St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-06-06
VERMONT NEWS.
Vermont Librarians.

Miss Frances M ENACs, vi LuuloW;
N n,starv. treasurer, Miss Edith E. Clark,
st burlington. A resolution was adopt
', which opposed the enactment of the
ssu.onosed copyright law which is before
Enngress, which prohibits the free i'm
oor+ation. by libraries, OF books which
.s Copyrighted in this country. Miss c.
n Hewins, librarian of the public
S III in Hartford, Conn, conducted a
n aonnd table and papers were given by
Miss Mis-" F. M. Pierce of Ludlow, on
". I' Systems; by Miss Sarah c.
usoar, Of Burlington, on "Childrens
pt lpH by Mrs W. P. Smith, of St.
I"bnsbury, on "Work with School
{ Ebiidren'i; and by Miss Frances Hobart,
p NJ Montpelier, on "The Vermont Library
Commission" At the evening session
NJ Miss Hewins gave an address on THE
Country Library; How to Make it
Attractive"
Meeting OF Vermont Letter Carriers.
The seventh annual convention OF the
Vermont branch oil the National Asso-
carton of Letter Carriers was held in
Rare May 80, and was attended by
# about . representatives from Barre,
Is Woptpeher, Brattleboro, Rutland and
PpIlogs Falls. officers Tor the ensuing
war we're elected as follows: President,
81 l. Converse, of Barre; vice president,
M Arthur E. White, of Montpelier; secre-
tary and treasurer, c. A. Spear, of Barre.
NJ These othcers constitute an executive
hoard and with them is left the place of
meeting in 1907. The needs and plans of
" tbe letter carriers of the state were in
lormally discussed as well as the pending
" national legislation affecting the letter
n carriers. In the evening the visitors were
& guests of the local carriers, at a banquet
81 at the Eureka restaurant. At the alter
Il dinner exercises, which were entirely in
" formal, Postmaster E. W. Bisbee, of
n Barre, welcomed the visiting representa-.
N tives and brief speeches were made by
M visitors and local men.
Columbus HuIing Dead.
Columbus Huling OF North Bennington,
+ died at his home in that village last week
Is Tuesday. He celebrated his SD birth.
g day May Is, his birthplace being in the
& neghboring to wn OF Salisbury. He had
resided in North Bennington for nearly so
& years. His younger lite was, however,
passed in Chicago where, in connection
& with other members Of his family, he &C.
cumulated considerable property. Life
w for Mr.. Huling during the final year OF
bis existence was mat unusually siren
% nous by the actions of his relatives, who
sought to prevent his marriage with the
\ SyOuDg girl to whom he was united last
August. The widow, who a year ago,
Z WAS Jennie Bissell, "a years old, an EN-.
1&Apoyee in one OF the factories at North
~ Bennington, will inherit the whole OF his
y Estate estimated to be valued at over
300 900.
Mrs. Ruth Allen Smith of Putney,
Aunt Ruth" as she is generally known,
f was l02 years old June 1. She did not
publicly observe the anniversary, but
was glad to receive a number of callers,
some Of whom carried floral remem-
braHces Mrs. Smith was born in Royals.
Town, Mass. She has lived in Putney
M kince she was % years old. After her
tusband'S death in 1867 she went to live
8wlth her daughter, Mrs. Albert W. Alb.
bott, in Putney village. Mrs. Smith is
somewhat deaf and her sight is impaired,
4 otherwise she is remarkably we'll preserv.
ID.
The New England Telephone and Tele,
#graph company and the Consolidated
#Llghtng company of Montpelier were
E#ued olntIy May 81 by Chauncey Drown
lpi Barton for damages of 100000. The
Ease is returnable in Orleans county. The
" PIau't claims that because of careless
ons'ructlon of wires he received shock
RWhe 10 the employ of the telephone
&ompauy, and that the top of his head
Mas SO badly burned that a portion OF
Ehe BRAIN was exposed. He claims TO
pave lost his sight, and to have been
Eompetely disabled.
United States Marshal H. W. Bailey
o1 Friday drew special petit jury for
Irla in the United States circuit court at
Windsor, June II, to determine whether
Y rTed Billedeau of Barton, who was
etltloned into involuntary bankruptcy,
IS in reality a bankrupt. Not in the
history OF the present board of federal
omcers has such case been tried by jury
|Nin a United States court in Vermont.
George ". Bickford died at Woodford
may 81, aged 83 years. He was an
inmate of the soldiers home, but was
SOsent on a furlough. He enlisted in
eo' a, +th Vt. Vols, in the Civil War,
Was discharged on account of Illness, re-
covered reinlisted in the list Vt. Cav,
au9 rose TO the rank of corporal. He
V W oeen town clerk and treasurer Of
"oodlord for 80 years.
Harvey Cummings, the oldest native
\, lne town of Montpelier, died last week
MOqoay at the age of Sc years. He was
& W OG' 4. In Montpelier, and lived there most
q DIS lie, having resided on the Could
, "al where he died, for about thirty
. .s lie leaves wife, daughter,
and two sons.
Iame Constable G. c. Risdon, of Mt.
LABOR recently discovered James Stew
uS' engineer at the mill at Griffith, fish
rs on bridge, with 1O3 understood
aCut in his basket. The constable
St .ed him to come with him, but
S';ss ran for the other end of the
s TSsuge' Mr. Risdon grabbed him by the
v wl;ler but got hold OF the straps by
S Salcn the fish basket was suspended.
o NJ we slipped from his grasp and out
s h eae strap and escaped. The fine aof
tba may be imposed for the taking oil
~ N, lumber OF small fish caught.
os suf hTst sod has been turned by Rector
Is To[pn Reynolds of Trinity parish, Rut-
he H., Tor new $1,000 parish house to
Nu vuiit adjoining the church. On the
- .oMeI floor there .zrill ha a hoxzsl urorl.-