St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16

time he has repeatedly been elected to
offices of trust and honor by his towns
men, being elected representative to the
last legislature and Chief Judge John W..
Rowell made pleasant reference to this
fact
Windsor Woodworking Shop Burned.
The woodworking shop of H. E. Nor
rill in Windsor was burned Thursday
morning the fire being discovered in the
engine room. The loss on the building
was So, 900 and on the machinery and
stock $4,000 with no insurance. The
plant employed eight hands and had a
large number of orders ahead. 1t has
not been decided whether the plant will
be rebuilt or not.
The Mount Man sfeld Electric Railway
Co. was notified Thursday by the state
railroad commission to discontinue the
use of coal stoves for heating the COM
pany's cars. They Immediately COM
piled with the order. The cars are being
run with only the heat supplied by
electricity, but this is not sufficient for
comfort.
News has been received of the death of
A. A. Ripley of Topeka, Kansas, Janu-
airy 3rd. He was 50 years of age and
had been sick about six weeks. Mr..
Ripley was born in Westminster in 1922.
When four years of age his parents re-
moved to Coventry, where he resided un-
til two years before he went West, when
he came to Derby and bought the Rob
bins farm. He married Mary S. Alton,
who with two sons survive him.
The commander of James M. Warner
Post, 6. A. r., at Morrisville, has engage
ed Congressman David J. Foster, of
Burlington, to deliver the Memorial Day
address there this year.
Nathaniel CAGE, of East Arlington
buried on Saturday his wife, aged 65
years, the fourth member of his family
to die in two weeks. The Others were
Mrs. Carrie Buck, daughter, Miss lane
King, aunt, and Mrs. Harriet Elwell, a
sister.
Town representative H. w. Taylor, OF
Hinsdale, N. H., has introduced in the
New Hampshire legislature bill to
amend the charter of the Connecticut
River Power CO., so that the company
may build dam across the river at any
point opposite Brattleboro or Vernon.
This is to conform to the amended
charter of the company granted by the
Vermont legislature at the last session.
So far as is known there will be no oppo-
sition to the bill.
Hugh ]. Betterley, formerly OF Company
l., V. N G., son of Mr. and Mrs. James
N. Betterly, of Dummerston, has been
engaged by the government to go to the
Philippine islands as a surveyor in the
civil service. He will sail soon from San
Francisco on the Japanese steamer Hong
Kong Maru.
The first exhibition of the Central Yer
mont Poultry and Pet Stock association
opened at Hale's Pavilion in Barre, Jan.
s, with large and varied exhibition OF
hens and cockerels, as we'll as other birds
from Barre and the surrounding towns.
State Superintendent of Education
Mason S. Stone has issued a circular
letter designed to aid the school directors
of towns desiring to combine for the
purpose of securing skilled supervision,
as provided under law passed by the
recent legislature.
Rev. r. T. Edwards, who, for the past
eight months has supplied the pulpit OF
the Baptist church at East Charlotte,
will close his labors there to take up
work in the state for the Vermont Anti
Saloon League.
The report of the building inspector in
Barre, recently submitted, shows that
100 new buildings were erected in that
city during the year 1906. OF this num-
Der 40 were henhouses.
The Orleans county Jail at Newport
was without an occupant for two weeks
until Saturday night, when young man
from Newport Center was placed in jail
on charge of disturbing the peace.
The births in Burlington last year
numbered 563; the marriages 205, and
the deaths 476.
Philip B. Stewart of Colorado Springs,
son of Former Governor Stewart Of
Vermont, and companion of the
President on several of his western hunt
ing expeditions, has notified the Presi-
dent that his business engagements are
such that he will not be able to accept
the position of commissioner of the gen
eral land Office to be made vacant by the
retirement of Captain Richards March 4.
Madeline Dow, the little daughter OF
Mrs. Dow, of Court street, Montpelier,
attained the age of nine months Jan. 8,
and weighs almost 70 pounds. The
child has been examined by physicians
who find her healthy. The mother is a
,. woman of average size and was under
the average weight at birth.
Attorney General Fitte is preparing to
bring action against George 7. Howard
= of Craftsbury, formerly member of the
l state board of railroad commissioners
e carving out the recommendation of the
e legislative committee, who alleged that
: Mr.. Howard was guilty of grating upon
j. the state while member of the board
t He has demanded that Mr.. Howard
e return to the state the money alleged tc
e have been received by him illegally, ant
he will submit the evidence in the case tc
the grand jury.
: Always to be Depended Upon.