St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-02
VERMONT NEWS.
vermont Cha nges.


changes in the staff OF the Cen.
mont Railway company have
,de at St. Adams. The freight
business has shown so large an
during the past two years that
stability of dividing the customs
rom the freight agency has been 7
mon. H. E. Bentley, formerly
roe of both departments. will be
n charge OF the customs depart
With a force of some FIVE or six
me clerks. T. S. Beeler, chief train
tcher in that city, has resigned the
ion having secured like position
The The Kansas City and Southern
yav, with Office at Shreveport, La.
Superintendent Of motive power.
,nas A. Summerskill, who has held
position for the past three years, has
ppned to take service with the Grand
1Snk railway elsewhere. The new
oaanr;ntendent of motive power will be
rhibald Buchanan, IT,, who tor the
ct four years has been master mechanic
the Saratoga and Champlain divisions
the Delaware and Hudson railroad.
will enter upon his new duties
ecember J.
atm, for a New Trial i'm the ssspotter"
Case.
hearing was held in United States
.rt at Brattleboro Nov. "a before
2,doe H. Fl. Wheeler on the motion Tor
Loneeping of the case of S. D. Wilson VS..
" Clement, for alleged SANDER. Max
Powell of Burlington presented an
&davit stating that Juror Hulett was
tive 4 in Clements behalf in that town
ming the campaign, the general belief
here that Hulett was Clements paid
zoent. and that he went about the state
his interests after his defeat at the
/ lls Mr.. Powell said Juror Markham,
Proctor, was disqualified, because ne
las station agent and an employee OF
he Rutland railroad, of which Mr.. Gle
kent is director.
alexander Dunnett of St. Johnsbury, in
lehalf of the defendant, introduced the
@davit of Mr.. Clement that he had
Bnlv the casual acquaintance OF juror
Eulett, and never employed him or paic
lin money in any capacity; that he knew
Markham, but that under the new
Management OF the Rutland railroad HI
ad nothing to do with the employees
gnd was director merely by courtesy
&Ir Duunett said if the plaintiff $ counse
lad evidence at Rutland that the juror
We're disqualified it was their business Y
Move to have the jury dismissed. MIR
Powell said the information came e
8bem by letter, that they brought tn
matter to the attention OF Judge Wheeler
4 inf did not think they should ask t
ave the case continued while they look
n no evidence. The decision was re
*erved.
Il A new industry to be known as tn
#nrleans Boat and Machine Co. is locate
II West Derby on the site OF the old kee
machine shops. The purpose OF the hr'
{ to build steam, gasoline and row boat
hi all description, to build engines fe
Fboth stes m and gasoline launches. an
to doall kinds of repairing which 'ncluo'
\ shaltnp and all other machinery outslS
the bat business.
Protective Grange Of Brattleboro hi
1 again passed Randolph as the bann
praneein Vermont and with its met
hershitpf 435 is now the second large
1 graneen the world. The working st;
Il Of Protective grange will exempliiy
u third ad fourth degrees at Rutian
IL Dec. 81. The annual meeting OF t
IA Pomona oranges of the district VIII
~ held in fattleboro Dec. 3.
Louis M. Mitchell OF Alburgh W
brought o Burlington, Wednesday ire
Alburgh nd arraigned before Comm
i sioner Gsrge E. Johnson on the cnai
of smuggling 600 pounds OF turkey a
a fur robinto this country from Cana'
q He waivi examination and bail v
B fixed at 500, which was furnished. J
@ turkeys i question were brought II !!
Nd the Unite States on Nov. ~. Inc Oh
III crossed tie line during that night
~ the customs officials were on the wat
R They succeeded in Selling the turke
@ but failedto get Mitchell, who esca
~ in the face u serious opposition.
Linn 7. sanderson Of Highgate, uE
BIZ Autust lat, the proprietor OF the Ma
M wood creamtrt at Highgate, which a
doing a large and hourishing busin
failed and 75 o. more farmers lost ab
nj $4,000. was recently petitioned
NJ bankruptcy The petitioners claim t
HI Mr. Sandeison, while insolvent,
III tempted to dfraud and beat iscredi
HI by giving TOT. B. Sanderson, his tat
an order on | II. White & Sons OF DO:
for S1.945. "a, which order was hon.
and paid to til. elder Sanderson.
also claimed by the petitioners that
M tain property was concealed tor the
# fit of certain preferred creditors.
@ The carpenters il White River juno
z and vicinity have formed labor u
and have applied tp the Carpenters
mi Joiners Union TO charter.
rumored that effotts are under WE
organize the retail clerks in that
IA into union.
Work in the Robin Hood Powder
paws cartridge factory at Swa'
I'm which was suspended because G
6 explosion of dynamite, has been rest
H The debris from the damaged pa
E the buildings is being cleared away
@ the work OF rebuilding will be beg
| once.
Frank Plumley Of North6eld;, o
H the United States umpires in tine
| ment of the Venezuelan claims, al
| in New York from Caracas Wedne
@ Ex.Gov. C.S. Page OF HYDE FaIh
arri, ed there the same day, rett
@ from trip to France.
It is reported that Charles T. Va
@ United States marshal for the dist
Massachusetts, native OF Vernon
| a son OF ]. K. Darling OF Chelsea
candidate for governor OF Porto ri