St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-12-28
VERMONT NEWS.
Winter Meeting of Vermont Botani-
cal and Bird Clubs.


cal and Bird Clubs.
The sixteenth annual winter meet
ing of the Vermont Botanical club
and the tenth of the Vermont Bird
club will be held in the Williams
Burlington, Jan. 20 and 81, 1911.
The first session VIA open at 1890 a.
m. on Friday and the meetings will
continue through Friday afternoon,
evening, and Saturday forenoon. The
annual supper, complimentary to the
visiting members, will be provided by
the Burlington members of the b.
tanieal and Bird clubs at the usual
hour Friday evening, to be followed
by the annual roll call.
$4,000 Verdict.
In the Windsor county case of Ma
bel Euber, by guardian, VS.. the Cen
trail Vermont Railway company, Miss
Euber, about IT years old, who lives
in Troy, N. Y, sued the company for
$4,000 for damages sustained in fall
ling down seven feet through a trap
door in the station at Sharon, the
jury brought in verdict for the
plaintiff, giving her damages of
$4,000.
Drank Carbolic Acid.
%
daughter of Grant Brownson, a pros
porous farmer and lumber dealer of
South SALISBURY, died Dec. %, the
result of taking carbolic acid. Evil
IDENTIFY the case was one of suicide.
AS soon as she committed the rash
act she ran to Mrs. Brownson's room,
threw her arms around her mothers
neck and begged her forgiveness.
Prisoner will be House Physician.
DIR. Charles Bates, the well known
Ludlow physician, who was recently
sentenced in the Windsor county court
at Woodstock. to serve not less than
three years at the house of correction for
deserving his family and taking a western
trip with a young trained nurse. will not
have chance to grow rusty in practice
during his Imprisonment. He has been
engaged as house physician and during
the two or more years he is in jail will
have entire charge OF the physical well
fare of the inmates.
To HaDg in State House.
Katherine E. Mills of Burlington has
just finished painting from life a three
quarter length, life-siZed portrait of ex-
Governor U. A. Woodbury. of Burlington.
The strong, handsome face and dis
tinguished personality of the former
governor are portrayed admirably while
the pose is characteristic and d1gnitled.
The empty sleeve and a button of the
Loyal Legion in the lapel of the coat tell
a story that will make this unique
portrait among the portraits of former
governors in the executive chamber at
the State House.
Struck by Railroad Train.
Hugh B. Gallagher, marble worker
Of Rutland, was struck by the Rutland
railroad train Dec. %, and seriously in
jured. He was going through the rail-
road yards, cross-cut home, and he
stepped in front of the engine. He was
thrown to the ground, breaking his right
leg, his left shoulder and severely gashing
his head and face.
Report of Soldiers Home.
The reports for the Vermont Soldiers
Home for the last three months are as
follows: Number of inmates at present
1O1. number of inmates on furlough 7,
making a total of 1O8 when all are
present. Number Eliminates of hospital
26. The deaths during the last three
months have been Leander White of
Company G, LIST VT. Cavalry. died Octo-
Der 16; Frederick Payne of Company c,
1st N. H. heavy artillery, died November
9Th; William ]. Johnson of Company A,
End Vt. infantry, died November 10;
Charles H. Wakefield OF U. S. Navy, died
November 26. The following have been
admitted recently to the home: dinner
Road, who served in Company 6, 9Th
Vt. Infantry; Steven Packard of Com
pany E, 10th Vt. Infantry; Louis Burt
of 18th VT Infantry