St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-01-04

dead Thursday forenoon. Mrs. Eagan
had been washing and had gone into the
house of a neighbor. She arose from a
chair, took two or three steps and fell to
the floor dead. being stricken with heart
disease. Mrs Eagan is survived by two
sons, J. J. and T. W. Eagan.
Mrs. William E. Lique, aged 33 years,
died ofpneumonia at her home at Rut-
land, last week Wednesday night. She
weighed 425 pounds and was undoubt.
eddy the largest woman in the state.
George c. Un1erhill, a we'll known To-
cal capitalist, is to erect an eight story
business office block and theatre at Rut-
land, at cost of 100000 if central
site is furnished him. New York capital
lists are associated in the project with
Underhill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gosselin of Bur.
lington celebrated their golden wedding
Dec. &c, when 80 of their children and
grandchildren sat down to dinner. Fol.
lowing the repast, their marriage was
reblessed, and then came a reception.
They were married in Burlington.
The annual meeting OF the Forestry
Association of Vermont will be held at
Montpelier January IL, 1905. At the
evening session an illustrated lecture will
be given by DR.. B. E. Fernow of Ithaca,
N. Y; subject, "The Evolution of For
est Growth" There will also be an ad-
dress by Prof L. r. Jones of Burlington.
The West Side Inn of Swanton has
changed hands again. L. N. Wood Of
Montpelier, who bought the hotel short
time ago, has now bought the hotel bust
ness. He will not take possession just at
present and in the meantime ]. 0. Guyette
will continue in charge.
Six barns belonging to Earl Powers in
Braintree about three miles from Ran
dolph were burned Dec. %. There were
Cd cows in the barns, but all but eight
were saved. About 200 tons of hay and
three silos containing so tons of ensiage
were destroyed. A part of the farming
tools were saved. 1t is supposed that the
fire must have caught from heater ia
one of the barns. The insurance on the
property burned will be about $4,000.
1t is expected that the next convention
of the Grand Court of Vermont, Foresters
of America, will be held at Burlington
May next, probably the second Thurs
day, May IL. The last convention was
held at Proctor, May II, 1908.
Two pairs of horses owned in Walling-
ford were sold in Rutland recently at
prices which would indicate that Yer
mont bred horses are fully up to the stan
dard. A pair OF geldings, one four and
the other FIVE years old, being own
brothers, were sold by the Munson rs.
tate to William E. Beaman, of Windsor,
for $1,000 The colts were sired by
"Electioneer Rex" and weigh about
1850 pounds each. A Rutland horse
man says they are the best pair ofcots he
has ever seen. Mr.. Beaman also bought
pair Of coach horses from A. A. Leon
ard, of Wallingford, for $780, Mr.. Leon
ard says be also recently sold to New
York parties the pacing colt, "Stilson,"
Expedition" for 5000.
The next meeting of the Vermont State
Teachers Association will be held at
Montpelier October 10, 20, and 21, 1905.
By the will of the late George E. P.
Dodge, retired shoe manufacturer of
Chicago, which has just been admitted to
probate, Bennington receives bequest
of $4,000 for library, and Manchester
receives S. 900 for memorial chapel.
State Auditor Horace F. Graham was
in Montpelier last week trying to
straighten out the accounts OF the late
City Judge c. E. Woodward, who COM
mitted suicide September 29. There are
about 40 cases not properly recorded
and it is almost impossible to find where
the costs and fees belong.
Walter E. Ranger, state superintendent
Of education, has received a preliminary
program of the annual convention OF
the depar tment OF superintendent of the
National Educational Association, to be
held at Milwaukee, Wis, February %
and March / and 2. The convention of
the main association will be held at Ash.
bury Park and Ocean Grove, N. J., July
81. The associationisc composed OF some
20 departments some of which hold sep.
arate meetings. The National Associ-
ago called out $4,000 teachers.
Felix Richards, who was brought from
Palmer, Mass, to Brattleboro pleaded
guilty last week to stealing SAT from
Hooker Winchester, by whom he was
employed. He was bound over to
Windham county court in the shm of
$780, He was taken to the county Jail
at Newfane.
LEVINE & Co., dealers in mems furnish
ings and notions at Swanton, were forced
to close their store last week Tuesday ON
account OF an attachment served on them
by Deputy Sheriff A. J. Beebe in favor of
E. Spear, of Burlington.
Over 300 poor men, women, and child
rem from all parts of Rutland county were
brought to Rutland Wednesday, by wag-
ons furnished by the Rutland Humane
Society and were given an excellent
Christmas dinner. Later present of
clothing was given to each one.