St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-01
VERMONT NEWS.
UnderlaI.er. a, Mon,pelier.

three days session of the third an.
meetngo oil the Vermont Undertakers'
and Embalmers' association, opened in
Montpelier last week Tuesday. The as.
ISOLATION has a membership OF nearly
100. These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, c. W. Spencer of Rutland; vice
presidents, M. !. Moran of Brattleboro
and Arthur G. Hale of Brad ord secre-
tary, Mrs. M. c. Brigham of Newport;
treasurer. L. F. Cabot of Windsor; execu-
tive committee, F. B. Hammond of Troy,
]. B. McLane of Topsham, E. N. Edison
of Williamstown, ]. Warren Roberts OF
Burlington and W. H. Bond of Brattle-
boro. The associations delegates to the
national convention are H. +. Bond OF
Brattleboro and J. w. Roberts of Bur-
lington. c. A. Stanley was appointed
committee for Caledonia county. About
40 members partook OF the banquet Wed.
nesday evening, and among those who
responded to toasts were nr. 7. r. Stiles
OF st. Johnsbury and A. E. Hale of Brad
ford. Eleven candidates took the ex-
animation Thursday before the state
board of health, the examining board
consisting of Drs. Caverly of Rutland,
Holton of Brat tIeboro and Stiles OF ST.
Johnsbury. The association received an
invitation to meet at st. Johnsbury next
year, but the place OF meeting will be de-
termined by the executive committee.
Miss Lou Northrop, daughter of Clark
Northrop OF Marshheld, committed sur
eide at the home of her father two miles
below the village on Monday evening OF
last week by taking laudanum. She had
made previous attempt to drown her
self in the river in the afternoon of the
same day but was prevented. Miss
Northrop had been employed in hotel
in Cabot and had been at home but
few days. She had for some time been
subject to severe attacks OF illness. 1t is
thought that this may have been the
cause of her rash deed. She leaves, besides
father, two brothers, her mother hav-
ing died sometime ago. Miss Northrop
was a student at Montpelier Seminary a
year ago, but did not return for the year
just closed.
A secret agent OF the Boston & Maine
Railroad company was in Brattleboro
recently on business. AS the result of
his trip three employees OF the road To-
Gated there have been suspended until the
thing is figured out. They are: E. L.
Hutton, day manager at the round
house; George Deyo, fireman, recently
on the, local switch, and Thomas Clune,
also fireman. Two employees in New
London have also been suspended in
similar way. 1t is reported that these
five men were, two years ago, employed
in the transportation department, and
now they have been at work in the
motive power department. To go from
one department to another in the roads
service it is required that a man must
have clean papers from the department
in which he has been employed. 1t is
understood that some irregularities two
years ago have not vet been cleared up
and so these suspensions have been
ordered.
In response to letters of inquiry sent to
members of the State Bar association re-
garding holding a midsummer meeting
of the association at Newport during
Old Home Week, ]. H. Senter, president
OF the association, has received over 200
replies, only two OF which oppose such a
meeting. The lawyers of Orleans county,
headed by John Young of Newport, are q
unit in favoring such meeting, and it
will probably be held during the first
week III August, instead of during Old
Home week.
Arrangements had been made by the
Second Vermont Volunteer brigade to