St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-09-19


no work had been done on the roadbtd
at that point.
To Dedicate Soldiers Monument.
The dedicatory exercises Of the monu-
ment or memorial to the Revolutionary
War veterans, which has been erected
recently in the village cemetery at Waits
field, took place Sept. Is. at 2 O'Clock. J
Matt B. Jones, OF Newton Center, Mass,
former Waits6eld boy, who has passed
much time and labor in the search neces-
sary to learn as to the services of these
veterans, was present and gave histori-
cal sketch of those whose names appear
on this memorial, some 81 in number.
Builder of w. Central.
Daniel 81. Wood, a noted civil engineer,
died in Montclair, Sept. 10. Mr.. Wood |
built 1 900 miles OF railroad. Among |
the roads he constructed were the Yer.
mont Central Green Mountain division
Of the Bellows Falls and Rutland. the |
Syracuse and Binghamton. New York, |
0swego Midland and the Susquehanna
He was born in Concord, Mass, in 1928 |
and began building railroads in 1945. /
Offered Position in Array.
Aspecial despatch from Washington |
was received Sept. 10, by D. r. Barney |
OF Springfield, offering him the position
Of third lieutenant OF the infantry in the
Philippines. Barney is graduate OF
Norwich University, class of 1906, and
was at the head in many of his studies.
He was fine in military drill and will
make commanding officer ofability. He
has been employed for the last two
months in an flee at Pittsburg, Pa.
Liquor Seller Sentenced.
Justice OF Peace'C. A. Watson OF Wood
bury, Wednesday sentenced John Thomp-
son, OF West Woodbury., who has been
cou6ned to Washington county jail on
the charge ofkeeping Intoxicating liquors
illegally. Horace Green took his medi-
cine some time ago, but Thompson
would not plead guilty and has been in
Jail for six weeks or thereabout awaiting
the sitting of the grand jury. He relented
| towards the end and decided to plead
guilty, and was taken Wednesday before
Justice Watson, who sentenced him to
| the House of Correction at Rutland tor
not less than four nor more than four
and hall months.
Valuable Farm Sold.
The largest transfer of farm property
in Franklin county in recent years was
consummated Sept. 5, when Homer
Brooks OF St. Adams town bought the
H. E. Wheeler farm in Swanton. The
farm which, comprises $40 acres OF the
best farming lands in the state, includes
the property formerly owned by John A.
Bedard and is located on the lake front
near Maquam. The price paid was
S16,5 500 and includes all tools and
machinery and 100 head of stock.
Monster Locomotives.
Two OF the largest type OF locomotives
have lust reached St. Adams, where they
will be turned over to the Central Yer
mont railway. They weigh about So
tons each on the drive wheels, light and
when working will come near lis tons
They are compound engines with eight
drive wheels and were made by tbs
American Locomotive works at Science
tady, N. Y. Eight more locomotives o
the same type are being made for tbs
Central Vermont railway and these
combined with the new locomotives al
ready received will make the rolling
ste ok as good as any railroad OF equa
length in the county. The boilers OF tbs
new machines are extremely high, max
ing room Tor large fire box, and thu
weight is concentrated on the drive
: wheels.
Gifts for Centenarian.
Through the efforts of Fl. w. Sargen
the citizens OF Richiord have given Fran
els Hadd, the centenarian, a suit o
clothes and other presents, in honor o
his Tooth birthday anniversary. 1t ap
,, pears that the correct date OF Mr. Hadd'
birthday anniversary, as appears iron
records, is September 6, not July 8. Hi
health is excellent, and he is as active AM
sprightly as many men OF only so or q
, years.
Library Dedicated.
The Patt memorial library at Shore
ham, erected in memory OF DR.. Williar
N. Platt, was dedicated Monday after
noon. Exercises were held in the chaps
!, and included an address on Reading
by Prof. Brainerd Kellogg, of the Poly
$ technic Institute of Brooklyn, N. \
$ after which the library was open 70
J inspection.
5 Fletcher D. Proctor, of Proctor,
i. making the customary inspection
j. state institutions previous to taking oat
J. OF office as governor of Vermont.
r The national society OF United Stat
: Daughters OF 1912, state OF Vernon
D. will hold its autumn meeting tomorro
Is afternoon with Mrs. Fl. F. Weatherhea
~ of Brattleboro.
Another nonegenarian to vote
Middetown was Roswell Buel, who WI
n born January 2, 1912, and first voted
n, 1886 for Martin Van Buren, for presiden
r Mr. Buel is an ex.member of the legisl
ne ture, having first served his town
s. representative in 1850. He also was
er the legislatures of 1870 and 1876.
y The marker on the site OF the old can
q; ground at Brattlehoro will be dedicat
10 today in connection with the annu
y, meeting OF the Windham County Vet
all ans Association. Congressman K
tredge Haskins will make the dedicate
address, and Others will be called up
VS. for addresses. Gov. c. ]. Bell and
of staff will be present, and music will
i'll furnished by the First Regiment band
{ { EIlRNITIIRE