St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-08

anu HaQ WOTkeQ at DdIIG IOI several
years He was unmarried
A Hero in Jail.
Washington county Jail is, unawares,
harboring a hero. John Hunt, one of
seven men who were sent down from
Barre city court last week to serve alter
native sentences in intoxication cases, was
with Admiral Dewey's fleet in Manila
bay at the time OF the bombardment of
the Spanish fleet Hunt was on the
Baltimore, and since that time has twice
made the trip between the Philippines
and New England. He is serving SEN
tence of twenty days, at the expiration
of which he declares his intention of
again enlisting as blue jacket.
Will Contest Will.
Charles c. Miles OF Randolph, nephew
of the late Mrs Esther Durham of Salem.
Mass, has fled an appeal from the will.
in which she left her property, of &c.
500, to the New Hampshire society for
the prevention of cruelty to animals In
her will Mrs. Durham requested that her
pet hen should be put to death after the
writer's demise and be buried in casket.
Will Let Spruce Trees Grow.
There will be only about so per cent,
of the usual number OF loggers sent into
the Vermont woods this season. This is
due mainly to the fact that lumbermen
are beginning to realize that spruce
timber on the stump increases in value
yearly and for this reason the rush to the
forest to cut everything that is big
enough to furnish a little board is at an
end.
There is very little, ifany, land in Yer
mont which has not been numbered over,
but there are thousands of spruces where
numbering was done 25' or 80 years ago
which are possibly big enough to cut and
which in another ten years will furnish
lumber of any size wanted.
The policy of the logger henceforth will
be to let these trees grow and cut only
enough to keep up with the demand.
Useful Invention.
John Calvin, a Brattleboro stove
dealer, has invented an extension for ash
boxes in furnaces and boilers and the in
vention is being patented. The device
consists of a galvanized iron receptacle
made to fit the opening of the ash box,
and it is so arranged that the ashes may
be raked into it without allowing any
dust to escape either into the cellar or
into the pipes of hot air furnaces to be
forced into living apartments.
No Room for Exhibit.
Prof George II. Perkins, of Burlington,
state geologist, is trying to provide a
place at the state house for the James
town exhibits when they arrive. The
collection at the state cabinet has
increased so much during the past year
that Curator Perkins demand for more
room would seem to be imperative.
Peru is elated over the fact that only
one per cent. of the town taxes remained
unpaid when the tax bill was placed in
the hands of the collector. Economical
administration of town affairs is given
as the cause for prompt payment, not
paucity of numbers, as Peru has 1876
taxpayers.
Napoleon Vassar, of Winooski, while
engaged in unloading coal from cars at
Fort Ethan Allen, met with a peculiar
dNNldCnl WHICH WIN OlSllGuiG nun WI
life. He attempted to step from the car
when wagon caught him on the side
of the head as he jumped. The whole
upper portion of the ear was shaved
off.
F. H. Foss has rendered his resignation
as postmaster at Vergennes, to take
effect March 81, after ten years of service
in that position. He resigned because OF
i'll health.
James W. Davis who recently died
in New York and was buried in Mont
pelier, left $500 to Green Mount GENE
terry for the care of his lot there. Mr..
Davis was a descendant of Col. Jacob
Davis, the first settler of Montpelier, and
was born in that city.
c. L. Speare of West Corinth rs show
ing a specimen of grass of interest to
farmers at least. 1t was a sample oil
herdsgrass from to 1412 inches in
length, which is growing in the field
near his house, the tops or ends pro
iecting in some cases several inches
i above the snow, the roots being pro
/ tected by heavy growth which was on
| the ground before the snow came
First Sergt W. E. Lougee of Co. 6 o
Bradford has received, through regi
mental headquarters, medal from TIL,
National Rife Association of America
/ given by them to the member of eacf
regiment making the highest individual
score at 200, 800 and 500 yards during
the season of 1907 Sergt Lougee'
score was 40 at 200 yards, Al at 800
yards and 46 at 500 yards, or 142 ou'
of possible $50.
At the request of clerk of the United
States Courts F. S. Platt of Poultney
Judge !. L. Martin has changed the rule
requiring that fhe office of the clerk o
the courts be located in Burlington, t.
read that said office be located in Rut
land.
The Valley Fair Association, Brattle
boro, reports deficit of $500 for tn
fair of 1907.
Jacob Fowler, lad about Is years Q
age, was severely injured Jan. !, Will
coasting in North Troy. One hip, or hi
leg near his hip was broken.
Mrs. Fletcher D. Proctor, wife G
Governor Proctor, of Proctor, was il
the receiving party at President Roose
velt's New Years reception at the Whit
House.
William H. Livingston, of Burlington
contracted the diary habit sixty-on
years ago and has kept his without
break ever since.
The Proper Food For Poultry.