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

the first copy of their new paper, The
Derby Academy Quill. last week.
The village OF Barton Landing will
build an opera house to cost about
$4,000. A paper was circulated only "a
hours and $500 was subscribed toward
it.
A new move in the case of Samuel D..
Wilson VS.. Percival w. Clement. an ac-
ton for Islander, which was tried at Rut-
land several months ago, was made in
the United States circuit court last week,
when counsel for MIR. Clement asked that
a master be appointed to consider an
affidavit made by Wilson at the conclu-
sion of the trial. After the jury had
found for the defendant, Wilson made
an affidavit that he was without funds
or property of any kind, and the referee
was unable to pay the costs of court.
Mr.. Clement, through his attorney,
alleges that this statement was untrue,
and the master is desired to investigate
the charges.
A new manufacturing enterprise has
been incorporated at Montpelier called
the Enterprise Company. The purpose
OF the organization is to manufacture
nickel-in-the slot machines for various
purposes. The chief promoters in the
concern are c. r Smith and Willard P.
Whitcomb OF the firm of Whitcomb Bros. :
laundry men.
Ledru R. Whitcomb Of Burlington died
Friday morning at the age of 40 years.
He went to Burlington from Rutland
eight years ago and has had charge of
the Rutland railroad roundhouse. He
had been in the employ of the Rutland
Railroad Co. for fifteen years.
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Waterbury National bank, Wednesday,
it was decided to reduce the capital stock
from 100000 to $4,000. This was
the only business transacted. The rea-
son of the reduction was because there
was too much capital for the amount of
business transacted. There was good
attendance at the meeting. The stock
holders liquidating will be paid par for
their stock.
A. Williamson, tool sharpener of Barre,
according to the story of his wife, drew
$11OO from the savings bank recently
and went away without telling her his
destination and leaving her only SIS. She
is now being cared for by the Daughters
of Rebekah.
Mrs. Lorinda Bowen, the oldest person
in Montpelier, died at her home on the
Henry Towne farm last week Tuesday.
She was 81 years old and went to that
city many years ago with FIVE brothers.
She had outlived all the members OF her
family except a cousin, Harvey Cum
nipgs. OF East Montpelier. At the first
town meeting of Montpelier, in 1871,
there were 81 voters and Mrs. Bowen's
father was one OF them.
A paper is being circulated for subscrip-
tons to stock company to conduct the
4. - sels
of Beerwort & Demar Of Richford, on a
larger scale. A meeting of prospective
stockholders has been held and a COM
mittee has been appointed to appraise
their property and investigate the future
prospects of this business and report. It
is expected 10 capitalize the new COM
pany at $4,000.
The state convention of the Y. M. c. a.
will be held in Montpelier. April $3.50,
notices to that effect having been issued
by F. S. Morrison, state secretary.
Fire in Barre, Saturday, destroyed the
Blanchard block on Main street, causing
a loss OF $34, 900. The heaviest loss was
that of B. w. Yorker & Co., whose stock
OF furniture was valued at $4,000. The
other occupants were the Barre Plumb
ing Company, the City restaurant, Park
er & Tassic, grocers, and c. Fl. Campbell,
saloon.
Rev. A. M. Bradley, of Sapeerville, Me-,
has accepted call to the Universalist
church in Barre. Rev. Effie K. M. Jones,
the present pastor. who rendered her
resignation some weeks ago, preached
her farewell sermon Sunday and will
leave today for her new home in Water
loo, Iowa. Mrs. Bradley has considera-
BILE ability as a writer and has contrib
uted largely to the Universalist Leader.
UNCONVENTIONAL paper.
6. c. Markham OF Mortified, veteran
of the Mexican war, celebrated his SD
birthday Thursday by walking from
Mortified to Montpelier, a distance of
ten miles. MIR. Markham started at 40
in the morning and arrived at Montpe
lier at 11.3O. He carried a knapsack
containing his dinner and a bottle of
milk. Mr.. Markham has not touched
liquor for SO years. There are only two
other veterans of the Mexican war in
that vicinity, Richard Dodge and James
Templeton, of Worcester, both serving in
the same company.
Rev. Samuel V. McDurfee, aged Co. a
ngregational clergyman, died suddenly
of heart failure at his home in Spring
field, Mass, Sunday. He was born in
Corinth, and his last passionate was at
Thettord from 1890 to 1898.