St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-17

arge quantity of laudanum, resulting in
lis death. In the old mans pocket were
ound his handbook and note contain
ng the request that he be buried where
lis body was found and that the funeral
expenses be kept as small as possible A
bottle of carbolic acid and a bottle of
acid also were found. No reason for
Nichols action is known. He worked
many years for the late DR.. Nichols, who
was president of Norwich university.
He leaves a son, George, who is clerk at
the Pavilion hotel in Montpelier, and
two daughters in that city
BrattlebOro Vacation School.
A vacation school under the auspices
Of the Brattleboro Women's Club was
opened in Brattleborc, July s. There is
an enrolment OF LOG children from 10 to
IA years old, who will be taught the
rudiments of manual training, Venetian
iron, and basketry. Chester Nj. Green, of
Mass, has been engaged for the
manual training, Miss Florence |. Good
enough of Brattleboro, who succeeds
Mrs. H. H. Crosby as art instructor in
the Brattleboro schools, will have |
charge of the basketry classes. Much |
interest is being manifested in this school |
as it is the first one of its kind ever held |
in Brattleboro.
New Seminary Teachers.
Rev. DR.. E. A. Bishop, principal of
Montpelier Seminary, announces the fol-
towing teachers to succeed Miss Fanny
Chamberlin and Prof. E. A. Hamilton,
resigned. Miss Ethel B. Crosby to have
charge of the art department, and Roy
Edmund McGown of Somerville, Mass,
as instructor of Latin and Greek. Miss
Crosby is graduate of the high school
at Warren, Mass, of Lasel Seminary at
Aburndale, Mass, and of the Boston Art
Museum. Mr.. McGown is a graduate
of the high school at Somerville and of
Boston University in 1904, and has
taught successfully since that time. He
will have charge of athletics at the
seminary.
Pastoral Changes.
Rev. NJ. L. Severance, of Burlington,
has recently accepted the pastorate OF
the Congregational church at Lowell
Rev. F. A. Junkins has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Westfeld, to take effect
after tie last Sunday in August.
Rev. Charles H. Pennoyer has resigned
the pastorate of the Universalist church
at Springfield, having accepted call to
become minister to the Church OF the
Redeemer in the city of Halifax, N. ):
The Halifax church is heavily endowed
and the society one of the most impor-
tant of the Universalist denomination.
The ministry in Springfield will close the
last of Tuly and the ministry at Halifax
will begin August /.
Examination in Pharmacy.
Twelve candidates for registered phar-
macists took the examination before the
board at Montpelier last week. At the
business meeting of the state board 1t
was voted to ratify the agreement made
at the Joint meeting of the Pharmaceuti-
cal associations of the New England
states, held June II at Magnolia, Mass,
that registered pharmacists may go
from one New England state to another
and work in drug stores without taking
further examination. A recommendation
from the state board in which a pharma-
cist was registered will in future be sutil-
Gent. This arrangement holds good IN
all New England states with the excep-
ton of New Hampshire
A Valuable Bull.
Arthur B. Clapp, of Brattleboro, who
recently sold his stock farm to George F,
Gregory, proprietor of the Hote
Gregorian in New York, last week SNIP
ped pure-bred Holstein bull. Duke
Clothilde Adrienne, to Newport, having
sold him to Edgar O. Silver, of the New
York publishing house of Silver, Burdett
& Co., to go on his stock farm there
The bull IS a wear old, weighs 1,OOC
mounds. and is handsomely marked. Ht
was shipped by express, being too valu
able to risk beng shipped by freight.
Speaker Cannon Coming.
Hon. Joseph G. Cannon OF Illinois
speaker of the national house OF repre-
sentatives has accepted an invitation tt
be present at the annual banquet OF th'
Fish and Game League at Bluff Point
N. Y. 1t is expected that Governor
Charles E. Hughes of New York VIII aise
be present. and it is understood that th'
date of the banquet has not yet beer
definitely fixed, in order to be able t,
find a time which will not conflict witt
other dates which must be kept by tn
Empire state executive. 1t is supposed
however, that the date will not be ia
, from September l.
Drowned in Canal.
) Walter T. Bellows, aged II years ant
= the adopted son of the late Oren Bellows
! was drowned July s, while bathing IN
4 canal used in connection with the cleo
trio lighting plant at Ludlow. The az
| cident occurred within calling distanc
! of Orison N. Gates house, where the DO
e lived. Young Bellows was unable t
! swim and as the canal shelves to cor
a siderable depth at this point, he got b.
d yond his depth, going down quickly
Principal at Newport.
CT. Cowles has resigned the positio
If of principal of the Newport Acaden
and graded school and H. B. Parker
Il Coaticook, Que, has been engaged !
II take his place. Mr.. Parker was grad
Y ated from McMasters Collegein Toront
IF in the class of 1894, having secured II
d degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Mast
j. of Arts Since his graduation he III
lie tauoht in Canada and Vermont and #