St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-09
VERMONT NEWS
4.e,ld n he a Vermonter

,..tbcots said to BE vermonter.
IA! T,r+hcorc. who as the wife of
Lazy .. rT' General Of Australia, has
the sJ, "1 iugartantpart in the welcome
Pay'u 'ii.qrs of the Yankee fleet, has
% in' 0, sIi9gp,a-.v romantic career. In
ad d . ;,S opterages" and standard
The .o' If reference the name of her
gol1s o,al he looked for in vain. She is
hng . G. described merely as alice,
H', !. .i daughter of the Canadian Lord
la0p,,,CS tenIca and no other informa-
loua' rogshs.c dcoucerning her parent
'g Ts;. is due To- the fact that her child
lI' oasssd in Canada, was very far
loOl'b p She was Cinderella in a
To ... no family. the divine in question
'' 3s;s n.ts mailing from Vermont, it is
lng W ', ,,tere their daughter Alice was
o5 ,,,,,e Vay the late Lady Mount
I u, became acquainted with the
SSP4 +oot a fancy to her, and, finding
s..r +tat her die was not precisely rose
Nv I,,.d she induced her to pass more or
Y. lime with Lord Mount-Stephen and
.T Alice parents raised objections
' .G. declaring that it resulted in her
,..uor, being left undone. whereupon
y W., Iloprt.Stephen started by provid-
l .a'} servant To- take the girls place in
4. crqrgymaas family, and ultimately
Il .sas an arrangement with him to adopt
,r;rl altogether on the understanding
4 I.t HE wife and the remainder of the
4 :Dr; renounced all further connection
i osi relationship with her.
hi nj. believed that the terms made were
n !, foancial character. At any rate it
Il Y,,r+sd in the severance of all Alice's ties
n nth her family and her regular adop-
,;on br Lord and the late Lady Mount
u Sso5en who settled a large fortune
.odr her when she was married to Lord
4 2,r+bcote. She is very good looking,
4 Immensely generous, and universally
Il popular woman.
Distributing Center.
William {. Fitch of Washington, con-
Il ,srej with the postofice department as
& ~n,s.or over stamped paper, such as
4 rre9pes wrappers, etc, was IN Bel
II nrs Fails recently and notified Post
& master BIakley that the Bellows Falls
81 ,r,a would at once be made a distribut-
Il ngoice for the entire state of Vermont.
Il mis- means that carload lots of all the
E different kinds of stamped envelopes and
Il u-anDerS will he sent there, stored and
N then sent out to the different postoffices
4 Of the state as they are ordered. Over
Il 100000 Of these articles will be kept in
Il stock and will be stored in what used to
II be the town agency in the town hall
81 mldmg. This office has also been made
Il distributing point tor empty mail
n sacks, and a ton a day of empty sacks
81 Mill he handled. These added duties will
Fl probably mean additional clerical force.
Il C.v. on Full Time.
II The Central Vermont railway shops
A went on 80 hour week schedule Sept.
4 /, This announcement will bring happi-
n ness to about 400 shop hands. Ever
81 since the hard times struck the railroad
n company early in the spring, the shops
Il have been on 40-hour week schedule,
81 working from eight to five O'Clock for
n iyc DAYS In the week. The new SEIZED
Il uie ia effect last Tuesday will be
4 tlm seven tohve O'Clock or nine hours
q Per DAY for five days and FIVE hours or
81 Saturday, While the railroad business
q has not improved much the Central Yer
q mont has determined to get its motive
n power and equipment in the best pos
n a5e shape tor winter.
Sudden Death at Middlebury Fair.
While sitting in his office at the Add
@ncounty fair grounds Aug. 81, Free
n l. Hamilton, secretary Of the Addison
Il County Agricultural society, died sud
denly Of heart failure. 1t is believed thu
Immediate cause Of his death was over
81 work in connection with the fair. Mr.
81 Hamilton was a citizen of Salisbury
where be was born Dec. l, 1866. HI
was educated at Beeman Academy anC
the P0ughkeepsie business college. HI
was farmer and prominent in tow
affairs. Mr Hamilton leaves a widow
May Adopt Water Meters.
Montpelier may try putting heav,
users OIL city water on meter. =. )
3 Smith superintendent of water work
x will purchase and install two meters.
the experiment proves satisfactory it
probable all who use city water TO ru
motors and all large consumers of waite
* glI gradually be put on meter system
Nometer rates will be txed until tn
1permcntis tried out.
~hauncey Bryant, Is years old, who
with his brother, was with Carroll Bis
q o. Canaan when the latter was fatal
Shot has been placed under 81 900 bond
Tor appearance at the October term {
court when he will be tried on a charg
Of mansaughter.
Jesse Robinson of Bennington shot
que heron 10 the Walloomsac river nea
DIS home recently, with a 80 caliber ritil'
VI The bird measured about six feet trof
81 UP % up and five feet seven and one-ha
inches from the end of its bill to II
Claws. TIL, IS the second bird Of thi
rare species killed in that vicinity thi
ID season
Warren & Cushing, aged 68, a prom
'ueat ern1n farmer, died of heart diseas
august W. He lived in Newfane an
jamaica, going to Vernon % years age
ae represented the town of Jamaica
me legislature and held various tow
0nCeS M jamaica and Vernon.
AIRS Lu.sha Robinson, the Is year oil
wife Of Ernest Robinson of Barre, con
united suicide Aug. 81, by taking thre
~ ounces OF eqrho1ic acid Mrs ROhiuSO