St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-08
VERMONT NEWS
New National Guard Officers.

SeCOuu'
Co. l, V. N. G., of Brattleboro has
chosen a hrstand second lieutenant to
fill the places caused by the resignation
of 1st Lieut.. Charles H. Davis and the
promotion OF End Lieut.. Walter O.
Cooley to the captaincy of the company,
botk changes taking place short time
ago. Dana H. Gilman OF Bratteboro
was elected LIST lieutenant, vice Lieut..
Davis resigned, and James E. Helyar
was elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the advancement of Capt Cooley.
Big Mill Property Burned.
The mill, boarding house storehouse,
dry house and railroad station at
White6eld, N. H., owned by the George
w. Blanchard Sons company were des-
troyed by fire last Wednesday evening,
involving loss of $25 900 or more. The
property was purchased from Thomas
S. Fletcher few months ago and was
being thoroughly overhauled and rebuilt.
Some $4,000 or SIS, 900 had been ex-
pended in new machinery and in erecting
new engine house and smoke stack, and
the mill would have been ready for opera
ton in another month. 1t had capac-
ity of $4,000 feet day and the owners
had planned to do an extensive business
the coming winter. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.
Son Shot His Father.
Hilas D. or Honey Bee" Davis OF
South Newburv was accidentally shot
and killed by his son Ipse on Thanks
giving day. The rife was discharged in
some way while the boy was loading it,
the bullet entering the elder man's
stomach. The Davis place is located in
the village of South Newbury, where all
the parties are we'll known. The boy is
only fourteen years of age and bears a
good reputation. His father was 20 years
old and had lived there a good many
years. He conducted a small farm and
was better known as keeper of bees,
having big hive and getting the name,
Honey Bee Davis, because of that
business
Governors Appointments.
The following appointments by Gov,
George H. Prouty have been made
public: For member of the State Board
of Dental Examiners, Dr. George O.
Mitchell of st. Albans for member of the
State Board of Optometry, A. K. Slade
of Rutland; for member OF the State
Board of Education, Walter E. Howard
of Middlebury; for nursery inspector
Marshall B. Cummings of Burlington;
for member of the State Board of Phar-
macy, w. r. Warner of Rutland. These
are all re-appointments with the excep
ton of member of the Board of Denta
Examiners, in which case Mr.. Mitchell
succeeds Dr.. George F. Cheney of St
Johnsbury.
Another Granite Shed for Barton.
Another and larger granite shed will
be erected Immediately in Barton This
shed will be BOX 100 feet and will accom-
modate 35 or 40 men, which number the
company expect to work next summer,
and as soon as the shed is completed will
start with Is or 20 men. The parties
behind this concern are men of experience
and financial ability. T. F. Roy OF St.
Johnsbury, who has owned and operated
successfully shed employing about 26
men will be the actual manager while
the Asseln Brothers also OF st. Johns
bury are financially interested. They
intend to push work on the shei and
hope to be located the first of the year.
Rutland Banks to Consolidate.
The Rutland County National bank and
the Baxter National bank { Rutland are
to be consolidated. Lieut.-Gov. John A.
Mead is president of the Baxter bank and
Henry F. Field of the Rutland County
bank 1t has long been felt that there
were too many banks in Rutland, too
much capital invested in banking for the
amount of business involved and the pro-
posed consolidation is in line with several
similar actions in New York and Boston,
where old, established and excellent
banks. have merged their interests for
better economy of operation.
Large Timber Deal Consumated.
A large lumber deal has just been con-
sumated at Herkimer, N. Y, by which
10000 acres of forest land in Essex
county, VT, are transferred by John c.
Hutchins, of North Stratford, N. H., to
Daniel F. Strobel and John M. Richards,
of Herkimer, and E. A. Dye, of Hinckley.
1t is understood that the price paid was
$300,O0O The purchasers have been
negotiating for more than a year to
secure this property.
The Orange county Jail has been re-
built at a cost of $4,000. Two tool
proof cells with four-inch concrete floors
have been installed and on each floor are
six modern steel cells with sliding doors.
Each cell is equipped with two cots, a
toilet and lavatory with hot and cold
water.
George w. Brown of Boston, who
erected a fine public library in Northfleld
has lately presented the library with
400 volumes of books for general read
ing.
The government report on forest
products ranks Vermont thirtieth in the
lumber producing states, with 500
active mills. The aggregate of hard
wood lumber cut in thousand feet board
measure. was 304,017, value S4,917,-
$50; soft wood, 215, 1915, value $780,
Ais.
The Methodist Episcopal church edi-
fee in Bennington which has been re-
Gently completed at a cost of nearly
$4,000, was formally dedicated last
week Tuesday by Bishop Joseph F.
Berry of Buffalo. The building was
filled with people of all denominations.
lanes H. Markham, who recently re-
signed as conductor on the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad after many
years service, is to go into the lumber.
ing business in Groton and vicinity and
has baroained for one half interest in