St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27

| II .cag0 TWO years ago. were Iouhu not
guilty by a jury.
lanes ""vr, tht news British am
baSSHd0r j Washington, accompanied
ty Mrs bryce. has arrived at Wash
tlgton.
Webster VI. Guerin, an artist, was
shot and killed in his office at Chicago
by Mrs. Fora Mcdonald, wife of Mich
ael c. NJ Donald. a millionaire. The
woman was enamored of the artist.
Mrs ZabroWski. wife of Peter Ia
browSki Polish miner at Fort Ridge,
Ky. gave birth to five children, three
girls and 'wo boys. All are living.
The Persian residents Of Askabad,
/ capital Of the Russian Trans-Caspian
territory. declare that Persian children
brought from KhoraSsan have been
sold to TurkomanS at Askabad like
sheep.
President Roosevelt was presented
with a splendid cup of honor two feet
high. sample of Slavonic art in be-
half of the Slavic society of Moscow.
Saturday, Feb. 20.
"War is an actual condition in Cen
trail America" according to Under Sec.
rotary of State Algeria of Mexico.
Largely as a result of the courage and
determination of Prince Henry of The
Netherlands. the prince consOrt, that
which appeared to be an impossible task
has been achieved and the heroic ant
unfinching Dutch lifeboat men have
succeeded III rescuing alive II more of
the survivors of the Inflated steamer
Berlin. but one having previously been
rescued.
The feet and portions of tho egs of 4
man or woman were found in 4 box in
a snowbank in tine back yard of tene-
ment house ut New York
While coaStng down a hill at Glou-
cester, Mass. Charles Ahlquist aged Z,
Slid under an electric ear and was in
stantly killed.
A verdict Of $4400 for the plaintiff
was returned by jury at Hartford in
the $4,000 suit of Mrs Theresa Cor
man. aged II. against Thomas X.
Fits. aged -. a farmer, for alleged
breach of promise to marry.
The racing mare, Colonial Girl, was
sold for $1,000 by her owner, Charles
E. Rowe of st Louis to ]. f. Wednel
Of Philadelphia.
The fishing industry of the French
colony of st. Pierre and NIiquelon has
declined 65 percent in the past 20 years
and the population of St. Pierre has de-
clined So percent.
Most of the $4,000 taken from the
trust funds of the Connecticut Baptist
convention by the treasurer, w. F.
Walker, the defaulting treasurer Of the
Savings Bank of New Britain, will be
made up by friends in the denomination.
Sunday, Feb. "a.
Rev. Dir. Everett D. Burr. for many
years one of Boston's most prominent
clergymen. met violent death at West
boro Mass. by falling from a west
bound express rain on which he vas
travelling to New York. SO terribly nut
tlated was the body that recognition
was almost impossible.
All the passengers on board steamer
ImperatriX. which ran on a rock near
Cape Elaphonisi, Island of Crete, were
saved. but 40 members of the crew
persisted.
Five thousand families of European
immigrants are to be brought to the
northern part of Texas as the nucleus
Of a gigantic colonization project
JabeZ r. SNOWFALL. lieutenant gov
ernor of New Brunswick, dropped dead
on the street while on his way to attend
church service. Heart disease caused
death
"Wild Rose, the Monkey Girl from
Tucatan." freak which has been on
exhibition. was burned to death at Co
lumbia. s. c. She was 45 years old. ig-
norant and diotic. She was left alone
locked up in a room.
There is. it is stated. no possibility of
the wrecked steamer Larchmont being
raised, even if she is found, on account
of the great depth of water making it
impossible for diver to work
A doublerunner coasting down a hill
at SOmeryile, Mass. collided with a
team and one of the six persons on the
sled. Hilda NJ Whelpley aged II, was
instantly killed.
Monday, Feb. rs.
The college of ste Marie. at Marie
vile, Ont. was burned The loss is
100000
More than 100000 worth of property
was destroyed and four tiremen were
injured in a fire that practically wiped
out the wholesale hardware firm of the
Baldwin & Robbins company, incor
porated, at Boston.
The PA insurance companies doing a
fire and marine business in the state of
Massachusetts received joint receipts,
in the form of premiums, during the
year 1906 Of $19556. 205. The losses in.
Cured by these companies were ST..
372.6S4.
The "Black Hand is credited with
ar explosion that damaged the lower
part of tenement house at New York
The occupants were badly frightened
but uninjured
More than dozen women and chill.