St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-01-10

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Massachusetts, Association at Nantasket
Beach. Because of legislative matters
connected with the Maine and New Hamp.
shire associations this joint meeting at
Nantasket has been postponed until 1907
and it was voted to hold the annual
meeting Of the Vermont association at
Bur lington on Wednesday and Thurs
day, July IL and ~ next.
Examinations for West Point.
Senator Proctor announces that he
will hold competitive examination on
January Goth, at pine O'Clock, at the U.
S. Court House in Rutland, OF applicants
for appointment to the Military Acade-
my at West Point. Candidates must be
bona 6de residents of the state, between
II and % years Of age at the time Of
admission to the Academy, June 18th
next, physically sound, and well qualified
in grammar school subjects, including
algebra. plane geometry, general history
and physiology. Those who intend to
take the examination should notify Sena-
tor Proctor. addressing him as follows:
Hon. Red6eld Proctor, Proctor, VT.
Cadet Examination"
Dead Hermit Native Of Vermont.
William Smith, the Adirondack hermit,
is dead, at the age of IS years. Mr..
Smith was born in Irasburg in April,
1926. In 1850 he went to Franklin
county. N. Y. and went into the Adiron-
dacks to engage in numbering. In 1862
he opened the hotel which for years was
known as THE Hunters Home" near
Loon lake. He was called "Bill Smith.
the Hermit" as he never left his favorite
haunts in the Adirondacks and would
not touch his beard so far as trimming
or cutting was concerned, and at the
| time of his death it was over six feet
long. His weight was 200 pounds.
President F. L. Fish, of Vergennes,
SAYS the plan to hold a midwinter ban.
quet OF the state Fish and Game League
had been abandoned owing to lack Of
interest.
Charles DEF. Bancroft, OF Montpelier,
| has begun diary for the present year,
and if he completes it he will have a
collection OF 40 without day missed.
Beside records of the weather, etc, he has
noted state, national, and local events
and believes that his record for complete
ness is unequaled.
Guy H. Olsaver, nurse at the Vermont
soldiers home hospital, Bennington, has
given in his resignation which is to take
effect January 10. Mr.. Olsaver has been
at the home over IL years.
The body OF Harry Darling, one OF the
proprietors of the Newport Bottling
Works, arrived in Newport Thursday.
Mr.. Darling went to Phoenix, Ariz.,
about three months ago for his health
and while on his way home died of con-
sumption IN Chicago railway station.
He was about As years old and is sur.
vived by wife and two sons.
John H. Cutler, for nearly 43 years in
the continuous service OF the Parks &
Woolson Machine Co., of Springfield,
manufacturers OF cloth finishing machin-
cry, has retired on account OF i'll health.
Mr.. Cutler had charge OF the brush de.
partment OF the company and be under
stands the business so thoroughly that
his successor has teen difficult to find.
Mr.. Cutler is II years old and has been
in poor health for some time. He was
the recipient of a leather upholstered
Morris chair, as token oil his long and
faithful service with the concern.
The recent failure OF Charles H. Thomp'
son, president OF the Bratteboro Manu-
featuring company, OF Brattleboro, has
resulted in the failure of the com.
pany which on January 1, filed a
schedule in bankruptcy. The schedule
shows liabilities of about $74 900 and
assets OF $4,000. The unsecured claims
amount to $4,000 and the secured
claims SAG 1000. The value OF the secu
rites given in the list is doubtful.
DR.. George P. Morris of Hartland,
found guilty of simple assault in shoot
ing at Luther J. Penniman November &c
has been sentenced by Judge Miles il
Windsor county court to pay fine Of
$50 and costs of prosecution with an
alternative sentence to the House o.
Correction.
The friends OF Judge Hazelton will be
pleased to learn that rest is healing his
ills. He has so far recovered as to be
able to return to bis home in Burlington
from Hyde Park where he was overtaken
by illness while presiding at this session
of Lamoille county court.
The mercantile agency OF R. 6. Dun &
Co., of Troy, N. Y, fui nishes list of the
failures, with liabilities in Vermont, by
counties, Tor the year 1905. There were
% in Caledonia county, with liabilities
OF SAG, SIG 80 and assets of $13. 1927 40
OF the 1877 failures in the state. 1873 were
through bankruptcy. In 1904 there
were 1872 failures in the same district.
The annual meeting OF the directors o.
the Sheldon Poorhouse Association was
held last week Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs
6. c. Holmes were engaged as manager
and matron tor another year at an
annual salary of 5000 and they hire a
man and woman or the year. This il
a decrease of 500 from the amount paid
last year.
! Charles Drouin, OF Barton, has beer
taken to the Royal Victoria hospital
Montreal, suffering from the effects of ar
electric shock. 1t is said that $4,000
volts passed through the mans body
and failed to kill him. As result OF tht
accident Drouin will have to undergo 6
serious operation which will be followed
by all the leading medical men OF the city
The report OF the Vermont Soldiers
Home for the three months ending Dec
81 shows that the daily average OF mem
bers was 10S and the average present
was 90, the largest averages in the his
tory OF the institution. During that time
there were admitted 8, readnissions ID