St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14


and Mrs. A. N St. Louis, of Morristown.
was shot in one leg last Thursday while
hunting with party of boys on Elmore
mountain. The ball passed through the
thigh, being cut out from the opposite
side from which it entered. The injury
will probably not prove serious.
Mrs. Joanna Grape Of New Bedford,
the only woman who ever crossed the
Atlantic ocean in dory, has been in Bur
lington the past week. Her remarkable
voyage occurred Is years ago in COM
pany with her husband. Upon their ar
rival in England they were received by
Queen Victoria and received many gifts
from royalty in recognition of their dar-
ing feat.
G. L. Sowles, a large lumber merchant
with mills in Marshheld, is interested in
syndicate that has purchased As 900
acres of heavily timbered land in the pro-
vince of Quebec, estimated to contain 800
million feet oflumber.
Pasquale Cobianco, who has been the
Italian consul at Montpelier several
months, has been transferred to Spring
field, Mass. The office is closed for
the present.
The Barre & Montpelier street railway
company has increased the pay of its
conductors and motormen, who have
been with the company five years and
longer, from 10 cents to 20 cents an hour.
The increase was without solicitation
Some miscreants have been spiking the
locks at the gate house at the Montpelier
reservoir, cutting the wire fence and
otherwise committing malicious mischief,
so much so, that the city council has be-
come worried about it and will take
steps to have the depredations stopped.
A short time ago green substance, be-
heved to be paris green was found at the
gate house, probably having been put
there by the same person or persons.
Burton M. Firman, 40, native of
Huntington, who died in Boston Friday,
was agraduate of Harvard in the famous
class of 1882, when he was prize orator.
He had held positions on the editorial
stats of the Springfield Republican, Bos-
ton Post Boston Advertiser, and Provi-
dence Telegram. At the time of his
death he was president of the Bankers
Loan company of Boston.
Timothy Sullivan has resigned as JAM
tor of the Rutland high school after a
service of 90 years. He has been on the
city's pay roll longer than any other
man, and has the distinction of having
never lost day at his work during his
long term of employment.
Members Of the special tax commission
who are studying the problem of double
taxation are traversing the state finding
out by personal examinations the condi-
ton of inventories and returns by the
town and city listers.
Heenan l. Spaford, after a service of
SO years in the employ of the Rutland
railroad, has resigned the position Of sta
ton agent at North Bennington. He
came to North Bennington 30 years ago
as assistant to his brother, who was
agent at that time, and two years later
succeeded him.
Donald T. Page, A. B., of Haverhill,
Mass, has been engaged by the commit
tee of Brigham academy, Bakersfield, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Principal A. A. Kempton after
four years service. Mr.. Page is gradu-
ate of Dartmouth college and has served
Brigham academy as assistant principal
FIVE years Mr.. Kempton, the retiring
principal, as associate principal of Yer
mont academy, Saxton's River, will
have charge of the boys department.
Mr.. Kempton is a graduate of Brown
university, class of 1896.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Simpson of
Waterbury Centre have sued the Rut-
land Railroad company for $4,000 for
alleged injuries received in the wreck at
Vergennes, Dec. /, last. Mrs. Simpson
sues for $4,000 and Mr.. Simpson for
$4,000. 1t is alleged that neither has
been able to do any work since the acci-
dent and both were obliged to undergo
operations because of their injuries.
Prof. William Stuart of the University
of Vermont, Burlington, has thus tar re-
ported nothing in the nature OF sure
means of Kidding the Charlotte orchards
of the San Jose scale. Several ssugges-
tions have been considered, and GOV:
Fletcher D. Proctor, who was authorized
by the last Legislature to take whatever
action he deemed best with regard TO
exterminating this pest, has authorized
Professor Stuart to make another IN
spection of the orchards.
Miss Helen Smith is to present public
drinking fountain to White River juno
ton in memory of her brother, the late
George w. Smith, who was a prominent
citizen and manufacturer OF that place.
The Burlington light and power com
pany will quadruple the capacity OF ITS
gas holders by the erection of a telescope
double lift tank, 102 feet in diameter by
so feet high, with capacity OF 4Oo'ooC
cubic feet The foundation will be Of
concrete on 1000 piles and the super
structure will be of steel. The holder
will be completed in about one year
Dr.D.K. Pearsons, a native Vermonter
who IS known throughout the country
for the millions he has given to educa
tional institutions, submitted a novel eX
cuse in seeking relief from tax assess
nent of $500 in Hinsdale, ILL.,, by urginE
that he had no business except the CIV
ING away of money and that his ONO
and it's appurtenances therefore shouiC
NOT be taxed inasmuch as he scarceiI
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