St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-08

De appropriate tOaStS.
Governor Bell has appointed H. R
warner OF Vergennes, a member of thu
State board of pharmacy to fill the va
cancy caused by. the death OF A. W. Hig
gins of Rutland q
A fire which broke out last week Tues
day evening in the furnace room at God
dard Seminary, Barre, damaged the main
BUILDING to the extent of So 900. The fire
crept up through the partitions as fat
as the third floor where it was finally
stopped after two hours of hard fighting
by the fremen. The building was occu,
pied by about 100 students, both boys
and girls and the alarm of fire caused
more or less of panic among them.
Some OF the girls became hysterical and
some tainted but all were gotten out OF
the building without injury. The loss is
entirely covered by insurance.
]. Arthur Teller, of Burlington, has
just received an appointment as special
agent OF the general land office, at Wash
ington. D. c. The appointment was
made by Hon. E. A. Hitchcock, secre-
tary OF the interior, upon the recommend
alton of Senator William P. Dillingham;
Mr.. Teller is graduate of the Univer-
sity OF Vermont and for the past two
years has been student in the. law de
partment OF the Columbian University.
He will complete bis law course in, Tune
and expects to enter upon his new work
about that time. After some prelimi-
nary work in the general land office Mr..
Teller will be assigned to duty at one of
the branches in the West.
The annual M citing OF the state officers
of the Catholic Order of Foresters is to
be held in Essex Junction February IA.
Beside the state officers, it is expected
that there will be a large gathering of
representative Foresters from different
parts of the state. Champlain court of
Essex will have charge of the arrange
ments, and the members OF that court
are planning pleasant entertainment
for their guests. The business meeting
will be held through the day, and in the
evening banquet will be served in For
esters' hall in the Brownell building.
Afterdinner exercises will follow the ban
quet.
Byron K Houston. of Rutland, is one
of the heirs to 100000 left by Robert
Houston, who died some time ago at
Ell Paso, Tex. he was an uncle OF Mr..
Houston, of Rutland, and as yet only
10 heirs have been discovered, but in
spite of this fact, Mr.. Houston ex-
poets to receive but small share of the
estate, if any at all as be thinks that a
large part OF the property will be used up
before the final settlement.
Rev. W. A. Dawson, of Burlington,
Vermont state superintendent of missions
for the Baptist denomination, has been
asked to consider a proposition to be-
come associate pastor of the Memorial
Baptist church of New York city. This
is very large and influential institu-
tional church thoroughly organized in all
its departments and the offer coming to
Mr.. Dawson is Gathering one. He is
now in his sixth year in his present po-
sition and has done an aggressive work
the state.
Secretary of State F. G. Fleetwood has
Just received blanks to be issued to own
ers OF automobiles and other motor vehi
,les, as required by the laws of 1904.
The act does not go into effect until May
1, but a large number of applications
have been received. 1t is required that
description of the machine and the adj
1ress of the owner or the person control
ing the machine be given. A deposit of
81 must be made at the time of applica-
ion. The sale OF a machine terminates
he license and report of sale must be
made to the secretary of state. Manu-
acturers Of motor vehicles may have a
distinguishing number or mark to apply
o all machines owned by them. A
pecial fee OF $40 is required. All mach
mes are required to display the number
n characters five inches long.
The committee that is revising the Yer
mont Statutes has discovered that, fol-
owing the strict letter Of the law, the
ity Of St. Adams is not in Franklin
ounty and the city of Barre is not in
Washington county. At the time these
1llages were incorporated as cities and
ct apart from the towns bearing the
anne name the necessity OF changing and
asserting them in the names OF the towns
nd municipalities that 60 to make up
Washington and Franklin counties was
verlooked. The committee has also
iscovered that a law prohibiting the
ale of fire arms to minors under 16 years
t age, more stringent than the one
assed by the legislature of 1904, is
lready on the statute books.
Recent admissions to the soldiers
ONE at Bennington are as follows:
ohm Tyler, admitted from Guilford.
erved during the Civil War in the
Eleventh Vermont Volunteers, II years
Id and in fair health; E. c. Blodgett,
Omitted from Mount Holly, served |
! Co. B, 9TH Vols, sc years old; J. II.
tennis, admitted from SALISBURY served |
] the Fourth New York heavy artillery |
uring the Rebellion and a past COM
lander of George A. Custer post.
Announcement is made that Rev. c. S.
arhart, pastor of the Congregational
hurch in Dorset, will soon leave on a
rip to Turkey, and will be married be-
)re he returns.
Cassius r. Peck, who recently left Bur-
ngton for Oklahoma and who was ap.
ointed assistant United States district
ttorney, has located in Guthrie, and
as been sworn to his new office. Mr..
eek writes that there has been a
now storm there and that the single
eigh in the city has been in great de-
land, men freely paying dollar per
our for its use and furnishing their own
orses.
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Mother Gray's Appeal TO Women.
If you have pains in the back, Urinary,
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