St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-10-19


Chandler, of Barre, and D. c. Hawley,
G. FL. Gorhan, of Bellows Falls, g.. R.
Anderson, of Brattieboro, and E. R.
Campbell, Bellows Falls; neurology COM
mittee, M. FL. Eddy, OF Middlebury, c. S.
Scofeld, of Richford, and c. w. Howard,
of Shoreham; legislation committee, S.
E. Darling, of Hardwick, Fl. D. Holton,
OF Brattleboro, and E. R. Campbell, of
Bellows Falls; license censors, Henry
James, of Waterbury, J. S. Hill, of Bel
lows Falls, and S. w. Hammond, of Rut-
land. It was decided to hold the next
annual meeting at Burlington next Oct
ober. 1t will be in the nature of a house
warming for the new medical college
building of the University of Vermont.
Fred Crowell of Hyde Park at st.
Louis last week reported to the police
that he had been robbed of $50 on the
steamer City of Providence. He says he
was induced to try his luck at a pin
game and after rolling the ball was told
that he had won 500 but to get it he
must show $50. Producing that amount
be was knocked down and relieved of it.
Last week at Rutland, Patrick, the
eight-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Cummings, had his right foot
cut off while crawling under freight
car in the local yards. The little fellow
was crossing the yard and had crawled
under one line of cars and was crawling
under second line when another train
was backed into the standing cars. The
moving truck struck the boy, rolling him
over twice and as he attempted to crawl
beneath the car, his right leg was caught
under the wheel above the ankle and the
two wheels passed over it. His father
is bricklayer and has large family.
George B. Young was elected trustee
of Newport academy and graded school
at the special meeting held Wednesday
evening to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Charles F. Ranney.
The closing arguments in the man
slaughter case of state VS.. Rose Ostrout,
of Westfeld charged with causing the
death Of Almeda Hoyt last November,
which has been on trial at Newport, were
concluded last week, and after. several
ballots the jury brought in verdict of
not guilty.
The body of Andrew Martin, aged 63,
who disappeared about two weeks ago.
was found in Lake Champlain last We'd
nesday. It was probably a case of sui
eide.
Rev. G. F. Fortier has resigned the
pastorates of the Universalist churches
at Gaysville and Stockbridge, retaining
the pastorate of the Bethel Universalist
church, and is spending two weeks in
Boston. Rev. E. F. FELTON, of Bethel has
received call to the pastorate of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Bombay,
N. Y.
Rev. DR.. F. w. Comings, of Derby, was
thrown from a carriage at that place last
week Tuesday and his right shoulder
and collar bone were broken.
Over week ago while playing with a
revolver loaded with cartridges, Edward
Clifford, aged ~, of Chelsea accidently
discharged the weapon causing wound
in the feshy part of the left leg. Sunday
night he developed symptoms of lockjaw
and on recommendation of his physician,
he was taken to the hospital at Hanover
where it was hoped his life might be
saved, but he died Tuesday night.
James T. Maynard committed suicice
at the home of his brother in Shrews-
bury, near Worcester, Thursday night,
Oct. 6. Mr.. Maynard was for some time
at the head of the Kurn Hattin homes in
Westminster, and during the past five
years had transacted a real estate bust
ness in Bellows Falls. He had been in
poor health during the summer, but no
insanity.
A general committee has been ap-
pointed and arrangements are being
made by the Congregational society of
Mortified for the celebration of the 4Oth
anniversary of the ordination of its
pastor, Rev. w. S. Hazen, and his en-
trance upon the duties of his long pas
torate in Mortified. The anniversary
was Oct. II, but on account of the cen
tennial celebration of the Methodist
Episcopal church, in progress this week,
the program will be carried out later.
James R. Darling of Barre received the
appointment Thursday from Senator
Proctor to West Point. He is eighteen
years old, was graduated from the Spaul-
ding high school and passed very high
examinations for appointment. He will
leave for West Point before next June.
John L. Alger, principal of the Vermont
State Normal School at Johnson, has
been elected principal of Vermont
Academy at Saxtons River, to succeed
Edward Ellery. It has not been announ
ced when he will assume his new duties
Mr.. Alger is the son of the Rev. N. "
Alger, formerly a Baptist minister II
Bellows Falls, but now living in Albu
que1 que, N. Mex. Mr.. Alger attended
school at St. Johnsbury Academy, was
graduated FROM Vermont Academy IL
1885, and from Brown University, Provi
| dence, R. l., in 1889. He is one of the
| most progressive educators in the state
c. R. Jamason, proprietor of the Land
| mark, which was leased last August, ha:
| again assumed charge of the property
| and establishment. Rev. G. A. Wilkins
| who had been connected with the pei
some ten years, has returned to fill hi
| former place as editorial writer and loca
| reporter.
| The terribly mangled body of Hiram
Allen was found Thursday morning under
the high bridge of the Delaware & Hud
son railroad which spans the falls a
| Center Ru land. 1t is believed the mar
was struck by the early train while try
| ing to walk across and 'ell eighteen fee
striking the rocks. then sliding in such
manner that his head was thrust int
the mud up to the neck where the bod,
| was found.