St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-09-21

vermont at burlington begins sept. 20.
total enrolment of about 600 is indica-
ted. Prof. II. <. Barrows. assistant in the
engineering department, has resigned.
There will be a new assistant In the
chair of Greek and Prof. Butterfield will
return after years absence. The medi-
cal department will begin sessions early
in December.
Rev. DIR. Edward EIfery, president of
the Vermont academy at Saxtons River,
has accepted the position of professor OF
chemistry at Union college at Science
tady. N. Y. He is q graduate of Col
gate and took a st-graduate course IN
Heidelberg. He has been at the head of
the academy several years and is lead
ing divine in the Baptist denomination
in Vermont.
The centennial of the organization of
the Congregational church in Colchester
was observed Wednesday. large num-
Der of visitors being present. IKE after
noon program consisted OF an historical
paper by Deacon E. W. Fay OF Colches-
ter and a sermon by Rev. c. H.. Merrill
of St. Johnsburv, followed by the conf
nunion service. In the evening there
were three minute talks by visitors, re-
marks by former pastors, followed by
social hour and last word by the pas
tor, Rev. c. B. Atwood. Dinner and
supper were served in the new parish
house, which is nearly completed. The
Colchester church was organized Septem-
Der IA, 1904, in "a school house which
stood on the farm later owned by Dea-
con Cyrus Farrand. 1t started with
eight members, FIVE of whom were
women.
Richard Carrick, formerly well
known citizen of Rutland, committed to
the house of correction between two and
half and three years ago for assault
doned by Governor Mccullough.
Chief ocPolice Newton of Rutland last
week took William and John Austin con-
victed OF burglary at Cavendish to Wind
sor. He learned there. that the two men
a few months ago after sentences of
from four to five years for burglaries in
the vicinity of Rochester. One of the
men is black sheep in well known
Woodstock family. The other is a we'll
known Springfield, Mass, man.
Secretary V. I. Spear of the state cattle
commission has completed the report of
the commission covering the period since
it began its duties under the new law.
1t is found that there is no legal provi-
sion for it's printing and distribution in
advance OF the legislative session, SO that
it will be necessary to await the direc-
ton of the assembly before it can be
made public.
Newport people are naturally pleased
over the decision of the Canadian Pacific
railway to locate the new hour-sheds
there, as it will bring thirty families to
the place and give employment to a large
number Of carpenters. The building will
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calls for 1904 feet of Humber.
The $4,000 Islander suit of S. D. Will
son VS.. P. w. Clement, which has gone
before the United States circuit court of
appeals on writ of error, will probably
be heard in New York in November on
this issue.
The arrest of Chinaman at Benning-
ton last week charged with being in this
country illegally is leading to the inves-
tigation by the Chinese inspectors of the
cases OF all the Chinese located in this
state to determine whether they have
legal right to remain in this country.
To the very eve of it's consummation
and after some of the deeds had been
executed, the proposed big lumber pur-
chase by which New York interests were
to acquire practically all the timber land
from Dandy to Brattleboro has been
abandoned and the largest lumber deal
ever attempted in Vermont has fallen
through. So far as can be ascertained,
this is due to a number of causes, chief of
which was the inability of certain of the
land owners to give clear title to their
property.
Eugene Kiley, freight conductor on
the Rutland railroad, began a suit for
damages for $40, 900 in Rutland county
Friday r1nruir1o While on d11tv
several months ago on his train be
climbed the end of a car and the iron
rung ladder gave way. He fell between
the cars and lost one leg, while the other
is said to be practically useless.