St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-30
VERMONT NEWS.
FATE of Escaped Prisoners.

Mills, April ~, escaped IN broad day
G ;a- about 10 O'Clock Nav %, b,
nn99unding hole about II by Is iuche.
p0 s;ze through four thicknesses of bricl
i, noll near the floor of the corridor with 6
~;ndow weight. The men had beer
'noing and having a Publication, which
g mas done, apparently, to cover the noise
" making the hole. Two of these pris
Orers were captured that afternoon il
tbe woods between the Farrent and the
cummings farms, about two and one.
hall miles from Newport. These men
Iohn Jenkins and William Irving, were
Surrounded and offered no resistance
They we're brought back to the Jail BY
an armed guard and taken to Windsor
br Deputy United States Marshal L. D.
Miles. William Irving pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to pay a fine Of
81 co. and to serve two years at hard
Iabor in the house of correction. Jobn
Jenkins is now in prison and did not
oead TO the indictment. The third pris.
oner is still at large and if be is caught
tbe two latter will be tried together at
the October term in Rutland.
Drummers in Burlington.
The 10Th annual session OF the United
Commercial Travellers of New England
was held at Burlington last week, about
ESQ being present. The secretary re-
ported a gain in me m bership Of 1872 and
total OF 900. The address OF well
come was given by Olan Blodgett, grand
COUNSELLOR of the Burlington council.
Friday afternoon the delegates witnessed
an exhibition drill at Fort Ethan Allen.
Saturdays program included parade
and boat ride to Isle La Motto. These
officers we're elected: G-and counsellor,
| {. F. Aldrich, OF Worcester, Mass; grand
junior counsellor, George H. Condor, OF
Bangor, Me-; grand past counsellor, w.
B. Aver, of Providence, r. l.; grand
secretary, ". H. Nicholas, OF Providence,
R. | grand treasurer, H. l.. Damon,
Of Boston; grand conductor, F. W.
SOuthard, Of Manchester. N. H ; grand
page, ], {. Jerry, OF Lewiston, Me ;
grand chaplain, George A. Smith. OF New
Bedford, Mass; grand sentinel, T. B.
Gatvey, OF Burlington.
sunday Law Enforced,
R, A. Hussey, the Saxtous River bar
bu whose arrest Tor shaving a man Sun
\ day and selling him a ten cent plug OF
tobacco has made case of state interest.
was fined Wednesday. The village was
secured for jurymen and the third one
Unparalleled found him guilty. Under the
'old blue law" the fine was only So,
but with the costs Hussey was fined Tor
asum OF over $50. He appealed and the
case will be in county court. The town
is divided over the IF .ir. Most OF the
citizens depIore the action, an element of
X spite having undoubtt dly entered into
4 The suit and on Ieprisals halt the com
nnnlty quake with fear. 1t is proba bic
\ that the Sunday morning baked beans
FURNISHED by the baker, the Sunday
pleasure rides and dozen other things
that the average Saxtons Rivtrite in.
\ duges in, will have to be curtailed if the
Nspasm OF the Llue law morality con.
8tl1les.
No Secret Orders.
Gen. ". H. Gilmore is making arrange.
y ms1ts for the annual muster and as soon
Nattey are completed, the time and date
a the muster will be given out. At
present be is trying to arrange with the
Na department 10 hold the muster at
fNt Ethan Allen, the same as in the last
E years. 1t is expected that the muster
&FI be held there, but as yet the matter
#snot settled. He does not know where
&tde 9th ,er, who gave out that the com.
Fanes would not know the date OF the
.nuster until few hours before, got his
sOiormation, The companies will know
Hwhat time muster is to be held as soon
rs he finishes the arrangements.
Ne" Accident Insurance COMPANY
The Vermont Accident Insurance Co.,
|EnaEtered several years ago, has filed its
Epy laws in the Office of the secretary OF
E(ate preparatory to doing business in
Vermont. Tie Capital stock is $4,000
NpVIded into 100 shares having a par
HVaIue OF $500 each. The officers OF the
nfPany are: President, Eugene McIutyre
II Dandy; vice.prtsident, Earl S. Kings.
IN Of Rutland; secretary and treasurer,
8NNnord I, Fletcher OF Rutland. The an.
pual meeting of the stock holders is to be
I Y. on the third Saturday of December.
plv'oendS are not to exceed 7 per cent
Eauu the assessment liability is limited to
=fle amount of one Dremium.
remarkable instance of the
persistence OF insanity in family
brought to notice in the com
Er3llment of Martin MvCue OF
StTa,,'soury to theretreat at Brattleboro.
tue1ael McCaffrey killed his wife and
Etao'aer in Waterbury 25 years ago in a
~ IN. VI insanity. He had a religious mania.
is was sent to the Brattleboro retreat,
|T' is now confined in the hospital in
As'aIlgTfoury. The family scattered, the
Iluten taking the name OF McCue.
Is' William L. Dustan, one OF the
daughters, committed suicide in the Con
u "S!ut river at Brattleboro in March,
p.ue insane. Martin McCue went to
3 s''!leporo to assist in the search for
,S sister when he learned of her dis
" He went insane soon after
uu was discovered in the woods near
NJ uome, carrying a revolver wrapped
not handkerchief and threatening to
make trouble.
Laclus B. Martin, aged rs, and Mrs.
na a..uae Douglas, age &c years, were
N S'[I at Waterbury, May 81. by Rev.
Iia a4e vermont Eclectic Medical Asso.
T %.on VIII hold its annual meeting in
d pu Oatptller, Wednesday and Thursday,
TT"ation has been served on the DR..
FAIL t. Aendall Company OF Enosburg
III N"o W aDnPar ha IT,;taA CEntoc