St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-09-18
Vermont News.
NEW ouarries Pound.

deposit of granite. The land is located
on Woodland hill and is owned by Hon.
George w. Randall and Thomas Devine.
II is expected that Mr.. Randall will put
gang of quarry workers on his property
at once If the stone proves good he
will equip the quarry with the most
modern machinery forquarrying granite.
The quarry on the land owned by
Thomas Devine is now being worked.
The quality of the granite is darker than
Barre dark and in texture it is finer.
The stone, if it proves good, will be in
class by itself. While it resembles
Barre dark, the two GRANTEES can be
easily distinguished. AS speciality
granite it will surely make good on the
market Granite men are looking for
speciality stone and the prices secured
from these rare products is large, and the
demand is far greater than the supply.
A 5000 or $500 Deficit.
The debt contracted by the Rutland
County Agricultural society during it's
three days fair recently held is between
5000 and 500. The deficit is charged
ND against the weather man instead
of the management as it rained every
day of the fair. Every premium will be
paid however. Some of those interested
in the society have expressed desire to
subscribe towards paying these premiums
and bills. Others, who have bills against
the association, have offered to discount
their bills There is a general good feel
ing among the farmers, who seem to
understand that the Indebtedness was
caused by the rainy weather Several
head of registered stock were sold on the
fair grounds during the fair
Free Baptist Yearly Meeting.
Among the speakers at the 99th an
nual session of the Vermont Yearly
Meeting of the Free Baptist churches,
held at Enosburg Falls last week, were
Rev. w. X. Davenport, Rev. H. M. Ford,
of Hillsdale, Mich, Rev. A. P. Davis,
Miss Ella Butts, missionary from
Midnapore, India, Rev. S. P. Perry of
Richford, Rev. 6. W. Mason of Enos-
burg Falls, Rev. E. M. Holman of St.
Johnsbury, Rev. F. E. White of Enos-
burg Falls, Rev. ]. W. Burgin, Rev. c.
B. Atwood of Jericho, Rev. George H.
Gray, Rev. E. E. Philips, Rev. G. H.
Cary, Rev. Lewis Dexter, Rev. w. R.
Bennett. The following officers were
elected: Moderator, Rev. Lewis Dexter,
ofTopsham; assistant moderator, Rev.
I. H. Dixon of West Charleston clerk,
Rev. B. P. Parker, of Danville; assist
ant clerk, Rev. S. W. Pease, of Water
bury Center; treasurer, Rev. B. P. Par
ker, of Danville; auditor, Rev. E. M.
Holman, of st. Johnsbury.
Doctor Wins Case.
By order of Judge George NJ Powers
of the superior court at Burlington, the
certificate of execution for $4,000 and
costs issued against DR.. Flanders has
been dissolved and DR.. Flanders has been
finally liberated by the commissioners.
This ends the most holly contested NAL
practice case Vermont ever saw. The
operation was for club feet One foot
was affected with tuberculosis, and part
of the foot sloughed off. The doctor in
sisted that the disease, and not the
operation, was the cause OF the loss OF
the foot. DR.. Flanders has practised
medicine for 20 years. He was the first
to bring the X-ray to Vermont, and the
only one to have radium for use III
treatment of disease.
Morrisville Man Probably Drowned.
Harry S. Smith, aged 65 years, third
selectman of Morristown, is missing and
it is believed that he was drowned
Thursday evening in the Lamoille river
1t had been his custom to drive his cows
across the river. night and morning, fol
lowing in a row boat. He did not re-
turn Thursday evening and search re
vealed the boat floating bottom up and
his hat on the water nearby. A party
of over fifty men dragged the river IL
search for the body. Mr.. Smiths farm
is about half mile below Cadys Fall:
and there he lived with his wife and ont
son, two other sons having positions
away from home. Mr.. Smith was {
welLknown citizen and prominent il
town affairs, having held many Offices
Ninety-fourth Birthday Anniversary
Mrs. Oscar Brown, Rutland's oldes
school teacher, celebrated her ninety
fourth birthday anniversary Thursday
receiving congratulations from larg'
number of friends. Mrs. Brown is thu
last of a family of eight children, all 0
whom lived to be over 80 years old
She went to Rutland from Milford
Mass, her birthplace, when she was {
child and after grammar school educa
ton began teaching. She was schoo
teacher until failing health prevented he
carrying on her work. Her father, Lev
Little6eld was a cattle dealer and Otter
made trips between Rutland and Boston
walking all the distance behind his herd
Missionary Convention.
The 28th annual diocesan meeting O
the Vermont Branch of the Woman
Auxiliary to the Board of Missions of tn
Episcopal church will be held at st. Luke
church in St. Adams, Tuesday ant
Wednesday, Sept. "a and 25. Rt. Rev
F, r. Graves, D. D., missionary bisho
of Shanghai, will deliver the sermo
Tuesday evening; Wednesday atternoo
addresses will be given by Miss Julia A
c. Jackson and Bishop Graves; an
Wednesday evening missionary servic
will be held, with Rt. Rev. S. M. Girls
void, D. D., missionary bishop Of Saline
as speaker RI Rev. Bishop A. c. A
Hall, D. D., will preside.
Methodist Missionary Convention.
The annual meeting of the New Ems
land branch of the Woman's Foreig
Missionary society of the Methods
church is to be held in the Heddin
Methodist church at Barre, Oct. 8, 8, an
10. The missionaries and speakers e2
pected irclude,Mr William Butler, Mis-
Clementina Butler, Mrs. Charles Parl