St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-07


covering 1000 acres, with buildings and
stock were purchased Wednesday by
Robert T. Lincoln, of Chicago, president
OF the Pullman company. Both the farms
adjoin the land bought by Mr.. Lincoln
a year ago, making, in all, one OF the
largest and finest estates in New En-
gland.
Harry Cakes of Vergennes, who has
been in the employ OF the Green Noun.
tain Pulp company for the past lew
weeks repairing their buildings at the
Huntington Falls mills, met with ser
ious accident last week Tuesday. While
on barn the hook ladder that he was
using did not hold and he fell some 25 |
feet breaking both legs just above the
ankles.
The first case to be tried in Rutland
county under the new liquorlaw resulted
in a verdict of guilty with recommend
alton for leniency in the case oil State VS.
Marcellus Stratton, charged with keep
ing and exposing for sale Intoxicating
liquor without a license.
What proved to be quite fire started
at West Charleston, early Thursday
morning. The blaze originated in shed
and spread to adjoining buildings. The
store, tenement blacksmith shop. and
wheelright shop owned by E. E. Good
win, the store and tenement owned BY
| J. D. Holton. and the residence of Mrs.
| Reagan were burned to the ground.
Maurice Sickle, who lived over Holton's
store, barely escaped with his life. Moth
ing was saved from the buildings burned.
Holton's store was insured tor $4,000,
and there was light insurance on the
other buildings.
Mount Vernon Lodge, F. & A. NJ, OF
Morrisville, will reach its Goth mile stone
October 10. More than $50 Masons
have received their degrees in this lodge
during that time. The occasion will be
celebrated in modest and fitting man.
ner. The work of the evening will be
done by lodge of pastmasters. An
appropriate address will be given by
Deputy Grand Master Brother Ranger.
The new survey of the boundary line
between the states OF Vermont and New
York has Just been completed and the
new markers will soon be set. The orig
inal survey was made in 1888, since
which time nothing has been done about
T verifying the one then made. Several OF
the markers that were set up at that
time have been obliterated and the legis.
latures of both states thought best to
have the verifying done before all were
gone. The new survey, which is practi-
cally the same as the old one, will be
marked by substantial monuments, con-
sisting of granite posts six feet high
| ofo o.
square and extending below the post
) line. On each of the four sides of the post
) is stamped the following inscription
"New York." Vermont" State act o.
1872" Renewed 1908" The number
of the monument is also upon it. The
:. work was paid for jointly by the states
! Seventeen carriers for rural free delivery
+ routes for Vermont were appointed IL
. September by the post-office department
= and the names have just been received al
: the post. office in Burlington, from which
q place all the rural carriers receive thel
pay. There are now 1872 free delivery
routes in operation.
A fatal accident occurred recently il
! the freight yard at Winooski, when 10
,. seph Yandow of Burlington was kille'
- by one of the late evening trains. Th
~ body was found by parties returnin,
:, from show, but at what hour the accl
:. dent occurred is not known. From az
pearances it seems the mans foot becam
wedged into the rail and could not b
e removed by the victim before the passag
9 OF the train.
- 7. !. Kennedy of Burlington won tn
:, bowling cham ionship of the state, Wee
~ nesday, making 266 points, and beatin
"a the record of the previous champion, +
~ L. McAuliffe of Burlington, who bowie
in 254. Kennedy made 600 in three games
an average OF $50 game.
i A recruiting party is shortly to /
~ organized at Fort Ethan Allen to TOT
9 Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachl
g sets. Althougkit is not vet known VIII
ri will make up the party, it is expecte
IN that it will consist Of one commissions
~ officer, one non, mmissioned officer, tw
"a privates, and medical attendant. tt
re object Of the partyis to establish an offic
for period OF nine or ten days at tow
enlist men that make application, ar
eu then move to another town.
;s At some time during this term OF Was
,ls ington county court a hearing is to
a. given in the matter of Mildred Brewste
"A who is now confined in the state hospit
be for the insane at Waterbury. Mi
". Brewster six years ago shot and kill
oh Annie Wheeler in Montpelier, and tn
cd shot and nearly killed herself. She W
Vt later adjudged to be insane upon tri
iii and committed to Waterbury asylu
&c. Certain OF the authorities there at t
~. present time think she is now sane al
re that she should not be kept there.
an. effort is to be made by her counsel
r secure her release.
nd Two boys, aged about 16 years, escap
ior from the Vermont Industrial school
Ve1gennes last week Monday atternoc
of One OF them, whose name is Colvin,
ar from Dorset, and the other, whose nal
no is Hover, is from Montgomery. TIL
15 were dressed in blue clothes and VIC
he straw hats.
Mt. The 25th anniversary of the ordinate
WIS of Rev. N. Proulx OF Rutland, as prize
in was celebrated last week Tuesds
ing About 40 priests were in attendance.
All The first meeting of Cairo Temp
a. a. Ancient Order of MOBILES of the Mys
i'0 Shrine, was held at Rutland last w
. nesday. The temple was instituted
Imperial Recorder of North Ameri