St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-23

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ton; counsel, F. A. Rowland; inspectors,
George Briggs, F. A. Dwinell, Frank NJ.
Bryan.
Montpelier's New City Hall.
Fourteen architects applied for
chance to bid on Montpelier's new city
hall and Mayor ]. S. Haley placed in
their hands the specifications for the new
building which had been agreed on by the
city hall committee. Plans must be sub
mitted on or before February 81. The
specifications call for building with a
frontage of 90 feet, an administration
building of at least two stories and an
auditorium in the rear to accommodate
1000 people. The building will also
contain rooms for all the city officers.
The site of the building has not yet been
fully determined but it is believed it will
be on State street not far from the federal
building. 1t is proposed to begin work
on the foundation as soon as the frost is
out of the ground.
Orleans County Fair Sept. 9-12.
The annual meeting of the members of
Orleans County Fair association was
held at Hotel Barton, Barton, Ian. Is.
The officers elected were as follows:
President, H. H. Somers, of Irasburg;
1st vice president, F. E. Alfred of New
port; I'd vice president, John Mcclellan
of Barton; secretary, c. A. Barrows of
Barton: treasurer, F. d. Pierce, of Bar
ton; superintendent, H. T. Seaver of Bar
ton The directors were: H. H. Somers,
F. E. Alfred, John Mcclellan, c. A. Bar
rows and 0. D. Owen. Auditors: G. H.
Davis and H. T. Seaver. dividend of
6 per cent was declared and the dates of
the next annual fair voted as September
9, 10, II and H.
Founder of Kurn Hattin Home Dead.
News has been received of the death at
Corona, Cal, of Rev. Charles A. Dickin-
son, formerly pastor of Berkeley Temple
in Boston. He was a native of West
minister and the founder of Kurn Hattin
Home for boys in his native town. He
was 81 years old and when he received
the call to Berkeley Temple he said that
he would accept on condition that all
the pews should be made absolutely free;
that the church should promise to raise
SIS, 200, year for three years; and that
he should be free to conduct the work
according to his own ideas, unhampered
by traditions or committees. All his con-
ditions were met, and from 1888 to 1901
he served as pastor.
Mother Took Child from Grandmother.
Something of sensation has been
caused by the forcible carrying away
from the home of his grandmother, near
Brattleboro, of Norman McVeigh, aged
IL years, by the child's mother, Mrs.
Thomas McVeigh. While the child was
playing about the place his mother drove
up in a carriage, and despite the weep
ing protests of the boy, he was taken
without coat or hat and carried to Hins-
dale, n. H., where train was taken for
Boston. Since that time no trace has
been found of mother and child.
Ex-GOv. Ide at Burlington.
President w. J. Van Patten of the Yer
mont Society of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution of Burlington has re-
ceived a telegram from Ex-Governor
Henry c. Ide that he will not be able to
come there on February 6 to speak at the
mid-winter meeting and banquet of the
society. In order that he may be pres
ent and address the meeting it has been
postponed until February 8, when the
original programme will be carried out.
Among state officials who are expected
are Governor Fletcher D. Proctor of
Proctor, Lieut.-Gov. G. H. Prouty of
Newport and Judge Alfred A. Hall of St.
Adams.
Sentence Suspended.
In the city court at Montpelier, Ian. |
II, Judge E. M. Harvey sentenced Mrs.
Robert Frasier to not less than two or
more than two and one-half years at
hard labor in the house of correction at |
Rutland for abusive treatment of her |
Margaret Fraser, deli
cate girl Is years old. Execution of the
sentence is suspended under certain con-
ditions and the woman is placed in the
custody of the probation officer. The
woman must refrain from abuse of the
girl give her proper care, and permit her
to have proper recreation and to associ-
ate with other children.
Bellows Falls Accepts New Charter.
A special village meeting was held in
Bellows Falls Jan. 10, to vote on the
of the new village charter as
it passed the recent session of the legis-
lature. The charter was adopted and
as its provisions go into effect at once
the village government of the coming
year will be under the new charter.
Waterbury Hotel Sold.
W F. Davis has bought of c. Farrar
the Waterbury Hotel, paying $4,000.
Possession is to be given February 10.
Mr.. Davis the past 20 years has been
steward at the Profile house in the
White Mountains. During the winter
he has been at the Vendome in Boston
for seven winters and 10 winters at the
st. lanes in Florida. Mrs. Davis has
been housekeeper in some of the large
hotels in Boston and New York. Mr..
Davis will spend several thousand
dollars in improving the property.
Smart For His Age.
The two official positions in which eX.-
Gov. Frederick Holbrook, of Brattleboro
delights more than in any Others are
his offices as president of the Vermont
Savings bank, Brattleboro, and chair
man of the board of trustees of the
Brattleboro retreat. Although nearly
"a years old, the ex-governor rides
out every pleasant day, and as he pre-
sided at the annual bank meeting those
present were pleased to note that he
even in better health than he
did a year ago.
Tercentenary Board.