St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-30
VERMONT NEWS.

Milo c. Ruling, prominent democrat
and business man of Bennington county.
died March %, as the result of shock
of apoplexy, aged 20 years. He had
resided in North Bennington over so
years. For so years he was in business.
He was a selectman for 10 consecutive
years, town representative two years.
postmaster under the first Cleveland
administration, and had been largely
identified with the business Interests of
the town. Mrs. F. E. Burgess Of Bur
Hngton, is a daughter.
good roads association is in process
of formation among the delegates ap-
pointed to represent Vermont at the
state road convention held at Hartford,
Conn. The headquarters of the associa-
ton will probably be located in Burllng-
ton.
II. @. Thomas, commissioner of fisher
les and game, recently mailed alcircuiar
letter to each warden in the state, warn
ing them of the Importance OF watching
dogs to see that they did not chase deer
by crusting. On last week Tuesday Ira
Bentley OF Sunderland, who owned 2
hound that chased and killed deer, was
arrested and fined 500.
The new and handsome hospital built
and presented to the town of Proctor by
the Vermont Marble Co. was opened for
inspection, Saturday. 1t will be opened
for patients this week. The entire cost of
the plant was $35 600 and it is complete
IN every way.
Senator Proctor has introduced a joint
resolution in the Senate authorizing the
librarian of the congressional library to
deliver to the government OF Vermont tor
preservation in the archives of that state
the original records, now in the Ibrarl
ans possession, of certain conventions
held in Vermont in 1776 and 1777 for
the purpose of organizing state.
John Goebel, assistant secretary at the
Burlington Y M. c. "A. since last Septem-
Der, when he succeeded Byron N. Clark,
has resigned and will finish his duties
April 1. Mr.. Goebel will take a short
vacation at his home in Doegville. N. Y,
before continuing in association work in
another field. He is a graduate of the
Chicago training school and came to
Burlington from there.
Col. H. E. Taylor has been recon-
mended by Congressman Haskins for
appointment postmaster at Brattle-
boro, to succeed the late DR.. Dan P.
Webster. Col. Taylor is veteran OF the
civil war and has been commander of the
Vermont department 6. A. R. He has
Guard and served as Gov. w. P. Dilling
hams chief of staff.
The Vermont musical festival will be
held at Howard Opera House, Burling-
ton, June IS and Il. Madame Schumau-
Heink is the star attraction. Among
other artists are Messrs. Miles, Archam-
bault, Johnson and Kronold, Madam
Maconda, Miss Marguerite Lemon and
Madam Bouton. There will be four con-
certs, two in the afternoon and two in
the evening. The season tickets are 81
each and 500 will have to be sold to
make the affair a success.
The file kept in the office of the state
superintendent of education at Mont
pelier of he names of clerks in the various
towns and cities of Vermont, brings out
an interesting fact. In the 246 cities and
towns of the state only IL changes were
made at the March elections, of town
and city clerks. Since that election ]. Fl.
Carpenter, who was reelected town
clerk of Richford, has died and II. II
Rounds has been elected in his place.
This makes total OF Is changes out of
246 officers. A further interesting fact
shown is that ex-Gov. Samuel E. Pingree
has been town clerk of the town OF Hart
ford for AZ years.
Three farmers filed petitions in bank
ruptcy Friday in the office of the clerk of
the United States courts, at Burlington.
They were as follows: c. r. Witnerell,
of Cornwall who has liabilities of $13.-
800 and assets of $1O,O9S, of which
ST, O92 are claimed exempt; II. D. Cole,
of Hard wick. who has liabilities OF
$1,O36 81 and assets of $485, of which
$215 are claimed exempt c. M. Clark,
of Addison; who has liabilities of 81 GIG
and assets of $577, of which $255 are
claimed exempt.
John Morse, an employee of the Wood
bury Granite Co., while working in their
quarry near South Woodbury., Friday,
was hit by wire rope used in lifting
heavy stone. He was seriously and per-
haps fatally Injured.