St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-11

assistant IL 1896. and was elected clerk
in 1900, which position he has since held.
He was elected states attorney of La
mobile county in 1900.
Location for Proctor sanatOrium.
DR.. W. N. Bryant states that several
sites for the proposed institution have
been inspected in the towns of Mount
Holly, Shrewsbury, Brandon, Chitten-
den and Pittstord. There is in Cuttings
vile snug little plateau 1000 feet above
the sea, protected on three sides by for
estclad mountains circling it like cres-
cent, which would make an ideal spot
for sanatorium. The commission is
determined to urge matters on so that
the building can be started in the spring.
Alfred L. butcher, one of the best
known business men of St. Adams and
Franklin county, died suddenly of heart
trouble last Wednesday. He was walk
ing up the street from his store when he
was stricken with sharp pain about
the heart. He returned to his store, and
physician was summoned. Death re-
suited two hours later. The deceased
was so years of age and leaves widow
and one son. He was at one time presi-
dent ofthe Vermont State Pharmaceutical
association, and was for six years on the
State Board Of Pharmacy.
Gov. Bell and staff were in stowe last
week to attend a meeting of Harmony
Pomona Grange. Pupils of the village
school to the number of $50 were ad-
dressed by the Governor. Remarks at
the Grange meeting were made by Cover
nor Bell, Judge Advocate General, N. G.
Williams, of Bellows Falls, Surgeon Cen
eral W. E. Putnam, of Bennington, and
Coils. F. S. Billings OF Woodstock, N. A..
Dole, of DanvilIe, M. B. Roberts, of Ru-
pert, and c. M. Scarf, of Burlington.
Congressman Foster has recommended
the name OF DIR. g. L. Bates of Norris
vile to the commissioner of pensions at
Washington as member OF the board
of pension examiners, to succeed the late
DR.. c. c. Rublee who filed the office for
several years. The recommendation is
considered equivalent to an appointment
by the friends OF the doctor. DR.. Bates
has been in practice at Morrisvile for
nearly ten years and is especially we'll
qualified to succeed DR.. Rublee on the
board.
The seventeenth annual meeting of the
district deputy grand masters was held
yesterday at the Masonic temple in Bur.
lington for instruction. The annual
meeting of the district deputy grand
high priests will be held today at the
same place. The meeting will be held
under the direction of Delos M. Bacon
of St. Johnsbury, grand high priest. II
is expected that every district deputy
will attend and many of the grand
officers will also be present.
On the staff of The Dartmouth, the
official undergraduate weekly publica
ton of Dartmouth College, Hanover, N
H., this year, are George H. Howard, '07
| of Craftsbury, who is alumni editor; anC
Harold D. Fish, '06, OF South Royalton
who is local editor.
Atty.Gen. Clarke c. Fits expects t.
go to Washington this week to appear
before the United States supreme court II
| the hope OF securing action on the petit
ton to advance the Mary Rogers case
II he is unable to be present he will b
represented by Charles H. Robb, assist
ant attorney general of the United States
CIV. Marbles mill office and the tickle
Office at the Woodstock railway station
were burglarized at an early hour Fri
day morning, the robbers setting fire tt
the mill office after ransacking the room
and wrecking the safe.
Chas. Jackson, a section man living ii
Montpelier, became intoxicated, got OF
to the track and had both legs cut of
He is expected to recover.
DR.. Blossom of Rutland has been foun
guilty of shooting deer out of season
and fined.
Louis P. Fuller, aged SO years, sui
posed to be the Oldest Grand Army ma
in New England, died at his home
North Adams, Mass, recently OF hear
disease. Mr.. Fuller enlisted as secon
lieutenant, Co. K, 14th Vt. Regt., ate
his two sons had died from battle an
disease. Four daughters survive him.
Rev. A. N. Lewis, for the past IA year
rector of Christ church, at Montpelier
will soon present his resignation. He
"a years old, but vigorous in mind AM
body. Should his resignation be accept
ed he intends going to New Haven, Conn
his former home, to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percival W. Clement c
Rutland have issued 1000 invitations t.
the wedding of their daughter, Ann
Elizabeth, to John Appleton Knowles c
Spragues Mills, Me-, to take place i
Trinity church, Rutland, October % a
noon.
Mrs. Albert A. Fletcher of Middlebury
president of the Middlebury Natione
bank. died Friday. She is survived b
her husband, one daughter, and thre
sons. She was 50 years old.
While driving from Lympus to Betht
one night recently, Mrs. K. McCulloug
and another lady were thrown from tn
carriage by the horse backing the vehicl
over the river bank. Mrs. McCulloug
was seriously hurt.
The wedding of Cassius Peck, of Bul
lington, superintendent of the state e1
pertinent station, and Martha Alice Gay
lord OF Brook6eld took place in Blu
lington, Wednesday.
David Harum," the novel written b
the late Edward Noyes Westcott, {
Syracuse, N. Y, netted the authors e.
rate about S125 900, according to