St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-07
VERMONT NEWS.
County Examiner. Meet,

and importance TO the department. LIE
evening session lasted until 2.3O Satur-
day morning. The most marked changes
in the school laws are in the granting of
special second grade certificates without
examination to teachers who have pre-
yiouslv held first or second grade certi6-
Gates. BY the newrtg ulations the extern
sion OF the privilege of continuous GER
tlfcation is applied to all schools instead
of graded schools as heretofore, but
holders of third grade certificates are no
longerentitled to certfcation in continu-
Gus service At the night session among
other matters more systematic plan for
summer schools, teachers institutes and
educational meetings was presented by
Mr.. Ranger and adopted by the examin-
ers. These plans include educational
meetings throughout he state during
the next two years. In 1908 summer
schools will be hel in the folio wing coun
ties: Orleans, Orange, Windsor, west
part, Windham, Chittenden and La
noble Institutes and meetings in other
counties were also laid out by definite
plan and no part of the state will be neg
lected.
Attempted Suicide.
Tuesday a ternoon OF last week Char
les E. Newell of White River Junction,
until recently clerk in the Central YER
mont freight Office, was found in the
toilet compartment at the Junction house
with handkerchief saturated with
chorotorm over his face. The hotel
clerk and Others who heard the heavy
breathing and groaning discovered New
ell and revived him. He was well under
the influence of cblorotorm. Newell went
there from Brattleboro over year ago.
He has a wife and child. He has been
drinking hard lately and acted strangely.
He lett the Central Vermont service Mon
day and expected a position i'll Concord.
He is able to be on the street, but his
memory OF the affair is very indistinct,
and he still insists that he had no inten-
ton of ending his life, and that the two
ounces OF chloroform he purchased prior
to going to the hotel was intended to be
used as an outward application to his
neck, which was affected by neuralgia.
Mr. Newell is a young man and has
made friends there. They attribute his
condition to worry over financial
troubles, which he sought to forget
through drink. His previous record is
good.
New Corporation.
A change in tie ownership of the Brat
tleboro Overall Company has been effect
ed, William H. Haywood, the owner,
selling an interest to George w. Darcy
OF Boston, who is the operator OF three
retail furnishing goods stores in that
city. Mr.. Darcy has been largely inter
ested IN selling overalls, representing
prominent manufacturing coucerns in
this line A corporation will be organic d
under the Vermont laws, with $50 600
capital. Mr.. Haywood will have charge
OF the factory and Mr.. Darcy will devote
his time to the sales department. Plans
are being made to extend the business 50
that by next spring it will employ 10C
hands.
The Castleton post office was advanc
/ ed to the third class January l, 1903.
4 The toll-keeper at the bridge at North
II Hero was taken off Dec. 20; the receipts
D for the season were over 500.
Rev. +. P. Treat Of Irasburg received
as a Christmas gift fine fur coat, 6
willing contributor from appIeciativ'
Pensioners.
Rev. 6. Glenn Atkins OF Burlington ha:
been invited to become one OF the college
preachers at Amherst. He is delivering /
series OF Sunday evening sermons to thu
young on "Phe Schools OF Life"
BY the bursting of water tank on th
third floor books in the Barre court room
valued at $500 were practically ruined.
Barre starts the new year with hel
floating debt of $4,000 wiped out
This reduces the city's yearly interest ac
count nearly $1,000.
Secretary of State F. G. Fleetwood ha
the telephone from Morrisvlle to Mont
peer. He also has a wonderful pet ca
named Mckinley.
Joel II. Gates OF Burlington, the found
er OF the West Royalton, Mass, } lib airy
has given S200to the library, 500 to b
used Tor the purchase OF books, and tn
rest for repairs.
f. w. Sault, of the Morrisville Messen
ger office, is to have charge OF the nechan
zeal part OF the business OF the Es>e:
Publishing Co., OF Essex Junction ant
begins his duties there this week.
Capt. Frank Ken6eld of Morrsvile i
being mentioned as the next department
commander of the Vermont 6. A. K an,
U. S. Grant post OF Randolph has aIread
formally voted to support him tor tha
office.
Homer l.. Skeels, formerly OF Swantor
Stckney and Sargent at Ludlow. Nj
Sktels studied law with this firm an
was Governor Stiekneys executive cler
during his administration.
The company OF Fall River men whic
expended 1000 in the asbestos plan
in Edcn has been disappointed in til
deposit, both in quantity and quality
The company has bought new mines i
Canada and may move the machiner
there
Rev. William Water of Albany, who's
entire ministerial service has blen in tt
state hitherto, goes to Wisconsin to
near relatives, some of whom are sic
and need to have hum nearer. His az
dress is Clinton, Wis. Mr.. Water hs
done valuable work among several of tt
churches in the state.
Ga account of the shortage of coal tt
city school commissioners of Barre ha,
deemed it advisable to postpone Il
opening oil the city schools for two weel
later than planned. Instead OF openln