St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-21
town and the finest marble which the
local company is abe to produce will be
used in it's construction.


the Essex Classical Institute by W. E.
Huntley of Essex.
D. M. Hildreth, editor of the Newport
Express and Standard. is taking trip
south for the benefit of his health.
Governor Mccullough has appointed
Wilson S. Lowell, of Springfield, sheriff
tor Windsor county, vice Daniel I. Jones,
deceased.
Col. ]. Gray Estey, commanding the
LIST Vermont regiment, has issued his call
for the annual officers school, to be held
in Brattleboro Feb. 10 and II.
The Vermont Marble Co., Proctor, dis
tributed $4,000 among its employees
as the amount due them Tor wages earn
ed during The month of Dece mbtr.
The principal of the Bellows Falls
school resigned suddenly just before the
school opened, sending a telegram that
he had accepted position in Syracuse,
NY.
The Rutland-Florence Marble Com.
pany is making preparations to move
its Offices from Rutland to the new
building which has been erected in Pitts
lord, near the quarries.
The name Of Rev. G. Glenn Atkins,
of Burlington, is included III the list OF
preachers for Dartmouth College, Han
over for the coming year. Mr. Atkins
has held this position tor several years.
The Congregational church at Bethel
is making strong effort to retain Rev.
WiImond Warner who has just accepted
call to the Congregational church at
Barton. Pledges have been secured to
assure a raise in salary and a petition
has been sent to Barton church asking
for his release.
The Rev. W. A. Plommondon, formerly
in charge of the St. Francis de Sales
church and parish in Benning on, has
been appointed pastor of the new st.
Athony's church in Burlingt on, and has
taken up his residence there.
The annual meeting OF the Bennington
Battle Monument and Historical Asso-
citation was held at Bennington Wednes-
| day. The reports showed that the funds
on hand amounted to over 81 400 with
interest for two years and that the re-
ceipts from visitors were from $3.50 to
$500 per year. For the last two years
the number of visitors had fallen off con-
siderably.
X. E. Hathorn Of Ludlow. department
commander of the Vermont 6. A. r has
accepted an invitation from the Vermont
Veterans Association of Boston to be its
guest It reunion and dinner at Young's
hotel B 1ston, Thursday evening, Ian. %.
Gov, J. G. Mccullough will also be a guest.
The annual encampment of the depart
ment of Vermont 6. A. r., has been called
to meet with Roberts post, OF Rutland,
Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. % and
20. The only name thus far presented
tor the position of department COM
mander for the coming year is that of
Capt. Frank N. kenfield, of J. M. Warner
Post No. 4, and a soldier whose record
is second to none in the department.
Mr.. Persons, former principal in the
high school at Woodstock, has gone to
Bellows Falls to take the place OF M. D.
Downing, who goes to Syracuse, N. Y.
E. F. Watson of Pitts6ed, has been en-.
gagged to take the place of Mr.. Parsons.
Mr.. Watson is graduate OF Dartmouth
College. Hanover, n. H., in the class of
1895, and has taught in Littleton and
in Massachusetts.
For week there has not been pound
OF coal OF any kind in b. nnington to sell.
The soap works at North Bennington,
in addition to the Bennington knitting
mill are closed down for want of fuel.
The principal coal dealer in town has
not had a car OF stove or chestnut since
Dec. |.
The Vermont association in Boston is
pushing the plans for permanent head
quarters where people from this state
and former residents may have pleasant
rooms to go to al any time while in the
city. The quarters will probably be in
one of the downtown hotels and lunch
room will be established.
William E. Putnam, c. E., Of Spring
field has gone to Birmingham, Ala,
where he is to be employed by large
New York construction company to
superintend the rebuilding of $50 miles
of railroad as we'll as the erection OF a
large gas plant and a central heating
station. The position carries with it a
good salary with fine prospects of adj
vancement in The future.
The portrait of Admiral Charles E.
Clark, which has been in the lobby of the
state house at Montpelier near the en-
trance to representatives hall since it
was unveiled in October, was hung
Wednesday by Sergeant-at.A Arms Brock
in the lower hall near the entrance to the
state treasurer's Office, where the artist,
FREDERICK P. Vinton, of Boston, thought
the light would be most effective.
Victor |. Spear, chairman of the board
of Cattle commissioners, believes the foot
and mouth disease is practically stamp
ed out and all that remains is to dsinfect
the contaminated quarters. While the
quarantine has been in force the cattle
shippers Of Vermont have lost a great
5 deal OF money in not being able to do
business. The disease has cost the
national overnment in round numbers
$4,000 tor cattle in Vermont alone and
1926 head have been slaughtered.
! The First National bank and the Barre
Savings bank of Barre which have occu'
= pied the same quarters are to be separ
: ated the First National remaining where
: it is now located and the Savings bank
: will move to the Bolster building March
q /. F. G. Rowland, who has been cashier
t of the National bank since 1887, has re
+, signed to accept the position of treasure
K OF the savings bank. He will be succeed
0 ed bv Assistant Cashier D. P. Towne
r and F. w. Braley will become assistant
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