St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-03

uiiNen Out WITH dlfhculty. The barns
We're modern in every respect and fully
equipped. They were erected only few
years ago, and were the property of
Lewis M. Walker, owner of the farm.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
A Fatal Accident.
Charles st. John of Montpelier, a
freight brakeman on the Central Yer
mont railway, aged "a years, had both
legs cut Oft last week, while switching
on the ~" at Montpelier Junction and
died shortly after the amputation at
Heatons hospital. How the accident
occurred is not known. St. Tohn was
found beside the track with one leo
severed just above the ankle and the
other crushed and nearly off near the
thigh.
Big Hedgehog.
William Tanning of Brattleboro, shot
the largest hedgehog on his farm last
week Monday that has ever been heard
OF IN that vicinity. He took the animal
to be small bear and secured his shot
gun and fired. When weighed it tipped
the beam at 4412 pounds and has been
an object of interest ever since to large
number of visitors attracted by the
reports of its enormous size.
Honorary Degrees.
At the Dartmouth commencement,
honorary degrees were conferred upon
the following: Master of arts, John Mil
ton Thompson of San Francisco, Brig
Gen. U. S. A. retired, Frederick Harrison
knight, president of New Orleans univer-
sity Douglas Vanderhoof, physician of
Richmond, Va; Doctor of divinity, Am
brose White Vernon. professor of Bibl-
cal literature in Dartmouth; doctor of
laws, Theodore Elijah Burton, congress
man from Ohio.
At the commencement exercises of
Harvard the following honorary degrees
were conferred; LII. D., Elihu Root;
James Bryce, British ambassador to
United States; Jean Jules, Jusserand,
French ambassador to United States;
Luigi Amadoc, duke of Abruzzi Woodrow
Wilson, president to Princeton; master
of M. A., Henry Arthur Jones, the
English dramatist
The following honorary degrees were
etI LIZ ~,
Henry Pickering Walcott, acting presi-
dent of Harvard during President
Elliot's absence; Herbert Putnam, libra
rian Of Congress; Philander Knox, ex-
attorney general of the United States;
Lit. D., F. Hopkinson Smith, distin-
guished author and artist.
The university of Vermont conferred
honorary degrees upon the following
persons: Doctor of laws, Governor
Fletcher D. Proctor master of arts, W.
| ]. Van Patten, Burlington; doctor of
divinity, William H. Hopkins, Berkeley,
California; doctor of science, Charles S.
Denison, Michigan university.
The total endowment fund of Goddard
Seminary, Barre, is now 500, 1925.
Since the Legislature removed the 500
bounty on bears they have increased
amazingly in the mountainous regions.
Allen Briggs, Jr., of Searsburgh has
captured two fine specimens recently
They would have weighed at least 200
pounds in the fall. Bears are, however,
in much better fur this season as their
hair has had an opportunity to reach
its full length through the winter.
The state board of pharmacy will hold
its regular quarterly meeting at the
state house, Montpelier, Wednesday
morning, July TO- and continuing as long
as there is any work to do. 1t is under
stood alarge class of candidates is pre-
pairing to take the examinations.
Hon. F. G. Fleetwood of Morrisville,
is to be the speaker at the Fourth of
July celebration to be held in Elmore.
Twelve out of herd of IA cows be-
longing to A. Senecol of East Walling-
ford were recently killed by lightning.
Ex.-Gov. U. A. Woodbury. of Burling-
ton, has given prize of $50 to be
awarded by the faculty of the College of
Medicine of the University of Vermont to
the student showing the greatest pro-
ficiency in some line of medical study or
research. The details of the award of
this prize are to be arranged by the
medical faculty.
The new trustees of Middlebury Col
lege are His Excellency, Gov. Fletcher
D. Proctor and Hon. Rufus c. Flagg,
90.
Improvement in the ventilation .at the
State House at Montpelier is being con-
sidered, which it is estimated will cost
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Capt. W. H. H. Hall of Chelsea, mem
Der of the California gold seekers of 40,
the first commissioned pilot on the
Columbia river and commander of the
first steamer to make trips on that
stream, died Thursday night, aged "a
years.
William S. Braman of Richford a
brakeman on the N. Y, N. H., & H. rail
road, was killed at New Rochelle, N. Y,
Friday aged A years. His wife and his
father live at Richford.
Walter E. Ranger of Providence, K. l.,
state commissioner of public schools,
was awarded the honorary degree OF
LID, by Bates college, Lewiston, Me-,
Thursday. He was present and one Of
the speakers at the commencement as
an alumnus, and the honor was com
plete surprise to him.
William Heavey, the 10 year old son o.
William H. Heavey of Mont
pelier, received quite bad injury to one
hand last week while playing on the
Central tracks near the clothes pir
factory. He picked up torpedo and
not knowing what it was began an in
vestigation with stone. The torpedo
exploded, nearly tearing two fingers
from one hand and burning the palm.