St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-09-25


vas coat, light trousers, and black
cap. After the robbery he disappeared
into the woods, while his companion
drove the stage mile beyond the scene
OF the assault Dupont says he fired at
the driver three times, evidently with
out hitting him.
New Library for vergennes.
Vergennes is assured of one of the finest
public buildings in the state when the
estate of the late w. G. Bixby is finally
settled. The estate is now in process Of
settlement. By the will of Mr.. Bixby,
who was prominent hardware dealer
OF Vergennes who also had large realty
in the west, the city is bequeathed IN the
neighborhood of $15O,O0O, which ac-
cording to the provisions of the will is
to be utilized in erecting public library
building and maintaining the same.
This sum will not be available, however,
until number of public and private be-
quests are disposed Of The other be-
quests made in the will are $4,000 to
the Prospect Cemetery association of
Vergennes and $4,000 each to Hampton
Institute, Tuskegee Normal Institute
and an orphan asylum in Chicago.
Daughters of 1912.
There was good attendance at the
September meeting of the Vermont So
ciety of United States Daughters of
1912, held at the home of Mrs. Angelica
Shea and daughter, Miss Mary R. Shea
of Brattleboro, Friday afternoon. The
president of the national society," Mrs.
William Gerry Slade. of New York, was
present as guest of the state president,
Mrs. c. F. r. .Jenne, of Brattleboro. She
extended greetings and spoke briefly on
the work of the society. Miss Shea,
who recently returned from trip
around the world, gave short address
on the religion of the early Egygtians.
The poem on "The Flag" composed by
Miss theodore Peck, of Burlington, was
recited by Mrs. Charles Demo, of Low
ell, Mass. Two new members were
admitted at the business session.
1903 Years Old.
Mrs. Eunice (Staples) Hoyt, who lives
with her son, Thomas |. Hoyt, about
two and one-half miles north of Man
chester Center, observed her 1O3d birth
day anniversary, Saturday, although on
account of her failing health the usual
gathering at her home was omitted. A
few years ago she fell and sustained a
severe blow on the head, from the effects
of which she has never recovered. She is
still able to go about the house without
assistance, but she is quite deaf and her
eyesight has recently. failed. She was
born in the mountain town of Peru
September 81, 1904, and was one of the
IA children of Cyrus and Louise Staples.
Her husband died 81 years ago, but two
of her five children are living, the son
with whom she lives, and Mrs. Emerson
Estabrook, of Bennington. She was for
many years a member of the Baptist
church at Manchester, and for long
time taught a large class of boys in the
Sunday school,
Regimental Reunion.
The 34th annual reunion of the Eighth
Vermont Regimental Association will be
held in conjunction with the First YER
mont Cavalry Association, at Essex
Junction, Wednesday, October 8. The
address of welcome will be given by AL
len Martin. A trip by trolley to Fort
Ethan Allen will be one of the pleasant
est features of the meetings, and camp
fire will be held at the Congregational
church in the evening with Gen. T. S.
Peck as POSTMASTER. Among the speak
ers will be Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor, Col.
A. c. Brown, Commander of Depart
ment of Vermont, G. A. R., Col. F. B..
Sawyer, of the First Vermont Cavalry,
"Kilpatrick's Raid ex.-Gov. ]. L. Bar
stow, of the Eighth Vermont Regiment,
Gen. 0. O. Howard, Hon. D. ]. Foster,
M. c., Col D. c. Walker, Capt. L. M.
Hutchinson, Capt. H. 0. Wheeler.
Drown Awarded $13,500.
The jury in the case of Chauncey
Drown of Barton VS.. the New England
Telephone & Telegraph company
and the Consolidated Light & Power
company returned verdict in
Orleans county court Friday evening for
the plaintiff to recover damages of $751;
| 500. Drown sued for 100000, the case
being taken up Monday. Drown was
a lineman for the telephone company
and while at work at Graniteville May
4, 1905, was severely burned by
electricity with the result that it was
necessary to remove part of his skull
and replace it with metal cap, Most
of the time that he was in the hospital
he was unconscious and his appearance
in court has been pitiful. He has had
to be helped up the stairs each day by
two men and his sufferings reduced his
weight from 165 to 10S pounds. Drown
is SO years old and native of Barton.
Attempt was made Thursday to have
the case thrown out ofcourt, but is was
unsuccessful and following arguments by
a distinguished array oflegal talent, the
case was given to the jury Friday after
noon. The attorneys for Drown were F.
D. Thompson of Barton, ]. W. Redmond
of Newport and w. NJ Wright of Bar
ton. The defence was represented by
w. B. c. Stickney of Bethel, Alexander
Dunnett of St. Johnsbury and P. F.
Drew.
A Sad Discovery.
Pauline, the nine year old daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. T. F. Reardon of Spring
field, was run over last week by an auto
mobile run at a moderate rate by DR.
Hooker, and was almost instantly
killed. DR.. Hooker at once took the
child TO the office of DR.. Reardon, neither
of them knowing it was the latter:
daughter until the lifeless form was laid
on the operating table. The child was
returning home from school and ran il
front of the machine. DR.. Reardon is 6
graduate Of the medical department o
the University of Vermont, and hi'
| x,,;ca vyho d;ad about n yaor aUO