St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-22
VERMONT NEWS.

The Easter offering at ST. Augustine's
Catbo'ic church, Montpelier, was about r
$4,000. t
The White River Junction musical tes- 7
tival will open on May IA.
HE. Tinker has offered his resignation
as agent of the Central Vermont Rail l
way Co. at White River Junction, to take
effect April 81. He has held this position {
80 years.
W. E. Ranger, state superintendent OF
education, has occasion annually to re-
ceive the names OF the town clerks IN the
state so that he is able to know IN what
! towns changes are made. Out OF the
! 246 towns there were only 10 changes at
the March election and in four OF the
nineteen, the change is in the family, like
father to son.
Thomas w. Wood, the famous ARTIST,
died in New York on the morning OF
April IA. He was born in Montpelier
November 70, 1928, and while his work
has called him to other cities and other
lands be has spent many summers there
Mr.. Woods was one of the greatest |
artists of modern times. He was presl-
dent of the United States Color Associa-
ton and also of the New York Academy
of Design. The body was taken to Mont
peler Tor interinent.
The State Board of Agriculture will
. soon publish pamphlet in which farms
for sale and summer homes in Vermont
can be advertised. These advertisements
are to be as brief as possible, 6. wing loca-
ton. acres, productions, buildings, adj
= yantages, attractions and price, with
I owners name and address plainly writ
ten. The summer homes and hotels
should state location, accommodations,
attractions, rooms and price per week.
e All communications should be addressed
V to c. !. Bell East Hardwick. Vt.
e Miss Hattie Roberts, young girl
n emploved by Herman W. Rice at West
&c ford committed suicide last week Weohes-
. day morning by taking carbohc aclo
e Miss Roberts had been away from MT.
le Rice's all night and Oh her return went
is to her room where she renamed some
- time. After leaving her room she went
le To Mrs. Rice and said ~ have killed
N myself. have taken carbohe acid" Miss
N Roberts tell and died in few moments
a She was past aid when the doctor arrived,
;, though vigorous attempts mao oeen
IL made to revive her. No cause tor the
deed is known by her employers.
re CIV. Beerwort OF Richford has bought
OF of Homer Beers of Farnham, Que, The
an building near the Central railway sta
10. ton, formerly occupied by the 0. l.
= Kinds Co. for an overall factory, to
up oether with lot on the south side of thu
re, Peers nroperty. The building will b.
all moved to this lot next month and uset
he as a mandatory tor school supplies ant
house furnishings. Mr. Beerwort alread,
has bought his machinery. He will EN-
Inn nloy five or six men to start with am
of more as the business increases. MI
len Beerwort has contract with the II
- fany Co. of Chicago to furnish schoe
cabinets for it's eastern trade.
- Lauren, son of Mr.. and Mrs. 6. Lon
Vi of Warren, had a very narrow escaE
Ken from being killed last week. His fathe
ing had been drawing hay and he wanted
the oct into the wagon While It VIZ
~ being backed into the barn. The hors'
'"o ran, breaking into water house, carr
he'd ing it for some distance and tearif
tier down 10 rods Of barbed wire fence ar
erv posts. The bov became entangled in Il
a. wheel, going around with it once.
~ was caught by one leg and arm IN
wire and torn from the wagon VINE
St. The wheel passed over one arm and 81
INV of his head and his clothes were to
4,o nearly to pieces. One leg was mangl
''> and one rib was broken. He probat
i at will recover if blood poisoning does
oss- set in.
r to W. Bitter of the American Biogra
,nce Co of New York is in Swanton, wh'
oou he is to secure a complete scene OF t
0"S' n;ke nerch works now in operation
eter, The limited States fish commission S
t Is t;ons The company will have an ex
alter hilton at the Louisiana Purchase EXPO
ran ton in ST. Louis in 1904 Inc cam'
Ia. N weighs 100 pounds and is mounted on
nneo 75.nound iron tripod. The pictures
light taken on the largest film OF its kind,
Rem the rate of 500 pictures minute. 1t
III IN a continuous picture taken from the II
'red;. the fish are landed in the net, during
III i, process of spawning, until the fish are
.,,ail turned to the water. The work IS un
. 10 the direction OF E. N. Garter OF st. Jof
7ould bury, superintendent VI Wv IT. not
The SION stat'oh a' swan 81 he scf
,glect VIII DC useu as oreu' =" a.a,,,ant ext
= tion of this branch Of fish culture.
cool According to the will of Judge, nc
lie hill I Mason of Troy, just prooateu'
next Isabella K. Lombard of Bennington
But receive S25 900 in cash, and justin
,preg- loog all of the plate, family pictures
above family heirlooms. Mrs. Lombard W
small distant relative OF Judge Mason,
and went to the Mason home III 10y a
IA bits ago, and was faithful IN hel a. e Nv
ldians upon the mother ana sianu 4 80. ~
] used Judge Mason during the,, 'ast s-n
rrow and death, when recently IooN
i wigss within few weeks OF eac1 oen ne ~ y
Ms on son of the Hon. Martin l. Town:
rocky and committed suicide near h'oan
small weeks ago. By the terms IS OF us :n w IA
large, Samaritan Hospital of Troy Will re
e. and $50 900. He left an estate value