St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-05-27


school building, the building, lot, and fur
niture not to exceed $4,000. A tax of
Is cents on the grand list was voted for
the purpose of raising this amount.
Rev. c. E. Petty of White River Junc-
ton has accepted a call to the pastorate
of the Universalist church in Hornells-
vile, N. Y.
The executive committee of the YER
mont State Firemen's Association, which
met at Burlington, Wednesday, decided
to hold the annual convention in Burling-
ton, Sept. %.
Extensive forest fires are raging north
Of Stowe. A large force of men have been
fighting the flames for several days, and
unless rain falls in few days large
amount OF valuable timber will be de-
stroyed. 1t is estimated that 100000
feet of spruce timber already has been
burned and much greater damage is
threatened.
Governor and Mrs. Mccullough have
issued invitations to a gathering ito
meet the Bennington members of the
patriotic societies of Vermont on Satur-
day, the 30th Of May, from four to seven
O'Clock at Hall Farm" The invitations
are quite general.
S.. S. Holt was admitted to the YER
mont Soldiers Home, from Brattleboro,
May 16. He enlisted in Co. II, 9Th VT.
Vols. from Readsboro. He served three
years. He is rs years old, and is in good
health.
The stockholders OF the defunct Farm
er's National Bank of Vergennes have
received letters announcing that upon
investigation by F. L. Fish, the receiver,
and comptroller of currency, they have
discovered that the bank was insolvent
in April, 1897, and that the'capital stock
and deposits was therefore impaired.
The stockholders are therefore ordered
to return the dividends awarded them
with interest or else legal action would
be brought. 1t is understood that the
| affairs OF the bank are by no means con-
cluded and that results will be developed
in the courts within a short time that
will be nearly as sensational as the
indictments brought several months
ago as a result OF which two of the bank
officials are serving long terms of impris'
| onment.
| DR.. H. D. Belden OF St. Adams died
Thursday morning after an illness o.
several months with locomotor ataxia
DR.. Belden was born in Enfield, N. H., in
1S45. He had been for several years
health officer OF the city and was one o
the best known physicians. He was 8
veteran of the civil war, having enlisted
in Burlington in 1861 in Co. Fl. LIST VT
Volunteers; he afterward enlisted in Co
F, and was promoted to hospital stew
ard, and later became sergeant major
and adjutant. He was in the service
until August, 1865.
5.year-old daughter of Albert Hiera
| Waltham farmer, was accidentally
shot and killed by her year-old brothel
at their home Saturday. The boy hat
been sent to the house by his father t,
get revolver. The weapon was in I
pocket of pair Of trousers which hum
in one of the sleeping rooms, and in with
drawing it the hammer caught and l
was discharged. The ball lodged in tn
head of the little girl, who was asleep OF
bed in the room, killing her instantly.
Forest fires, which have done an i'm
mense amount of damage, have bee
raging the past week in the towns Q
Peacham. Groton and Marsh6eld. A
Marshfeld the flames swept over WOO
lot of 100 acres owned by Edwin Ian
of Montpelier, which was valued at $40
an acre. ALI the mills OF that regio
have been shut down and the en-
ployees have been fighting the fire 70
several days. The surrounding woot
land where the fires started has bee
pretty we'll burned over and no grea
damage is expected n future.
Two serious accidents in the slat
auarries at Bennington near Pawtucke
one of which proved fatal, occurred FIR
day afternoon. The first was to Pete
, Miller employed in the Norton QUAR-,
While be was putting stone on car
tipped and striking him threw him int
the pit, which is 200 feet deep. He wer
4. to the bottom and was breathing whe
: picked up, but his skull was fracture
and a number of bones were crushed. T
died in two hours. He was 28 years
t age and leaves wife and child. John T
Owens, while at work in the Browne
quarry, was struck on the head by
; falling stone. He undertook to escal
from Others that were falling, but b
feet became entangled in a rope at Il
bottom OF the quarry and before he cou
be got out his head and portions OF b
e body were badly injured, and it is fear'
f that his injuries will prove fatal.
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