St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31
Vermont News.
neat,, of veteran Minister.

.or 90 at his home in Tunbridge, was 95
. Us old. He had preached most of the
lime for over 60 years. He was Free
VIII Baptist.
Mr., Shepard was in charge of church
o+Corinth until four years ago when he
rnessigned The church refused to accept
his resignation, and the pulpit during
4be remainder of Mr.. Shepards life was
supplied by various ministers, the aged
n Sst being allowed to preach when he
saw mt. &c . =,
oreached from seven to ten times a week
{or three months. He lived for 10 years
at Whitefeld, N. H., where he was elected
to the New Hampshire legislature.
This was Sc years ago and 25 years
later he represented Brookfield in the
legislature in this state. Brookfield was
his native town, he having been born
there December 6, 1911. His father was
born in 1716.
Big Burglary.
LaFountain, Staples & Cos hardware
store in Springfield, was burglarized
early Wednesday morning, goods to the
value of $500 being taken, including
machnists' tools, guns, revolvers, hunt
ing knives, cutlery and ammunition.
The burglars entered through a rear
window, cutting away the glass with
diamond. The man who made the
break was undoubtedly arrested in
Charlestown Thursday. He was first
discovered in the vestry of the Congre-
gational church, where he spent the might.
lie was several miles from the village,
transporting his plumber in wheelbar-
row when officers overhauled him He
fled to the fields but was held up after
several shots were fired. He was armed
with knife and revolver. He is stoutly
built, light complexioned and has two
fingers missing from the left hand. He
refused to give an account of himself and
at a hearing before Justice Lawrence in
Springfield was held in $1,000 bail.
offers Farm as Breeding Station.
Joseph Battell, of Middlebury, who has
done more to perpetuate the breed of
Morgan horses than any other man in
Vermont, has offered to the government
his S00-acre farm in Weybridge as
breeding station in connection with the
work to be done in this line in Vermont
by the government. The offer has been
made to Senator Redfeld Proctor, who,
with ex-Gov. E. ]. Ormsbee and Prof. ].
L. Hills, of Burlington, have looked it
over. The offer is conditional on certain
annual payments, which are satisfactory
to both sides. The farm is to be decided
to the University of Vermont and State
Agricultural College. The proposition is
said to be $1,000 year for ten years
and $500 a year thereafterto Mr.. Battell
during his lifetime. The farm has build
ings which alone are worth $4,000.
Military order Anniversary.
The anniversary of Vermont Com
mandery, Military Order ofLoyal Legion,
will be held in Burlington the second
week in November, the exact date not
having been determined upon. When
Gen. T. S. Peck and ex-Gov. U. A. Wood
bury were in New York city recently
attending the meeting of the supreme
body, they invited Gen. N. M. Curtis to
come to Vermont and address the meet
ing here. This General Curtis has decided
to do. The business session of the COM
mandery will be held during the after
noon to be followed by banquet at the
Van Ness house in the evening, when
General Curtis will be among the
speakers.
Raises Large Pumpkins.
There was on exhibition on North
Market street, Boston, recently, pump
kin weighing exactly 210 pounds. 1t
was the prize winner at Valley fair at
Brattleboro few weeks ago and was
raised by A. w. Roel, who conducts the
retreat gardens at Brattleboro. Two
years ago Mr.. Roel raised pumpkin
that weighed 3221a pounds. Twenty
one years ago he began exhibiting large
pumpkins at the Valley fair. The first
weighed 100 pounds. On less than a
quarter-acre of ground Mr.. Roel raises
an average of eight tons of pumpkins
yearly. These massive pumpkins aroused
principally in feeding stock, but delicious
pies have been made from them
Dies From Effects Of Injury to Spine.
Lena Hall, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. S. Hall, of Randolph died October 10,
after an illness of only three days. The
Monday afternoon before her death, while
carrying in wood from the woodshed,
she Slipped and fell, striking on the end
of her backbone. She attended school
the next day, although she felt i'll. Thurs
day doctors pronounced it spinal menin-
gifts and conclusion of the brain. The
little girl was 10 years old. She is sur
vived by her father and mother and
one brother.
Vermont Bar Association.
The Vermont Bar association, at its
annual meeting in Montpelier Wednes
day, elected these officers: President, F
M. Butler of Rutland; first vice-president
Alexander Dunnett of st. Johnsbury
second vice president, Fred A. Howlano
of Montpelier; third vice president, Rob
ert Roberts of Burlington secretary, J
H. Mimms of st. Albans treasurer
Hiram Carleton of Montpelier; librarian
Edward H. Deavitt of Montpelier; boarte
of censors, F. M. Butler of Rutland
ex-officio, F. L. Laird of Montpelier, W
N. Batchelder of Bethel, c. G. Austin, II.
ofSt. Adams, A. F. Schwenk OF Brattle
boro F. NJ Butler is native o
Jamaica, and brother of E. M. Butler,
we'll known resident of East Jamaica
Judge Butler is judge of probate in kut
land and has been a successful practl
toner in that city many years, A. W
Butler of Jamaica was one OF the new
members admitted to the association.
At the meeting Tuesday night II. H
Powers of Morrisville, retiring president
read a naner unon "The Influence o