St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-23
heart failure in a store at Ludlow, last
week Tuesday. aged 20 years.

entry street. It was shortly before day
light when he was awakened by the
smell of smoke and found that the bed
clothing and head-board of his bed were
in flames. Arousing his roommate, he
ran to the window, clad only in his night
clothes and jumped. The house was
damaged to the extent of several hum
dred dollars by water and smoke.
A massive loving cup was presented to
ex-Gov. John @. Mccullough in New
York last week by Gen. Bates of Ben
nington, on behalf of the ex-Governor's
former staff. The cup is in the design of
an acorn, supported by handles of stag's
horns, and is suitably engraved.
The committee to read the essays for
prizes in the 6. A. r. contest originated
ity State Superintendent of Education W.
e. Ranger, is composed of c. B. Wright,
of Middlebury, c. II. Merrill of Randolph
Center, and Miss Alice E. Dickinson of
Johnson. There are ten prizes OF S5
each; ten of selected'books with certi6-
Gates; and ten certificates of honorable
mention. The contest opened in May
and closed Nov. /. Since the time for
submitting these essays has expired Mr..
Ranger has counted them and finds in
the vicinity of 500. These prizes are
offered through the department of Yer
positions on patriotic citizenship.
The interior department at Washing
ton gives notice of the appointment of
DR.. Fl. II. Lee as pension examining sur
geon at Wells River.
Percival W. Clement. of Rutland, just
before he started on his extended tour
of the west and south a few weeks ago,
gave the Vermont Marble Co. an order
for handsome marble drinking fount-
ain which will be placed in the highway
in the vicinity of Mr. Clements home at
"Brookside' for the benefit of the horses
of passers by. The fountain will be made
of the white marble, of the best quality,
and will cost large sum. The fountain
will be surmounted by the figure of a
lion and the affair will be distinct orna-
ment to that section of the city.
Articles of association have been fled
at the Office of the secretary of state for
the Colburn & Vaille Company of Ran
dolph. This company is organized for
the purpose of carrying on a clothing
and general business in Randolph. The
capital stock is $4,000.
Frank LaPlant of Dandy was killed
last week Tuesday while hauling wood.
He was on load driving four horses
when they became unmanageable and he
was thrown under their feet. His neck
was broken and body badly mangled.
His companion was un1njured.
Lieut-Co1. Walter S. Schuyler, general
staff, United States Army, who has been
on duty with the Russian forces in the
Far East, has been relieved from that
duty and is under orders to proceed to
the United States. I1ieut-Col. SCHUYLER
was formerly commander at Fort Ethan
Allen.
Rev. A. S. Buzzell of North Troy is or
ganizing castle of the Knights of King
Arthur at West Derby. This order was
organized several years ago by Rev.
William Byron Forbush, who has recent
ly resigned the pastorate of the Winthrop
Congregational church of Boston.
H. D. Ryder of Bellows Falls has re-
signed the position of deputy revenue
stamp collector, as he will become states
attorney Dec. 1. He is succeeded in the
government position by w. c. Belknap,
editor of the Bellows Falls Times.
A determined effort will be made soon
| to secure the Presidents pardon for Mar
| vim A. Mcclure, one of the principals in
| the wrecking of the Merchants National
| Bank of Rutland five years ago. The
other principal, Cashier Charles w. Mus
| sey, was pardoned by President McK'n-
| ley after he had served but one year, and
| McClure's friends think he should not
serve much longer. His original term
| was seven years. He has served four and
| probably has but two left to serve. Mus
| sey loaned Mcclure, merchant, $147 900
| on worthless notes.
Fred Sweet1and, a young man belong.
| ing in Burlington, who was digging a
| trench at Jay was buried last week by a
| O1u al IN yho-
| he had been talking noticed the abrupt
| ness with which his shouting ceased and
| found that he was completely buried.
| Prompt use of shovel resulted in some
of the dirt being removed and Sweetland
| was taken from the trench senseless. He
was revived and returned to his home in
Burlington.
| Col. S. A. Illsley has recently announced
his intention of presenting to the town
| of Middlebury a soldiers monument
| which is to be erected on the triangular
| piece of ground in front of the town hall
| The monument will be made of Barre
| granite and promises to be one of the
| best and most imposing structures of its
| kind in the state. Colonel Illsley expect S
to have it ready for dedication Memorial
| day.
| Among the names on the list of honor
| graduates nominated by the war depart
| ment from military schools for appoint
ment as second lieutenants in the army
is that of William E. c. Washburn, Of
| Norwich University. Mortified.
The management of the Brattleboro
| Retreat has announced the engagement
ofCharles D. Wilkins, of Worcester, Mass
| as first assistant physician to succeed DIR
| w. N. Thompson. who recently was call
| ed to Hartford, Conn.,, as assistant gu
| perintendent of the Hartford Retreat.
| Elmer E. Webster of Barton has beer
appointed deputy collector and inspec
tor of customs at Newport to fill vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Fred Fl. II
| Brown who was obliged to sever his con
nections with the service on account o
| ill health.
Rev. Herbert E. Thaver, pastor of the
| Baptist church at Ludlow, has rendered
| his resignation there to take effect Dec
ember l. He accepted a call to a church
in Springfield, Mass. Mr.. Thayer ha:
| there for 1,o ~