St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-22
VERMONT NEWS.
v..sstreeps Weekly Trade RepOr


aormal conditions in other parts. The
ssverely cold weather has had tenden.
~ to keep back some trade but generally
s1eaking favorable conditions exist with
The manufacturing industries and col
lections are fair.
The Wholesale grocery trade at Bur.
1;nqton comment favorably regarding
omount OF business this month as com.
nared with that of year ago, new ex-
tract company commenced business dur
mo the week. Manufacturing industries
are well employed and retail merchants
comment favoraby regarding conditions.
Rutland reports all manufacturing plants
well employed and retail trade good al
though severe coldness of weather has
caused some trouble. Not much COM
nlaint is heard about water supply in
and about city, as in other places; sup
nly is good and no danger is apprehend-
ed of a scarcity either for domestic or
nublc use. At Montpelier much activity
is reported among the manufacturing
nlants and retail trade is fair although a
number OF the merchants are having
clearance sales. Generally speaking the
granite manufacturers at Barre are lib
orally supplied with orders and more
men are being employed. Collections
among the granite dealers are fair.
St. Adams reports fair amount OF bust.
ness among the retail merchants but
trade has been little quiet owing to cold
weather. Labor is generally we'll en-
ployed. st. Johnsbury reports favorably
regarding conditions at mills and fair
amount of trade among retail merchants
At Bellows Falls nearly all of the mills
are running full but some of them have
been obliged to run short time on ac-
count of shortage OF water supply, the
paper mills suffer the most. The cabinet
factory at Brattleboro is running full
time, wholesale business is active and
normal conditions exist among the re-
tail trade with collections good. Ben.
nington reports an increased activity
among the manufacturers with some
improvement in retail business. Bran
don business men comment favorably re-
garding both manufacturing and retail
trade, usual number OF people are EN-.
poyed with good prospects for an in.
crease. The stove company is literally
Supplleu Will OIuSIS. Al 11dTuWICh Il
quietness is noted with the retail mer-
chants owing to fact that granite busi-
ness there is quiet. Collections are slow
but the outlook is favorably spoken of
ard an increase in business looked for,
within a short time. The wrapper fac
tory at Waterbury is running full time;
gasoline engine company has large num-
Der of orders and clothespin factory is
doing good business.
Case of Terrible Cruelty.
A case of the most extreme cruelty is
alleged to have been discovered in Nor
wich, The allegation is that woman
administered chloroiorm to her three.
year-old child, afterward placing the un-
conscious body under the shelf in a closet
where there was no heat. When found,
both the little girls feet, both hands,
both cars ard her nose, it is said, were
frozen, and both feet are black as the re-
suit A local physician states that be is
Of the opinion that the chld's life can be
4 saved. The weather for the last few
days has been intensely cold and no hu.
man being could live under the conditions
in which it is alleged the little
one was left. AS yet the girl cannot
"a walk, No arrest has as yet been made,
as the authorities are awaiting develop
mentS before taking action. The resi-.
dents OF neighboring towns are said to
be considerably aroused over the affair.
The MiddIesex Mail Robbery.
The two Frencbmen, Medic La Chele
81 and George Therrien, who were are stcd
4 in Danville, as the men who stole mail
matter from the pouch at the Middlesex
station, were taken to Montptlie juno
ton Thursday morning by Sheriff Tracy;
there they were met by {. c. Graves, OF
Waterbury, deputy United States mar.
ShalI. The prisoners were taken TO Bur-
hDgton, where they will be arraigned on
the charge OF robbing the United States
mans. AT this hearing bail will be fixed
10 1oId them until their cases can be dis
posed OF by the United States circuit
court The penalty for robbing or tam.
perlng with the mails is severe. Since
ther arrest LaChele and Therrien have
Deen held on the charge of larceny;
out 1t is likely that this charge will be
noll pressed. as it was made largely to
mold the prisoners until the United States
authorities could act.
Bankrupbs License Revoked.
Inc Bennington board OF license com.
miSsioners has revoked the license held in
Inc name OF Fred B. Howe at the Put.
T III, House and the place has been closed.
Tue revocation was under the clause in
Ihe law that provides that bankrupt
snail rot hold a license. Mr.. Howe re.
GENTLY hled petition in bankruptcy. He
n ndS always sublet the saloon to George
l"lller, who has conducted it since the
present law went into force. 1t is ex-
peeted that the present proprie o. of
no'el VIII take out a license at the
beginning OF next year.
n Cnaries Winch, aged 16 years, son OF
-Nohtoe Winch, of Addison, died Sunday
no'ning from the effects of a gunshot
Wound ieceived Saturday forenoon while
tne BOY was hunting. Young Winch at.
d d[mPted to climb a pile of logs and in
uolng So leaned against the muzzle OF his
H St accidentally discharging the weap-
t tn' Inc charge entered the body, pene-
''duog the stomach and lungs.
At the annual meeting of the stock
HGIueFS OF the Howe Scale Co. of Rutland
nTuo4uay these directors were elected:
w W. b Bohn A. Mead. E. E. Keyes, w. Y.
7 w. dMpey, E. V. Ross, H. O. Carpenter,
49, 81, w. bagley, c. B. Hinsman, F. r. Ban.
inalG; The directors elected the follow.
v; VIZ ollcers: President, DR.. John A. Mead; |