St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-09-28

Mrs. Eunlce HOyt OF Manchester
Center. celebrated the Tooth anniversary
OF her birth, Wednesday. She is the old
est person in town and second oldest
in Bennington county and probably the
state. She enjoys good health and is
remarkably well preserved for one who
has reached the century mark. She
walks out every pleasant day, and at
tends to many household duties in the
| family of her SOP, Thomas ]. Hoyt, with
whom she resides.
Rev. E. o. Taylor, who has been the
pastor of the Baptist church of Middle
| bury for the past two years. has received
a unanimous call from the Baptist church
| in Paris, Me-, the county seat of Oxford
county. The church is a much larger one
| than the one in Middlebury and has
much larger. Mr.. Taylor has accepted
! the call.
| Michael J. Toomey of Rutland, Thurs
day shot an albino partridge on Bald
| mountain. The bird is snow white and
| weighs a pound and three quarters.
| The first accident on the Bethel &
| Rochester railroad occurred Wednesday.
when Mrs. Hannah Long. of South Roy
| alton, age II years, was struck by an
| engine at Stockbridge. She suffered a
| fracture of both legs just above the
| ankles. Her recovery is doubtful owing
to her age. She stepped in front of an
| engine at the depot, not noticing its ap-
proach.
The town of Woodbury. will make an
application to the legislature at the fall
session to close Lake Greenwood other
wise called West Long pond, for fishing
for period OF three years. About 500,
900 pike were put in last year and in
| about three years there is expected to be
| good fishing in the lake.
Sergeant-at-ArmsJ ]. w. Brock is placing
| in position at the state house the lock
and call boxes for the post Office for the
general assembly authorized by joint
| resolution of the legislature of 1902.
The post office will be located under the
stairway at the westerly side of the
lower corridor and will contain about
225 boxes. Competent clerks will be in
charge of the office during the coming
session OF the legislature. The legislative
post office will not handle the daily news
papers of the state, but these will be
| placed on the desks of the state officials
and members of the house and senate as
they have been in sormer years.
The following offices were elected at the
third annual convention of the Vermont
/ State Branch American Federation of
| Labor, at Bellows Falls, last week:
Junction first vice-pre sident, John Lynch,
Bellows Falls, second vice president, D.
A. Bruten, Rutland third vice president,
Alex Ironsides, Barre; fourth vice-pres
dent, L. E. Smith, Fair Haven; secretary
| George A. Smith, Rutland; treasurer, V.
A. MaIngren, Rutland
Lincoln Fits, the eight year old son of
Adm Fits, of West Dummerston, was
run over by a mixed train on the Brattle-
| boro & Whitehall railroad last week and
received injuries which resulted fatally.
One leg and one arm were severed. The
boy got on the train at the West Dunn
merston station to ride to his home
about one mile away. When nearly half
mile from home, he fell between two
freight cars. He was found soon after
ward and was conscious for an hour or
more.
Allan r. Williams c. E., of Jericho,
assistant engineer on the Bethel granite
| railway, has just received a commission
as second lieutenant in the regular army.
Mr.. Williams was graduated from the
Norwich University in 1908 and for the
following year was employed by the Vir-
ginia Construction Co. on work being
done for the Wabash railroad. He took
the examination last year and stood the
highest in New England. He is not of
age yet but will reach his majority Nov
ember next and his commission is dated
November g. Mr.. Williams has been en-
gagged this summer on the surveys for the
Bethel granite railway and has the repu-
! tation of being very capable young
man.