St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-09

duties at his Office. He found that Mr..
Ranger had left things in excellent shape.
so that the change could be made with
out friction. Mr.. Stone will not for the
present at least make any change in the
office force, nor in the work begun by his
predecessor.
The chapel at the Center Congregation.
alist church at Brattleboro was last
week converted temporarily into wire
less telegraph station. A session OF the
United States circuit court is being held
there before Judge Hoyt H. Wheeler. The
title of the case which was being heard
was the National Electric Signalling
Co. vs.. the DeForest Wireless Telegraph
Co., ct ais. The complainant is a COM
! pany operating under patents OF K. A.
Fessenden, of Washington. D. c. The
defendent is rival company operating
under the patents of Lee DeForest. The
suit is brought for alleged infrngements
OF the Fessenden patents. Wireless tele-
graph instruments have been established
in the chapel, which are in active opera
ton, and expert operators are In attend
ance. 1t is stated by those connected
with the case that over 100000 has
been spent in litigation thus far
William Cooley, well known through.
out this state and elsewhere as manu-
facturer and inventor died at his home at
Waterbury, August 2, as the result of
shock. He attained considerable fame
as the inventor of the Cooley Dreamer
and Separator. He was president OF the
company which manufactures gasoline
engines. He was born in Burlington in
1884. He leaves wife, two daughters
and FIVE sons.
In the Bennington court Friday John H.
Burgess Of the Burgess house was fined
So and costs, total of $12.97. for run
ming an automobile without license,
the first case of the kind in the state.
At meeting of the Barre granite
manufacturing company, Wednesday
afternoon, dividend of 80 per cent on
the capital paid in was declared. This
was the company organized last year to
exploit the exhibition Of Barre granite at
the St. Louis exposition. 1t was hoped
by those who put their money in this
scheme that they would receive one half
the capital paid in and the large dividend
declared shows the excellent manner In
which the directors handled the exhibit
at st. Louis and is very gratifying to the
stockholders.
Mrs. Rollin Williams, OF Rutland has
a novelty in the agricultural line which
she is carefully preserving for exhibition
at the county fair next fall. Mrs. Will
| Hams is a colored woman, born in the
South, and few months ago she re-
ceived some cotton bolls as sovenirs OF
her native state. She planted several
seeds taken from these and they sprouted
and have thrived until the woman has
| five healthy plants that are budded and
will without doubt bloom. Mrs. Will
grown cotton bolls by the time of the
fair in September.
Agatha Hanley, the seven-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J ames Hanley
of New York, visiting at Rutland, Is crit
ically i'll with lockjaw. The is no chance
OF recovery. She was taken suddenly
Thursday from an unknown cause.
L. B. Cross of Montpelier and c. c.
Warren of Waterbury have not given up
their plans for an European tour, but
will leave Montpelier in Mr.. Warren's
OiS lOuIluS car LUG last vi LniS nhOuLu
for Boston, where they will take passage
on the Cunard line. The automobile will
be accompanied by a stall which can be
taken apart easily. 1t will also be lacked
up so that the wheels will be free of the
floor. Messrs. Cross and Warren will
spend a considerable time across the
water, or until they get tired of the trip.
Michael R. Walsh, who had been a
member of the board of education since
1897, died at his home in Rutland We'd
nesday after brief illness of pleuro-
pneumonia. He had been employed by
the Howe Scale Co., for many years and
at the time OF his death was foreman of
the brass foundry. Mr.. Walsh was born
in Ireland Sc years ago.
Clinton Smith, native of Middlebury
and one Of Addison county's best known
architects and contractors, died in Wash