St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

this week to assume his new duties IN
Gloucester, Mass, hundreds of persons
were present and Mr.. Braislin was
given resolutions of appreciation for his
long term of service in Rutland and was
also presented diamond studded gold
watch.
Nelson W. LOOMS, of Bratteboro,
aged 81 years, died of heart disease at
the Brattleboro home for the aged and
disabled, February 6. He was an old
time blacksmith and formerly worked in
thegovernment armories in Windsor, and
Springfield, Mass. He had been resi-.
dent of Brattleboro about so years.
Ex.Gov. U. A. Woodbury. of Burling-
ton, has been appointed by Pres. Roose-
welt member OF the board of visitors at
West Point.
An unusual accident resulted last week
Tuesday in the death of William Sherman
of Bristol at Huntington. Sherman,
who had been chopping in the woods,
was coming down the side of noun
tain with load of logs. Owing to the
roughness of the wood road the sled
careened and the entire load was upset.
| Sherman was caught beneath the logs,
and when fellow woodsmen had cleared
away the timber they found the man dead.
The number of deer killed by dogs in
the state is constantly increasing. Com
missioner H. G. Thomas received reports
OF no less than seven the first week in
February and three last week, one each
from the towns of Bristol, Colchester
and Enosburg Falls. Those the previous
week were from Dorset, Brattleboro,
Bennington, Woodstock, Cranky and
two from Felchvlle. An investigation
shows that 500 guns were sold in the
state and in many cases a new gun means
a new dog, and when once hound gets
taste of deer meat there is no restrain
ing it from the chase.
Mrs. Helen r. higgins, wife OF John
Higgins, proprietor OF the Addison House
at Middlebury, died last week Tuesday
of paralysis. She was fifty years old.
They had lived in Mddlebury tor the
past Is years. She leaves besides her
husband two sons, Micheal and Edward
Higgins, both of Middlebury, one
daughter Mrs. Arthur M. Coffin of Bos
ton, two sisters, Mrs. N. J. Robinson of
Arlington and Mrs. NJ NJ. Ballard of
Rochester N. Y, and one brother, Joseph
P. WEIGH, OF Arlington. Few women in
Vermont were so widely and favor ably
known.
The farmers meeting at East Berk-
shire, February 3, resulted in the organi-
cation OF Trout River Grange with Al
charter members.
Rev. DR.. E. A. Bishop, principal OF
Montpelier Seminary went last week to
Delaware for a rest of few weeks. 1t is
said that Doctor Bishop has impaired
his health by overwork in attempting to
raise the endowment fund for Montpelier
Seminary to make available the offer OF
$50, 900 from DR.. D. X. Pearsons, OF
Chicago.
new industry is in prospect at East
Berkshire. B. F. Combs intends putting
apparatus in his new building for
bottling maple syrup in fancy pint pack
ages, for which there is demand. The
upper story is intended for hall, to be
used for village and public purposes,
which will meet need OF long standing.
The check list of voters for the town
meeting at White River Junction to be
held March 6 has been posted. The
thdb OnN kaASS must OC
paid before his name can be entered on
the list as a voter at town meeting has
reduced the list in that town by some
200 names removed, but many of these
will be restored before the meeting is
held.
Congressman Haskins is busy. The
Central Labor Union of Barre and
vicinity have received through him 10 vol
umes and reports published by the United
States Government from the depart
ment OF state, of war, OF the treasury,
of the navy, the post Office, commerce and
labor, of the interior, OF education, OF
agriculture, of justice, interstate COM
mission, in fact embracing a whole
bureau of information of incalculable
value to organized labor in general.
the committee on labor.
At the annual meeting of the Burling
ton base ball association a vote of
thanks was extended to former manager
! George E. Whitney after il was an
nounced that he had Cancelled debt of
81, 700 which the association had owed
him for two years.
Rt. Rev. Arthur c. A. Hall of Burling-
ton preached the sermon at the consecra-
| ton of Rev. Edward Melville Parker as
bishop coadiutor OF the Episcopal diocese
of New Hampshire, Friday, at Concord,
N. H.
Tw enty fat steers, purchased in Will
Jamestown, were driven to Randolph the
other day. 1t was the best drove of beet
cattle ever seen in that village. The
drovers estimate that the cattle shrunk
1000 pounds on the drive and when
weighed tipped the scales at 24,105
pounds. The steers were shipped from
the station at Randolph to Boston.
Congressman D. ]. Foster, of BurIing-
ton, left Washington last week for Kala.
mazooo, Mich, where Monday he de.
livered the principal address at the ban
uuet given in Connection with the obser.
vance OF Lincoln's birthday.
A civil suit for $4,000, has been
brought by the town of Swanton
against Charles c. Gilmore, representa-.
tive in 1900 and member of Gov. Full
ler's staff in 1892, and Fred D. Corliss,
formerly selectman OF the town. There
are two counts in the declaration. The
first charges that the defendants unlaw-
fully converted liquors, bottles, and
corks to the value of $3,711 10. The
second charges the defendants with
wrongfully discharging a certain mort
gage which the town held on liquors
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