St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-30
Historical Society.


The treasurer's report showed balance
in the treasury of $40 40, also deed OF
trust for $2,524.13 on the Admiral
Dewey fund. The report of the librarian
showed that 80 volumes had been added
during the year and IA of the original
letters of Ira Allen saved. The last 1egis..
lature appropriated 81 200 for the pur-
pose of cataloging the societys books
and it was voted that this work be
taken up at once. Since the last meet
ing there have been FIVE deaths among
the members of the society as follows !.
President, G. G. Benedict of Burlington,
Hon. Edward Wells of Burlington, Col.
Fred 3. Suith of Montpelier, Hon. John
H. Merrifield of Newfane and Judge
Harry Cushman of Bennington. The
following officers were elected; Presi-
dent, w. w. Stickney of Ludlow; vice
presidents, John E. Goodrich of Burling.
ton, Frank L. Greene Of St. Adams, F.
w. Baldwin of Barton; recording secre-
tary, ]. A. DeBoer OF Montpelier; cores
ponding secretaries, 7. S. Peck of Bur-
lington and c. S. Forbes of St. Adams;
treasurer, H. F. Field of Rutland;
librarian, E. NJ. Goddard of Montpelier,
Auto Club Meets.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Automobile club was held last week Tues
day afternoon atMontpelier. The attend
ance at the meeting was not large,
among those present being c. c. War
rem OF Waterbury, W. T., Woolson and
w. W. Brown of Springfield, A. R. Camp
hnI ID e
Morrisville, G. E. White and J. NJ.
Boutwell, of Montpelier. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, w. w. Brown Of
Springfield; vice presidents, Frank Wells
of Burlington, ]. G. Brown of Mont
pelier; secretary and treasurer, John P.
Rich of Swanton.
Brattleboro People Swindled.
A boy about IA years old solicited sub
scriptions in all the Brattleboro stores
and business places few days ago
ostensibly for the purpose of starting
football team. Nothing has been heard
from him since, and the boys in the vii
lage who are in touch with football
matters, say they know ofno one author
lied to make any canvass. 1t is believed
that the subscribers were buncoed and
that the boy was working for band of
gypsies who were camping near the vii
lage. Many people signed the paper, the
amounts ranging from rs cents to 50,
but no one has been found who knew the
boy.
An Important Case.
question has arisen between two
parties at North Hyde Park as to the
ownership of wood grown within the
limits of the highway after it has been
cut by order of the selectmen in compli-
ance with the state law. Mr.. Newton
was hired by the fathers of the town"
for stipulated sum ofmoney and the
wood, to cut the brush and trees grow
ing within the highway limits on the
farm occupied by Darius Gray, but dur
ing Mr.. Newton's absence the Messrs.
Gray drew off the wood. This is the
first case under the new law providing
for the trimming of the highways and
the result will be awaited with interest.
Pardoned for Good Behavior.
Leroy Smith, who was convicted of
larceny at Barre and who was sentenced
to serve two and one-half years at the
house of correction, was pardoned Oct.
81 by the governor. Smith had already
worked out his sentence, but still had
270 days to work to pay the costs.
Smith was pardoned because of good
behavior, he having had charge of the
boxing OF the marble at the house of
Death of q, E. TAYLOR.
Harvey E. Taylor, prominent and
throughout New England as breeder
of and dealer in Merino sheep, died Fri
day of complication of diseases, aged
60 years. Mr. Taylor was born in Sails
bury, but moved to Cornwall 45 years
ago. He had been engaged in the sheep
business for 40 years. He had held
every town office. He repre-
sented Cornwall in the legislature of
1890.
On Long Tramp.
Two young sisters, Misses Mary and
Jennie Hanscom of Portsmouth, N. H.,
were in Manchester last week, having
come from Dandy that day and expected
to reach Arlington at night. They had
walked the entire distance from Ports
mouth and were going to Brattleboro,
via Bennington, and from there to their
home by rail The distance they will
have Travelled on foot is 300 miles.
Licensed Autos.
State Secretary F. G. Fleetwood states
in reference to the number of automo-
biles in Vermont as indicated by the
in his Office, that the total
registered to date is 1904. New
autos are coming in nearly every day
and there has been an increase of be-
tween four and five hundred during the
past year.
Rutland Driver Dropped Dead.
Frank Miller. of Rutland, middle
aged man, driver for John P. Squire &
Co., dropped dead Oct. %, at the home
of c. w. Durfee, meat dealer. Miller
had just unloaded some meat when he
dropped dead. He is survived by his
wife and one child
The Green Mountain memorial fund OF
the Rutland society of the D. A. R., now
amounts to $1100.
One of the longest cases tried at the
present term ofChittenden county court
was that of Michael Cavage against
Victor Plant and Selma Plant in which
the plaintiff, sought to recover for mis-
on the part of the defend
ants Of a farm sold to the plaintiff. After
considering the case for only half an
hour the jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff to recover $685. and costs.
The Samson company power plant