St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-21
Officials Alarmed.

About week ago one OF the prisoners
Of the House of Correction, who tor sew
eral weeks had the run OF the yard and
had been working outside OF the walls,
went to an official and asked il he could
60 and get his heavy winter underwear,
as the garments which he was then wear.
ing were too thin for outdoor work. The
official readily gave his consent, thinking
that the man meant to 60 to his cell Tor
the clothes, and thought nothing further
OF the matter until night, when the
prisoner could not be found. The alarm
was Immediately sent out and hunt be-
gun for the missing man. The deputy
sheritfs and police in all the towns in
that part OF the state were notified and
a search was started in the woods west
OF the city. TIE search awaited nothing
ana the man was given up Tor lost, but
the next evening he calmly walked INTO
the office and asked the turnkey to admit
HIM to his cell. In answer to inquiries as
to where he had been the man states
that he had been to his home in a town
about 20 miles away after his winter
underwear and had previously obtained
permission to do so.
Nmetieih birthday Anniversary.
Mrs. Susan Keith, a lifelong resident OF
Barre, was 90 years old Jan. ~ Mrs.
a Keith is the oldest resident now living
4 In the city who was born there. She
retains her mental faculties almost per
teCtIy and is as hale and hearty as a
woman OF 60 Her hearing is slightly
Il affected but her eyesight is good and she
q does much fancy sewing. Mrs. Keith
RI was born in 1918 on the farm now owned
u by John Trow in Barre town. She is the
d only one living OF family OF thirteen
children excepting a sister, Mrs. I. N
II Bailey, OF Stowe. She was married IL
n 1851 to William Cook and lived ii
4 lbwingville until his death. Ii
1888 she married Leonard Keith and he
a dled in 1868. For the past twelve year:
Mrs Keith has lived at the home Of W
u A. Boyce on North Main street. She is E
q member OF the Methodist church.
4 Referee in Bankruptcy.
4 Judge H. H. Wheeler of the Unitet
States district court has appointed W. c
Il "hlte OF Williams town, referee III bank
u ruptcy for Orange county, to I'LL the va
Y cantcy caused by the death of ex-Gov. Kos
& well Farnham. He was born IN Middle
4 sex in 1873 and received his education IL
Vermont schools. He was postmaster a
5 NlddIesex under the first Mckinley ad
q mln'slration, and later was deputy clerl
ol Washington county; was admitted t.
n the bar in 1900 and the following yea
began the practice of law i'll Williams
q town; was candidate for states attor
j nley OF Orange county in 1902, but with
uFew in favor of David Conant, the pres
eht incumbent of the office. MIR. Whit
q opened branch office in Mortified las
q fall.
" will Use Vermont Marble.
q =, Fletcher D. Proctor, president of TIL
) vermont Marble Co., has just st cured
4 extensive contract for furnishing the e1
error marble work Tor the proposed neN
roswell P, Flower library, which will t
erected by the daughter of the late gov
N NOR OF the Empire state, at Watertowt
~ y Mrs. ]. b. Taylor, the daugbte
has gwen SIS, 900 to be used in the ere
t,h OF the building and nearly halt {
i S salS amount will be paid to the Vernon
ndroie Co for marble. The buildin
w'll be handsome one, standing on or
u Tue most slightly localities in Waite