St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-01-18

Norwich University is to be presented
with the shovel that turned the first sod
in the building of the Vermont Central
railway The shovel which was used by
Gov. Charles Paine in 1916 in the iucep.
ton of the road building, has been pre-
served in glass fronted case at the Cen
trail Vermont headquarters in st. Adams
all these years and now, through the
courtesy of the management, will at last
be placed among Norwich University's
most valued relics.
A local branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association was formed Wed.
nesday night at Swanton by W. G. Ma
son, of Enosburg Falls, secretary for
Franklin county, and F. S. Morrison, of
Burlington, state secretary. The organi.
cation started with "a members.
Fire insurance rates in the cities of
Vermont have undergone many changes
during the past few days. In Rutland
they have been raised to such figure
that a number of the owners of the
largest business blocks are going without
insurance and taking their own risks.
In several other cities and towns the
rates have been lowered because of the
recent installation of new FIRE fighting
apparatus.
Paul c. Connel has taken possession
of the Putnam House at Bennington,
succeeding B. G Howe, who has been
there for some time.
The state board of medical registration,
created through an act of the legislature
of 1904, have organized by the election
of DR.. Henry James of Waterbury, chair
man; DR.. W. Scott Nay OF Underhill,
secretary; and DR.. E. B. Whitaker OF
Barre, treasurer. The next meeting of
the board will be held in Burlington on
February Z, for the examination of ap-
plicants.
The Brooklyn Society of Vermonters
will tender a reception to Col 6. G. Bene-
dict of Burlington, president of the Yer
mont Historical Society, on Jan. 10 at
the residence of Col. A. B. Chandler, 3S9
Clinton avenue.
The Central Vermont Railway Co. has
ordered and expects to receive within
two weeks time nine heavy freight en-
glnes. The locomotives are ten-driver,
consolidation engines of heavier type
than any in present use on the company's
lines.
"A special town meeting has been called
by the selectmen of Hartford to consider
the question of exempting from taxation
the White River Chair Co.'S buildings to
be erected in place of those destroyed by
fire December is, 1904, and the personal
property in the proposed plant. The ex-
emption is to continue as long as the
statute permits and the town is to stip.
ulate the number of workmen that are to
be employed by the company to secure
the exemption.
State Fish and Game Commissioner H.
o. Thomas has been notified Of a large
cow moose in herd of deer in the vi.
entity of Woodstock. Several moose
have been in Vermont, although they are
by no means plentiful.
Dry stove wood brings from So to
$3.50 cord, and green wood $3.50 to
Sis cord in Bristol.
Bellows Falls doctors have agreed to
raise fees one-tbird beginning with next
April. A house call in the village will
then be 81 so; night call So; and an
office call rs cents. They have all agreed
to disregard all society and fraternal
contracts.
Articles of association have been filed
with the secretary of state for the Ran
dolph sanatorium, with capital stock of
1850, and the subscribers are John P.
Clifford, Albert B. Chandler, E. A. Thorn
as, A. G. Osgood, and L. B. Johnson,
all of Randolph.