St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-10-05

Catholic church or any other charitable
| work the bishop and his executors may
decide upon. The will cancels debt OF
$4,000 against St. Michaefs Roman
Catholic church at Brattleboro and sets
aside $500 for the benefit of st. Joseph's
convent and, parochial school at Brattle-
boro. Part of his library is given to the
sisters of ST. Joseph, Rutland, and part
to the Catholic summer school, Cliff
Haven, N. Y.
The large mansion belonging to the es
tate of the late William 81. Johnson on
the road between Center Rutland and
Proctor was totally destroyed by fire last
week Tuesday morning. The loss is esti-
mated at between $1,000 and 5000
The origin of the fire is a mystery, al
though it is thought to have been caused
by defective chimney. Members of the
family occupying the house were awak-
ened at an early hour by hearing the
cracking of the flames. They barely had
time to escape with their lives, being un-
able to save any of their belongings.
The drivers of the second run of pulp
logs down the Connecticut encountered
serious trouble at Cheshire bridge near
Springfield. No booms were used about
the piers OF the bridge and nearly the
whole drive became entangled in a jam.
It was found necessary to cut the entire
jam through the middle and force OF
men has been engaged on the work for
nearly the whole of the past week.
Warren Ellis. aged "a years. died at
the Heaton hospital, Montpelier, last
week Tuesday, He had been at the hos
pital since September 1, since which time
his condition had been growing worse.
He injured his knee about fifteen years
ago and has never fully recovered from
the injury. He was member of Co. E.
18th Vt. regiment in the Civil War. He
was to have been one Of the states wit
nesses in the McLane murder case.
The E. c. Fish Co., tanners, of Bethel.
has bought the lumber for installing 4S
new double watts. It now has 1872 single
watts. The company began last week
finishing all its splits and this with the
added number of watts will increase it's
working force from 80 to 16O men and
the output from $50 sides day to 1 $50.
Right Rev. John S. Michaud, D. D.,
bishopof Burlington, has appointed Rev.
Robert Dewey pastor of Our Lady OF the
Lake at St. Adams Bay. The new pas
tor will also have charge of St. Luke's
Chapel at Fairfax.
Miss Blanche Sargent. who has been
teaching school in Plain6eld for the past
three weeks is at her home in Randolph.
Miss Sargent was compelled to give up
her school on account of the failure OF
county exa miner, F. e. Prichard of Brad
ford to present her with certificate, to
which she is entitled, having passed sat
isfactory examination in the month of
August. Several other teachers, who
passed examinations at the same time
are in the same trouble and have been
compelled to give up their schools on
account of the negligence of the county
examiner.
Fifteen-year-o1d George Macintosh was
caught in the shafting at Brown & Mel
sons stone shed at Barre, Thursday, and
seriously injured, one arm being broken
in three places. It is feared he received
internal injuries as well. He was en-
gagged in doing stunts with some other
boys, and got careless. His sweater
caught in the betting, and he was carried
twice around the shafting before he
could be rescued.
George H. Fitzgerald, a prominent
| lumber manufacturer and ex-president OF
| the Island Pond National Bank, died at
| Boston recently from cancer, following
| long illness. He was a large stock
| holder in the Dalton Power Co. Fitz-
| dale in Essex county was named after
| him and Col. Porter 81. Dale of Island
Pond. He cared not for public Office but
was once pressed upon to serve as select
| man.
Rev. w. Hamilton Benham, rector Of
St. Luke's church, st. Adams, has tend
cred his resignation, to take effect Novem-
| Der i. Mr.. Benham has received call
as curate to the Church of the Holy Apos-
ties, at the corner of Ninth avenue and
Twenty-eighth street. New York. which
he probably will accept.
Perley Fuller of East Warren was taken
to the Mary Fletcher hospital for treat
ment Friday, having been badly injured
in an ensilage cutter. He is 20 years of
age. While trying to oil an ensi1age
| cutter which was in motion, his cloth
| ing caught on set screw and the flesh
on his abdomen and his lower body was
torn off.
Inmates of st. Asaph workhouse, in
| Wales, possess pony and phaetCn, and
| a library of over six hundred Volumes