St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-17

| Albert o. Hood, so. one of the best
known and respected residents of Win
ooski, died of paralysis Friday. He was
| 80 years justice of the peace aud pro-
| prietor of Hoods 1iniment. He was a
native of Berlin. and leaves three
daughters.
The law library of the late Col. Joel c.
| Baker of Rutland, valued at over $780,
900, consisting of over g, 500 volumes
| and one of the finest private law libraries
in the country, has been sold to Ernest
| FL. O'Brien, an associate of Mr. Baker for
several years.
| DR.. B. L. Fisk, a Vergennes dentist, was
found unconscious on the doorsteps of
| Mrs. William Merrill's house, Friday. A
| hasty examination showed that he had
evidently attempted suicide by shooting
| himself In the region of the heart with
| revolver.
| Mark Page, of Boston, receiver for the
! White River Valley Railroad Co., has
| brought suit against the town of Roch-
ester in an attempt to enforce the pay
ment OF the subsidy of $25 600 voted by
the town to assist in the building of the
railroad. The suit is returnable before
| the United States district court Septem-
| Der 5.
| George Alexander, Berlin farmer,
| hanged himself in his cell in Washington
county jail Friday afternoon. He was
arrested on warrant charging him with
a second offense of intoxication. He
used one of the blankets in his cell, tying
it to the upper bunk. He was evidently
not in his right mind as the Sunday pre-
vious he hanged himself in his barn. but
was found in time to save his life.
The city of Barre has just bought the
Richardson property on south Main
street as site for fire station. The
city pays Mrs. Richardson $500 for the
place as it is. The house has been pur-
chased of the city for $1,000 and will be
moved to an adjacent lot. The barn is
LETT for the city to use or tear down as
may seem fit.
The birthday dinner that was given to
Admiral Charles E. Clark at Lake Mans
| field, Friday, was a pleasant social affair.
Previous to the dinner the large United
States flag that the Admiral presented
to the club, was raised. At this cere-
mony, and in fact throughout the entire
afternoon, all forma1ity and speech
making were avoided. After the flag
raising the company adjourned to the
dining room of the club house w here
| delicious banquet was served. After the
banquet was over the birthday cake,
decorated with 81 lighted candles and
|
the Admiral blew out the candles accord
ing to the time honored rule. The re-
mainder of the day was spent in playing
| games, boating and general recreation.
Between 70 and 70 people attended the
| gathering.
Col. D. B. Freeman of Bethel received
| an appointment as aid on the staff of the
national commander of the 6. A. R. at
the communion at Boston this week.
Aida Fuller Enright, Concord, has
been appointed examiner of teachers for
Essex county. Nelson J. Whtehill, prin-
cipal of the White River Junction high
school, has also been appointed examiner
| of teachers for Windsor county. These
appointments have been made by Gov
| ernor Mccullough and State Superin-
| tendent of Education Walter E. Ranger.
| Mrs. Enright succeeds Mrs. Helen D.
King, of Island Pond, and Mr.. Whitehill
succeeds Hermon Dressed, Jr., of Spring
field, both having resigned.
| Montpelier will have one of the best
| speakers of the campaign in Hon. Will
liam 81. Taft. secretary of war. The
Republican State committee announce
that Mr.. TAFT will speak but once in
Vermont and then in the Capital City.
The date has been set for Friday, August
&c. Of course Senator Dillingham; will
| be present and speak and there will be
| some other big guns not yet decided
| upon.
The barn on the Royce place, owned
by Patrick Mullen of Berkshire, was
| burned Thursday morning and beside
hay, grain and carriages there were
stored there several hundred dollars
worth of groceries belonging to the firm
of A. E. Mosier & Co.
Here are dates of a few of the Vermont
fairs; Sheldon, August 80, 81, September
1 and 2; Morrisville, September %, %
| and "a; Barton, September 6, Z, 8 and
9; Bradford, August 1926.
L. Guy bennett of Boston had an ex-
perience with his automobile last week
that he will not soon forget. His mach
inc frightened a team in North Troy,
of Fred Hammond. Mr.. bennett speeded
along without stopping and was chased
all over Orleans county by the officers
who tried to arrest him. He refused to
| stop because the officers did not have the
necessary papers. He was finally arrest
| ed at Island Pond, brought before a just
ice and fined SIS.
The Grand Trunk Pacific, Canada's
| trans continental railroad was organized
Thursday. Charles M. Hayes, of the
Grand Trunk, is president, Frank w.
Morse, Grand Trunk, vice president and
general manager; William Wainwright,
| second vice president. The directorate is
composed among others, of J. r. Booth,
| president OF the Canada Atlantic.
Nearly forty priests attended the funeral
of Rev. Father Cunningham of Brattle-
boro Saturday. The eulogy was deliver
ed by Rev. D. J. o 'Sullivan of st. Adams.
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