St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-05-18
VERMONT NEWS.
Interstate Commerce Commission to In
vestfgate Charges Against the
Hardwick and Wood


Washington dispatch SAYS that an
investigation of alleged criminal practices
has been instituted by the interstate
commerce commission against the Hard
wick & Woodbury. Railroad company Of
Vermont. 1t is alleged that the railroad
company, upon certain shipments of
granite and OF coal, charged less than the
rates specified in its tariffs filed with the
commission. 1t is alleged further that
the defendant refunded portion of the
legal rates and that E. R. Fletcher
knowingly received such portion of the
refunded rates. The commission orders
that the railroad company and E. r.
Fletcher be made defendants and that
Ia full inquiry be made. The road is
about 10 miles long.
J Loyal Legion Officers.
The following officers were elected at
the 10th annual meeting of the Vermont
Military Order of the Loyal Legion in
Burlington: Commander, Lieut.. Hugh
Henry Chichester; senior vice commander,
General Stephen P. Jocelyn of Burlington;
junior vice commander, Major Josiah
Grout of Derby; recorder, Brevet Captain
Henry o. Wheeler of Burlington;
registrar, Lieut.. Carlos w. Williams of
Burlington; treasurer, Charles E. Beach
of Burlington; chancellor, Henry H.
Hagar of Burlington; council, Captain
Theodore S. Peck of Burlington, Lieut..
Buel ]. Derby OF Burlington. Lieut. Elisha
May of St. Johnsburv, Major Henry w.
Kingsley OF Rutland, Joseph T. Stearns
of Burlington.
Imprisoned for Life.
William West. the colored soldier who
shot and killed Jessie Lebard on April %
at Winooski. last week pleaded guilty in
Chittenden County Court to murder in
+11a I'D
sentenced to States prison at Windsor
for life. He said he had nothing to say
before sentence was pronounced and he
smiled when the life sentence term was
imposed.
John Billings, indicted for assault with
a razor with intent to murder a fellow
trooper named Fleming D. Jordan, plead
ed not guilty when arraigned. Billings
will probably plead self defense as his
motive for the act.
Knights of Columbus.
Reports at the eleventh annual conven-
ton of the State Knights of Columbus,
held i'll Burlington. showed fourteen
councils in the state, with a membership
of practically 1000. There was an in
crease of 10 per cent during the year.
The date of the next State convention
was fixed uLon as the second Tuesday of
May, 1911, and the place as Barre.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows: State deputy, P E. Nc
Auliffe of Burlington; State secretary, c.
F. Mann of Brattleboro; State treasurer,
A. c. Moore of Barre; State advocate,
M. H. O'Heare of st. Adams; State
State chaplain, the Rev. P. ]. Barrett of
Burlington. State Deputy P. E. Nc,
Auliffe and Past State Deputy J. S.
Ridden were elected delegates to the
national convention, to be held in
Quebec, beginning the first Tuesday in
August. The alternates are Daniel
Sheehan of St. Adams and John c.
Hennessy of Bellows Falls.
Many Trees Set Out.
Four hundred and fifty thousand seed
ling trees have been set out in Vermont this
season, according to Forester Halves.
Some of these seedlings have been spruce
but most were white pine. Of this 374,-
600 were sold to land owners and the
remainder transplanted to State land.
Nearly quarter of the whole number;
or $4,000 were placed in Washington
county. The forestry department has
this year received orders for 10000
more seedlings than could be supplied.
Will Try to Compel an Appointment.
Chief Judge John w. Rowell of the
supreme court has received from States
Attorney J. c. Jones of Rutland county
the petition for writ Of mandamuS to
compel Frank M. Plumley of Sherburne
and Horace F. Redfeld of Hubbardton,
assistant judges of Rutland county
court, to appoint license commissioners
in the city of Rutland. Judge Rowell
sent the paper back to attorney Jones
with instructions to take testimony, and
a hearing on the petition will be given in
supreme court in Montpelier on Friday
morning, May 20.
$4,000 Maple Sugar Seizure.
Lee Hicks. young Berkshire farmer,
is unfortunate. For several weeks
customs officers had known of his
smuggling maple sugar and syrup from
Canada, but have kept quiet and let the
game go on to it's climax, which was
reached last Thursday morning, when
carload of sugar which was being ship
ped to party in Rutland was seized at
the railroad station at Enosburg, Falls.
The officers then went to Hicks house in
Berkshire and seized several hundred
gallons of syrup and double team. The
value of the seizure is said to be about
$4,000.
Bankrupts In Sutton.
George NJ and Nina E. Gilman, Sutton
farmers, have filed petitions in bank
Will lAC L. .. L LdIls Vi
Rutland, with liabilities of 81, 962, assets
$1,9S8, exempt $9O6.
VIC. T. U. COngratulates.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union in convention at Rutland, May IL,
passed a resolution congratulating on
her long service, Mrs. B. P Manlev of
Pittsford, age ga years, who has been
president of the Pittsford branch of the
organization 81 years and continues to
hold office being active in the work.
Post office Robbery.
The post Office at Starksboro was
entered by burglars last week Tuesday
night. The safe was blown open by
nitro-glycerine but no money was OBJ
tanned The postmaster, l.. 6. Ferguson,
had it all at home. Overalls were used