St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-04-12

the rock formations and the water SUNNY
In his next report be hopes to give the
source OF the supply in every town and
city OF Vermont. He doubted if there
were any other area of 10000 square
miles in the country containing so n1anv
sources OF pure water as are found in
this state.
The lumber mill of F. M. Plumley, of
Sherburne, was burned to the ground
last week Tuesday. The fire caught from
stove IN the stretcher shop, but could
not be checked because of the high wind.
The loss is $4,000 with an insurance of
81, 500. Twelve men are thrown out of
work by the fire.
The Newport race track, which has
been owned by the Memphremagog
Driving Association, has been purchased
from the Orleans Trust Co., by New
port syndicate, which consists in part OF
DR.. ]. Fl. Gaines, Charles A. Prouty, 7.
E. Prouty, Benjamin Human, Harry B.
Stewart, Of Beebe Plain, l. o. Blake
OF New York, Charles F. Bigelow, Fred
P. Davis. Charles L. Drown, Herbert E.
Lane, Edward c. Blanchard, c. F. Davis,
H. G. Blanchard, DR.. M. T. Hamilton,
Charles N. Brady, DR.. Harry Hamilton,
A. A. Livingston, and Frank Wheelock.
The first race of the season will be held
July 4.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur c. A. Hall, bishop
of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Vermont, operated on tor appendicitis at
the Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington
March II, has as yet made no appoint.
ments for the visitations that have been
interfered with by his illness. The bishop
is improving, but he is still at the hospi-
tai, and it will be some time before he
will be able to make any definite appoint
ments.
The eighth annual meeting of the Yer
mont Ice Dealers Association was held
at Burlington, Wednesday afternoon
with good attendance. The president,
E. Eddy, OF Rutland, presided. The re-
ports were gratifying. There was an
address by John N. Briggs, of New York.
A banquet was held in the evening at the
Van Ness house. Members of the associ-
alton were rendered a reception and ride
to Fort Ethan Allen, also a maple sugar
party, as guests of the local dealers.
This is the Oldest organization of the
kind in New England. Roy Patrick, of
Burlington, is secretary.
Charles Blake, aged % years, prison
er serving II to IS years sentence for
an assault with intent to murder, was
released from state prison at Windsor
April 4, having been pardoned by Gov.
c. ]. Bell. He was committed from
Windham county in October, 1900, with
his accomplices, WEIGH and Dempsey.
The two latter have already been pardon
ed and gone out OF the state. Mr.. Blake,
who is hopelessly demented, was eaken
in charge by his father, Louis Blake, of
Greenfield, Mass, and he will be cared
for at his home in that city.
Rev. J. M. Appleman preached his last
sermon at the Methodist church in Hines
burg last Sunday morning. He will re-
tire from the regular work, having
preached 80 consecutive years. The
church gave Mr.. and Mrs. Appleman a
surprise recently and presented Mr. APP
pleman a purse OF money to buy couch
Tor his new home at Round Lake, N. Y,
and Mrs. Appleman hand painted sofa
pillow.
The vacancy in the presidency OF the
National Bank of White River Junction,
occasioned by the death of George w.
Smith, has been filled by the election OF
Scion F. Frary, of South STAFFORD, to
that position. L. D. Wheeler, has been
chosen director OF the institution. Each
of these elections is to fill an unexpired
term to January l, 1906.
Ralph Burt was killed while chopping
in the sugar woods on DR.. William Stan
ford Stevens farm, maple Grange" at
East Enosburg, Wednesday. The tree
which Mr.. Burt was chopping fell in such
a way that he was hit on the back of the
head and his tace crushed into the ground.
He was % years old and leaves a wife
and two children.
The state board OF pharmacy, compos.
ed OF c. c. Bingham, of st. Johnsbury,
w. S. Root, of Brattleboro, i. B. Hopkins,
OF Brandon, J. 6. Bellrose, of Burlington
and W. r. Warden, OF Vergennes, met We'd
nesday in the state house at Montpelier,
to examine candidates Tor admission to
practice pharmacy in this state. Twelve
candidates appeared. The board declined
to give the names of the candidates and
announced that they could not be made
public after the examination, claiming
that this policy was pursued to prevent
humiliation on the part of unsuccessful
applicants.
The annual "sugaring off, reunion of
the Vermont Association of Boston was
at the Hotel Westminster last week
Tuesday evening. More than 200 de-
scendants OF the Green Mountain state
were present. Col. Albert Clarke, secre-
tary OF the Home Market Club and presi-
dent OF the association, presided. Maple
sugar and syrup were the chief features
of the evenings entertainment and a
musical program was rendered. The
association voted to incorporate and
decided to take the annual trip to Yer
mont the first week in August.
Monday, April II is the date set by
General Manager D. A. LOOMS OF the
Champlain Transportation Company for
the opening of navigation on the lake
this season. This will be two days earli-
err than year ago. The ice in the lake
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