St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-14

tain Waterman will go the last of this
week or the first of next week to Wash
| ington, d. c., to take up the duties OF
his recent appointment as assistant clerk
| to the Senate committee on agriculture
and forestry.
The White Star line steamer Oceanic
which sailed from Liverpool for New
York last Wednesday, took among her
passengers DR.. W. Seward Webb.
There were 232 prisoners in the house
of correction Oct. g.; 2O8 men and "a
women, which is large increase over
| last year, there being only 126 inmates
at this time last year; 113 men and 13
women.
The report of changes at the Vermont |
soldiers home at Bennington for the |
quarter ending September 80, show that
during that time there were six adj
missions and nine readmissions. Six
were discharged, and IA dropped from
the rolls. Two died. The daily average
present was IS. The total number
carried on the rolls was 90. of which 49
were present for duty, 16 were in the
hospital and the remainder on leave of
absence.
Harold only son OF Wright Spaulding
of Middlebury, aged IA years, was found
dead in bed on the morning OF October 6.
. Several months ago young Spauiding,
. while wrestling with a companion IN
/ Cornwall was thrown violently to the
f floor and suffered severe bruise to the
back of his head. A few months after
the injury he experienced a stroke of
paralysis occasioned by the injury. Mr.
Spaulding, who had been a farmer at
, Cornwall, moved to Middlebury this
wear to educate his son.
, The main shop OF the Bristol Novelty
Works was burned Thursday morning.
A strong wind prevailed and the fire
spread rapidly from the boiler room. The
loss is $4,000 insured for $4,000. The
shop employed fifty people. The plant
was built in 1897. 1t manufactured
4 handles, turned boxes, etc. The firm did
I big business in September, as it had a
sole contract for the manufacture of
T. Apache bead work looms.
The mortgage on the place of Mrs.
- Peter Vorron at East Montpelier, wife of
y the man recently murdered, has been
;. lifted and the insurance on the house has
,
=. employees and the firm of Barclay Bros.
- at Barre, at whose shed Vorron was EN-.
- ployed as a Jumper. The movement was
% started by w. A. Clark, boss polisher at
. Barclays shed, aud be was assisted by
Charles Clark.
al The finishing department of the wooler
,e mills at Winooski shut down Oct. or
o. account of low water, which throws more
9 than 900 hands out OF employment
as The auxiliary steam power is not suffl
~ cient to take the place of water, but ne y
t,e boilers ordered are being installed a
IN rapidly as possible.
It's The corn canning season is now owe
he at the Mortified factory. Owing to tn
lie poor season less than one-tourth OF tn
tie usual amount was canned and that cam
lid quite largely from Randolph, where tn
ne frost did not strike the corn as it did /
the Mortified section. No apples will
-e canned at the factory this season.
in The season of seine fishing in LAX
ars Champlain, which opened Oct /, prom
to Uses to be prosperous. AS a rule the rs
Vn. caught at Grand Isle county are shippe
ess to New York aud Boston. The hs
for caught include pike, pickerel and percl
nd The pike are worth about II cents
co, pound; pickerel cents and perch abor
sor 20 cents dozen.
Edward Hoag of st. Adams fell IS fet
the down an elevator shaft Oct. 3, strikin
os- on his head. He will recover,
~ Burlington police have received I'll
an. picture of Julius ]. Dillman OF Boston,
ne swindler, and have been told to be on tt
f., H. lookout for him. Dillman will rush I'M
~ q store after banking hours, claiming
We be from a business house near by al
~. will want check cashed. He is abo
lily 40 years old and has served several Sc
nu, fences in prison.
40 The committee on the revision OF t
l;er constitution of the Vermont Press ass
L-, citation is ready to report and meet1l
,,a of the members will probably be called
;no Burlington in the near future.
ual William Greene, the youngest son
ner- the late Warren Greene of st. Adams,
low a fit of despondency, Thursday atternoc
ked cut his throat with a razor. Medical g
lent was at once summoned ana the Woul
ling which was not very Deep was oress
and and the unfortunate young man W
nee. probably recover. Greene, who is abo
ton ~ years olo, mas Deen enpioyeu III
mo depot restaurant. but short time
Ey, he received an injury to his back, VIII
Iii kept him from working. He has beco
and , very moody and respondent. 1t is thous
cnr. that he feared that his health wo,
never be any better and in TIT OF
-, pondency he attempted his life.
low Since the license law went into ell
had last May, III men have been convlc
-dav of intoxication in Montpelier city cot
,und 4S of whom were residents OF Montpel
ONE A type written list of these men has b.
aver given to each holder of license in Mo
was pelier and to the license commissions
wife The bar tenders are not mind readers
at present they are racking their bra
Rur. for device whereby they can spot {
h of one of these I'll men on sight.
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