St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11

trait, at the convention of the Photog-
raphers' Association of New England,
held at Mechanics building last week.
He was also the winner of the first prize
in the portrait contest, where each con-
testant must submit three pictures, all
of which must meet with the approval OF
the judges. George H. Hastings, form
er Vermonter, was reelected secretary OF
the association, and A. A. Bishop, vice
president from Vermont.
Our Congressman in Washington.
In the committee appointments of the
House Congressman Foster is made
ranking member on the committee on
foreign affairs and remains chairman of
the committee of expenditures in the
department of commerce and labor and
member of the committee on reform in
the civil service.
Congressman Plumley was assigned
to the committee on agriculture, commit
tee on war claims and committee on
railways and canals.
Fred Carswell and daughter of Derby
Line, who are in camp at Lake Park,
| Newport, had trouble with their gaso-
line launch last week Monday evening
and when the engine started they ran
down rowboat containing Mrs. G. A.
| Anderson, her mother-in-law and three
year-old son, also of Derby Line. Mr..
Anderson was on the shore and, seeing
his family struggling in the water, swan
also helped and no lives were lost or
serious harm experienced.
The house and barn and most of the
household goods of G. J. Sykes, who lives
about two miles north of Windsor village,
were destroyed by fire last Wednesday
afternoon, the loss being about $4,000,
with 81 900 insurance. The fire caught
from a chimney in the back kitchen and
burned so quickly that Mrs. Sykes had
hard work to save her little boy and Mr..
Sykes father, 80 years old, who were
asleep in the house. The neighbors turn
ed out and saved some of the personal
effects.
The hunters licenses are being sent out
| by State Commissioner Thomas, which
is gentle reminder of fall time The
two kinds of blanks become operative
after September 4, one style of blank
being for non-residents or alien residents,
the fee being SIS and the clerks fee, and
the other the residents license at so
cents. The applicant when making
application for license must describe
himself in detail giving age, color of eyes
and hair, nationality, residence, etc.
A boy named Perley Young, while
| l. +1,a Of he ck~
bridge at Barre, one day last week, lost
his balance and fell distance OF IS feet
tinto Stevens Branch. Two men, who
were passing, threw rope to the lad
after he had gone down once, and
rescued him. Had he fallen a little dis
tance either side of the place where he
went down, he would have struck the
rocks.
There are at present in the state
prison at Windsor, 165 men and eight
women. In accordance with the law
allowing convicts one dollar per month
/ for good behavior, the state has paic
discharged men from July l, 1908 to
August /, 1909 the sum of $2,876, {
sum far in excess of what one might
suppose.
A marble contract calling for 100000
worth of the states best quality stone
has been received by a quarry operator
at Rutland, from Philadelphia. 1t will
be used in the construction of post Office
buildings at Atlanta, Toledo, and Balti
more. Atlanta alone will spend $50, 900
in marble decorations.
The plans drawn by F. l.. Austin, til,
Burlington architect, have,been accepted
for the new $50 900 temple of the Cairo
Temple, Mystic Shriners, to be built il
Rutland. The work of construction
will be begun October 1.
Farmers in Rutland county are charg
ing $14 a ton for new hay delivered il
the barn. The crop is less than last yea
but of superior quality.