St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-07-26
VERMONT NEWS.
AyermOnt Trapper.

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VI IL Iurctiou. says an exchange, lives
hsS.A ho furnished much amusement for
nlan ,,e;ohborhood, especially tor the
the oIoh;ldren, who have worn beaten
S nath to his premises during the past
month. 1o;. bs1f1nd;er half
.ombov. He recently settled IN the com
c unity prepared to stay awhile. He's
an4 tranper and hunter and OF late has
Ses srNT engaged trapping foxes,
0e Ne went out one day and returned
ils mother fox and six little ones.
T Ttta he placed in a room at the top OF
~, lne Son,p and kept them for several days,
[ [lls mo them until they were tame enough
i Ho follow him about like dogs. j..
10 9TH The same time he trapped a lot OF
aodchucks, and these he cooked as
wa and ate with the most apparent
relish. 81. L.. 4ha L;,d that IN.
,nb;+ marshes, and he says he intends to
make make a collection OF birds and small
animals. lila III
His home is at the edge OF a wild Dit
ofrnarsh from which, during the evening
Io IRE, NAV be distinguished the hooting
md chirping OF several species OF water
n Il,1,I and tree birds, and on the knoll
nhove the marsh he catches the wood
ohncks and snares in the traps the foxes
n;th which he lie 90 much at home.
Tema;r was reared in the wilds OF
u,non,;np and has travelled with wild
west shows ndcircuses. He is an expert
rider and has passed the greater part o.
his life in this way.
d New supt. Of Educatism.
u Gov. Bell has appointed Mason 5
Stone TO succeed Walter E. Ranger al
Cote superintendent OF education, tt
tate effect August g. Mr.. Stone has re
contlv returned from trip to the Phil
TONNES in the interest of D. c. Heatl
e Co., the Boston school book pub
fishers.
December IA, 1854. He prepared 10
college at the Peoples academy at MOI
risville, and was graduated from tn
University OF Vermont at Burlington
1883. He was successfully principal
Williston academy, Bristol high schot
and Peoples academy. In 1889
was elected supervisor OF schoo
III for Orleans county. In 1891
was elected superintendent
schools for the Easthampton, Mass
district. In 1892 he was elected sta
e snner;ntendent ofeducation for Vernon
0 and was reelected in 1894, 1896 ar
1898. He retired to accept an impor
ant positiou in the government educ
H t;onal service in the Philippines fro
which position he retired In 1904.
Montpelier viii Celebrate.
AT special meeting held in Mon
heller Wednesday evening 1t was vot
unanimously to appropriate $9, 600.
addition to the $1,000 voted for tn
purpose at the annual meeting In Marc
to detray the expenses OF the celebrate
October next OF the Tooth anniversa
Of the establishment of the capital OF
state at Montpelier. Much enthusiast
was shown, and from now on the pla
for the celebration will take dehn
shape. The various committees havi
|S the celebration in charge are men rep
senting every phase of industrial q
commercial life in the city. These CO
mittees are working in perfect harmo
and the entire population OF the city Il
especial personal pride in making
~ celebration big success, worthy OF
ntv and the event it commentaries.
1t was made plain at the meeting g
this anpropriation will not necessit
anv additional tax, neither will
money be taken from funds that wo
he otherwise used in extinguishing
debt of the city. The resolntion
propriating this money PROVIDED I
nothing in excess OF $1,000 snouie
expended in the celebration.
Senator Red6eld Proctor and Sena
Dillingham; will do all they can to inc
President Roosevelt to be present.
Civil War Veteran Missing.
Although Francis M. Tanner,
War veteran, has been missing iron
home in Hydeville since May IL last
active steps have been taken to disco
his whereabouts. The old man,
had been living alone in house bell
mo TO lanes W. Comstock, left HON
The dav named, saying that be woul
GONE a few days. Before leaving
made arrangements with neighbo
feed h;s eleven hens. He has not
heard from since. de was know'
have considerable money with MIN
he lett home.
Rockingham Refuses Carnegie A1iD'
A special town-meeting was
the other afternoon in the town ha
Bellows Falls. Under the first arti
warrant an additional tax OF per
for school purposes was voted.
various votes and transferable discu
the articles in the warrant calling
consideration Of the Andrew Car
proposition to give the town OF Roc
ham $4,000 for public library
ing, provided the town would s. Sec 9
suitable site and vote at least $lo
wear for maintaining the library.
= voted down. The final vote to di
o. the consideration of the subject was
Is.
o. Both Legs Badly Crushed.
VII. Lewis, 81 years old, was
injured in Alburg Tuesday, ev
Lewis is employed by the railroa
was walking along the tracks WI
heard a freight train approaching
thought signals were being given
train to slow up; instead the trait
along and struck Lewis, THROWN
to the ground, the wheels OF tn
cars OF the train passing over his
the knees. Both legs are badly CT
Steamer Vermont Now a Scrap
About 1875 tons of scrap iron,
H.