St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-09

Jul IL Is Sa1u 10 nave taken from the
engine. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance. About
80 men are thrown out of employment.
Frank Plumley and wife of Mortified
arrived home Nov. 80 from Venezuela,
where Mr.. Plumley was one of the um.
pires appointed by President Roosevelt
to hear the foreign claims. He was met
at the railroad station BY brass band
and 200 people. A public meeting is
planned later after Mr.. Plumley has a
little rest.
A case Of smallpox has been discovered
in Middletown Springs. The school is
closed and all public meetings have been
postponed indefinitely to prevent the
spread of the disease.
The medical college of the University
OF Vermont was destroyed by fire Wednes-
day noon, causing loss of 100000.
The house was soriginally occupied by
Gov. Levi P. Underwood. and has been
used as the medical college since it was
presented to the University 10 years ago
by ]. P. Howard. 1t is not known what
caused the fire but it is believed that the
flames originated from a lighted cigar
stub which was carelessly thrown in the
auditorium by some student. The mu
scum and library were saved but the
chemical laboratory with all it's contents
was ruined. The building was insured.
A new building will be erected in the
spring.
1t is expected that the Rt Rev. Charles
H. Fowler of Buffalo, N. Y, will preside
at the Goth annual session of the Yer
mont Methodist Conference to be held in
Montpelier, beginning March 80, 1904.
Bishop Fowler presided at the session
of the conference held in Barre six years
ago.
Burglars entered st. Joseph's convent,
Rutland, at noon Dec. 1, and secured
$500 by breaking into the sac with
chisel. They also secured large number
of checks. The church, money and door
of the convent were unlocked.
Wilbur F. Braman died at Montpelier,
Dec. 1. OF Bright's disease, aged II years.
He had been a resident of Montpelier for
SO years and was man OF much promi-
nence. He was formerly in the hardware
business and later in the insurance bust
ness, having been secretary and treas
urer of the Union Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. from 1875 to 1879 and treasurer
from 1879 to 1885, when he retired on
account of i'll health.
TIE newly remodeled Brattleboro
Home for Aged and Disabled was opened
to the public Thursday afternoon for the
re. dedication and the annual harvest day.
An address was made by the president OF
the corporation, DR.. H. D. Holton.
There are now II inmates. The erection
of the new building was made possible
by gift of $4,000 by R. F. Lamb oil St.
Louis, Mo-, former native of Poultney
who has since died. Only persons who
are 60 years old are admitted to the
home, unless by special consideration of
the corporation.
Rev. Daniel Mcintyre, Congrega-
tionai minister at Pawlet, has been
arrested on complaint of the humane
| officer and several humane societies on
the charge Of cruelty to a three.year old
girl. He was arraigned at Poultney and
the case was continued because impor-
tant witnesses were away. Bail in the
sum of $500 was furnished. There seems
| to be evidence to convict. Great excite
nlent prevails among Mr.. Mcintyre
parish;oners and the townspeople, as
MIR. Mcintyre is popular in Pawlet.
At the annual meeting and dinner for
the directors of the Mary Fletcher Hos
pital at Burlington last week these off
GERS were elected: President, M. H. Buck
ham; vice. president, Henry Wells; Sec
rotary, w. ]. Van Patten; treasurer,
Charles P. Smith; auditor, Henry CT eene.
The Rutland board of license commits
sioners have revoked the wholesale liquor
license of c. H. Lalor & Co. as result OF
the hearing held on charges of selling
liquor in small quantities illegally. The
case was appealed.
The installation OF Rev. John Barstow
as pastor of the Congregational church
at Manchester, who succeeds Rev.
George T. Smart, who went to Newton
vile, Mass, was held Wednesday even
| ing. The ordination sermon was preach
ed by Rev. Drs George w. Phillips, Of Rut-
land; the right.hand of fellowship was
extended by Rev. c. l.. Cahart, of Dor
set; the charge to the pastor was made
by Rev. Oliver Brown, OF Peru; the charge
to the minister by Rev. William Even. OF
Rupert. The church, one of the oldest in
the state was organized in 1884 its pres
ent membership being 1876. The new
pastor was ordained as minister in
1887 and came to this charge from Con.
| pectiCut.