St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-02


On account of the snow on Mt.
Washington, Thursday, it was impossi-
BILE for the train to make its usual trip.
The conductor OF the Mt. Washington
train said there was two feet OF snow on
the summit.
"A New Tombstone.
The matter of reproducing the fac.
smile of the tombstone which marks
the last resting place of Governor Moses
Robinson in the old cemetery on the hill
at Bennington, is being discussed. The
stone is fast going to decay, and the
epitaph can be read only by the aid of
magnifying glass. Already subscriptions
have been received furthering the project
of a new stone exactly like the former.
Parties interested in the matter are only
waiting for permission to do the work
from some one or more of the lineal de-
scendants of Gov. Robinson. When this
is obtained the matter will be placed be-
fore the selectmen of the town.
Bank Deposits Increase.
Bank Inspector L. A. Cobb, of Island
Pond, announces that since the law
enacted by thelegislature of 1906 remov-
ing the tax on national bank deposits
went into effect, the deposits in this
state have increased $5,500,000 as
against 81, 929, 983 for corresponding
period in 1906. During the past five
years, says Mr.. Cobb, the bank deposits
in the state have increasedapproximately
$10,000,O00 and since the new law went
into effect the increase has been more
than half that sum.
Prominent Clergyman Dead.
Rev. Joshua A. Gill, father of Mrs. F.
A. Sherburne of Montpelier, and one of
the most universally loved and respected
clergymen of the Methodist conference,
died at his home in Cambridge, Mass,
last week Tuesday. For many years
he has bee prominent in Vermont
religious circles and held pulpits many
years ago in Barre, Marshfeld and
Mortified.
Death of Stage Driver.
w. E. Moves, for six years the stage
driver between West Topsham and
Barre, died Wednesday night after about
a months illness. Mr.. Noyes has been
in rather poor health for some time,
but he continued to drive his stage
regularly up to within a month ago,
when he was obliged to give up. He
was 40 years old. His wife died about
three months ago. He is survived by
two daughters. He went to, Topsham
from Williamstown about six years ago.
DR.. Bryant of Ludlow, chairman Of
the state tuberculosis commission, has
been notified that the new senatorium
at Pittsford will be ready to receive
tuberculosis patients by December list.
DR.. Beecher w. Braley, of Barre, died
last week Tuesday night after weeks
illness of pneumonia. DR.. Braley was
born in Washington, November 2S, 1853,
received the degree of doctor of medicine
at the University of Vermont, Burling-
ton, and for time resided in Chelsea.
He is survived by his wife and by two
brothers, George H. Braley, of Oakland,
Cal, and Fred N. Braley, of Barre. He
was prominent in Masonic circles.
Rev. S. H. Barnum, ofCornwall has
accepted the call of the Congregational
church at Jericho Center and will begin
work there October 20. Mr. Barnum
has held his pastorate at Cornwall for
IL years.
In accordance with resolution adopt
ed at a recent meeting of the New York
and Vermont Lake Champlain tercenten-
NAL commissions, held at Bluff Point, N.
Y, Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor has APP
pointed as subcommittee on the part
of Vermont to arrange plans for the
proposed celebration in 1909, Prof.
Walter E. Howard, of Middlebury,
Walter H. Crockett of st. Adams, and
Lynn M. Hays, of Essex Junction. The
resolution provides that Governor
Proctor shall be chairman of this COM
mittee.
A boy named Devereau, about IA
years old, while working for Fletcher
Bros. on the West branch, in Stowe,
suffered serious accident Wednesday
morning, his right arm being caught in
an ensilage cutter necessitating amputa-
ton above the elbow.
Stricken with heart failure Friday
while driving to Castleton from the
home of his daughter four miles, John
Johnson, aged IS, was. found dead when
the hors reached the village, and his
body fell from the wagon in front of the
house occupied by George Scribner. Mr..
Scribner was in the yard, and noticed
that something was wrong. When the
body fell he rushed into the street and
tried to resuscitate the old man, but
was unsuccessful,
Joseph Robinson of Swanton, car
penter, was almost instantly killed
Thursday afternoon by the collapsing OF
shed on which he was at work. His
skull was fractured and his neck broken.
He was about 65 years of age and
leaves wife and four children.
The annual meeting of the New Eng
land Branch, Woman's Foreign Mis-
sonary Society, will be held in the
Hedding Methodist church, Barre, Oct.
$40. The young peoples rally, Tuesday
7.30 p. M. is to be conducted by Miss
Clementina Butler. The anniversary
address Wednesday evening will be given
by Mrs. William Butler, who has just
returned from the India jubilee. OF
missionaries, Misses Harvey, Young,
Danforth and Kneeland are to be pres
ent and tell of the successes and needs oil
the work as they have seen them. All
delegates and visitors are asked to com
municate with Mrs. E. M. Lyon, 81
Highland Ave-, Barre