St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-08
VERMONT NEWS.
Death of w. Nh. .. whitconsb.

". II. y. Wh1tcOmD, one OF the best
known business men in Burlington, died
at the home of his son, Charles 81. Whit
comb, in Brooklyn, II. Y, Wednesday
morning. Last fall and early in the
winter Mr.. Whitcomb had a severe at
tack of inhammatory rheumatism but
was cured of this when he went south
the first of February to recuperate. he
went to Hot Springs, N. c., but the
water and climate there did not seem to
agree with him, and there was recur-
renee of the rheumatism. Later he
sprained an ankle and before he had re-
covered from that injured his hip by
fall. In his weakened condition he was
unable to withstand the effects of these
shocks to his system but had reached
Brooklyn on his way home when the end
came.
MIR. Whitcomb was born in Canada
October 16, 1885. He came to Burling-
ton when young man and until 1869 was
teller in the commercial bank, which was
located on the site now occupied by the
Burlington Trust company. With the
formation of the First National bank he
became teller there. About 1871 he
associated himself with E. P. Roberts as
the agents of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society, and two years later
succeeded the firm as the society's agent,
which was really his life work and in
which he was most successful. He built
up an immense business and was gen.
orally regarded as an authority on the
subject of life insurance.
Mr3Whitcomb was an active member
of ST. Paul's parish, was deeply interested
in Masonry, in which he attained high
degree, and was prominent Odd Fellow.
AS a lecturer, speaker and poet his
services were often in demand, and in all
his walks of life he was always polished
gentleman. MIR. Whitcomb married Miss
Phelps of Wiliston and she. with three
sons and daughter survives him.
Kipling Sells BrattIeborO Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Holbrook
(Grace Cabot, formerly of Brattleboro,
who now have home in Boston, have
purchased Rudyard Kipling's place,
about four miles from the village of
Brattleboro, for their summer home.
Private letters from Mr.. Kipling all ex-
press regret that circumstances are such
at present that it did not seem wise to
retain the place, unoccupied, longer, but
both he and Mrs. Kipling hope at some
future time they may come back to the
place Mr.. Kipling loves more than any
other. 1t was in this house that Mr.
Kipling wrote his Captains Courage
ous," which he dedicated to his physician
DR.. James Conland, in Brattleboro. Mr..
Holbrook, who is to live in the Kipling
home, is a grandson OF ex-Gov. Fred
erick Holbrook of Vermont, who still
lives in Brattleboro, hale and hearty at
the age of 80 years.
The trustees of Norwich University,
Mortified, have had some correspond
ence with Mai. Charles II. Spooner, of
Washington University, St. Louis, as a
successor to the late Rev. Allan D. Brown
as president of Norwich University, but
nothing definite has been settled upon.
Major Spooner is a native of Charles
town, N. H., a graduate of Norwich
University, class of 7S and has been
connected with the Washington Univer-
sity since 1890.
Mrs. F. Stewart Stranahan, state re-
gent Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, has received a small
tree which grew from the seed
planted a year ago upon the first sod
turned on the site of Continental hall
which is being erected at Washington, D.
c., by the national society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
This tree was planted Monday afternoon
on the grounds of the Smith Memorial
building on Maiden Lane, St. Adams,
where the Bellevue chapter meetings are
held. The tree serves to typify the
growth and principles of the society and
the planting was attended by appropriate
exercises. A similar tree has been
sent to every state in the Union and
St. Adams is fortunate in having the
state regent resident of that city, thus
securing the honor of having the Yer
mont tree planted there. The kind of
tree was not specified but it was gathered
it bore some kind of fruit for the request
is made that it's fruit be gathered and sent
70 ho he fof hot
they may use the seeds for planting pur-
poses.
The youth who recently escaped from
the industrial school at Vergennes, was
found at Newport by Superintendent E.
L. ingalls,. On returning to that insti
tuition with him Mr.. Ingalls, left the
train for few minutes at MorrisvilIe to
speak to a friend, and on his return
found his fellow passenger had taken
French leave" and thorough search
failed to reveal his whereabouts. The
young man was securely handcuffed,
which makes his successful escape all
the more remarkable.
Official reports say that the entire
command at Fort Ethan Allen. eight
troops of the 18th cavalry, 23d and
9th batteries, F. A, are to participate
in the joint army and militia maneu-
vres to be held at Manassas, Va, Septem-
be 1 to the 81. At present nothing is
definitely known regarding the transpor-
tation of this command, but it is expected
portion of the route will be overland
and thence by rail. A small detachment
will be left at the post to garrison it.
A carload of mules is expected to arrive
any day. These are to be used for trans
portation during the overland part of
the trip.
Fred Lang of West Fairlee, in riding
over King hill recently, saw herd of
eighteen deer. He did not know what
they were as they looked so different
from any he had seen before and had no
horns and their color at this season is
different.
Mrs. Emma Slayton Pike was found
dead in her bed at the home of her
father. A. c. Slayton, in Stowe Friday
morning. She had been i'll for day or