St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-06-08
VERMONT NEWS.
Automobile Accident.

automobile near the Vermont soldiers
home in Bennington on Memorial Day.
The dead was Henry L. Knapp, 40,
a saloon keeper. The injured are: VIII
liam D. Newton, 90, proprietor of a
garage badly cut about the head, in
ternal injuries, may die; Kate Mcclure of
Bennington, SO, two ribs broken, head
cut. internal injuries, probably will die;
Mrs. Kate Knapp of Bennington. AZ. one
broken rib head and face cut, will re-
cover; Miss Mary Flatley of Bennington,
%, jaw broken. face cut, will recover.
Improved Train Service.
Arrangements have been made with the
Grand Trunk system to run special trains
from Montpelier Junction to Port Huron,
Mich, or beyond, if business warrants,
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
of each week. The trains will be operat-
ed exclusively for granite shipments and
the object is to assist Washington county
manufacturers in further developing their
business in the west by giving them
proper and regular service for over 600
miles and at Port Huron tunnel connec-
tions will be made with through trains
of the Grand Trunk for functions with
other western roads.
State Insurance Report.
The report of the state insurance COM
missioners, made public June /, shows
that the insurance companies doing bust
ness in the state paid in the adjustment of
losses in 1909, 1895, 4O3. for 1882 fires as
against the payment of $1,11S, 545 for
1877 fires in 1908. There were 21O
chimney fires the aggregate damage from
these amounting to $119, III.
The total amount of life insurance held
by citizens of the state i'll legal reserve
companies was $65, 34S, 40, against
QE0 fnr he haf I'D
ing the National Life Insurance Co., the
commissioners say that the report of the
special examiners states that the COM
panv's condition is sound in all respects
and that the company is able to fulfill all
of its obligations to it's policy holders.
During the year of 1909 eight fire, one
life, four fidelity and casualty, and one
assessment accident insurance COM
pany have been granted permission to
operate in the state. This was offset by
the withdrawal of three fire, one fidelity
and casualty and three assessment
accident companies.
To Explore Labrador.
A scientific expedition to the west
central part of Labrador for the follow
Jog Summer is being organized by Prot.
Raymond Mcfarland of MiddIebury
College. The expedition will go by rail
to Lake MiStassini via the ChamOuchOu-
an river and File Axe lake. After a brief
stay at the Hudson Bay company's
post on the lake the expedition will
proceed to the eastward where field work
and. study OF the unexplOred region about
Little Lake Mistassini and Lake Tennis
camie will be made. Return to Lake St,
John will be made via the Mistassini
river; in this way, about 700 miles will
have been covered by canoe and portage.
The purpose of the expedition is to
obtain a better knowledge of the unex-
plored interior of Labrador and to add
scientific data to the geography and
geology of the height of land While the
expedition is primarily a private venture
1t will receive the cooperation of a we'll
known scientific institution of Washing
ton, D. c., which will furnish part of the
scientific equipment of the party.
Fewer Deer Killed.
A great falling off in the number of re-
ports of deer slaughtered since March,
when between So and go were reported,
is due partly to the passing of the snow
which allows the deer better chance of
escape from pursuing dogs and in a
measure to the vigilance of game wardens
as there is large reduction in the num-
Der illegally killed.
and May was 80. Of these II were
killed by dogs, eleven were shot, two
were found dead, cause unknown, one
was killed in a wire fence in Clarendon,
and one was killed by railway train in
Randolph.
Automobile Registration.
Guy w. Bailey, secretary of state,
turned over June 1 to E. H. Deavitt,
State treasurer, $40, SO6.57, which has
been received by him since March for the
registration and licensing of automo biles,
for wholesale liquor license fees and for
charter fees. For the latter he received
1926, for wholesale liquor licenses
S1O,774 and the remainder $2S, 1881,
was for automobile registration and for
automobile license fees. For the same
period last year from this source
SO, 72S.1S was received, showing the
great increase in the number of automo-
biles in the State. This is also a larger
amount by $7S7.9S than was received
from that source tor the entire year from
March l, 1909 to March /, 1910.
Since January 1, 1878 automobiles
have been registered in the State. against
1858 for the entire year of 1909. The
new cars registered thus far this year in
Vermont number 3S4 and these cars
have an average horse power of PSI.
The S1O,774 received for wholesale liq-
uor license fees came from 26 dealers
The charter fees are derived from 81 new
charters that have been issued
The receipts from automobile registra-
ton and license fees for the three months
ending June 1, by counties is as follows:
Addison. $91O.5O; Bennington, 81 ,442.-
13; Caledonia, $2,6S1.26; Chittenden,
So. 3O8. "a; Essex, $26S,S7 Franklin,
SLAP. 90; Grand Isle, $129.25; Lamoille
S9O1.63; Orange, $1.039 06; Orleans.
$2,17O.25; Rutland, $4,O27.3S; Wash
ington, So. S29.6 3; Windham, So, 22O.39;
Windsor, IS, 49,. 95; non-residents, $197;
sale of number plates, S76.50; total re-
ceipts, S29,737 so.
Oldest Man in New England.
Joseph Wood, of Weston, died May 81
at the age of ITO years and three
months, lacking SIX days. He was
doubtless the oldest man inVermont and
perhaps in New England. He was born