction last week Tuesday tt
the purpose of perfecting arrangement
@ for the district meeting to be held IN Blu
ington in the near future. The lodg
represented were Unity lodge, St. Alban
Chanplain lodge, Burlington; Lamoi
lodge, Cambridge; Minerva lodge, Unde
bill; Bethel lodge, Burlington; Chlttend
lodge, Westford, and Mount Manshe
lodge, Essex Junction.
F. G. Nutting began his 41st year
E staging between Bakersfield and st.
k bans last week. He has many intere:
HI ing "reminiscences TO tell of the chang
# all along the line since he first began
# work.
E The directors of the Vermont Sta
#M Poultry Association have decided to he
E@ the next poultry show in St. Adams,
1 date of the exhibition to be from j.
1 uary 8 to 8, 1904, inclusive.
& The office of the O. l.. Kinds {
E which has been located at st. Adams
been removed to Burlington.
S. L. Griffith, of Dandy. is building
E carriage road from Manchester Depot
6 his mil in Stratton. This mill has b.
enlarged and has a capacity OF 3o'o
feet OF lumber in ten hours. MIR. Grit
recently purchased 100000 feet
spruce timber in Dorset and will put II
mill to saw out the lumber. He is 81
ping large amount of lumber from
mills in Arlington.
Mrs. Robert Dixon OF Stowe
| thrown from a carriage Tuesday at
Z noon of last week and almost lnstan