St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-24

company, which has been on trial in
Franklin county court since October 2,
and which was given to a jury late last
week Monday, ended tate the following
afternoon with a disagreement. The
amount of damages claimed is $4,000
On January 1, Charles Hammond, son of
F. " Hammond, the plaintiff and his
cousin Mrs. E. B. Dickinson, were
instantly killed by train while driving
over a crossing near East Fairfield
station. The suit alleged negligence on
the part of the railroad company.
Fire at Highgate Springs.
About 1890 o'clock last Wednesday
afternoon it was discovered that the
roof of the Central Vermont passenger
station at Highgate Springs was ablaze,
and it was burned to the ground. The
| freight house adjoining and the contents
| of the passenger station were saved. 1t
| is possible that the fire was set by a
spark from a passing engine, but the
| origin is not definitely known. There is
no fire apparatus there and help was
| summoned from ST. Adams. L. H. Eel
ton and his employees from the lime
kiln rendered valuable assistance in
saving the freight depot from destruc-
| ton.
Prot Getting Water Supply.
Probably Rutland is the first NUM-
cipality in Vermont to build modern
sewer in the mountains in another
township to improve her water system.
The aldermen there have appropriated
| 5000 to cover the expense of the work
which is really the initial step in long
campaign against the pollution of feed
| streams of the reservoir by barn yard
| drainage The drain will be 800 feet
long and will carry the surface water
| from a farm situated directly on the
bank of the stream, to sink hole where
it can not get into the city water.
Matches Cause chi1d's Death.
The three-year-old daughter of Mr..
| and Mrs. Frank A. Winters of Highgate,
died Wednesday morning from the
effects of burns. The child was sent to
her room Monday, as usual, for her daily
nap, but instead of going to sleep, she
found somematches and with these she set
the interior of the room on fire. When
her mother discovered the fire the child
was in one corner of the room in an
unconscious condition from the effects oil
heat and smoke which had nearly caused
suffocation Medical aid was summoned
but her lungs had been affected so serious
ly as to cause death.
Work House Report.
The biennial report of the Off
GERS of the Vermont house of correc
ton in Rutland, shows that the insti
tuition is nearly paying for itself, the cost
to the state for the last two years being
only $3O97. The total amount appro
priated by the state for the period was
$9,250 and there was paid the state
treasurer as profits from the manufacture
ing and farm departments $50, 256.19
The total commitments for the biennia
| term lust ended were 2261, and there
were 1921 prisoners discharged. The
average cost of maintenance was only
! 97-1O cents per person per day. Thu
marble shop earned $31 ,010.43 in thu
two years. Both the directors anC
: superintendent, in their report urg
: immediate legislation to relieve tn
: crowded conditions, the hospital being
now used as dormitory and man.
prisoners being compelled to sleep two ii
+ cell.
Gong to Mexico.
DR.. B. H. Stone, director of the stat
laboratory of hygiene, will go to tn
$ City of Mexico the latter part c
5 November to attend the annual meeting
: of the American Public Health associa
} ton, of which he is member. DR.. Ston
: will represent the state board of healt
at this meeting. DR.. c. H. Beecher {
' Burlington will also attend and it
: likely that one or more physicians fror
e Rutland will go. They will leave Vel
+ mont, November 70.
A Vermont School.
, Mrs. S. S. Ballard, of Montpelier, an
f other Vermont women are interested l
Y the plan to start a school tor teebl
E minded children in Vermont, and ar
irving to interest the members OF tn
: Legislature. The state appropriates
n certain sum each year to educate tn
+ children outside Of the state, and til
v plan is to divert this appropriation an
2 Start the school in Vermont. An al
= propriation of $4,000 is wanted t
+ start the ball rolling. The plan
e advocated by the Kings Daughters
the state.
Kings Daughters Annual.
I The annual meeting of the King
= DAUGHTERS was held last week Tuesda
4 afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. +