St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-10-04
VERMONT NEWS
10 Diphtheria Cases in State Hos
pital.


Two weeks ago a case of diphth-
eria was discovered at the State hos
pital for the insane in the mems
ward which was damaged by fire
some time ago. The hospital au-
thorities were able to trace the
source of the disease to a patient
admitted recently and a rigid quar-
antine was established Immediately
in that ward. 1t was thought at that
time there would be no other cases
but the next week eight or nine pa
tients and one attendant became i'll
and Friday there were ten cases,
eight patients and two attendants,
none of them serious.
DIR. d. D. Grout, superintendent,
stated that no deaths were anticipat-
ed from these light eases, but the
quarantine was rigidly observed in
this ward in which there are 40
people, patients and attendants. The
remainder of the hospital is separat-
ed from this ward and patients are
received and discharged as usual,
there being a very slim chance of
infection from the isolated ward. In
the criminal ward are five patients
detained for observation, three from
Chittenden, one from Rutland and
one from Essex. The Chittenden case
day but nr. Grout conferred with
the Attorney General, the States
Attorney and counsel for the de-
tense and although the criminal
ward is across the yard from the
infected ward is was deemed best
not to take the 81. CHEST chance of
further infection and the cases will
not come up until later.
Commits Suicide By Hanging.
Henry Brassaw, a middle-aged
man, committed suicide early Thurs
day morning by hanging himself in
the barn on his place on the Berlin
pond road, near the Mortified town
line, where he lived part of the
time with Frank Raymo, who carr
ried on his farm. He was married
but did not live with his wife. He
also leaves one daughter at Mont
pelier and several relatives at
Mortified.
Hetty Green Visits Vermont.
Mrs Hetty Green came to Bellows
Falls recently for the first time this
year. During the time that the LIST
ers were at work upon the grand list
this year nothing was heard from
Mrs. Green's attorney in regard to
her return of personal list in the
town. Within the past few weeks
the attorney has been in Bellows
Falls and arranged for the listers to
place 100000 upon the list as in
former years.
Glass of 40 at U. v. Nj.
All departments of the university
of Vermont except the medical col
lege opened Wednesday for the
111th year, the registration offresh-
men being no on, the first day,
which is far larger than ever enroll
ed before. The medical college will
not open for about four weeks. The
chapel was crowded to the doors
with students, and long lines of
freshmen stood in the halls during
the opening exercises when Presi-
dent Benton made his first address
to the students. The new president
was greeted with enthusiasm as he
entered the chapel and~as he adj
dressed the students, on his ideal
of a college student, saying that the
ideal student is rugged in health,
faithful, gentle, reverent and loyal.
In the registration of freshmen
the literary-science course has mar
row plurality with the figure at SO,
while the agricultural course fol-
lows with 29. The other courses
have students as follows: Chemistry,
%; electrical engineering, II; civil
engineering, 16; classical, Is; me-
chanical engineering, IL; commerce
and economics, 6; home economics,
4; forestry, and special 6. Every
department has made material gains
over last year, the chemistry course
especially, with a gain of over a
hundred per cent.
Students entering from this sec
h e a ri
Perley c. Glidden, Cabot; Harold A.
Gardyne, Orleans; Alma B. Holton,
Hardwick; Samuel P. Mills, South
Ryegate; Raymond w. Powers,
John B. Sanford, Hardwick; Roscoe
B. Smith, Pike, N. H.
A Suicide for Love.
A young man, identified by papers
in his pocket as Albert H. Roth of
Whitehall, N. Y, shot himself in the
F1ght temple with a 80 calibre revol-
s-ver about 11.30 p. M, Sept. &c in
front of the Palace Theatre on Main
street, Montpelier. His death was
apparently instantaneous. From let
tiers found in the mans pocket it
appeared that he was Albert H.
Roth of Whitehall, n. Y. He wore a
Shrine pin and had papers from
Knight Templar lodge. On the left
hand were two rings, heavy ring
with three rubies and a small one
with a diamond. A stickpin of good
workmanship and a costly tie catch
were also found. He had $S.38 in
bills and coins in his pocket, a Dele
ware and Hudson mileage, a Central
Vermont ticket sold Sept. &c, read
ing between Montpelier and Bur-
lington, keys, tobacco, two cartridg-
es and miscellaneous articles. A let
ter found on Roht's person gave the
reason for self destruction. A Mont
pelier young womanaplayed piano in
his fathers picture house in White
hall several months ago and
while there a love affair
sprang up between the two
It appears the girl did not return
Roth's affections and after returning
To Mammalian She sent hack hic ring