St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-01-25
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proposed to, use toward paying for
farm. Mr.. Waldo was negotiating for
the purchase of the William Fl. Edmunds
farm and expected to close the trade
that day, applying the $1,000 as the
first payment. In order to guard against
the loss of the money, it was rolled up in
towel and hidden in the bed in which
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo slept. In the morn
ing the money could not be found and it
is supposed that it was stolen.
The current issue of Leslie's Weekly
cont aims an article on "Vermont's Re-
markable Bloodhounds," accompanied
by full page of Illustrations. Accord
ing to this article the kennels of !. L.
Winchell at Fair Haven, are the leading
source of the supply of English blood
hounds in this country. At the present
time Mr.. Winchell has about twenty-five
dogs, all of them prize winners of their
progeny. He has sold several hundred
of the animals, the prices ranging from
$500 upward. The Rockefelers and
other millionaires are his patrons and
his kennels are visited by many prom
inent persons.
Fire Friday night destroyed the steam
saw mill at Bolton Falls owned by G. W.
Randall OF Waterbury. The total loss
$4,000. No insurance was carried.
The third annual spelling contest for
the cup offered by S. F. Hersey, of
Morrisville, was held at Stowe Friday
evening, pupils from Morrisville, Hyde
Park and Stowe high schools contesting.
Stowe won for the third time and the
cup becomes the property OF the local
high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph S. Holt of South
Woodstock passed their 6Sth wedding
anniversary Sunday, January Is. Mr.
Holt until the last few months has been
unusually active for one of his age, 80
years and seven months. His condition
is now very feeble. Mrs. Holt, who will
be 81 years old in February, often reads
and writes without glasses. Though Ter
several years unable to walk owing to
an injury suffered by fall, she is very
active, notably strong in mind.
Congressman D. J. Foster has appoint
ed Gerald Bradford, of Burlington, a
midshipman at the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Nd. Bradford is
a grandson of the late Lucius E. Chitten-
den, OF Burlington. He has passed the
mental examination and if the physical
examination is passed he will enter the
academy in April.
The Island Pond Young Mems Chris
tian Association observed its first an.
niversary Thursday night with ban.
quet and reception, which was attended
by 1875 members and guests. The ban
quet was served under the direction OF
the Woman's Auxiliary. Following the
supper President Porter H. Dale de-
livered an address, in which he spoke of
the work OF the association. State Sec
rotary F. S.Morrison of Burlington, was
next introduced. Other speakers were
Rev. William Shaw and Rev. Thomas
Hall, local clergymen. During the year
$4,000 visitors were registered and the
dormitory was useu by 1866 persons,
chiefly by railroad men.
The matter of releasing Mildred Brew
ster from the state hospital for the in
sane at Waterbury still remains with the
court. Two years ago the supervisors
reported that she was sane and there
was no further need OF her being confined
so far as her sanity was concerned.
Since then her father has died and she
has no place to go. She seldom expresses
desire to leave and passes her time in
the sewing room where she is paying her
way and therefore is no expense to the
state. Naturally the longer she remains
the less resourceful she becomes.
The Vermont Veterans Association of
Boston will hold its 18th annual ban
quet at Young's hotel Thursday evening,
February 2. There will be reception
from 6 to o'clock, the dinner being
served at O'Clock. Among the guests
expected are Lieut.Gov. Charles H.
Stearns and Congressman Kittredge
Haskins OF Vermont, the Vermont and
Massachusetts, department G. A. R. com
manders, United States Marshal Charles
K. Darling. and the Rev. George w.
Bicknell, of Cambridge, Mess.
The stamp saving system inaugurated
by the Woman's club of Bellows Falls is
proving very popular among the school
children. 1t has been in operation since
Nov. 1, and during the first two months
$50 children have made deposits to the
amount of 1854. The system will soon
be put into the high school.
Charles A. Smith, of Barre, overseer of
the poor, in his annual report shows that
it has cost the city an increase of 100 per
cent, to keep its poor the past year over
the year before. The total cost has been
Sc, 995 CT.
A building at Bellows Falls occupied
hu z Chnor11oGar O. 70 Dh,Jo Ia1SNhto
contractors who are building the new
steel bridge over the Connecticut river,
was burned early Thursday morning.
The boilers and large quantity of con-
struction material were destroyed. The
completion of the bridge will be delayed
a month. The fire caught from a defect
i've flue. The loss is $4,000.
Cassius r. Peck, who recently went
from Burlington to Oklahoma, has been
appointed assistant United States attor.
ney in that territory. The appointment
was secured by Senator W. P. Dillingham;.
Mr.. Peck is son Of Cassius Peck, super
intendent of the Vermont experiment
farm at Burlington, and for many years
well known resident OF Brook6eld.
Jonas T. Stevens, OF Hyde Park, has
been appointed by Fish and Game Com.
missioner H. g. Thomas, of Stowe, as
fish and game warden for Lamoille coun-
ty.
1t is announced that the office of treas.
urer of the Rutland railroad Co., will be
removed from Burlington to Rutland. at
once, Clarence Morgan, the former
treasurer will remain at Burlington for
the present. The treasurer's headquar-