St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-10-12

| Florence, the eight-year-old daughter
/ of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Foster, of Sax
/ tons River, seriously injured her eyes by
/ playing with green wall paper recently
| The Saxtons River doctors gave no hope
OF saving her sight and her parents took
| her to specialist in New Haven, Conn,
who, while doubtful, hopes the child may
see again after a time, but it will require
a long course of treatment. The little
| girl suffers constantly and cannot rest
or sleep.
The town hall in Worcester, together
| with a house and barn, were burned
| Thursday afternoon. The fire started in
| the hall which was the basement of the
Congregational church. Nothing was
| saved from either the church or hall.
| There was high wind and the long
| horse sheds in the rear of the church
| were quickly on fire; from them it
| spread to the barn OF Frank J. Taylor
| and from that to his house known as the
| Brown store" The goods of both
| families were saved, both buildings were
insured. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor were in
Barre caring for sick son.
| The building of the Newport steam
| laundry, George E. Young proprietor,
| was burned at noon Friday together
| with the machinery and a portion of the
laundry goods. 1t is supposed the fire
| caught near the smoke stack. A small
insurance was carried. Mr.. Young has
| not decided iu regard to rebuilding.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Society Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, will be held in Montpelier, Tues
| day. October rs.
Beach hotel at Jericho, destroyed the
\ he
store OF Bailey & Williams, and dwelling
of E. B. Williams, the market of o. G.
| Grace, the post-offce, and E. B. Williams
drug store. The loss is $4,000 partly
covered by insurance. The blaze was
near the district swept by fire January
II. 1908, when property valued at &c.,
100 was burned. The few guests at the
hotel escaped safely. One estimate of the
loss puts it as high as $4,000.
Frank Miller, aged 81 years, wealthy
resident of Wallingford and an uncle of
| place, died Friday of pneumonia. Before
railroads were built he made much mon
ey carrying freight in wagons from Yer
mont to Boston.
| The date for the annual meeting and
banquet of the Vermont Fish and Game
| League in Montpelier has again been
| changed, this time to November 9. It is
plain now that this will be the fixed date,
all interests and contingencies involved
having finally been consulted.
The St. Adams board of public works
| has ceased all work on highways, sew
ers, sidewalks, lodges, and the water
system, in view of the fact that with the
Saturday pay roll the board of public
works has expended about $14, 500, and
the appropriation was only $4,000.
1t is reported that more than HOO
hedgehogs have been killed in the town
of Gaysville, during the past year. The
| state pays a bounty on the killing OF
these animals and it is understood that
parties in Gaysville have been raising and
killing them to get the bounty. Several
other towns report nearly 100 killed and
it is believed that the same practice is in
vogue in many towns. The bounty may
be abolished at the present session of the
general assembly.
State Fish and Game Commissioner
II. 6. Thomas has sent out notice to
game wardens that if parties shoot deer
during the open season where the horns
are not visible the warden must make
complaint, and prosecution will follow
according to law. In this connection it
may be stated that there is considerable
complaint that all kinds of animals and
| even birds are being shot in this vicinity.
The complaint is so general in fact that
there are likely to be prosecutions at once
unless there is change for the better.
The penalty for shooting certain kinds of
birds is severe one.
The Right Rev. J. S. Michaud of Bur-
lington, has made the following change
in the diocese of Burlington. The Rev.
Michael J. Carmody, who has been
stationed at Church of the Annunciation
| or T y16l for fhn OF 4rr-o
years, has been transferred to the Church
of St. Micheal at Brattleboro, to succeed
the late Rev. Patrick Cunningham. No
successor to Father Carmody has vet
been appointed.
Mrs. Oliver Brown, of Jericho, while
returning from the Sunday-school con-
vention in Underhill, last week was
thrown from a wagon and received in.
juries from which she died within an hour.
The jury in the case of F. J. White VS..
the Lumiere North American Co., at Bur
lirgton, have returned verdict for the
plaintiff to recover $1,000. The suit
was for $4,000 for alleged breach OF
contract.
The stone building and stock of goods
owned by Pearl Greene al Stockbridge
were destroyed by fire last week. The
cause is unknown. The loss is about So,
900, and the insurance about 1000.
w. S. Durkee has resigned his position
as postmaster at East Ricnford, and Fl
L. Baker has been appointed to that
office.
A searching party has started to look
for Nelson Currier, of Irasburg, whose
whereabouts have not been known for
several weeks. No trace of him has beer
found, and later conclusion is, that be
went to Maine on his wheel. An effort
is being made to ascertain the facts ir
the case.
A customs office has been established
at East Richford and David 7. Dow has
received the appointment as deputy col
lector and inspector OF customs at the
newly established port.
w. B. Eastman Signs The Bond.