St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-09-21
VERMONT NEWS.


Requests fer RraftIeboro.
Brattleboro has been left $50, 900 by
the will of Col. William Austine toward
the establishment of hospital for the
tempory treatment of strangers and local
invalids peculiarly situated. The town
already has the Thompson hospital
nearly ready for occupancy, built at an
expense of 100000. Col. Austine left
$4,000 as permanent fund. the incon G
to go annually to the best scholar of tie
graduating class OF the high school, and
1000 in bonds the income to be used
for the INDECENT women and girls OF st.
Michaeps Episcopal parish. The will
disposed of about $16O, 900, OF which
$50, 900 is given to the Colonels nearest
relatives.
The estate amounts to over $16O 600,
Howard NJ. Eutis, of Mo bile, Ala, nephew
of Colonel Austine, is the principal bene-
fciary, receiving $4,000 and being
made residuary legatee and executor
without bond. There were specific be-
quests to private individuals amounting
to about $43 900. There are numerous
Brattleboro people to receive these be-
quests, among them being Herbert B.
Chamberlain, Sc 900: Postmaster II. E.
Taylor, $4,000; William S. Newton,
town clerk, $4,000. Many of the EN-.
ployees of the Brooks house where Colo
mel Austine lived the past 40 years are
remembered with sums from 500 to
$1,000. Rev. George 81. Bailey, of Ferris
burg. receives $1,000, and Mrs. Ella
Whitney Atwood, of Westminster, $500.
Buss of HI. A. Huse i'm Place.
The bronze bust of the late Hiram A.
Huse, authorized by the last Legislature
as a memorial OF the long and dis
tinguished service rendered by Mr.. Huse
as state librarian, has been received at
the capitol and was placed in position
Thursday forenoon. 1t is one OF the I'm
est memorials in the building.
The bust is twice life size and is the
work of Lopez, whose statues and
groups at the ST. Louis exposition have
won such favorable notice. The bust
stands on an especially designed pedestal
five feet high and occupies place be-
tween two of the front windows of the
library.
Near the top of the pedestal is the fol-
lowing inscription:
Hiram Augustus Huse,
Born Jan. II, 1843
"Died Sept. %, 1902.
Estate librarian 80 years. A profound
lawyer and an ideal citizen. His lite was
gentle and the elements so mixed in him
that Nature might stand up and say to
all the world, This is a man."
The staff of Gov. Bell.
Gov.-elect c. J. Bell has designated the
following men as members ofhis military
staff and they will be duly appointed
after his Inauguration: F. S. Billings, OF
Woodstock, M. D. Wells of Cabot, c. w.
Scarf, of Burlington, N. A. Dole of Dan
vile. N. B. Roberts, OF Rupert. and DIR.
w. E. Putnam, of Bennington. Mr.. Bill
ings will be appointed as chief of staff,
Mr.. Roberts, inspector OF rifle practice,
and Doctor Putnam, surgeon-general.
Long Automobile Trip.
c. Warren of Waterbury and l.. Bart
Cross of Montpelier returned last week
from 700 mile tour in Mr.. Warren's
automobile. They went through the
White mountains to Boston and back,
leaving Montpelier at 9 O'Clock Wednes-
day morning. They passed that night
at the new Mount Washington hotel,
starting out again the morning follow
ing through the Crawford notch, North
Conway, Rochester, Dover and Ports
mouth, where they stopped Thursday
night, arriving in Boston about 1 clock
Friday afternoon. They remained in
Boston until Sunday morning and went
bridge, Lowell, Nashua, Keene, Bellows
Falls and Westmoreland, arriving in
Montpelier Monday evening.
Congregational Delegates.
The following are the Vermont dele
gates to the National Congregational
Council at Des Moines, Iowa, October
g to 20:
General Convention-Rev. 6. Glenn
Atkins, Rev. William S. Hazen, J. H.
Jackson.
Addison CONFERENCE.-THE. Benjamin
Swift.
Bennington Conference-Rev. Charles
H. Peck.
Caledonia Conference - Frank II.
Brooks, Rev. George H. Cummings.
Chittenden Conference - Rev. T. J..
Harris, Gen. o. o. Howard.
Franklin and Grand Isle Conference
Rev. John L. Sewall.
Lamoille CONFERENCE.-THE. Henry c.
Howard.
Orange Conference-Rev. Henry J. Kill
bourn, Rev. George E. Ladd.
Orleans Conference-Deacon Foster,
Rev. A. F. McGregor.
Washington CONFERENCE.-THE. F. B.
Kellogg. o. S. Stickney.
Windham Conferences. B. Emerson,
Rev. L. M. Keneston.
Windsor Conference-Gilbert A. Davis,
Rev. Jonathan K. Fuller.
Militia Paid for Manassas Trip
Before the troops of the Vermont Ma
tional Guard at the Manassas manoeuv-
res left for home they received from the
government pay for IL days service
which covered the time they were out
side this state. The captains received
$55; first lieutenants, $44.S3; second
lieutenants, $42 rs; first sergeauts,
$3.50; sergeants, Sc 60; corporals,
SIS so; privates, SAT-. Next month the
members of the regiment will receive four
days pay from the state to cover the
time they were on duty inside the state
boundaries. The wages paid by the
state will be reckoned on the following
basis: Captains, $3.50 month; first
lieutenants, $125 a month; second lieu
tenants, 500 month; first sergeants,
S2.25 day; sergeants, 50 a day; cor
porals, $1.75; privates, $3.50 day.
The centennial OF the Congregational
rb,,roh Of Milton will he observed TODAY