St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-20

from load of hay, striking on his head
and shoulders and nearly breaking his
neck. The doctor found him suffering
from badly dislocated neck, The hay
rack had been loaded high with hay and
the field was very uneven.
The Boston & Maine railway bridge
across the Connecticut river connecting
Bellows Falls and North Walpole has
been closed to foot passage. This action
by the railroad officials though anticipat-
ed for some time will be severe measure
to over 1000 people who live in North
Walpole as it entails extra travel OF near
~ mile. The new public bridge between
these two places is contracted for but
will not be ready for travel before the
first of the year, and until then the only
means Of travel will be by the old toll
bridge which being so far away has been
used but little for foot travel.
The club house of the late Bellows Falls
Golf club has been taken down and is be-
ing rebuilt as a canoe and boat club
house on the Connecticut river bank
above the dam of the canal company.
The house has stood on the links south
OF the Westminster bridge for the past
five years, while the local golfclub flourish
ed. Recently the membership has con-
siderably decreased and finally the club
disbanded and the remaining local lovers
of the game now use the splendid links of
the Walpole club few miles south of
there.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the office of the secretary of state
at Burlington for the Burlington Mirror
and Plating Co., formed for the purpose
of manufacturing mirrors and picture
frames and for doing a general plating
business. The capital stock is SIC, 900,
divided into 1000 shares of $40 each.
All the subscribers are from Burlington.
Chehalis, the handsome black stallion
owned by syndicate of Morrisville men
died July II. Chehalis was the most
valuable horse in that vicinity, having
$4,000. He had a record of 2: O4 u and
held the worlds two-mile pacing record
of 4:1912.
Ray Miller, aged Is years and en-
ployed on the Frank Foster farm in
Swanton, was fatally shot Wednesday.
Foster, in company with a gentleman
from New York boarding at the
farm, started out to shoot blackbirds.
The city gentleman carried SO
calibre rife and while walking behind
Foster the weapon was in some way
accidentally discharged. The bullet en-
tered Miller's back, passed through his
body and lodged under the skin in the
abdomen. Miller came from Manchester,
N. H.. about year ago and this season
has been the pitcher for the Swanton
base ball team.
By single stroke of lightning one day
last week Roderick Emo, farmer of
Charlotte, lost Is out of his herd of %
COWS. Sixteen were killed instantly and
two others were so shocked that they
died later. The cattle were in the pas
ture and when the heavy shower came
up went under some trees for protection
and were so close together they were
nearly all affected by the shock. The
loss will be from $500 to $500.
Montpelier Seminary has been placed
on the approved list by the New Eng
land college entrance certificate board
for three years. This means that the
graduates of the seminary will be ad-
mitted to the various colleges without
taking entrance examinations.
The farm of Hon. Robert T. Lin
coin, at Manchester, is getting a wide
reputation for its dairy products. There
are 40 Jersey COWS there, and the prod
uct of butter is all sent to the city,
where it easily commands SO cents
pound. The supply does not equal the
demand. large force of men is employ
ed on the summer residence he is erect
ing.
Judge John ]. Weed died at Hinesburgh,
Friday, at the old Weed homestead at
the age of 20 years. He was born in
that town and lived there until 1860.
Under Lincoln's administration he was
judge of the court of claims and since
that time has lived at Washington, DC,
with the exception of the summer months
which he spent at his old home. He has
been married twice but neither wife nor
children survive him. His only immediate
living relative is a brother, Charles Weed,
who lives in Hinesburgh.
John w. Ketchum, of Vergennes, who
was found guilty in United States court
in Rutland of completely in wrecking the
Farmers National Bank of Vergennes
some years ago and was sent to the
county Jail at Burlington for seven years
announces that he has decided not to
issue his book, ga Wrecked Institution"
in the form of drama. The book is
said to be the inside story of the wreck
ing of the bank, and arrangements were
made some weeks ago with Ketchum to
dramatic the novel. All contracts for
the piece have now been cancelled and
the copy has been destroyed.
A gross violation Of the game laws of
Vermont has been brought to light by
InS SlalSuCuL VI luS CIlI lOyCS "a Lie Nut
land freight Office that parties living in
the mountains east of the city have been
shipping for several months green deer
hides to certain Vermont dealers, mixed
with calfskins. The names of the sus-
pected persons are withheld by the officers,
but Investigations are being made and
prosecutions probably will result. The
deer are said to have been illegally
slaughtered by Italian pulp choppers
east of Rutland as well as hide hunters.
L. P. Leveque, proprietor Of the Ex-
change hotel, Burlington, has leased the
mphremagog house at Newport, and
will manage that hotel, but will also
continue the management of his hotel in
Burlington.
Ernest, the 1O-year-old son of Mrs. A.
Gross OF Montpelier, after an illness of
80 hours with lockjaw, died Wednesday
morning despite the unremitting efforts
of his physicians to save his life.