St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-01-31

OF the state board of agr culture,
Who was in Burlington to attend
the meeting of the Vermont State
Forestry Association was asked by a
representative of the st. Adams Messen-
ger what might be the effect of the warm
weather just past on the crops next
season. Mr.. Aiken, who is one OF the
best farmers III the state, is ofthe opinion
that the hay crop on low lands will be
greatly damaged by water freezing and
places trees have budded so that much
damage may result from this cause.
A resident of Bennington says that
spacious granite drinking fountain is to
be erected on Monument avenue prob.
ably near the "Catamount Monument"
Man or beast will be able to quench bis
thirst at it after it is completed. The
expense of it is to be borne from a fund
created by a Massachusetts philauthro-
pist for the erection OF such necessities in
different communities.
The Newport Ice company has closed
a deal with 81. P. Cook & Co. of
Charlestown, Mass, to furnish 800 tons
OF ice the coming season, to be used on
the milk car which leaves Newport every
morning at Z O'Clock.
final dividend of II 1-2 per cent has
been declared by the receiver of the
Mere hants National bank of Rutland,
making total OF sc 1-2 per cent for the
depositors.
A runaway accident occurred at Bur-
lington on Thursday evening about 8
O'Clock. which is likely to result serious
ly to E. c. Abbott. Mr.. Abbott in CON-
pany with friend, was driving spirit
ed horse, when the animal became fright
ened and ran away, throwing the occu-
pants to the ground. MIR. Abbott, who
is about 60 years of age, was thrown
with much force to the pavement. He
was picked up by his friend, who was uu-
injured, and taken home. The doctors
found his shoulder was dislocated. Mr..
Abbott has been in poor health of late,
suffering from paralysis of the lower in
testines. This disease with his injury
Thursday evening makes his condition
serious.
The movement against the use OF to-
bacco by public school pupils, which was
begun in Burlington recently by the
teachers of the high school, has spread to
Rutland and, if the plans formed by the
teachers there have the right effect, the
habit will be checked somewhat. The
rule will most seriously aft, ct the make
| up OF the baseball team, since every can.
didate will be required to promise the
principal that he has not, since Feb. 1,
used tobacco in any form, and will not
while he is in the school in the future.
Senator Red6eld Proctor, who has
been at hot Springs, Ark. for two weeks,
returned to Washington Saturday even
ing, going to Arlington hotel where he is
staying this winter. Joseph Battell, Of
Middlebury, is in Washington, where he
plans to pass the greater part of
the winter.
Assemblyman Filley. of Troy, N. Y,
has introduced bill in the New York
| legislature to extend from June 10, 1906,
to June IA, 1909 the time allowed the
Bennington & Hoosick Valley Railroad
Co. to begin work on the proposed
extensions, and extending from June 10,
1908, to June 10, 1911, the time allowed
for the completion OF the same.
The body of full grown buck was
found in Brattleboro recently. 1t was
at first thought the animal had been
shot, but examination showed that it's
death was the result OF injuries received
from becoming entauged in a barbed
wire fence. 1t is supposed that the buck
was chased BY dogs and ran into TIE
fence in its Efforts to escape them.
While Wesley Gray and daughter and
William Coburn and daughter were driv
ing along the river near North Montpel-
er Thursday, the sleigh slowed over the
! bank into the river and they escaped with
difficulty. They were saved by clinging
to the sleigh, which the horse dragged
from the water.
Fire Thursday night in the cellar of
Miss Nd. McCabe's millinery store in
Gates building, at White River Junction,
caused loss on stock by smoke and
water estimated at 5000. Miss McCabe
and her sister were sleeping in the rear oil
the store and awoke just in time to avoid
sufocation, and ran out to give the
alarm in their night clothes. The cause
OF the fire is unknown.
James c. Colgate is building a new
sheep barn on his extensive estate in the
western part of Bennington. The struc-
ture is to be so by 1875 feet, with an ell
1875 feet long, and will accommodate
800 eve sheep OF blooded strain that Mr.
Colgate will add to his already large
flock.
A notable gathering was held at the
home Of Mrs. Charles Gilbert, Of West
field, January II, when eight of the
nine surviving children of the late Mr..
and Mrs, James Brown met with their
sister. One brother, Charles, who lives
in California was unable to be present.
OF MIR. and Mrs. Browns thirteen child.
rem twelve lived to grow up and the nine
now surviving are middle aged and older,
several having grandchildren.
The faculty of the University OF Yer.
mont, Burlington, has thought best to
do away withthe morning cha pei sy stem
during the winter months and has sub.
stituted in its place weekly vesper ser.
vice to be held Wednesday afternoons.
There is doubt as to where the next
annual meeting of the Vermont State
Dairymens Association will be held
Brattleboro, Burlington, Montpelier, and
Rutland all being after it. The associa
tion now numbers over 600 members
and is the largest of its kind in the
country.
The sum of $4,000 has been raised
| toward an Pndo un1euf fund ~ Gil m OOT