St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-16
He was buried in the G. A. R. lot in For
est Lawn cemetery at Kane on Sunday.
SnIdiers, Home Rannnf

Soldiers Home Report.
The report of the superintendent of the
Vermont Soldiers Home shows that the
total membership OF the home is 81, OF
which 81 are present for duty, 16 are in
hospital and 20 absent with leave. The
average present was 76. For the first
time since the early days of the institu-
ton three members were admitted Fri
day. These were John L. Cook, Ripton,
company c, 10th Massachusetts volun-
teers, 76; F. M. Piper, Middlebury,
company c, 7th Vermont volunteers, SO;
William Davis, Middlebury, company B,
18th Massachusetts volunteers, II. All
are G. A. R. comrades. Silas Stanley
died in the hospital Friday. He served
in company 6, LIST Vermont volunteers.
Receiver for a Fast Horse.
A Massachusetts, court last week ap-
pointed Lester Dare of Boston as recei-
yer OF the trotting horse, Darius, 200,
over which there has has been so much
litigation. Mr.. Hodgkins, one of the
claimants, accompanied by a represent
alive OF the receiver, went to White
River Junction Thursday with an order
from the court and took the horse from
Gibbs and Wheeler of the Junction house,
who were holding the horse under an
attachment to secure a claim against
Mr.. Bowser, and returned to Boston
with the animal.
May Lose Right Arm.
A serious shooting accident occurred in
Mortified last week in which a young
man injured his right arm. Charles Abair,
81 years DID, the son of Israel Affair,
living at the Four Corners, was hand
ling a shot gun. While the muzzle was
pressed against his right wrist the gun
was in some way accidentally discharged,
tearing the flesh on his arm to the
shoulder, making horrible wound.
Probable Suicide.
Mrs. George E. Hack of Burlington,
who has been patient at the Vermont
Sanatorium for the past three weeks,
disappeared from the grounds early last
Wednesday morning, where she had been
occupying a tent on the lawn. Her body
was found Saturday morning floating
short distance from the Lake Champlain
Yacht Club dock. 1t is thought to be
case of suicide and probably the body
had been in the water since Wednesday.
No indication of insanity had ever been
shown and at no time had she been
under restraint.
A Distinguished Party.
Congressman Foster went to Proctor
one day last week to attend social
gathering at the home of Senator Proc
tor. Congressman J. c. Sibley OF Penn
sylvania, went over from Valcour accom-
panied by Speaker Joseph c. Cannon OF
the House OF Representatives, Congress
man James S. Sherman and Congress
man Littaner OF New York and Senator
James H. Hemenway Of Indiana, all of
whom were guests for the day of Sena-
tor Proctor.
Vermont Ruenion Society.
The date for holding the annual meet
ing of the Vermont Officers Reunion So
ciety has been fixed at September 7 Bur
lington will be the meeting place. The
date of the meeting was determined by
the fact that on the next day, September
s, the Vermont Fish and Game League
will hold its annual meeting at Bluff
Point, on Lake Champlain. By fixing
the date of the reunion the day before the
latter meeting the members OF the society
will be better able to attend both events.
The contract has been closed for fur
nishing Bethel granite for the front ofthe
new office building to be erected in New
York by the Title Guaranty & Trust Co.
The contract was secured by the E. B.
Ellis Granite Co., which has sublet a por.
ton to the Woodbury. Granite Co. A
portion of the stone will be furnished
from the quarries of each company and it
will be cut at the shed in Bethel of the
Woodbury. company furnishing work for
100 cutters for two months.
George Murtagh, the seven-year.old
son of Owen Murtagh of Montpelier,
with another lad recently climbed tree
through which wire was suspended.
The little fellow got up item feet from the
ground and grasped the wire, just being
able to get his little finger on it. He got
a terrific shock aud was tumbled to the
ground. He was picked up and carried
to his home, and physician summoned.
The little finger was burned nearly to the
bone. Had he got a firm grasp on the
wire he undoubtedly would have been kill
led. He suffered no injury from the fall.
Three new corporations have been
registered in the office of J. E. Cushman,
of Burlington, state tax commissioner.
They are the Stamford Light, Heat, &
Power Co., capital stock. $4,000; the
Kidder Lumber Co., Of Rutland, capital
stock, $4,000; White River Water Co.,
OF Hartford, capital stock, $4,000.
A movement is in progress among
poultry and pet stock fanciers in Rut-
land to start an association. 1t is
thought that there are enough raisers of
good poultry to secure large member
ship. The purpose is to encourage the
breeding of good poultry and to hold
meetings where talks relating to kindred
subjects might be listened to.
The large lumber mill of George D.
Griswold in Jacksonville, with the ma
chinery, was Destroyed by fire Thursday
afternoon. Fire caught in the feed pipe
to the furnace, and owing to the dryness
of the material, was beyond control
when discovered. The fire was confined
to the mill and none of the lumber was
lost. Mr.. Griswold is away and no esti-
mate is given of the loss. 1t is partially
covered by insurance.
Rev. P. c. Dayfoot died last week
Tuesday in Panton, in bis 91st year. He
was born in Bristol and is the last of a
family of 10 children. He was minister
of the Rantist church