St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-19

the first exhibition.
Swept Under Ice.
While attempting to drive across the
Connecticut river in sleigh on Feb. 8,
W. b. Allen of West Chesterfield broke
through the ice and had narrow escape
from drowning. His horse and sleigh
were swept under the ice and lost after
he and William Nichols, station agent at
Dummerston station, had worked hard
to Save them. MIR Allen had driven
across the river once before that day and
had no thought of its being unsafe. He
was driving from his home to Duinmers-
ton station to get his mail when he
heard the ice crack under the sleigh.
He jumped out just as the ice began to
settle under the weight OF the horse and
sleigh Mrs. Allen was watching him
from their home on the New Hampshire
side and as soon as she saw that some
thing was wrong she ran 70 his assist
ance with a long plank. The outfit was
valued by Mr.. Allen at $500,
Railroad Criticised.
The state board OF railroad COM
missioners criticised the Central Vermont
railroad in report to States Attorney
Sherman regarding the violent death of
John w. Gregory, a Waitsield lawyer,
who was knocked from the Twin bridges,
while taking,a photograph therefrom by
a Central Vermont passenger train.
The commission finds that the train
crew, although they witnessed the acct
dent and saw the body of Mr.. Gregory
floating in shallow water 80 feet below
the bridge, made no attempt to ascertain
whether he had been killed or to rescue
the body, going on 70 the next station
before reporting the accident. The act is
severely condemned. The commission
also suggests that this accident empha-
sizes the need of drastic legislation to
prevent people from trespassing on rail
road property.
Sues for Damages.
Joseph L. Grover of Brattleboro has
brought suit against o. X. Farr, of
Chesterfield N. H., to recover damages
in the sum of 81 900 in an action of tres
pass. Farr recently cleared the timber
from the French farm, north of Brattle-
boro. Grover owned the land and
would not extend the time limit for clear
ing off the timber, and, rather than let
any of it revert to Grover, Mr.. Farr
hired every available man and team and
made record cut in a race against time.
/ The last trees cut were 20 locust trees
! and one pine tree Grover went on to
the farm and forbade the cutting of the
trees in question. but the choppers took
/ their orders from Farr and slashed them
| down Grover claims that the trees
were shade trees and that under section
5S42 OF chapter 251, Public Statutes Of
Vermont, he is entitled to treble damages.
The suit will be tried at the April term
of Windham county court at Newfane.
Loyal Legion Meets.
The February meeting of the Vermont
commandery, Military Order of the
Loyal Legion, was held at Burlington
Wednesday evening in Stannard Memoir
al Hall. Commander U. A. Woodbury.
presided. Memorials were presented OF
the late DR.. A. T. Woodward of Bran
don and J. c. Blackmer of Manchester
The following committee was appointed
to nominate officers to be voted for al
the annual meeting in May: Gen. I. S
Peck of Burlington, Gov. Proctor, Con
gresham Haskins, Capt. S. S. Kelley o
Salisbury, H. 6. Sheldon of Rutland
Addresses were made by Benjamin K
Roberts of Washington, D. c., Gen. 5
P. Jocelyn of Burlington, Maj. II. w
Hovey of Mortified, and Lieut.. F. w
Mckinley, 18th cavalry, Fort Ethar
Allen.
Wife of Principal Bishop Dead.
Clara Irene Bishop, wife of Principa
Bishop of Montpelier seminary, diet
Friday following an illness of over thre
years The death has caused a grea
wave of sadness to come over the entir
institution and over a wide circle 0
friends. Mrs. Bishop began to fail ii
health following the terrible death of he
daughter. Helen, at Wilmington, Della
, ware, in 1906 She was born in Point
vile, N. j., and attended Pennington
seminary, being married to Mr.. Bisho
in 1878. She leaves, besides her husband
two daughters, Mrs. Maude Cuetto c
Mexico City, and Clara E., of Montpelier
and one son, Harold S., of Montpelier.
Brandon Inn Searched.
William c. Mound, proprietor of tn
, Brandon Inn at Brandon, was arraigne
E Thursday before Justice of the Peace t
, H. Sticknev in Rutland, on the charge
keeping liquor with intent to sell, cor
trary to law. He waived examinatio
and was bound over to the Rutlan
f county grand jury in the sum OF 81 DOC
! which was furnished Sheriff E. c. Fis
; and Deputy Sheriff E. S. Whitaker an
, D. A. Barker, of Rutland, searched tn
hotel and found two quarts OF whiske
+ and a key of wine. The search wa
: made on warrant issued by State
Attorney R. A. Lawrence.
Prominent Man Dead.
George E. Green, aged H. who wa
!, chief hospital steward in the U. S. gene
al hospital at Brattleboro in the civ
e war and who had been a druggist
: Brattleboro since 1865, died last Neel
! Mr. Greene was director of the Peoples
s national bank, a trustee of the Vernon
! savings bank, president of the ProspeC
! Hill cemetery association, a Mason, Cd
! Fellow, member of Sedgwick post, II
4 Congregational church, the board {
trade and was an ex-president of II
Vermont pharmaceutical association.
Price of Milk Lowered in Rutland.
+ About twenty members OF the Rutlan
J, County Milk Producers Association me
e in Rutland Feb. II, and voted to redu'
h the wholesale price. of the commodit