St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-30
VERMONT NEWS.
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of the II. S. district court Tohn c. Far.
rar, sentenced IN 1898 to seven years in
the state prison for embezzling the funds
of the Waterbury national bank, will be
given his liberty at once. Farrar APP
piled TO q. S. district attorney Martin of
Brattleboro in October, for his release
under an act OF congress giving eight
days con mutation for good behavior
each month. The state law giving five
days month Communication would keep
him in Jail until nj KIT July. Dist. Atty.
Martin found the act of congress was
contradictory, stating in one section
that it should apply to those already
serving sentence and in another section
that it should apply only to those SEN
fenced after it went into effect. Judge
Wheeler decided that the law should be
construed in favor OF the mans liberty.
Large Variety of Birds.
At a recent meeting of the Bird Club of
Bellows Falls reports OF the summer
work were given. The club had been
divided into two sides with the object of
seeipg which side should see and name
the largest number of birds during the
season of 1904. One side saw 80
different varieties and the other SO. SIX
varieties not seen by the winning side
were seen by the others, SO the total
number of the birds named by the club
was 95 The champion bird student of
the club had a list OF 80 birds. The first
AZ birds in this list were seen in Bellows
Falls or the immediate vicinity. One
lady has all the wiles and tricks of the
trade tor enticing birds into her garden.
On the morning after the snow storm of
October 10 nine rare varie ties of birds
were seen there, trying to obtain the
different kinds of food she had put out
for them.
N. ne. o. n. Lodge Instituted.
new lodge of the New England Order
of Protection was instituted in Williams
town November % by Jonathan W.
Chaplin, Supreme Warden, of New Haven,
Conn, assisted by John N Gale, Grand
Warden OF Vermont, of St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. F. B. Mudgett, Fl. W. Scott, Mr..
and Mrs. E. A. Wilkinson, Florence E
Smith, Lizzie Cummings, and other
members of Barre lodge, were present
and took part in the ceremonies. The
means whereby this lodge was made
possible was through the untiripg Efforts,
zeal and perseverance of Mrs. F. B.
Mudgett, it being her first attempt as a
lodge builder. She has selected Dung
and promising timber from the forest OF
humanity, and much credit is due her for
making this lodge possible. The order
at large. and more especially in Vermont,
will most heartily receive this new lodge,
Williamstown No. 400, to the conste1la
tions of lodges in Vermont, as another
bright and promising star.
The treasurer OF the Vermont Teachers
Association reports that the exact regis
tration at the annual meeting of the
association held in Rutland last month
was 612. This is the largest meeting
ever held by the association.
The most important sale of real estate
that has taken place in Bennington dur
ing recent years, has been concluded by
the purchase OF the entire farm property
of the est ate of the late John Wool Girls
wolo by John S. Holden. The property
consists OF 500 acres otland, located two
miles from Bennington village at the base
oil Mount Anthony. The larger part of
Mount Anthony Club house golf links.
The price paid was $40 900. Mr.. H H.
den announces that he will probably
erect on the grounds In the near future a
white granite residence for his own
occupancy.
S. w. Ball, who is employed in Shell
burne on the large farm OF Col. TrumanC.
Fletcher, OF St. Johnsbury, was seriously
crushed and bruised IN an encounter
with bull Friday morning. The bull
had not been feared previously and in the
morning Mr.. Ball went into his stall to
unhitch him and let him out.
When he was loose the bull at once made
for Mr. Ball, knocking him down, and
crushing and brusipg his chest and one
leg ana arm Before the enraged animal.
could gore his victim, help arrived. MIR.
Ball was rescued and the bull was placed
under sutjection. 1t is thought Mr.. Ball
will recover.
The Foresters' Building Association of
St. Adams, incorporated under the laws
of the state of Vermont, will erect a
Foresters' building in that city as soon
as the frost is out of the ground enough
to permit work to be begun next spring
The building which will cost from $4,000
to SO 900, will be devoted to the uses
of the Foresters and will contain hall
suit BILE for dances. entertainments. etc.
The association has 16O members and is
in furnishing condition.
Bishop A. c. A. Halls appointments
for the Sundays in Advent are as follows:
December 4. Island Pond; December IL,
Barre; December 10, Lyndonville.
Henry H. Hanschitt, aged II, was
found dead in bed at White River juno
ton Wednesday morning. His death
cumulated considerable wealth as bull
der, and by making shrewd investments.
He was vice-president of the White River
Savings bank and several years ago was
bridge builder for the Central Vermont
railroad.
c. L. Houghton of Sheffield, ILL.,. has
sold to II. NJ. Ward of New York city,
the Deer Park. in Halifax. near Brattle-
boro, surrounded by empire fences. On
the tract 100000 acres are $50 deer and
fifty elk. Mr.. Ward will erect fine build
ings and establish a FISH hatchery in con-
nection with the trout ponds there. The
woodland contains 1000 600 feet OF
lumber and there is an apple orchard OF
several hundred trees.
A rarity in the deer line was recently
brought IN by the fish and game commits
sioner, E. c. Davis of Bethel. 1t was a
two year old white buck that had been
shot by some one.
A landscape architect from Boston was
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