St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-28


highway toll bridge across the Connecti-
cut river, the only avenue of commerce
between the two villages of Woodsville
and Wells River, was cut off Thursday
owing to the work of building a new
bridge which will take several weeks.
Articles of association have been filed
| in the secretary of states office, Mont
pelier, for the following corporations:
Morris Slate company of Rutland, CAPT
tai, $lOO,000; mining and quarrying
roofing slate; James A. Merrill, Joseph
c. Jones, J. E. Thomson and George W.
Gilman, all of Rutland, and Charles
Morris of Poultney; Montpelier Grocery
company of Montpelier; capital, $685.
900: wholesale grocery business. The
Vermont Tale and Asbestos company at
Moretown, Duxbury, Fayston and
| Waitsfeld surrendered their charter.
| Gov. I. G. Mccullough declares that he
will do all he can to put stop to the
pollution of the waters of Lake Cham
plain by pulp mills. This lake, in COM
mon with many other bodies of water, is |
poisoned By chemicals dumped into tri- |
butary streams by pulp mills. and fish |
are diving by the wholesale as one result. |
|
ornor believes that by concerted action
on the part of the authorities the
nuisance may be abated and the mill men
compelled to devise some other method
OF getting rid of their refuse.
D. F. Goodrich OF Brandon. lost all OF
a flock of IA hens in a peculiar manner
one night last week. The hens were
locked securely that night as usual in
house which was considered proof
against animals as we'll as man. We'd
nesday morning, however, when he I'M
locked the building it was to find his IA
hens distributed over the floor each and
everyone minus its head, evidently done
bv some animal as the necks were chewed
, | in ribbous, but what manner OF animal
it was is mystery. The most probable
solution is that rats were the cause.
5 P. T. Kellogg of White6eld, N. H., in
company with one or two Others, has
. leased the water power known as
i. "Molley's Falls" in Marshtield and pro-
e poses to erect a large electric power
!, plant for the furnishing OF power and
, lights for Marshfeld and to furnish
r power for the neighboring cities OF Barre
S and Montpelier.
Tohn H. Daley, aged IS, dropped dead
r in his house at North Bennington Thurs
G dav evening just after eating his supper.
+ He had been at work all day, appar-
: entity as we'll as ever. Heart disease was
}. the cause Of his death. He was born in
t, North Bennington and Away hved there.
y A freight wreck on the Boston & Maine
= railroad short distance south OF Wind
;; sor at an early hour Thursday morning,
u did large amount of damage, but no
= lives were lost. The property loss will
:. be in the neighborhood of $40 600. The
q accident was caused by the deralliDg oil
" several cars of long freight, and the
p reason for the cars leaving the iron is
= not known.
~ The trustees of Burr and Burton Semi
m nary have been notified by the executors
ot of the estate of the late Henry ]. Willing
ID of Chicago, that accor riding to his vii
g $4,000 was to be placed in trust, thu
he income from the same to be used tor thu
in legitimate uses of the seminary. Accord
a. ing to the will it cannot be used towards
is. the purchase or any property, or in tn
erection of a new gymnasium. This sun
makes $4,000 that MIR. Willing ha
given to the seminary in few years
r. be having contributed the first So, O0'
oe- toward the endowment fund recent
he raised, and placing him at the head
ty those who have given funds to the inst
he tuition.
=, Melvin M. Wadsworth of Bennington
~ ~ who is now an inmate OF the ON "a
h iie Fellows home, was 80 years old Jas
III Wednesday. He has the distinction
-. being the oldest member OF that frate
"a nifty in the state, having been membf
~ in good standing of Stark lodge for owe
y so years. OF those who were member
%. when he took the degrees not anoth'
an one is now living.
ug- Rev. T. 7. Holmes, pastor of the Coz
mt. greeational church, Richmond, has, {
ing advice of his physician, sent in his resi-
MS nation as pastor of the church. slig
ire; congestion of the brain precludes
ect. work in the line OF preaching. He is no
ev. with his daughter in Concord, N. ii.
,ev' Worthy Master c. ]. Bell of Valid
GU instituted Grange at st. Adams Ba
1rt' Bayside Grange No. 300, Patrons
Dr. Husbandrv, aud at Pittsford, last wee
lay, rs to.,,a.. - tod with 57 members,
Par INC ioi hi>A S'"A
Bert Moody, who formerly drove t
stage between Chelsea and West Falrl'
me, but has recently boarded at the La
ent house in Post Mills, committed suicl
,urt bv shooting himself Thursday afternoe
onr October Is. He made as an excuse tn
lant he was going hunting, but not RETURN
rds the next day or Saturday, search
ntiff made Sunday and his body was hna
aim. found. He was young man OF go
fled habits but somewhat eceeh''l' "a -
IONS made threats toward Others. Amo
his effects were discovered bank DO
recording deposit of $2,7OO and u
,4od in cash.
lited The village schoolhouse at Plalntl
coed was burned Wednesday evening.
was building and contents were entirely. c
.tion sumed. The schoolhouse was built
have 500 and cost of building was ST.
. on II was insured in the Vermont Nut
rnev Company, building, $1,000, and fu
ltors ture, $500. A detective chimney is
,ress posed to be the cause OF the hre'
sent. Iohn E. Duke, aged 20, an elevator
alton at the home office of the National
d to Insurance company at Montpelier, c.
ques- rn;tted suicide about O'Clock Satur
rshal afternoon by hanging himself IN
that fathers barn at his home on Fran
good street. The only cause that can be
Dur- | .:1 fo~ the rash deed is that the