St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-14

School. This petition will be resented
to the directors of the school. Mr..
Prichard has been county examiner OF
teachers for several years and has been
principal Of the Randolph high school for
the past three years.
At the annual meeting of the incorpor-
ators of the Bennington County Savings
Bank, held Wednesday afternoon, the old
board OF trustees was reelected. A. B.
Valentine, who has been president of the
institution almost since its organization,
retains the same position. The total de-
posts at the end OF the year were over
100000 The bank paid over 312 per
cent dividends.
John Young Of Newport, United States
commissioner, madea record last Wednes-
day and ordeIed 33 Cinnamon deported
Six cases were not disposed of and one
was discharged, so that out Of 40 cases
only one member OF the celes tial kingdom
will be able 10 call himself mclean man.
These laundry asplrants were captured
at various times on their way over the
line.
William E. Huntoon, who for so years
has been local agent OF the various ex-
press companies that did transportation
business to and from White River juno
ton, turned over the active management
OF the office there last week to Frank H.
Dalton. 1t is understood that the Ameri-
can Express Co., which controls the
traffic there, has made some provision
toward tie support of Mr.. Huntoon in
his declining years, since the most cordial
relations have existed betN cen the COM
pany and him. Mr.. Dalton has been the
American Express manager at Hanover,
N. H., for over six years.
Under the laws OF the state the com
missions OF the deputy sheriffs of Wind
sor county expire at the death of the high
sheriff who appointed them, 50 there are
no deputies in Windsor county since the
death of High Sheriff D c. Jores on Tues
day OF last week. High BailItf Henry H.
Peck has the powers of sheriff until one
is appointed by the governor and sworn
into office, and has TO act as jailor of the
county jail at Woodstock besides. II the
governor does not soon make an ap-
pointment of high sheriff, Mr.. Peck Will
select deputy baihtfs to aid him in his
work.
A gavel made from wood from the
! Spanish war ship Rena Mercedes, which
was captured by Uncle Sans forces off
Santiago de Cuba, July 8, 1898, was re-
Gently received rom his old time friend,
Mayor John Pender of Portsmouth. N.
H, by Daniel Payson of Windsor. The
latter has since had the gavel handsome
ly mounted with silver and suitably in
scrbed, and presented it to Vermont
lodge, No. is, at the regular communica
ton Tuesday evening OF last week
At meeting of the state board Of
health held in Burlington, Friday even
ing, it was decided to hold the first
school tor the examination OF candidates
who wish to become registered embam-
ers, in Burlington, Feb. 10. This action
was taken in conformity with q statute
passed at the recent session Of the leg S
lature which provides that all undertake
ers must be registered, those who have
not passed a satisfactory examination
being ordered before the board of health.
The board also had under consideration
several cases of smallpox which have
broken out in the unorganized town of
Ferdinand in Esst& county.
The state board of cattle commission
ers, Hon. v I. Spear of Randolph DR..
Stevens of White River Junction and DR..
Rich OF Burlington, met with Governor
| Mccullough at Burlington, Friday and
discussed the laws relating to the duties
Of the board and plans for the future
work OF the commission. In the evening
a more definite outline of the work for
the coming year was made. Mr.. Spear,
secretary of the board. stated that all the
diseased cattle in the state have been
killed, the quarantine has been removed
in the towns of Rupert and Grafton, and
that it is hoped it may be removed in the
remaining towns within the next two
weeks. Everything now points to to,
tai eradication OF the foot and mouth
disease within short time.
Henry Burrell, one of the greatest base
ball players Vermont has ever produced,
was killed in a railroad wreck in Kalis-
pell, Mont, recently. He was a native
of Bethel, but one of his earliest profess
sional engagements was with the Brat
tleboro team which contained Tom
Dowd Collopy, Woodcock and Others
who were afterward we'll known on the
diamond. He was with the champion
st. Louis Browns of the American asso.
citation one year, and when with Miwau-
kee was considered the most effective
pitcher OF the Western league. He had
played on several teams in Illinois and
Iowa, and last year was an umpire in
the Iowa-South Dakota league. His
most important eastern engagement was
with the Springfield club OF the Eastern
league, under the management Of the
late Tom Burns.
The negotiations between the city OF
Burlington and DR.. w. Seward Webb,
president of the Rutland railroad for the
removal from Rutland to Burlington OF
the headquarters and offices of the road
are at standstll, because of the failure
OF the citizens committee and DR.. Webb
to agree on the terms of the resolution
which provides for bonding the CITY ia
the sum OF $50 900 to secure the head
quarters The committee asks DR.. Webb
to pledge himself to erect building cost
ing not less than 100000, while DR..
Webb wishes the words suitable build
ing" inserted in place of the 100000
clause He is also opposed to binding
the railroad to employ lat least 100
officers and clerks, not that he expects
the number will be less, but in case big
strike or a prolonged depression, the
business of the road might be so serious
ly affected that it could not maintain
such a number. 1t was not known until