St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-29

and given a test which did not nrove
satisfactory, the new engine proposition
Delng the outcome
Appointed U. S. Commissioner,
Hon. James L. Martin, Judge of the
United States court for the district of
vermont. has appointed Warren K.
Austin, of St. Adams, a United States
commissioner. The other four in the
state are, George E. Johnson of Burling-
ton, John Young, of Newport, and lanes
Merrill of Rutland.
Pownal Dogs Muzzled.
The selectmen of the town of Pownal
have issued an order to go into effect at
once and providing that hereafter until
further notice all dogs owned or kept
within the limits of the town shall either
be kept securely tied or safely muzzled.
The reason for the order is that hydro
phobia has developed among the domes-
tic animals of the town and the pre-
caution is taken to prevent as far as
possible a further spreading of the
disease,
On Docket 10 Years.
The case of George D. Jarvis VS. the
Singer Manufacturing Co., apt, which
was taken up in Chittenden county
court at Burlington last week, is the
oldest case on the docket, having been
entered at the April term 1888. 1t is an
action brought by Mr. Jarvis to recover
money alleged to be due him for services
as manager of the local office of the de-
tendant company Mr.. Jarvis obtained
Judgment in city court for $192.50, the
company appealing the case.
Vermont Included.
The President has appointed Henry
Galbraith Ward, of New York, to be
United States circuit Judge tor the second
judicial circuit, in place of Judge William
{. Wallace, resigned. At the White
House it is stated that Mr.. Ward had
the virtually unanimous Endorsement of
the bench and bar and was also Endorsed
by Senators Platt and Depew. The
second circuit embraces New York, Yer
mont, and Connecticut
Death of Nonagenerian.
Charles Davis, "a years of age, the
oldest man in Bethel, died last Wednes.
day afternoon. He is one of the last Of
a family noted for longevity. His child
rem are Mrs. Eleanor Wilson, Charles NJ
Davis and E. N Davis, all of that town
He leaves number of grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
Niles Indicted.
The special grand jury which was
summoned in Orleans County court at
Newport last week reported bill of in.
dictment of murder in the first degree
against Dwight A. Niles, who shot his
wife at Newport Center.
Wesley Minis of Brattleboro, who hac
been engaged as the new principal of the
high school at Essex Junction will not &c
there, having accepted the position o
expect supervisor of schools in the south
of the state.
Harry c. Mutt, son of the late Col H
c. Mutt, formerly of Montpelier has beer
appointed general manager of the
western lines of the Northern Pacific
railroad, and will be in charge of thu
lines of that company in Washington
Idaho and Oregon, at salary o
$4,000 a year. For the past two
years Mr.. Mutt has been general superin
tendent of the Michigan Central, ant
before that was division superintendent
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad His headquarters will be at
Tacoma, Wash.
The Memphremagog House, which
was recently destroyed by fire at New
port, was fashionable hosiery in it:
palmiest days. 1t has had as guests nc
less personages than King Edward o
England when that sovereign was the
Prince of Wales; the Marquis of Dutferin
viceroy of Canada; Dom Pedro, emper
or of Brazil; Thomas Bracket Reed
representative to Congress from Name
and speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Extensive improvements and additions
are to be made to the state prison al
Windsor. large part of the So, 600 ap
propriated by the last legislature will b'
expended on the west wing which is t.
be extended 40 feet and equipped witt
additional cells. The men will be put IL
work shops in one building and the con
tractors will then give the state GA cent?
a day per man instead of 60 cents a
now. The changes will give opportunlt.
for the installing of a general dininI
room for all the prisoners, ]. E. Week
of Middlebury, R. W. Hulburd of Hyd
Park and N. K. Chaffee of Rutland, VIII
comprise the state board of penal inst
tutions, plan to make the repairs b
using prison help as far as possible.
President Roosevelt has appointe
Cornelius c. Billings of Brattleboro t
be assistant commissioner OF patents
Mr.. Billings is promoted from the otfic
of examiner-in-chief of the patent ottlc'
He is a graduate of the Naval Academy
class of 1886 and was mustered on
under the act of August, 1882. He wa
appointed to the patent office in 1855
The contract tor 10000 headstones
mark all the graves of the soldiers an
sailors of the Confederate army and nav
during the Civil war who died in tedert
prisons and military hospitals in ii
north, and were buried near the places
confinement, will soon be awarded ar
it is expected that the Vermont Marb
Co. at Proctor will get the contract,
being one of the three bidders. The VOL
will take years and the contract is b
one The territory in which are burit
the bodies of the confederate soldiers al
sailors extends as far west as Sante +
New Mexico, and as far east and nor
as Boston.
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