St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-01-03
VERMONT NEWS.


MISS Lotus, nurse at the Waterbury
Insane asylum, heriocaly risked her life
Wednesday to save a patient from
drowning. Several of the patients were
being taken out for a walk, when sud.
denly one Of them made dash TOR the
river intending to commit suicide. The
stream was covered with thin layer of
ice at this point and the water is seven
to eight feet deep. The patient succeeded
IN breaking through, but was caught
before she sank, by Miss Lotus. who
had pursued her. Miss Lotus plunged
into the water and held 10 the patient.
supporting herself by her tree hand on
tie 'raI' ice Tw) other nurs,s also
went TO the rescue an succ, eded n keep.
ing the two above water until further
help came from man who was passing
BY on load OF wood. With his assls
lance the patient and Miss Lotus were
taken from the water and carried to the
asylum. Both suffered severely from the
exposure but will recover.
New y. of v. Camp.
Col. John B. Mead Camp, Sons of Vete-
rams, was organized at Randolph Thurs
day with "a charter members by division
commander P. Ripley and George E.
THOMPSON, OF Lyndonvile The follow.
ing officers were elected: Commander.
Ned I. Buck; senior vice commander, DR..
W. N. Kelly; junior vice commander. r.
E. Slack; secretary, George B. Pratt:
treasurer, DR.. Francis A. Eaton; camp
council. J. B. EIdrioge, b G. Goodwin,
r. K Clark; delegates. Allen Chadwick,
Charles Reynolds; chaplain, w. H. Ken.
ney; sergeant of the guard. R. H. Slack;
corporal OF the guard, B. G. Goodwin;
camp quad, George Bryant; picket
guard, Fled Gordon; color brarer, Fed
Bryant.
Montpelier Farmer Drops Dead. ~.
Calvin Jersey, we'll known farmer
living at East Mo- tpelrr Center dropped
dead at his home Friday afternoon soon
after eating his dinner MIR. Hersey had
not complained of ceiling i'll, and was
apparently in bis usual health IN to the
time OF his death. He was 70 wears old
and leaves wife and six children.
Change in Rutland Firm.
Inc hrm OF Clark & Matthew's, ma
chinlsts and electricians, Rutland, has
taken o Il. Cool 'ee, proprietor OF the
Coolidge Cycle c =, into partnership
the ne y firm To be known as the Rut.
Iand Machlne x Automobile Co. The
proprietors are now discussing plans for
the erection OF new plant. The firm of
Howley Bros has bought he stock and
business OF the Coolidge Cycle Co.
Vermont Corporations.
At the close Of business at the fire IF
the secretary of state on Saturday II was
learned that total of 81 corporations
with combined capital took OF ST. 7So.
sou, had during the year filed articles of
incorporation and association in this
once. Besides This 10 chu ches. five
o1eVo'e"t or ''afer al orlanz ,tions
tour educational in> titutions and two
cemetery associations have been formed
ne largest company formed was that of
the Consolidated Quarry company Of
pare with rAptoi sock of $500 900
the smallest wa, tue Gilbert Rist Ootical
20. OF burlington with capital stock
OF 81 oo0. With one exception more
cotnpahl's were chartered under the gen.
eraI law in Vermont in 1905 than in an,
othtr N'.I IN the history ut the sr,,s
nat wa in 1903, when sc c,mps is
with e"mmued capital VI SIS 600 600
were organize
Rutland Postal Clerk Missing.
EIwn Ranger, clerk employed at the
man pos office in Ru ard, has beer
missing since December "a cleft witt.
out notifying his super,ors or anv
members OF the Office torce OF his inter-
tlons' 1t is reported that family
troubles are the cause of Rangers
disappearance. He has pretty vouno
vile and an infant son living ia Rutland
ne program OF the annual Darymen's
meeting, to be held at Burlington, Ian