St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-23

II. AVIAN Nlce, one OF the led0lng men
of Bennington, died Dec. 10. He bad
been i'll for several months, was SO ears
of age, member of one of the oldest
families in town, was justice OF the peace
20 years, lister, school director and
had filled other town Offices. He was a
vestryman in ST. Peters church two
terms. H leaves a wife and four chill
dren.
Anthony McNeelly, who was arrested
about three weeks ago on the charge of
having emb.zzled $14OO from the Rut-
land railroad company while acting as
treasurer at the local freight offices, APP
peared before Jus ice F. 6. Webster at
Burlington Wednt sday. He waived
examination and was held for the county
court in the sum of $1,000, which was
furnished by J. ]. Enright, McNeelly' s
counsel. The case will be tried at the
March term of county court.
Sixty of the merchants of Bennington
have formed an organization to drive
out tie trading stamp concerns that
have located there.
The three-year old daughter OF Carl
Livingstone, who carries on the Charles
Lavigne farm at Hine sburg, recently fell
In such manner that her tongue was
cut completely through by her teeth.
DR.. H. B. Hanson put her under the inhu-
ence OF chloroform and sewed her tongue
and she is doing wei.
Roswell Clark of Orwell died at the
| Marv Fletcher hospital III Burliugt on,
the 14th, of blood poisoning, resulting
from an injured thumb. He had been
in the city only few hours when death
| occurred. He was SO years old and
| unmarr ed.
The Photographic Dry Plate Co. oil
Burlington formerly operated as the
Lumiere North American Co., has been
attached by F. J. White, former manager,
for $50, 900 for alleged claims due for five
years services under contract. The at
tachment has caus, susp nsit n OF ope-
rations in the factory W here new machin-
cry was being installed preparatory to
starting up January with 200 hands.
Joseph w. Fowler of Manchester has
| bten commissioned bv Gov. Mccullough
| as trustee of the Vermont Industrial
school. in place OF Thomas M. Deal Of
St. Adams, resigned. The commission
bears date of Dec. 7 and its term expires
Nov. 80, 1904.
John H. Senter has been appointt
states attorney of Washington county
to fill the unexpired term OF F. A. Bailey
who died at Colorado Springs DC. 10.
The marriage of Miss Annette M. Henry
of Water bury, daughter OF the late Syl
vester Henry. to. Albert Spencer, OF Paris
will take pace 10 London in January
Miss Henry with her brothers, Frank S
Henry, OF Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Henry, OF Saratoga, N. T.
are booked to sail on the steamer Min
nehalia OF the Atlantic transport line
| January 2.
William H. Pierce, who shot his brother
Charles at Qutchee last spring, was trec
at Woodstock Wednesday. on he charge
of assault with intent to kill. At The
June term OF court he was sent to Water
bury for examination The jurys yer
dict was not guilty by reason OF insanity
He will be returned to Waterbury.
The new exchange and gymnasium
building at The military post at For
Ethan Allen is nearing completion anc
will be occupied this winter by the sol
diers OF Uncle Sam. The structure will
cost $40 900 and is mooel of its kind
By the will of the late Thomas ]. Lyol
OF Rutland Rev. Gibbs Braislin. pasto
of the ll cal Baptist church, of which Mr
Lyon was tor many years member, il
given $4,000 outright, without an,
conditions. number OF smaller be
quests are made for charitable purposes
A meeting OF the state board of nor
NAL school commissioners was held il
Rutland, Wednesday, and the iollowin.
officers were chosen: President, Prof
Walter E. Howard of Middlebury; secre
tary, 0. D. Matthewson Of Barre; treas
uter, F. w. Pierce of Chester.