St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-21

guilty of such culpable negligence as to
call for his immediate removal in the
| interest OF the service.
The news of his removal came as
great surprise to him and to his friends
| throughout Vermont. He Immediately
asked for an investigation and Senator
Proctor called at the White House Sat
urday and asked the President to recon.
slider the case.
President Roosevelt at the request of
Senator Proctor has decided to investi-
| gate further the case of United States
Marshall Field of Vermont, who was re-
moved because of the escape of two
ChinameH who were in the custody of
one of Marshal Fields deputies. The
entire Vermont delegation to Congress is
en- route to Washington to appear before
the President when the hearing is given.
Officials OF the Howe Scale Co., of Rut
land, announced that they had purchased
six acres of land adjoining the present
holding of 10 acres on the south tor the
purpose of charging the plant in the
near future for the growing business of
the firm.
E. B. Ellis, a granite manufacturer,
has secured a very large contract which
will amount to over 100000. 1t is
for the stone work on the new Washing
ton depot. 1t is the largest single build
ing contract of the kind ever made in
this country. The stone will be taken
from the Bethel quarries and will be cut
in Mortified. Not only will the exterior
be OF Bethel granite, but the interior as
well with all it's beautiful trimmings.
This contract means that more than
double the help now employed in the
granite business in Mortified will be
necessary, new sheds will be built and
large addition to the industrial and
commercial business of Mortified is
assured. The work will begin at an
early day and will cover period of some
three years.
few weeks ago letter came to East
Dorset directed to Benjamin Ames, or
any of his descendants. Mr.. Ames has
been dead for number of years. One OF
his descendants was found, who opened
the letter. 1t proved to be from man
in Spokane Falls who, 81 years ago,
boarded with Mr. Ames and left without
| paying LIS UOdtus uC duIOu1L vi SbS
bill was sent him, and last week a check
was received for the entire amount due.
These officers were elected at the 10th
annual meeting of the Vermont Medical
society, held at Bellows Falls last week:
President, DR.. William V. Bryant, Ludlow;
vice. president, DR.. P. E. insolvency
Burlington; secretary, DR.. G. h. Gorham,
Bellows Falls; treasurer, DR.. B. H. Stone,
Burlington; auditor, DR.. J. M. Blodgett
Saxtons River. DR.. D. D. Grout OF Water
bury, was chosen anniversary chairman
for next year, and DR.. H. D. Holton Of
Brattleboro, was elected delegate to the
American Medical Association for two
years. Rutland was chosen as the next
place of meeting.
Silas H. Danforth, deputy collector O.
7 customs in charge OF the customs house
ia St. Adams, has been suspended sc
: days without pay, for violations of thu
(, department regulations. 1t is under
+, stood that further investigation has beer
ordered.
The SD semi.annual meeting Of th
: Vermont Homeopathic Medical Societ,
, will be held at Rutland, October /. DR.
H. S. Boardman and DR.. F. E. Steele
president of the society, are among thos
a who will have papers, the former Of
: "X-Ray Therapeutics" and the latte
"Traumatic Rupture of the Pleura.
! A banquet at which President Steele !
u toast master, will be held in the evening
:. Samuel B. Doty, prominent bushes
a man OF Morrisville and proprietor of tn
e Morrisville Bottling Works, died at hi
e home there, Saturday. He had been i
poor health for several years sufferin
with asthma. He returned last sprin
from California, where he passed til
lie winter with Mrs. Doty for his health
Y He had suffered several weeks from net
3 ralgia OF the heart, and dropped dea
n while putting on his shoes. He leaves
&c wife, daughter and son.
+ The ninth Vermont Regimental Al
'e ISOLATION held it's annual reunion q
i Bellows Falls last week Tuesday. Thirt
10 members of the old regiment were pre-
- ept and at the same time Company
y held reunion. The soldiers were ente
- tanned by the local Woman's Reli
- Corps, banquet being served at II
o. opera house hall. After dinner speecht
. were made by comrades Taylor, of Bra
r. tleboro, Hutchins and Taylor, of Below
Is Falls, Farrell of Waterbury, and other
.e After the banquet social hour was e.
Us ioyed. The officers elected were: Pre-
"a ident, ]. P. Aiken, OF Hartland; vic
- president, H. W. Hutchins, of Below
>. Falls; secretary and treasurer, 7. 7. Fa
" rell, of Waterbury; ex commander, Fl.
y. Spafford, of Rutland, N. H. Miles,
y y Rutland. l.. B. Harris, of Lyndon. tt
~ time and place OF the next meeting Wi
L lett to the association officers and t
y meeting will probably be held next ye
-. II at Boston during the national annu
~ encampment. aHe
ID. Ephraim Root of West Rochester w
&c, murdered last week Monday night wit
IA. in few feet of the door of the barn
y, which he had been working. Mr.. Ro
is. went to the barn about six clock to
c. the chores and when he had finished
y, work and was about to return to t
err house, just as he stepped out of the do
some one struck the deadly blow.
was found late in Intervening unconscio
with large hole in the top OF his hea
or. He had also been stabbed twice. He di
las about three o'clock the following moi
ar ing. Mr. Root was about forty years
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