St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25

The meeting adjourned Friday morning.
These officers were elected: President. DR..
]. H. Jackson of Burlington; first vice
president, DIR. H Burbridge of Woodstock;
second vice-president, DR.. G. S. Baker of
Brattlt boro; secretary, DR.. Thomas
Mound OF Rutland CORE spending secre-
tary, Miss Grace L. Bosworth of Rut-
land; treasurer, DR.. w. H. Munsell OF
Wells River. The executive committee
elected comprises the following members:
George O. Mitchell Of St. Adams; J. c.
Hindes of Vergennes; c. H. Kent of Barre.
DR.. 7. A. Robinson of Morrisville, was
elected state prosecutor. The following
delegates to the national association
meeting were elected: K. L. Cleaves of
Montpelier; 6. F. Barber OF Brattleboro;
L. E. Mellen of Middlebury; c. Fl. Kent
of Barre; R. M. Chase OF Bethel; A. A.
Minott of Morrisvile; J. c. Hindes of
Vergennes; H. Turrll of Rutland; Grace
L. Bosworth of Rutland. The next
meeting of the state association will be
held at Montpelier next year.
Hawley F. Barrett has been appointed
postmaster at Griffith, in the town of
Mt. Tabor.
Jack Harris, assistant postmaster to
the senate at Washington has had his
salary increased $50 month and is at
Morrisvile on leave of absence.
The official investigation into the cir
cumstances leading to the death OF Mrs.
Sarah c. Bennett at the insane Asylum
at Waterbury, several wee ks ago, shows
nothing that can be construed as crimi-
nal carelessness or ntglect on the part of
the attendants.
l. L. Pearl OF Johnson, who has man.
aged the Chauncy Warner estate OF Cam
bridge since the death of r. Brush, the
executor uLder the Mill, has succeeded in
closing nearly all litigation and the St.
Adams hospital. which is to receive the
balance, will soon be put in possession
of about $4,000.
Jesse Harvey Of Montpelier, engrossing
Clerk in the Office OF the secretary OF state.
has been busy since the legislature adj
! journed last December engrossing the
| bills enacted into law. Gov. McCul
Tough, Lieut.-Gov. Stanton, and Speaker
Mortified will be at Montpelier Tuesday,
April IA, to sign the same.
The little four-year- old daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs Patrick Collins of Fair Haven
fell Is feet from a second story window
Friday, striking on her head on the slate
pavement. She was unconscious for "a
hours, but is rapidly recovering. One
wrist is disocated and her body badly
bruised.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman L. Camp OF
Elmore celebrated their 35th wedding
anniversary March 10. In the evening
about 40 of their friends and neghbors
together with their three children, sew
eral grandchildren and a sister from Chi.
cago, gathered at their home to extend
to them their hearty congratulations.
Milo Hall Of Rchford was taken to
Burlington Wednesday under arrest by
Duputy Marshal L A. Drew, accused of
smuggling, the articles he is accused of
bringing in without paying duties there.
on being raw hide. He waived examin-
alton and bail was fixed in his case at
$500. Mr. Hall furnished the same for
his appearance at the May term OF court.
Rev. ]. B. Reardon has resigned as
pastor Of the Universalist church at Lud-
low, to take effect in three mon his. Mr..
Reardon has been pastor of the church
about six years. He is member of the
school board and also holds high Offices
in the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges.
He has 70 definite plans.
Calvin P. EIdred of Chester died Thurs
day, from inflammation of the brain, at
the age OF 65. He was born in Sheldon,
and his death is the first in a family OF
seven children. He was formerly super
intendent of construction in Connecticut
and later employed by the Western Union
Telegraph company in building their
lines through Iowa, Wisconsin and Michi-
gan.
An echo of collapsed boom Of fifteen
years ago comes to some investors in Yer
mont in The announcement OF the sale OF
the property of tie DeKalb Co at Fort
Payne, Ala, including ine hotel and
grounds, office building, 1000 town lots,
400 acres near the town, and 10000
acres of mineral lands. The purchaser is
Major Frank Y. Anderson, who will open
mines and erect furnaces
The comptroller of the currency has
given notice OF the election of E. L.
Wyman as vice president of the Factory
Point National Bank OF Manchester
Center in place of D. H. Wilson, deceased,
and of the appointment OF J. H. Wbipple
as assistant cashier; also of the election
of George Rowland as president OF the
Barre National Bank, in place of B. w.
Braley and of the election OF D. M. Miles
as vice resident in place OF D. A. Allen.
Vermonters who have crossed the lake
TO see to see the natural wonders of the
Ausable Chasm in New York state will
be glad to learn that a bill has been
introduced by Senator Prime to COM
plete the purchase of the property for
$200,000 The Forest, Fish and Game
commission has an option on it for that
sum- A street railroad has been planned
from Ausabe Chasm to Lake Placid and
it is proposed to make Ausable Chasm
part of the Adirondack Park.
A new industry Of considerable prom
Use will soon begin operations at BELLOWS
Falls. c. E. Harris and A. 7. Pierce of
Saxton's River and F. G. Hendee OF Pl. ts-
ford are associated in company organ
lied to manufacture elastic pulp plaster.
They have the exclusive right to manu-
facture and sell this product in the state
OF Vermont and in the four lower coun
ties in New Hampshire. They have pur-
chased of Dr. o. M. George site for a
manufacturing plant on the line of the
railroad opposite the Casein company.
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