St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-07-15

ton since last summer was to have been
completed in January, but unavoidable
difficulties prevented. The pressure is
heavy and Swanton will now have
water service and fire protection equal
to any in the state.
The G. A. R of Hartford and sur
rounding villages presented Rev. Father
| Delany of White River Junction with a
handsome silk American flag The offer
ing was made as a token of their APP
probation of the Rev. Fathers services
on the occasion of their Memorial Day
exercises, when he gave the address in
the opera house. In accepting the gift
the Rev. Father expressed the hope that
all the boys in blue might live to see a
half dozen more stars placed in the
blue field representing so many more
states in our grand union.
The acceptance speech of Lieutenant
Governor Prouty, who was nominated
/ tor governor at the state convention last
! Wednesday was a mastery one. 1t
| dealt wholly With the states needs and
in every instance he proposed a remedy
! and stated frankly that II would be his
sincere endeavor TO assist the legislature
! in making laws which would be of bene-
! fit to the people His speech impressed
| the convention of its sincerity. 1t was
! homepun doctrine. and the kind we all
like Waterbury Record.
The state board of pharmacy elected
officers al the meeting held in Montpelier
last week. the result being as follows;
President, W. F. Root, Brattleboro;
treasurer, W. r. Warner. Vergennes; sec
rotary, J. g. Bellrose, Burlington. w. L.
! Gokev of Bennington and D. F. Davis of
! Barre are the Other members of the
board. Thirteen candidates for certifi-
Gates took the examinations before the
board.
The members of the Seventh Day Adj
vent church at Rutland have purchased
the Old Rutland savings bank building
and the property which goes with it, at
a sum under $4,000. The building will
! be remodeled into a church, and the Ad-
ventists expect 10 hold services there in
| about two months.
The new station and subway at White
! River Junction. it is estimated, will cost
! S75,000 This is the largest job that
has resulted from the efforts of the state
board of railroad commissioners since
! the law for the adjustment of grade
crossings went into effect.
Following the gift ten days ago of
carpet for the auditorium of the Congre-
| gational church at Morrisville, the con-
gregation has now been informed of
| gift of 500 from a nameess donor to be
used in identifying the interior Of the
church to make it harmonic with the
tapestry.
The collections made in the customs
district OF Vermont during the month of
June amounted to $40, 721 16, while the
value of the merchandise exported was
| 1923, $4,000 During the month tJune,
1907, the collections were $64,590.
John Dygeener of Cambridge is suffer
ing from serious injury. He jumped
from a hay loft in barn to the floor, 10
feet, thinking the wagon was there. He
fell on fork, which entered his abdo-
men Several bones were broken. His
condition is critical.
Miss Nellie Champang, disappointed
at not being allowed by her parents to
have a party on her 18th birthday, at
tempted suicide Thursday at Swanton
Junction by swallowing three teaspoon
fuls of carbolic acid.
Francis X Massey, aged 70 years, and
who is believed to have been the oldest
member of the International Typograph-
ical Union of North America, in this
state, died suddenly of heart disease at
Rutland, Thursday.
Only II years of age and having served
four sentences in various state institu-
tons, one of them five years in length,
Levi Wooster of West Rutland began
last week his fifth period of incarcera-
ton, which will last 81 days, at the
house of correction.
A new order in effect this month re-
quires granite manufacturers to mark
their shipments before loading on rail-
road cars and the shipments must bear
the consignees name before the road will
receive them.
While fishing for cells in White river,
H. K. Goodwin, of South Royalton,
caught a swapping turtle that weighed
thirteen and one-half pounds and meas
ured thirty inches from tip to tip. On
his shell was plainly marked, IA. P,
A. D. '61."
Thirty residents ofSouth Royalton were
poisoned recently. Some OF them were
very dangerously i'll and all required a
physician. 1t was found to be caused by
eating new cheese that had recently been
sold to dealers there.
Emmanuel Episcopal church, Bellows
Falls, has extended a call to Rev. A. c.
Wilson OF Delanson, NY
Reg Collins, the star twirler for the
University of Vermont team. will join
the Boston team of the American league
The Ellis quarry, Bethel, has been shut
down for an indefinite time and about
forty men discharged. Lack of con-
tracts was the reason of the stopping of
work.