St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-30
VERMONT NEWS.
New Telephone Enterprise

ment which will extend over the
three telephone companies, namely,
I@the Citizens of MorrisvilIe, the Cen
trail of Essex, and the Northern Tele-
| phone Co., whose main Offices are
located at Enosburg Falls. This de-
partment will publish monthly apam-
/ phlet, in magazine FORM containing
a complete list of the subscribers Of
| the different exchanges, with a few
pages of reading matter pertaining
! to the telephone business, and with
| more or less advertising matter
which is being solicited at the pres
ent time. 1t is expected that the
/ first number will appear January L
with a thousand copies, and its title
will be 1.-THE Telephone Monthly"
To Reopen Their School.
The trustees of the Vermont Epis-
| copal institute, the corporation hav-
ing charge of the girls school at
Rock Point, Bishop Hopkins hall,
are planning the necessary improve
ments in the school building before
opening the school next September
The contemplated improvements con-
sist of electric lights, renovating the
heating plant, entirely new plumb
ing, Encouragement of some of the
rooms and equipping the building
with fire escapes. In anticipation of
reopening the school in September,
the principal will be selected early
next January, and the teachers later
under his direction and that of the
trustees.
Crushed Between Cars.
James Elliott, of West Derby, a
Boston & Maine brakeman, was seri-
ously if not fatally injured in the
Newport yards last week. He was
climbing up the side of a car which
was set on a siding when he was
crushed between the car and another
that did not clear the siding next to
the one on which his train was being
set. The injuries sustained were a
fracture of the hip and internal in
juries. His recovery is considered
doubtful Mr.. Elliott is about 40
years of age and has a wife who is
very i'll and one son.
Big Power Developed.
Moody & Almon's concrete dam on
Mad river has been finished. Work on
the dam was commenced last May
and the concrete work begun June 1.
During this time 5000 cubic yards of
concrete have been put into the dam,
which is one of the largest concrete
dams in this section of the country
being "a feet high, % feet through
at the base, Z feet through at the
top, and 3S5 feet long. This dam
sets back the water for a distance
of one and a half miles, forming a
large lake which averages about 400
feet wide. The dam also has a so
foot head and will develop 900 horse
power 1t is expected that the
entire plant will be in running order
by January /.
Gift to University of Vermont.
c. P. Smith, treasurer of the Uni
versity of Vermont has received a
certified copy of the will of Lewis L.
Coburn, a member of the class of
1859, who died recently in Chicago,
showing bequest of $4,000 to the
university. The donor made no pro-
vision for any special use in which
the money was to be devoted Mr..
Coburn was native of Washington
county, VT, and after completing his
course at the University of Vermont
attended the Harvard law school. At
the time of his death be was a prac-
icing attorney in Chicago. He left
an estate of about $1,500,000 and
made requests to the following YER
monters: Blanche Kent, HardWick,
and William F. Coburn, Lewis D.
Coburn, Arthur d. Coburn, and
Flora H. Kelton, all of East Mont
pelier.
Mrs. AveriH in Prison.
Mrs. F. c.. Averill of St. Adams, |
who was convicted of manslaughter |
for killing her husband and who was
sentenced last week to 10 years i'm
prisonment was taken to Windsor
the first of this week pending the !
exceptions to the supreme court
Lost Valuable Ring.
John J. Thompson of st. Adams
has lost his big solitaire diamond I
ring valued at $500. Mr.. Thompson |
had put his ring in his pocket during I
the afternoon, and when leaving his {
place of business in the evening, he
drew out his keys to lock UP and |
the ring was probably snapped out
with the keys. When the ring was
missed a short time afterward, a
thorough search was made but with
out result.
Town Clerks Office Burned.
The building ins Montgomery Cen
ter which was owned by Fl. r. Port
er and which was occupied on the
first floor by the town clerks office,
P. R. Coleman's law Office and H. p.
Foss' grocery store and on the second
floor by H. G.. Baker as dwelling
place was burned last Friday morn
ing. There was no one in the build
ing at the time so far as known. Mr..
Baker lost all his household goods,
Mr. Foss his entire stock of goods,
and Mr. Coleman all his law books.
The papers in the town clerks Office
were saved, those not in the safe
being taken from the building by the
early arrivals at the scene of the fire.
Fortunately there was no wind. or
else much property in the locality
might have been destroyed.
Valley Fair Pays.
Treasurer F. c. Adams of the Val
ley Fair association has compiled a
statement of the receipts and dis
bursements of the association the
past year. The figures may vary
slightly from the detailed report
wIich will he made To the stock |