St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-24
V eteran Abducted Girl.

Emon F. Peters of Chelsea, 81 years
old, died very suddenly last Thursday
while sitting in his chair.
Tohn Beecher of Canaan recently fell
down stairs at his boarding place and
broke his shoulder. His injury was so
serious that he was taken to Burlington
tor an operation but died before reaching
the hospital there.
Charles H. Davis, first lieutenant of
Co. |, Y. N. G. at Brattleboro, has re-
signed as he hasn't time to give to his
duties. 1t is probable his successor will
be elected on Thursday, Dec. 2.
Clayton, the II year old son of Frank
Douglas of Monkton, was accidentally
shot and killed while hunting with
Dewey Devoid, another young lad.
The Vermont Supreme court, which
has been in session in Rutland for three
DAYS, adjourned Thursday morning until
November %, when it will he in session
at Brattleboro. The court heard four
Rutland and Bennington county cases.
The Boston and Maine railroad COM
pany is to have fine new machine and
IeDdlI supp Ill w llllC INlNCl JuHNllOli' anu
work upon the construction Of the same
began last week. Both of the present
repair shops of. the corporation, located
just east of the passenger station,
will be demolished on the completion of
the new shop.
! c. E. Sheppard of Marsh6eld has secur-
ed pledges for $642 for the purchase of
| a fire engine in that town,
Capt. H. c. Moseley of Co. F, v N. g.,
of Mortified has resigned on account Of
an injury to his ankle which has COM
PEELED him to use crutches.
A burglar entered the home of H. l..
March in Brattleboro, Tuesday night of
last week but was discovered by Mrs.
March before he secured any booty and
made his escape.
Judge A. A. Hall has granted an in
junction against Mrs. Bridget NJ Bow
Ter of Brattleboro, restraining her from
interfering with the construction of a
fence between her house and the property
of several members of the Grady family.
The row has been under way since
August,
A man giving the name of H. A. Far
rand claiming a residence in Lyndon
vile borrowed team of c. S. Lewis
in Eden, to drive to Morrisville.
He failed to return and Mr.. Lewis went
to Morrisvlle where he found his horse
in livery stable where the man left it
after trying to sell it. He had sold the
carriage and left town. The carriage
was recovered but the robe has not been
found.
The Marshftld Building association
has voted to reconstruct the buildings
recently burned there and work on the
Pythian building will be commenced at
once. Mr.. Ormsbee will rebuild i'll the
spring.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Branch of the National American Red
Cross will be held in Brattleboro, at the
Brooks House, Wednesday, November
"a, at p. m. The business to be trans.
acted consists of the election of one OF
more delegates to represent the Vermont
branch at the National congress to be
held in Washington, D. c., December Z
1909, and to listen to the reports OF
various officers and the submission OF a
plan for the reorganization of state
branches proposed by the National Red
Cross committee, A public meeting in
the interest of the Red Cross will be held
at 8 o'clock in the evening, when an adj
dress will be delivered by B. 0. Satter
white of New York city.