St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-29

iuNlldllon OF the Lake-to-the-Gult Deep
Water association to join the presidential
party on its river trip down the Missis-
slppi from St. Louis to New Orleans.
The trip down the river will begin at St.
Louis, October %. The convention of
the association at New Orleans will
begin October 80 and last three days.
Mrs. Eliza Kirkland Glidden, aged "a
years, died at the home of her son in
Brattleboro last week Tuesday. Her
husband was judge of the supreme
court in Ohio and former President Nc
kinley was a student in his law office.
She was one of the few women admitted
to the White House while Mr.. Mckinley
was president.
Commander A. B. Franklin of the de-
partment of Vermont 6. A. R., through
a printed circular, urges all veterans of
the Civil War outside of the G. A. R. to
affiliate themselves with that organiza-
ton. He recommends this action both
as a matter of record and because the G.
A. r. and the veterans are mutually in
need each of the other.
Frank Wood aged 81, an employe of
H. W. Emery, in Pomfret, shot himself
twice Monday in an effort to commit
suicide. He probably will recover, but
one bullet is still lodged in his shoulder.
He is now in Windham county Jail
charged with assault on Mrs. Emery's
three-year old daughter
Small BOYS are suspected of starting a
fire in the barn of the Congregational
parsonage in Brookfed last week Tues
day, which destroyed the barn, parson-
age, Peck, Clark & Co.'S factory, James
McDermott's house, Parmenters store
and residence and theHaggerty residence
The loss is estimated at $4,000
A granite firm in Paris, France, has
sent to Barre for bids on 100000
granite paving blocks. William II Cald-
er of the Mulch & Calder Granite Co.,
received a letter from the Raymond
Langlois Granite Co., of Paris wanting
price on 1000, 900 blocks, t. o. b. Barre
or +. o. b. at the docks in New York.
After two years work by the young
ladies of the town of Shelburne, organ
lied as The Library Building Club, that
village is to have new library building
with separate rooms for books and read
ing. They have secured fund of So, 700
and the solicitors are still busy.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant this
week to citizens of this state of the fol-
lowing patents: A. g. Girard of Wood
stock, ironing board; W. j. Trempe of
East Ryegate, automatic felt-tightener
for paper-making machines.
The Tutte Company, of Rutland, has
purchased of Col. c. S. Forbes of St. AL
bans, Walton Vermont Register. Four
years ago it was bought by Mr.. Forbes
OF Burlington company. The futile
Company expects to have the book out
January /, 1910.
NJ. S. Bayliss and T. NJ. Barrett, hold
ers of druggists licenses in Rutland, were
brought into Rutland County court
charged with illegal sale of liquor. They
were placed under bail of $4,000 and
50, 600 respectively and released
Maryland company which manufac-
lures brushes has sent representatives
for a conference with the Ludlow board
of trade They hope to locate a plant
that will employ 300 hands but must
get location where plenty of hard
wood can be secured.
While driving with her husband Mrs
George L. Stow of Chelsea was stricken
with apoplexy last week Tuesday. She
was taken to the home of A. H. Powers
in Randolph where she died on Friday
without rtgainng consciousness.
Work will be commenced this week or
the foundation for a monument to Col
Seth Warner in Bennington near the bat
tie monument. The statue surmounting
it will be life size and is the gift of Col
Oin Scott.
The Montpelier Seminary foot bal
team is having hard luck Several of it.
best men on last years team are crippled
! and Manager Pike thinks he will have tt
pick team from almost entirely new
material.
Herbert p. WEIGH of Montpelier, who
was thrown from his automobile on thu
evening of Sept ~, died from the result
r of his injuries last Wednesday. His bacl
| was broken in the accident.
S Judge w. w. Miles of the Superio
: Court, who was presiding at the Chit
} tenden court, was confined to his rooms
: at Hotel Burlington part of last weel
suffering from gall stones.
The epidemic of typhoid fever in Rut
land is a result of the contamination O
it's water supply. There are no cases il
the district supplied with water from tn
Gleason reservoir.
Rear Admiral Charles E. Clarke, U. S
N, native of Bradford, went to Ere
mont, Ohio, last Wednesday where h
e was taken sick and was obliged to go tt
a bed.
Three farmers of Moretown have jus
i received $3.50 for damages to thei
!, crops by deer. The animals showed
u partially for corn and beans-succotash
y The corner stone of new Methods
= church was laid in Swanton, Frida,
morning at 1890.