St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-07-22

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Fire at castleton.
The plant of Sargent & Son, at Castle.
ton Corners, manufacturers of cement
building blocks and farm machinery.
was practically destroyed by fire of un-
known origin July 16. The loss is 500
900, insurance, So, 800 The main build
ing, tour-story house, all the machin-
cry, and a quantity of stock, burned.
only the engine room and foundry were
saved. The business was established fl
teen years ago and employed twelve
men. 1t was expected that it would be
moved to Randolph in the fall.
John Keenan,, who escaped from the
state hospital for the insane. Julv IL.
was captured July 10, only FIVE miles
from Waterbury.
Austin Ward, a farmer of Barnard.
committed suicide July 10 by cutting his
throat. He was 81 years old and was
IN Waterbury insane hospital at one
time
Instead of making an appropriation
tor a summer school, in cooperation
with the Woman's club, as has been
done two years, Brattleboro hereafter
Will maintain a manual training depart
ment, to be conducted by the drawing
teacher, who will devote all her time to
the school. Heretofore she has devoted
only three days week to her work.
The annual encampment of the depart
ment of Vermont, United Spanish War
Veterans, will be held in Burlington, July
%. This is the tenth anniversary of the
period of service and it is hoped many
will attend.
The annual rifle shoot among men re-
presenting the different companies of the
First Vermont regiment, which was to
have been held last week at Fort Ethan
Allen, has been postponed to the first
week IN August when the range of Com
pany F, LIST Inf, V.N. G., at Mortified
will be used. The regiment has the priv
ilege of using the range this year with
the option of leasing it for a term of
years.
An oil portrait of ex-Gov. J. L. Bar
stow OF Shelburne, the gift OF his son, c.
l.. Barstow of New York, was hung in
the governors room at the State House
in Montpelier last week in the presence
of Adj. Gen. Gilmore, Sergeant. alarms
Ferrin and Others.
Mrs. James Casey, a woman more
than 80 years old, was arrested by the
Burlington police department July ID
and was committed to jail charged with
intoxication. Mrs. Casey lives at the
poor farm. She has been attracting
attention because OF her enfeebled physi-
cal condition. A half pint bottle nearly
full of whiskey was taken away from
her.
1t is understood that Miss Theodore
Peck's new historical story entitled The
Sword of Dundee" will be published in
Great Britain andin this country August
%, 1908, by Duffied & Co, of New York
city. This firm published Miss Peck's
story Hester of the Grants" which had
and continues to have such a successful
sale.
The eighteen-months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. George F. Gale of Stowe, drank
a quantity OF kerosene from bottle
July IA, and was in critical condition
from it during the night but is now out
of danger.
Among recently formed companies
which have filed association papers with
the secretary of state is the Greensboro
Bend Building association, for the pur-
pose OF erecting, maintaining real estate
and property at Greensboro with cap
ital stock OF $4,000 and the following
subscribers ]. A. Clary, D. G. McFar-
lane. E. A. Buck, O. K. Caswell d. {.
Barber, b. p Vallancourt, X. J. Shurt-
left, Charles H Lanis, l.. J. Regain,
Greensboro Bend F. b. Fay, East Hard
wick, ]. II. Smith and H. l.. Paronto,
Walden.
w. H. Stone, one of the leading busi-
ness men of Bellows Falls, committed
suicide July 16 in Hotel Windham with
chloroiorm. No reason can be ascertain
ed tor the act as Mr.. Stones business
was in good shape.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners has made public two reports
eliminating grade crossings in the towns
of Fairlee and Woodstock. Two cross
ings situated near Fairlee mountain are
eliminated by the construction OF con-
Meeting piece of highway, the roadway
being 20 feet wide exclusive OF bitches,
Boston & Maine railroad 65 per cent,
state of Vermont 25 per cent and the
town of Fairlee 10 per cent, but not to
exceed 5000.
Montpelier people who have cottages
at Curtis pond in Calais have this sum-
mer made a great pet OF huge Dass
which has become so tame that 1t WIN
take food from their hands. This hsh
was taken from the water Saturday
afternoon with net and placed on the
scales, tipping the beam at exactly ten
pounds. 1t was carefully returned to It's
native element and has been little shy
since.
Marshall 0. Edison, for the past three
years superintendent of schools in SAND
wich, Bourne, Mashpee, Mass, district,
has been elected superintendent OF schools
at Bellows Falls, in place OF b. T.. Mer-
riam, who resigns to accept the supeTin-
tendency of schools at Hackensack, NJ.
Mr.. Edison begins work at Bellows Faiis'
September /.
Raw Collins, pitcher on the University
of Vermont team, will not JOIN the keo
Sox as was reported nor enter any OF Inc
large leagues which would disqualify
him for next year.
The papers in Vermont entitled to Ga
rating of 100 years or over are the
Windsor Journal, established 1888, the
Rutland Herald, 1894, and the Vermont
Watchman. 1906. There are only 81
other papers in the century class.