St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-15

Mr. Haddon from Massachusetts who
mad his wife and child with him. Thev
were on their way to Brandon when
eney met the machine. George Fitz-
gerald, driver of the road machine
ieined MS horses to the side of the road
wnen he saw the automobile coming and
Inotioned tor Mr.. Haddon to stop. The
request was disregarded and the accident
ioiioWed. Fitzgerald was thrown from
the machine and nearly run over. but
escaped with slight bruises.
Congressman Foster Speaks.
Before $50 members of the Vermont
Association of Boston, Congressman
David J. Foster of Vermont Thursday
night gave most graphic account of
the situation on the Panama canal as
seen by him personally on a recent trim
to the isthmus made by congressional
committee. Congressman Foster smoke
over an hour and by means of maps and
stereoptIcon views gave his audience an
excellent idea of the scope of the work
already done and contemplated.
The address was delivered at a smoke
talk at the Hotel Westminster which
was set upon this date as being the
anniversary of the capture of Fort I'll
conderoga by Ethan Allen. Among the
guests was ex-Lieut. Gov. Martin F
Allen OF Ferrisburgh, descendant of the
intrepid Ethan.
Aside from the very able presentation
OF the engineering problems involved in
the work at Panama and an historical
review OF the past, Mr.. Foster gave his
auditors some inside information as to
the real causes for the retirement of Mr.,
Wallace, the first engineer in charge and
later Mr.. Stevens.
Boy Drowned while Helping Another.
Guy Howe, II years old, was drowned
Thursday evening shortly after six
O'Clock III an attempt to rescue COM
rade who had fallen into a deep hole Just
below the fall at Wilson'S mill in West
Chesterfield. The other boy whose name
was Amidon had fallen into the water
while fishing and Howe in attempting to
save him fell in also Amidon was swept
by the current to shallow place from
where he managed to scramble ashore.
He went in search of his father and TO-
gether they succeeded in fishing the body
OF the Howe boy out of the water with
garden rake. Doctors were called and
worked on the body for two hours but
life was extinct as the body had been in
the water about 20 minutes when taken
out Howe was the only son of wild
owed mother.
What Is ExpectOrating
Judge H. w. Scott of Barre city has
rendered decision in regard to splitting
on sidewalks that may upset the good
work of the late Legislature and will
send the whole question to the supreme
court for final determination. Judge
Scott holds that ejecting tobacco juice is
not "expectorating" within the meaning
of the law. The act passed by the Legis-
lature of 1906 provides that "a person
who expectorates on public sidewalk
or in public building except in re-
ceptacles provided for that purpose shall
be fined not more than $40 for each
offence" Judge Scott holds that the
"expectorating" mentioned in the act
must be preceded by a clearing of the
throat and that the mere election OF
saliva is not violation of the statute.
By Judge SCOTS decision the operation
of the law will be held up till the supreme
court can pass upon the question.
G. "A. R. Quarters Secured.
Col A. c. Brown has recently been to
Saratoga, to see that the Grand Army
boys have proper headquarters at the
Forthcoming encampment. He was
accompanied by Col. H. w Spafford of
Ludlow, and they engaged quarters at
the United States hotel, with ground
floor rooms for the department and
quarters directly overhead for the Relief
Corps. They are splendidly situated.
The colonel also secured two or three
other locations as provisional quarters,
so that there is no danger of Vermont
getting left. Col. Brown finds increased
interest on the west side of the state
among the members of the post Some
who dropped out are coming back in
Col. Brown has received an application
for charter for post at Jacksonville,
in Windham county. AS department
commander the colonel means to keep
things moving along in the right direc-
ton.
Successful Pike Propagation.
Superintendent E. N. Carter is delight
ed with the result of the pike propaga-
ton at the hatchery at Swanton this
season, which promises to be the most
successful of any season since the govern
ment took up the work, all the Matching
lars in the hatchery being full OF eggs.
This represents over 200,000,000 eggs