St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-28

y / Griffith OF Dandy and Hon. c. L. Sowle
nj Groton. The purchase price is stated
ar $50 600 This land is located in the
towns of Groton and Orange and is an
ideal location for game preserve. Oar
Gng's pond is already known as one OF the
finest private fish preserves in the state.
Mr.. Wright already owns 5000 acres
around Onion river pond, and with this
last purchase will be by far tie largest
land owner in that section. The prime OBJ
iect OF this large purchase is to let the for
ests grow up to timber. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Wright will improve the pond
and erect club house. and the project OF
making the whole tract an immense
zane preserve has been under considera-
ton.
Principal Charles H. Morrill, of Brig
l ham Academy, Bakersfield, has been
selected to be principal OF the State Nor
nal school at Randolph in place OF
Edward Conant deceased, and has
accepted.
Because of increased cost of operation,
owing to additional pay to employees,
\ the result of the strike, the directors OF
\ the Barre and Montpelier street railway
4 have decided to raise the through fare
from one city to the other from five to
ten cents, beginning Feb. /.
Announcement has been made that
Californian had provided in his will for
$50 900 endowment to Montpelier Semi
nary to aid students for the Christian
ministry from that school, and $40 600
for the Preachers Aid society OF the Yer
mont conference. The future benetactor
\ is lot Vermonter nor Methodist.
Gov. Mccullough has appointed as
4 delegates from the state of Vermont to
n the International conference of American
d Road Makers at Detroit on Feb. 10 and
Il II. 1908: !. O.. Sanford, Stamford; Prot.
". Votev, Burlington; {. B. Roberts,
n Montpelier; J. B. Wells, Randolph; F. NJ.
y Moulton, Vergennes.
n The Fairfield Pond outlet privilege was
sold at auction in Swanton, Wednesday.
IA The purchaser was H. Nj. Stone OF that
N town who paid 81 above mortgage OF
ASSES, which he held. The outlet is a
II good sized stream which flows into Black
IA creek near Sheldon and enhances the
# value OF the water power at that place
M Brainerd Avery, formerly OF Burling-
hi ton, has formed law partnership with
Nj lanes NJ. Townsend of New York. Mr..
n Avery was Senator Proctors private sec.
N retarv for time and later served as sec
NJ rotary of the senate committee on agrl-
u culture. He has been practicing law on
Y his own account in New York for two
years.
At recent meeting of the Rutland
II chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri
n can Revolution it was decided that 500
N should be contributed by them toward
a the $3.50, 000continental memorial build
II ing, which the Daughters of the Amer-
N can Revolution are erecting at Washing
u ton D. c. The society elected Mrs. h. ii
IA Dyer delegate to the national congress
81 with Mrs. c, H. Moore alternate.
n When the proposition of Burlington is
accepted by Dr. Webb, the city will issue
N bonds and the details OF the completed
al deal with the Rutland railroad will be
N carried out, DR.. Webb is perfectly salts
w fed with the proposition, and the head
sM Burlington as soon as the lease OF the
IN buildings in Rutland expires, which vii
w be MAY /.
Rev..W. H. Washburn of Bennington
# received severe injuries at Pownal Wednes
A day evening. He preached at revlva
'M service and in leaving the church steppeC
|& OFT a stOop to the street distance OF sly
feet. He is large, heavy man, and his
NJ head face and neck were badly cut anc
IL his back, his side and one shoulder were
8# lnjuct No bones were broken. He wa
V brought to his home Friday morning.
The state organ OF the Universas
X church is the monthly periodical, "Th
Isl Green Mountain Universalst," which
id published it's first edition Jan. 20. 1t 4
s# an eight page affair edited by Rev. ORR
M Edison Crooker of St. Pauls Universalis
church of Rutland, and will be issued tn
M 2Otn OF each month. The initial numbe
M contains correspondence from IA Univet
sallSt parishes in Vermont.
The annual statement OF the Rutlan
~ Savings B INK issued for the year 1902
N gives the bank a remarkable show
ing or that year, proving it to be tn
second largest in the state in amount c
\ deposits and number of depositors. Th
Il Burlington Savings bank alone surpasse
" 1t. The bank has gained sos depositor
3 during theyear and the surplus increase
81 $4,000 i'll that time.
n The engagement of Fred A: HowIanf
n former secretary of state and insuranc
N commissioner, as counsel by the Nationf
"a Lite Insurance Co. in charge of the Ieet
n department, to which he will devote hi
n whole time, will dissolIe the well know
u law firm of Dillingham;, Huse & How
N land OF Montpelier Senator W. P. D!
n llngham will probably retain an office 1
H that city Hiram A. Huse, the othe
IN member died last fall.
An important transaction took plaC
n at Rutland last week when the stock
II the late John W. Cramton in the Steat
d Stone Cutter Co., was sold by the holde
N Mrs. Florence B. Cramton. TO Pre-
III John w Woodfin for the Lincoln lro