St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
Threatened an officer

the KoDln Hood Ammunition Co at
Swanton is in hiding to avoid arrest on
charge ofgrand larceny. He is believed
TO be IN Canada and the police the other
Slde OF the line are keeping watch for him.
Martin is charged with the theft of some
thing like $50 worth of materials and
ammunition from the Robin Hood COM
pany and, when the articles were found
in his house resisted arrest by threaten.
ing Deputy Sheriff W. ]. Noley with a
loaded revolver. The deputy sheriff,
after some parleying, went away to arm
himself and returned to Martins house
with assistance, but Martin had fed
Prisoner Escaped From Officer.
George L. Bannister, who was being
taken to Windsor state prison at Wind.
scr last Wednesday afternoon, escaped
from Deputy Sheriff E. L. Stanton and
Jumped through the window Just below
White River Junction. The deputy
sheriff, in paying the fares turned from
the man tor a minute, and as he did so
Bannister went through the toilet room
window. Bannister was sentenced in
Orleans county court at Newport recent
| ly tor stealing cattle in Canada and
smuggling them into the United States.
lie was recently arrested in the west and
brought back to Vermont to answer to
the charge.
100. F. Encampment.
Arrangements are being made for the
annual encampment of the Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which
will be held at Montpelier the week of
May 10. The Patriarchs Militant will
meet Tuesday, May Ia. There will be a
parade at noon and the annual ball will
be held in the evening The Grand En-
campment will be held Wednesday, while
the Grand Lodge and the Rebekahs will
meet Thursday.
Annual Health Officers School
Dr. H. D. Holton, of Brattleboro,
secretary of the state board of health
announces that the annual school for
health officers of the state will be held at
the armory in Burlington beginning
Monday evening, June II, and closing
the following Thursday. Speakers Of
national reputation will be on the pro-
gram. There will be papers on the pure
food law, filtration of water, etc. DR..
Holton says that the general health of
the state is excellent, there being no
epdemics. The board has nearly COM
pleted the work of collecting and analiz-
ing at the state laboratory samples Of
milk from all parts of the state.
Killed by His Horse.
| Charles Rush, of Barton, a well-to-do
farmer, aged so, was found dead in his
barn last week Monday afternoon. He
went to the barn to put up his horse
Mr.. Skinner of Barton Landing called
and going to the barn found him dead
under the horses feet, the body being
badly mangled. 1t is thought the horse
struck him upon the head and then
trampled upon him.
Porter H. Dale, of Island Pond, has
been engaged to deliver the Memoria
day address at Waterbury Center thi:
year.
Liberty B. Marble, one of Woodstock
oldest residents and notable figure il
its business life, died as he was retiring
for the night, last week Monday. Fol
many years he managed the grist mil
there now owned by his son, George
He retired from active work severa
years ago. His wife survives him. They
celebrated their Goth wedding anniver
sary two years ago. He also leaves nin'
children, four of whom reside there.
Rev. Charles Grosvenor, of Kentucky
has engaged to preach in the East Brain
tree and West Brookfeld churches fol-
one year.
Rev. A. S. Charlton, pastor of the
Methodist church at Putney, has re
ceived call to become the pastor of thu
Union church in Heath, Mass, which HI
has accepted, and will leave Putney very
i soon.
Rev. w. c. Prentiss has resigned al
. pastor of the Congregational church al
. Newbury, his resignation to take effect
Nav II. Mr.. Prentiss has been witt
this church for five years.
By the retirement of Rev. c. P. Taplin
recently of Highgate, and Rev. Sylvester
Donaldson, recently of Sheldon, iron
active service in the Methodist ministry
Rev. Joseph Hamilton, of Woodstock, II
S said to be the senior active member Q
: the Vermont Methodist conference. III
a has been 40 years in the continuous ser
S vice of the church in Vermont.
: DR.. George Nichols, formerly secretary
! of the state of Vermont, and tor severa
= years member of the Republican ma
u tional committee died at Mortified Sun
u day at the age of 80 years. He wa
l graduated from the Vermont Medica
! College at Woodstock and served IN tn
- civil war as surgeon OF the 18th yer
!, mont volunteers In 1865 he was ar
i i pointed secretary of state by Gov. SmtI
= and later he was for many years stat
. librarian.
r Rev. Effie K. M. Jones, formerly paste
r. of the Universalist church at Barre ha
been obliged by i'll health to temporarlI
give up her work aspastor of the Unlvel
salist church at Waterloo, Iowa, an
n has been granted six months leave
o absence at full pay. She is also obliigee
q to relnquish her work as secretary OF tt
is Iowa State Association.