St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-03
VERMONT NEWS.
Omcers Elected.

elected: President, c. w. Osgood, Bel
lows Falls; vice presidents, c. II. Dunton,
Poultney; S. A. Andrews, Johnson; FL. M.
Mott, St. Adams; superintendent. Rev. @.
w. Morrow, Burlington; treasurer. T.. q.
Evans, Burlington; auditor, FL. S. How
ard, Burlington; attorney, c. ]. Fergu-
son, Burlington; editor, o. w. Moro w;
assistant editor, Rev. Evan Thomas;
recording secretary, Rev. w. S. Smithers,
ST. Adams; finance committee, c. A. Hib-
bard and Fl. o. Wheeler, Burlington, and
T.. S. Batchelder, Waterbury; legislative
committee, T. J. Deavitt. Montpelier; 6.
w. Morrow, &. J. Ferguson, ]. Fl. Wal
bridge, West Concord, and Rev. ]. Ed
ward Wright. Montpelier; headquarters
committee, Rev. F. D. Penny, Rev. ]. E.
Mead. Rev. w. A. Dawson. F. S. Pease,
G. W. Morrow and H. o. Wheeler, Bur,
lington; Rev. F. B. Kellogg. Waterbury;
c. II. Hayden, Riversid,; Rev. Evan
Thomas, Essex Junction; NJ L. Barton,
Vergenues; and Rev. II. A. Wood of Yer
GENES.
Worlds Fair Association.
Though the Vermont Legislature re-
fused to make an appropriation for
building and exhibit at the St. Louis ex-
position, movement has been started
to give Vermont a representation there.
A Worlds Fair Association has been or
gained, with headquarters in Windsor.
with capital stock OF $40, 900. divided
into shares OF 81 each, and active work
will at once be commenced in furtherance
of its purposes. The organization pur-
poses to tear down the old Constitution
House in Windsor and restore it, or part
of it, at ST. Louis The old building is a
particularly interesting relic. 1t was
there that the constitution of the state
was adopted in 1898, the first constitu-
ton to forbid human slavery. This is the
idea of Arthur c. Jackson, a native of
this state, a representative OF the st.
Louis exposition and a lecturer. He re-
Gently purchased the Daniel Webster
birthplace in New Hampshire and urged
that that be taken to the exposition, but
a popular movement for different build
ing has been undertaken there. 1t is his
idea to have lecture hall connected with
the Vermont building, where lectures on
Vermont and her resources can be given
and pictures shown.
Mrs. Marsh Dies i'm Prison.
The warden of the Vermont state-pris-
on at Windsor announces the death of
Mrs. Isabelle A Marsh who was serv-
ing a lite sentence for the murder of her
husband, William Marsh. Marsh died
at Mort hfield in 1896 and the evidence
showed that arsenic had been admins
tered to him in sufficient quantities to
kill three men. William c. Buzzell, a
farm hand, and Mrs. Marsh were con-
victed of murder and sentenced to be ex.
ecuted but the sentence was eventually
commuted to life imprisonment. It de-
veloped during the trial that the couple
had planned to dispose of Marsh in or
der that they might marry. The cause
of the woman's death was diabetes. She
was 46 years old.
President WOn't Go BurlIngt tom.
The President, IN accordance with the
announcement not to accept invitations
that will take him away from Washing
ton for some time to come, has declined
an invitation to attend the commence
ment exercises of the University of YER
mont on July 6.
Paul Shipmau Dillingham;, son of Sena-
tor Dillingham;, is to be married on
Wednesday, Feb. 10, to Miss Florence,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ransom
Huff. at the residence of the bride in
Brooklyn. N. Y. They are to- reside on
West street in Montpelier.
DR.. L. Nj. Bruce, a practicing physician
in Brattleboro many years, owing to
poor health has gone to the Soldiers
Home in Bennington. He had a highly
creditable record in the Sth Vermont
regiment, and returned with the rank of
first lieutenant.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners made public last week decision
relative to the accident of January 3,
1908, which occurred at Shelburne. The
blame is placed upon engineer R. Cowee,
who was killed at that time, for failing
to wait until he received orders. The
Rutland Railroad Co. is held to be at
fault for not having a proper system of
train orders.
Patrick Pagan, aged So, and Matthew
A. Ryan, aged 81, of Rutland, were born
in the same place in Ireland, and came to
this country together so years ago.
Their children have been intimate friends
since. They died within Is minutes of
each other Wednesday morning, both
from complication of diseases.
Col. A. c. Brown of Montpelier has
received the design for the proposed
monument TO the late Joel c. Foster,
who superintended the installation of the
Montpelier water works system and was
superintendent of water for so years.
The monument is 10 feet, the statue of
MIR. Foster being six and one-half feet.
On the panels are wreaths and survey
or's tranSits.
The Vermont Veterans Association of
Boston and vicinity will holdits sixteenth
annual banquet at Young's hotel, Bos-
ton. this evening. Among those who
have accepted invitations to be pres
ent as guests of tie associa ton are Coy.
John 6. Mccullough of Vermont, Lieut.
Gov. Curtis Guild of Massachusetts,,
Lieut.-Gov. Zed S. Stanton of YER
mont, Gen. o. o. Howard, Rev. E. A.
Horton of Boston. Department Com
nd n lid Of + he &c
G. A. r., and Department Commander
Frank Kenfield OF the Vermont 6. A. R.
F. A. Richardson of Burlington has
sold his International Magazine to the
Scott Thaw Publishing Company of New
York city. Mr.. Richardson will retain
the editorsbip and the magazine will be
printed at Burning, on, bat MIR. Richard
son will spend much of his time in New
York A E.. Richardson will also be in
New York much of the time henceforth
and has declined reelection as director