St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-08-10

from Grand Isle, three from Rutland,
four from Washington, two from
Windsor. six from Windham, and
two from Orleans counties respective
~. OF the 19 cases discharged dur
ing the quarter, in whom results of
treatment We're considered. three
were apparently cured, three We're
arrested. and seven improved, three
remained stationary or grew worse
and one died In other words, 8 or
nearly so per cent. were distinctly
benefited.
Killed by Train
Charles Weber, aged about 81
years. was instantly killed at Putney
by the White Mountain express
Thursday afternoon. He arrived at
and instead of attempting to board
it while running along grasped one Of
the guard rails and chung to it as long
as he could. When his grip failed, he
fell beneath the wheels and was cut
in two.
Doctor Placed in Jail.
DR.. H. c. Bates of Ludlow, and Susan
Barrett, nurse, of Rutland, who dis
appeared from Ludlow on the night
of July 6, and were captured by a
Boston detective in a hotel at Kansas
City were brought back to Ludlow
Thursday noon and were given pre-
liminary hearing. They were both
held for trial charged with a statutory
offence Miss Barrett secured bail
and returned to Rutland. DR..
Bates failed to get bail and was taken
to Woodstock jail.
Took Over Dose of Morphine.
w. H. Lyon Of South SALISBURY,
who had been in Montpelier attend
ing the school of instruction for
noon at the home of Mrs. w. E.
Standish where he was boarding, from
the effects of morphine taken to re-
lieve pain. Mr.. Lyon was taken i'll
Wednesday afternoon and purchased
| morphine pills at drug store. He was
found unconscious late Wednesday
night and remained SO until his death.
He was SO years old and proprietor
of a hotel and livery stable at South
SALISBURY, where the body was taken
Thursday evening.
Inspecting Summer Resorts.
DR.. H. D. Holton of Brattleboro,
secretary of the State Board of Health
says that the board inspector is now
engaged in visiting every summer re-
sort in the state, securing names of
owners of cottages the source of their
water supply, sewage disposal and
other statistics which will prove very
valuable to the board in dealing with
the matter of water pollution and the
contraction of diseases communicable
by means of impure water, etc. This
work is of vital Importance and the
inspector makes a careful investiga-
ton at every resort visited by him in
the behalf of the Health Board of the
state.
Veterans to Meet at Franklin.
The annual reunion of the 18th
Regt. VT. Vols, War of the Rebellion,
| will be held in Franklin, Monday,
| August s. The usual exercises will be
| held in the afternoon and the camp
fire in the evening. The next day the
| feature will be the unveiling and dedi-
cation of the handsome soldiers
monument erected through the gene
rosity of Gen. Carmi l.. Marsh, of
Enosburg Falls. Judge C. S. Palmer,
| of Burlington, will be the orator of the
day.
Railroad Strike Over.
The strike of the conductors, train
| and yard men on the Central VermO
| railroad which went into effect Mon
day night at $50 o'clock, July IS, fol-
| lowing the refusal of the road to
grant the men the full Eastern Asso-
| citation wage scale, was called off last
week Tuesday night following
resentatives of the strikers. The set
| tlement for the Central Vermont was
| effected at the same time as that on
| the men will not receive the wages de-
| the Grand trunk. by the settlement
manded but will be given the schedule
offered by the road before the strike
started. This schedule will be put in
| to effect from May 1, 1910. The road
will also put into effect January 1,
| 1912, the rates and rules in effect on
| the Rutland railroad on that date.
This last concession on the part of the
road means that the strikers have
| gained a year in the application of
| further increases in wages, provided at
| that time the Rutland rates are an
| advance over the Central Vermont.
| 1t is also agreed that the company
will put back as soon as possible, the
/ men, who by their action during the
strike have not disqualified themselves,
| on their runs By this agreement
| the strike, which has cost the road
| thousands of dollars and the public
some inconvenience, comes to an end.
Life On Panama Canal
has had one frightful drawback
| malaria trouble-that has brought
fo7.i7o RI n To mr.