St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-23
VERMONT NEWS.
The Rev. Donald Fraser Has Accepted Call To
Wells River Church.

church OF Wells RVer, ana mas dcCePloo
it,
Rev. Mr.. Fraser is a graduate of the |
Free Church College of scarborough, |
Scotland. and was pastor of churches IN |
Carsluke and in Glasgow but his health |
failed and he came to America. He was |
the assistant of Rev, Donald Sage Mac |
KEY. pastor of the Collegiate church,
New York. Rev Mr.. Mackey was for
merlv of ST. Adams and was son-ln-laW
of the late Hon. J. Gregory Smith. La
ter Mr., Fraser had pastoral duties IN
Brooklyn City Mission associated with
Carl Armstrong, S. Parkes Cadman and
others. Four years ago he came to Ber-
lin on account of his health and his resi-
dence in this section has given him a
widespread popularity as a clergyman
and after dinner speaker He is presi-
dent OF the Montpelier association OF
CONGREGATIONAL Ministers registrar OF
the Washington County association and
has lectured extensively on Bonnie Scot
land" He is an excellent preacher and
has built up the church IN Berlin.
Increase In Bank Deposits.
A report from Frank c. Williams, state
bank Commissioner. summarizes the con-
dition of the savings banks and trust
companies January 1, 1910, as toHows:--
The p savings banks in the state had
deposits OF $41, ST.. 673.4 July /, 1909.
the same banks had deposits of$4O. 499,
1858 81, which is a gain in six months OF
| $1,000, SO9.47 The assets of these 81
| banks have increased during the same
period ST ,O88, 1850. January l, 1910,
| the % savings banks and trust compan-
les in the state had savings deposits OF
| $21, 941 ,+43.78. July 1, 1909. the same
| banks had savings deposits OF 81, 239.-
| 461, which is gain in six months OF
| n he
| savings banks and trust companies had
commercial deposits of So, 733, S64.29.
| Tulv l. 1909. the same banks had COM
mercial deposits of So. 735 ,647. %, show
| ing a decrease in six months OF 81 ,S13.7O.
! The assets of these 20 banks have in
creased during the same period $685.
S13.77. The total gain in savings depos-
its in the so banks over which the bank
commissioner has supervision, from July
| 1, 1909, to January 1, 1910, is 81, IA
1872 25 All of the savings banks have
made gains in deposits in the period
| named Two trust companies have no
savings deposits. OF the other 81, three
have lost deposits and "a gained in the
same period The demand for money has
been good for the past six months, and
rates, on the whole. fully as good as for
| the year previous.
Invents Dust Remover
F. Mccarthy of Barre, national sec
retary of the quarry workers union has
invented and perfected a dust-remOvln2
device for use on all kinds OF pneumatic
tools that will be of great interest to ev-
eryone connected with the granite work
ing business. 1t is the opinion of exrer1
enced granitemen, who have SCENT work
| that the attachment is complete sue
[ cess 1t removes practically all the dust
| cd I0xyf he Orx III costs
absolutely nothing for power to operate
it, and is not cumbersome for the opera
tor The device depends upon the pr1ncl
pie of vacuum suction. An attachment Il
placed upon the head of the tool, cover
ing the exhausts ports. The air released
from the tool is pointed upwards, Great
ing vacuum in pipe connected be
meath and running down to a horseshoe
shaped hose surrounding the chlsel pom
on three sides near the stone. The vacu
Jim here created has to be filled from tn
= nearest points of contact outside. TIL
result is that the dust is sucked III
through the pipe and out through hos
4 going either out ofdoors or into pail Q
water set near the stone. Mr.. McCarth
has applied for patents to pro ect hi
: rights.
Fatal Accident At Orleans.
fatal accident occurred last Satur
day forenoon at the Veneer Mill of the E
L. Chandler Company in Orleans whe
Will Graham tried to fasten some bolt
on the shaft of the engine while 1t wa
: running. He was assisting MIR. Allen i
i some work when he discovered the 1oos
bolts and said he could fasten them
u Mr. Allen had just turned away and a
: he did so heard a heavy thud and turn
: ing saw Mr.. Graham lying on the floor
! | Mr.. Graham had been caught by the Sc
= screw and thrown with such force to tn
J floor that he was instantly killed, It
supposed that he tried to reach over tn
shaft and was thus caught. as the tor
clothing on the arm and side would ind
cate Mr.. Graham leaves to mourn hi
untimely death a wife, child, and Pa
rents, who reside in Glover.
Historic Relics Burned.
The Dyer homestead, one of the mos
beautiful farm residences in Rutlan
= county, was destroyed by FIRE Wedne:
! day. 1t started in the attic, probabl
. from the chimney. A bucket brigade {
> farmers saved the barn. The Dyer hOus
:. was owned by Mrs. H II. Dyer and he
son, Mai. H. Edward Dyer, and was o.
cupied BY the former. 1t was built
1903 by Edward Dyer, the major
= grandfather. The property loss will
Is $4,000, partially insured; but an in
menSe collection OF cOlOnlal relics an
= heirlooms, which were greatly priced b
r. e the family, were destroyed.
st Keep wires Separated.
e, At hearing before the public servit
/ commission, in Montpelier Friday on tt
a question of placing the power and ligl
wires underground, F. c. Sargent, til
R. engineer from Maiden, Mass, employe
E. by the state to investigate the cond
in fioy7c in Barre and MOnt0eIier gave h
o report. He recommended that Il
m high-power electric light wires should a
s be strung on poles on one side of tt
e. street and the telephone and low-pow
wires on the other side At the sire
ir crossings he said that the poles shou
IS be higher than now and that the hig
s. power wires should be strung above t