St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-28
A petition presented to the Montpelier

A petition presented to the Montpelier
board of school commissioners for solid
session oil the public schools led w. E.
Ranger, state superintendent of educs-
ton, to investigate as to how many high
schools in the state have but one session
day. Mr.. Ranger sent out inquiries to
the principals of the SO high schools in
the state and received replies from 81.
Of this number three, at Barre, Brattle-
boro and Burlington. have solid SEES
sion. st. Adams high school has two
sessions in the fall and winter and one in
the spring term, and SO high schools
have two sessions.
The Elias Lyman Coal Co. of Burlng
ton shipped an order of one ton OF coal
to a woman in Winchester, Mass, re-
Gently. There is no coal there at any
price. The cost to the purchaser was
So and 81 80 extra for freight. This
firm is supplying the schools in Barre,
MONTPELIER and st. Adams. The scarcity
of coal in some of the smaller towns was
illustrated by a telegram received recent
ly by the Strong Hardware Co. of Bur.
lington from F. w. Clark of Woodstock,
who wanted so pounds of blacksmith
coal sent by express. The order was
promptly filled by the concern.
An ovet heated furnace started fire in
Christ Episcopal church at Montpelier,
Saturday afternoon that ruined the root
and interior, causing loss OF 10000,
upon which there is an insurance OF
$11 500, including $4,000 on a new
organ lust installed. Edgar Magoun,
the anitor, was at work sweeping i'll the
church when the fire first broke out and
attempted to quench the flames with a
fire extinguisher, but was overcome by
the smoke, and had to be carried to bis
home. The church was built 10 1868 at
cost OF 100000.
rhe Woodbury. Granite company have
closed a contract for furnishing Bethel
granite for two residences in New York
city. The contract calls for 10000 cubic
| feet of granite at cost of about $780,
600. The present force of quarrymen
will be doubled during the remainder Of
the winter. The granite will be finished
at the companys sheds at Hardwick
but the company expect to erect sheds at
Bethel within few months and will give
employment to about $50 cutters.
The 18th annual reception and ban
Duet of the Vermont Association of Bos
ton will be held at Hotel Vendome, Wed
nesday, January %. The special guests
of the occasion will be Governor John 9
Mccullough, Lieutenant Governor Cur
tbs Guild, IT,, of Massachusetts, Lieuten
ant Governor Zed S. Stanton, Hon
George E. Foss. M. c., from Chicago
and Hon. Frank ?. Partridge, former
minister to Venezuela. The membership
numbers now nearly 500, over SO having
been added to the roll during the las
year.
Governor Mccullough has pardoneC
Ambrose Manner, aged 20, who was sen
to the house OF correction a year age
last September for not less than thre,
years or more than four. Maher wa
sentenced on a plea OF not guilty to ;
charge of assault, be having thrown ;
stone or stick at an officer. The petition
Tor pardon was signed by all but on
of the lawyers of Brattleboro, that on
being out OF town. 1t was thought tina
the prisoner suffered enough for tn
offense The doctors say that he ha
consumption and he will be taken It
Prince Edward Island where his parent
live