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

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Water Co., is soon to build on North
Main street at White River Junction. The
structure will be ofbrick, three stories high.
and will contain the Offices of those two
companies with space for other purposes.
An individual communion service has
been presented to the Congregational
society of Jericho, by Oliver Brown and
family in memory of his wife Ella
lWilliams) Brown whose death occurred
last October.
Since the licenses went into effect in
Montpelier it has been necessary to put
on an extra day policeman. For the
past. two years the chief of police has been
the only officer on day duty. AS the bars
in Barre and East Barre are closed
many of the thirsty ones go to Mont
pelier.
The annual meeting of the General Con-
vention of Congregational Churches OF
Vermont will be held with the Center
Congregational church in Brattleboro
June 13, IA, and Is, when between 300
and 400 delegates are expected to be
present. The Ladies Home Missionary
Union will hold it's annual meeting at
the same time. This is the first meeting
of the general convention in Brattleboro
for 16 years.
Mrs. c. Durga, of Bethel, has received
S2O,O by the will of Alfred Burte OF
Liverpool, Eng, almost total stranger.
A few years ago while Mr.. Burte was
visiting in Bethel, Mrs. Durga did some
writing for him, and would take no pay.
She had not heard from him since.
Five Barton fishermen who had been
violating the fish law were arrested re.
Gently and called before the states attor-
ney. They were fined SIS each and costs.
The Union church of Fletcher, which
has not had pastor for two years, has
engaged Rev. Mr. Van Hagan, of Cam
bridge, Congregationalist. He began
his labors Sunday afternoon. He was
engaged by the Ladies Aid Society.
The town of Putney has voted to
authorize the selectmen to borrow So
900 with which to build new school
house and has given the townspeople an
opportunity to subscribe for the loan at
3 per cent, agreeing to exempt from
taxation the money thus loaned. The
same inducement is offered to citizens to
clean up the town debt of $4,000.
The committee appointed at the last
village meeting at Brattleboro to investi
gate the subject of municipal ownership
of the village water supply met in the
Peoples National bank last week Tues
day night and the Marlboro north pond,
eight miles from Brattleboro, was con
sdered as an available supply. 1t was
decided to summon two civil engineers
to get their views on the subject. The
north pond is on high elevation and its
supply is inexhaustible.
John Dudley has sold the stage route
from Newport to West Charleston, &
distance of nine miles, to Peter Pickle, O
West Derby, who will take immediate
possession.
The introduction of stamp savings
books into the the schools by the Bel
lows Falls Woman's Club has proved
very successful. The books have beet
taken by 581 children, the amour
brought in being 1854 80, and 15$
children have opened accounts at til,
savings bank, depositihg $500, thus help
ing the children form habit which vii
be of assistance to them as they grow
older.
The memory of that hardy pioneer
Ann Story, whose history has beef
handed down by those associated witt
her during the revolution, is to be per
petuated i'll monument Of marble, tn
gift of Hon. Fletcher D. Proctor, presi
dent of the Vermont Marble Company
on the spot in Salisbury where Mrs
Story lived with her children in her 10,
cabin surrounded by hostile Indians an,
wild animals. The Vermont Society @
Colonial Danes some time in July wi
unveil the monument with elaborat
ceremonies. Until the return from Florid
of Mrs. Wallace Clement of Rutland
president of the society, the details of tn
program will not be completed. Colum
bus Smith of Salisbury has decided til
original site of the cabin of Mrs. Story t
the Colonial Danes.
| John Shannon went to jail May 6 70
the 1S6th time. He had been out c
prison seven months, his longest perio
of freedom in 20 years. There are few
charges on the statute books that he ha
not pleaded to.
Charles l. Phelps of Boston has Dough
the J.. Henry Pratt farm in Shoreham
and will occupy it for breeding fame,
stock. There are 375 acres of land, TIVE
stock barns, stable, carriage houses ant
large dwelling in the estate, ant
the price paid was $4,000. All tn
stock, tools, horses, oxen, thirty.fv
head of Holsteins, $50 sheep and a 10
OF poultry were included in the sale.
The William c. Tracy Post, G. A. R.
of Windsor, has offered the prize of a ST.
gold piece to the member of the Windso
high school that excels in declaimip,
Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg. Eacl
of the classes of '05, '06, OF, and '08
to select three contestants, and the bes
speaker of the three will represent tn
class in an inter-class contest for the s.
gold piece. The prize winner will have
part on the program for Memorial day
} The matter on being referred to the hig
school was enthusiastically received.
1t is reported that Rev. ]. T. Stocking
pastor OF the Congregational church a
Bellows Falls, will soon receive call t,
go to Newtonville, Mass. Mr.. Stockin
will remain in Bellows Falls, however
! until next fall, whatever his action ma
be regarding the call.
Freeman Sanborn, of Marsh6eld, die
recently from the effects of injuries suffer
ed few days previous. Mr.. Sanbor
r,,h;Ia "a v,ork with hiS sop-iu 1aw r