St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-01
Mrs. Russell sage,s offer.


\ Mrs. Russell Sage has offered to the
American Bible society half million, if
an equal amount is raised by December
81, 1909. Vermont can surely have
share in securing this grand offer. Let
all lovers of the Bible give according to
their ability, dimes or dollars At this
date about two hundred thousand has
come in. There must be lively work the
next four months to get the balance.
Mark all gifts for the Endowment Fund,
Mr.. William Foulke, Treasurer, Bible
House, New York. Give and enlist your
friends.
Not One Killed In Seven Years.
A wave of announcing an honor list
among the railroads which have not
killed a passenger during the past year
apparently is passing over the country.
The record shows that the Central Yer
mont railroad belongs to the list, for
not only has this road clear record for
the past year, but not passenger has
been killed on the line since March 4,
1902, when a child was killed at Cam
bridge. The death at Cambridge was
! the first and only one since the reorgan-
ization of the road in 1899.
Fred, the three year old son of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Fred Dompler of Brattleboro, was
seriously injured last week by falling in
to a pail of boiling water. The grand
mother OF the child was carrying water
| from the kitchen to another room and,
the door being closed, she set the pail on
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came in unnoticed and stumbling fell
backwards into the pail of water. He
was scalded severely, the burns extend
ing from his chest to his knees. He is in
a critical condition.
The following changes of priests for the
Catholic diocese of Burlington have been
made public from the residence of Rt.
Rev. Bishop Cloarec: Rev.D H. Sullivan
of Bakersfield, transferred to Springfield
Rev. E. F. Gray of Barre, who has been
the rector of st. Monica's, transferred to
Bakersfield and the Rev. F. c. Fontane
of Albany, sent to Barre to become the
assistant of Rev. P. McKenna.
While on her way to attend a picnic
with her husband and children, Mrs.
Nutbrown of Websterville, village in
Barre, was struck by pebble from a
quarry blast and both bones of her
right arm broken. None of the other
members of the party were injured. The
usual warning had been sounded but the
Nutbrowns considered that they were
beyond the danger mark.
Because he was again becoming sub
ject to fits, Harry Daniels of Middlebury
aged % years, shot himself through the
head. Aug. %, resulting in almost in
Simultaneous death. Young Daniels had
suffered from fits some years ago. but
had not had such an attack for some
time until a month ago. Then, it is said,
he began drinking.
The Rev. Frank De Frees Miller, D. C..
L., of Erie Pa, who recently accepted a
call to the rectorate of Christ Episcopal
church, Island Pond, will begin his new
duties about September 1. Mr.. Miller's
wife, more widely known as Mrs. Fanny
Ward Miller, is instructor in elocution
in the Erie Academy.
A new pipe organ will be placed in St.
Michael's Roman Catholic church at
Brattleboro before Christmas. The
value of the organ is about $500, and
Col. ]. Gray and J. Harry Estey have
each given $3.50 toward the fund. The
Estey Organ Co. has received the order
for the organ.
Among the we'll known men who will
attend the state fair at White River
Junction will be Charles S. Mellen, pres
ident of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Co., who will be a
guest of President Maxwell Evarts.
The tenth annual conference of the
Daughters of the American Revolutiono of
the State of Vermont will be held with
Gen. Lewis Morris Chapter of Spring
field, September 16 and II. Mrs. W. ].
Alderman and Mrs. B. D. Bowen are the
members of the information committee.
Just how dangerous the San Jose scale
Is may be realized from the fact that one
female of the species creates billion OF
the scales annually. The scale is re-
ported to be spreading rapidly in Wind
ham county.
Herman Dressel a former principal of
the Springfield High School, now has a
| 5000 position as superintendent of the
schools in Arlington, n. ].