St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-11

the price of coal to $3.50 per ton, and
the supply now exceeds the demand. The
usual price at this season of the year is
$3.50 per net ton.
Bristol village has voi ed to incorporate
by vote of 1853 to 101. The vote was
made unanimous and the meeting ad.
journed to March II for election OF Off
GERS.
Secretary Moody has announced the
names of the FIVE new battleships provided
tor in the naval bill by congress last week.
The three 900 ton ships will be chris
tened Vermont, Kansas and Minnesota,
and the $4,000 ton battleships, Missis-
sippi and Idaho.
General State Deputy Dana H. Morse
has been at work in Addison county for
the past month explaining the aims and
objects of the Patrons of Husbandrv,
with the result that he has organized
three of the strong st and best equipped
oranges in the state, one each in Bird
port, Cornwall and Shoreham.
The Bellows Falls Universalist church
has extended call to Rev. W. w. Hoop
er of Woodford, Me-, and it is expected
that he will accept. During the past six
years Mr.. Hooper has been doing state
evangelical work in Maine He has
wife, a son 16 years old, and daughter
IL years old.
The seectmen of Newport have been
instructed to buy the Leroy Scott farm,
at price not to exceed ST 800, the same
to be run in connection with the town
farm. The Scott farm was hired by the
overseer OF the poor the past year and
proved such a success it was thought
best to purchase the same.
Two new police officers have been ap-
pointed by the city council of Barre,
which has unanimously placed itself on
record for the enforcement OF the license
law and pledged itself to stand back of
the police and license commissioners to
see that the law is lived up to-
The Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington
railway have withdrawn their appeal
from the recent appraisal of the property
made by ]. E. Cushman, state tax COM
missioner. The appraisal was increased
from $4,000 to 1924 900. They con.
sidered the incre ase unfair and took an
appeal but upon investigation decided
that the appraisal was proper and just.
Rumors that the Pavilion at Montpe-
her had been sold or was about to be
sold have prevailed recently. but Jesse S.
Viles, proprietor Of the hotel says there
was no ground for the report, that the
Pavilion has not been sold and that
there are no negotiations under way
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as formerly, except that liquor license
will be applied for and undoubtedly
granted.
The farm barns belonging to P. c.
Fisher of Wolcott were destroyed by fire
Saturday morning. Eleven head OF cat
tile, seven new moving machines, and
Other farming tools, were burned. The
loss is partly covered by an insurance Of
$4,000. Mr.. Fisher had set lantern
down on the barn floor and had gone to
arouse the men in his employ for the
work Of the morning. During his absence
the lantern was overturned and set fire
to the barn.
State Senator George E. Royce, who
has been for many years one of the lead
ing democratic politicians of Vermont
died, Thursday, at his home in Rutland
ease. He was "a years old and had lived
there since 1864. He was the father O.
16 children, 10 of whom, with his widow
survive him. He was identified witt
several of the leading industries of the
city, and was director of several banks
His principal business, however, was the
quarryicg of marble, and he owned sew
eral large quarries in various towns ii
that vicinity.
F. H. Button, who has for severa
years been counsel for the Rutland rail
road, has resigned his position. OWNS
to the abserce of DR.. W. Seward Webb
president of the road, his successor ha:
not yet been appointed, but the lega
matters connected with the road will b,
conducted by H. H. Powers, consulting
counsel until the position of counsel il
filed. Mr.. Button became connected
with the road when p. w. Clement wa
president and was engaged in the litiga
ton which grew out of the construction
of the Rutland Canadian division of th
Rutland road. He is a member OF th
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land.
On Monday night of last week SOM
one entered several rooms at the hospi
tai at Waterbury, which were occupied
by nurses and the cooks, and money ant
other valuables were stolen. The cool
$50 in money. Another gentleman los
$37 and another a one dollar gold piece
The trunk in E. X. War; ns room wa
searched, but the sum OF money whic
was in the trunk was not found as i
was under some photographs. The he'll
had Just received their months wages
and it seems that someone familiar witt
the fact stole the money.
The United States government depart
ment of game and fisheries has leased tn
Swanton hatchery building and has pur
chased all the fish Matching parapherna
liza belonging to the state of Vermont
and will run the hatchery there thi
spring and summer. After this season i
is expected the government will eitbe
buy the present building and enlarge tn
same, or else buy land and build one o
their own. H. q. Thomas of Morrisyill
has been looking up the matter of tn
Canadians granting licenses. and Their
saw licenses granted by the Canadian
fish commissioner, and saw men fishing
He came back and granted fifteen license
Thursday evening. Probably as man,
more will be granted.
The American House, the oldest hote
in Brattleboro, il not in Windham cour
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