St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-17

Prescott, post No. 8 of Brattleboro; L.
B. Parker, post, No. 70 of Richford; and
George W. Sneden, post No. ITO of
Bristol.
Judge Hoyt H. Wheeler has decided to
hold the May term OF the United States
district court in the town hall at Brattle-
boro. The court convened at Windsor
Tuesday and after the report OF the
grand jury adjourned to Brattleboro,
and will begin the jury trials Thursday
morning. This action is being taken on
account of the Windsor hotel being closed.
With the graduation of the class of
1905 OF Middlebury College, one of its
members, Miss Isabella M. Blake, will
bid good-by to her classmates for long
er period probably than will any of the
rest. Miss Blake has received, through
the Woman's Board of Missions, repre-
senting the Congregational churches of
New England, an appointment as
teacher in the girls school at Aintab,
Turkey.
The site most desired for the proposed
Carnegie library at Bellows Falls is the
house of Hetty Green, the richest woman
in the world. The matter has been laid
before her, but the result is not yet
known.
Chelsea, which is 16 miles from the
nearest railroad station and with only
stages as a means of communication
with the outside world, is to have more
rapid means Of transit this summer, at
o..aal,1o e Aa h.
service to convey passengers daily to
and from the South Royalton railroad
station. 1t is expected that the trip
which now is made by stage in about
two and one-half hours, will be made by
automobile in As minutes. An expert
ment run has already been made, and
the time was some minutes less than an
hour. Daily trips will be begun soon.
An experimental government fish
hatchery was established last week at
Holden, near Rutland. A large farm con-
tanning spring noted for its purity has
been leased and 100, 900 lingering brook
trout will be brought from the st. Johns
bury hatchery as starter.
Fred Cardell of Warren, was pleasant.
ly surprised few days ago when he was
notified that he had been left about S14,-
000by rich uncle who had died in Texas
short time ago, leaving an estate
valued at about $4,000 which will be
divided among the surviving relatives.
The matter of raising funds for new
church building for st. James Episcopal
| parish, Woodstock, was considered at
the annual meeting of the parish, and it
| is expected that new edifce will take
the place OF the present structure within
a very few years. The building is to be
constructed Of stone, with slate or metal
roof; subscriptions to be paid, if desired,
in four annual payments; the construc-
| ton not to be begun until $4,000 is
pledged. The report of the treasurer
showed that the parish was free from
debt and had a surplus of over $500 in
| the treasury.
Several stones in the shed of the E. D.
Ellis company, at Mortified, that were
finished and ready for shipment, were
damaged to the extent of 5000 by some
one who entered the shed during Friday
night and Clipped off the corners. The
parties must have been familiar with the
sheds, for they were able to evade the
Waterman and knew where to find the
finished stones. No unfinished work was
touched.
Margaret Jacobson, 10 years old, from
Burlington, serving a six months SEN
tence in the house of correction for lewd-
ness, died Saturday morning. Her father
took the body to Plattsburg, N. Y.
The affairs of the Blair and DeLarm
Veneer Co. are being rapidly closed up
by Elk Gov. Josiah Grout of Derby, the
receiver. 1t is expected settlement will
be made with the creditors soon.
The annual strawberry festival and
ball of the Vermont Association of Man
chester, N. H., was held last week Tues
day night with an attendance OF 1000.
The Windsor House at Windsor has
closed its doors to the public. This is
the second time the hotel has been closed
in over 60 years and then only for few
weeks, some years ago. H. A. Clark
former proprietor, has sold all the furni
ture and furnishings and it will have to
be entirely reftted before being occupied
again. Mr.. Clark will locate in Maine