St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-16

succession broke the track record, the
time, respectively, being 2:09A, 2:OS12,
2:O912. This is said to be the fastest
time ever made by one horse in three
successive heats on halt mile track in
Vermont. The state track record had
been 2:OS& made earlier in the season at
Middlebury.
Fifty-One Days Sentence for Stealing an
Umbrella.
A unique case in the annals of Yer
mont justice occurred at Burlington,
Thursday, when William Cilley appeared
before Justice G. W. Deberyile and re-
ceived fine of So and costs of $500
with an alternative sentence of 81 days
in the house of correction for stealing a
silk umbrella. He was unable to settle
with the state and was taken to Rut-
land to begin his sentence
Society Composed of Vermont Women.
Green Mountain Circle, composed Of
women from Vermont met September 10
with Mrs Ina Rogers of Nashua, n. H.,
and elected officers for the ensuing year
as follows: Vice. president, Mrs. Sarah
Gray; secretary, Mrs. Anna Harmon;
treasurer. Mrs. Ina Rogers; directors,
Mrs. Hiram Griswold Mrs. Mary Define,
and Mrs. Nellie McDufiee. The Office OF
president was not filled at this meeting.
The descendants of the late John Wild
er, who tor many years lived in Weston,
are making arrangements to present to
the town of Weston a building to be
used as a public library. Mr.. Wilder
was a prominent business man and
citizen of the town. He represented the
town in the house for several years
about 1880. He was also a senator
from Windsor county about 1910,
serving more than one term. He died in
1876 and his public life was ended about
10 years previous to that time.
A fund will be started soon with which
to buy new pipe organ for St. Michaels
Episcopal church in Brattleboro. To
that end preparations are now being
made for producing the operetta, The
Queens Surprise very pleasing and
delightful work. the cast for which will
include 80 children.
After serving as town clerk of Man
chester for nearly sc years, Postmaster
David X. Simonds has resigned owing to
ruling of the postofiice department
that postmaster shall not hold another
Office. The selectmen have appointed
Charles A. Shattuck to complete the I'M
expired term until March meeting.
A little girl recently born in Montpe-
lier comes in for the full benefit of a
rather unusual but strictly sensible com.
pact made few years ago by the girl
graduates of her mothers class in a near
by town; namely, that each girl of the
class would make dress for the first
baby born to one of its members, The
little tot bears this distinction and it is
now up to the girls of the class to make
the promise good.
The first of series of district meetings
in the state was held by the Vermont
library commission at Abbott memorial
library at South Pomfret last week
After lunch an informal meeting was held
on the lawn at the library, Miss Frances
Pierce, librarian of the Fletcher library
at Ludlow, presiding, with about 100
present. Among the speakers were State
Superintendent OF Education NJ. S. Stone
Z. NJ. Goddard, librarian OF State libra
ry Montpelier, Miss Fletcher of Proc
torsville, who recently succeeded Mrs NJ.
H. Buckham of Burlington as member
of the Vermont library commission, NJ
NJ. Wilson of Randolph, chairman OF the
commission, Prin. c. H. Morrill, of the
Randolph normal school, Supervisor In
gals and others.
Norwich University opened Sept. 8
with 172 cadets, an increase of % over
the corresponding date of the previous
year. As there was considerable in
crease in the attendance last fall after
the opening of the term, it is reasonable
to ex pect that the attendance this year
will approximate, if not exceed the 200
mark The present corps numbers 112
old cadets and 60 recruits.
Of$15. 925 81 of Richford's town taxes
this year all but $3.50 were paid to H..
H. Rounds, treasurer, before September l..