St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-12-07

| ceiVe the gross annual income from
the property during her life.
Important Customs Seizure at New
| port.
/ An important customs seizure has
been made at Newport. While exam
| lining cars of bales received from a
Canadian point over the Canadian
| Pacific railway, customs officers
| discovered large quantity of butter
| and cheese packed in the bales in
one car. The car was placed under
seizure, and efforts are being made
to locate those responsible for the
smuggling.
Death of Captain MoseIey.
Captain Harry C. Moseley died at
Mortified, Dec. 1, after an opera
ton for what was supposed to be
case of appendicitis, but which prov
ed to be a complication of intestinal.
troubles. He never rallied. Cap
tain MOseley was only IS years old,
the son of Senator and Mrs. John
H. Moseley, and had always lived
in Mortified. He was a graduate
of Norwich University and connect
ed with that institution at the time
of his death. In the business and
social affairs of Mortified, Mr..
one time he was captain of Co. of
the National Guard, having also
been battalion adjutant. Captain
Moseley is survived by his father
and mother, his wife, formerly Miss
Nellie Chase, and brother, John J.
Moseley.
Car Door Fell on Him.
Clarke Sharpley of Essex Junction
caTf01 mi i0c
while at work at the freight depot
Wednesday. He was closing a door
to car when it gave away, throw
ing him from the depot platform to
the ground and pinning him to the
ground. His left hip was injured
and it was feared there may be in
ternal injuries.
New Captain Co. e, V. N. G.
First Lieutenant Preston H Had
ley of Bellows Falls has been elect
ed captain of Company E., v. n. G.,
to succeed Capt. John P. Lawrence,
resigned, End Lieut.. A. H. Fuller
was advanced to first lieutenant,
and Sergt. F. H. Mark was advanced
to second lieutenant.
Appointed Judge at Newport.
Gov. Mead has appointed Frank D.
municipal court at Newport. He
succeeds Henry B. Cushman, who
has held the position four years.
Thee was a hot contest for this
position. Mr.. Cushman had
strong petition and Mr.. Thompson
who is credited with having given
a strong push to the Mead steam
roller during the recent campaign,
had the backing of Senator Lewis
and o. S. Annis.
Second Attempt Successful.
Albert Haynes of Brattleboro, "a
years old, committed suicide Nov.
80, by asphyxiation. Mr.. Haynes
made an attempt about two weeks
ago by taking laudanum, but the
prompt arrival of a physician saved
his life. He hired a room at SO
Elliott street and about midnight
those in the house heard a noise in
his room but did not investigate.
Escaping gas was discovered next
morning and upon Investigating it
was found that Mr.. Haynes had clos
ed his room astightly as possible and
then turned on the gas. Family
troubles were the probable
cause.
Learning r.. r. Business.
Clad in a soiled, grimy suit of
overalls, and jumper, and laboring
willingly with a huge boring drill
in the repair shop of the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad, young Ed
ward Sortwell, Harvard II ! and son
of the late president of the road, AL
vim F. Sortwell, is taking his first
practical instruction in railroading
with view of taking up
a responsible executive position,
the direction of the roads man
agement. This manly and sturdy
young man started work last week
in the yard repair shop at Mont
pelier under master mechanic Wal
len. He will probably spend some
time there and will later be trans
ferred to some other department
and so on until he has obtained
sufficient insight into the practical
workings of the system. Daniel
Sortwell, president of the Montpelier
& Wells River road is an older
youthful railroad president in the
United States.
Vermonters in Santa Barbara.
The Vermont Society of Santa
Barbara, Cal, held their fifth an
nual Thanksgiving dinner together
this year and among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Il. H. Field, Mr.. |
and Mrs. E. S. George, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Wallace Bates, Mr.. and Mrs. |
G. A. Sanders, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. D. Smith, Master James |
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Porter, |
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Lovejoy, Mr.. and |
Mrs. John Willoughby, Mrs. M. L. |
Churchill, Mrs. Jennie Stowell, Mrs. |
Abbie Chamberlain, Miss Florence |
Stowell, Mrs. A F. Brooks, Mrs. !
MCGOWAN, Mrs. A. E. Loweland, Mrs |
f. S. George, Mrs. Bertha Clark, Mrs. |
Agnes Brown, Mrs. Clyde Parteh.
Demands His Children.
Capt G. NJ Brownell, formerly of |
Burlington who is now located in |
New York City, in the service of the |
United States government, has been |
granted an absolute divorce by the |
New York courts, with custody Of |