St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-02-22
VERMONT NEWS
George Duquette Crushed to Death
at Newport.

George Duquette Crushed to Death
at Newport.
George Duquette, aged 33, was
killed in the south yard of the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad at about $40
Sunday morning by being struck by
a shifting engine. Duquette, who was
employed at the roundhouse was
going to his work and was walking
on the track used for outbound
trains when it is thought that he
heard engine All approaching and
supposing it was on that track, step
ped onto the inbound track and was
run over and killed. The body was
ground to an unrecognizable mass
and but for the overcoat he was &C
customed to wear it would have been
difficult to identify it. Mr.. Duquette
leaves a wife and four children, one
of whom is an invalid and another is
dangerously i'll. He was a member
of the c. o. F. and carried a small
insurance.
Banking in Vermont.
State Bank Commissioner Frank G.
Williams has issued a statement of
the aggregate resources and liabili-
ties of the fifty mutual savings banks
and savings banks and trust COM
panies at the close of business Dec
ember 81, 1910, showing that the
total increase in deposits during the
six months from June 80 was ST.
615, S31.96. He also announced that
the comptroller of the currency re-
ported on January Z, 1911, that of
the 5 national banks in Vermont 8 i
have savings deposits of $7,841,-
229.75. Accrued interest is not com
puted in the savings bank abstract,
because the last legislature amended
the law so as to eliminate accrued
interest in computing surplus.
An Extravagant HOusekeeper.
Miss Sadie E. Turner of Brattle-
boro, who gives her occupation as
housekeeper, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy with Clerk F. S. Platt
of the United States court. Her LA
bilities are $21,256.68, and her as
sets are given as $115, none of
which is claimed to be exempt.
Candidate for State Commander.
= DR.. C. M. Ferrin, who for six years
has been the commander of R. G.
Sherman post, No. Sc, G. A. H., at Es-
sex Junction, will be candidate for
the Office of department commander
of the Grand Army of the Republic in
the state of Vermont, for 1911.
$4,000 Fire at Bellows Falls.
An early morning blaze at Bel
lows Falls, Feb. 16, destroyed five
buildings on Canal street and re-
suited in a loss of $4,000. The fire
was the biggest that has visited the
place in years and five families were
made homeless The fire broke out in
w. c. Hadley & Co.'s store on Cen
trail street and before it was under
control the entire Parker building in
which the fire started, the brick
storehouse adjoining, two two and
half story tenement houses, and
cottage were almost total losses and
Wheeler's laundry and the Hotel
Rockingham were in danger of
being destroyed. The fire ragged
from three o'clock when it started
until about seven o'clock and nothing
remained of the buildings but a
smoldering mass.
Died From Injuries.
Asa E. Jackson, who was serious
ly injured two weeks ago in a run
away accident, died at his home at
Pittsford Mills, Feb. 15 He is sur
Vived by his wife, a brother, and a
sister. Mr.. Jackson was drawing
lumber from Rutland and when at
the top of the hill near the bridge at
the mills, the wagon slowed and
bumped into a telegraph pole, fright
ening the horses, which ran down
the hill and when making the turn
into the bridge threw Mr.. Jackson
against the abutments, inf1icting
severe scalp wounds. He was found
lying in the bridge in an unconscious
condition.
Springfield Man Missing.
George Gardner disappeared from
his home in Springfield, Feb. IL,
under peculiar circumstances, but
the facts were not made public until
Monday night. He was employed
as janito- at the high school build
ing, and as was the custom, on Sun
day morning he went to bank the
fires and prepare the rooms for the
sessions Monday morning. He then
called at the home of Lund Barney
on Main street and told him that his
child was i'll and that he should not
be able to attend the fires again that
day, and asked Mr.. Barney, who was
a former janitor at the schoolhouse
to do the work for him. Mr.. Barney
agreed, and the man left the house
He is about 40 years of age, has {
wife and FIVE small children, who
are in almost destitute circumstanc
es. He had about $40 in his pocket!
when he left home, having drawn
his weekly wages Saturday evening
Lawyer Fred c. Davis of Springfield
reports that he saw Mr.. Gardner il
Charlestown, N. H., Sunday after
noon, carrying a small handbag anC
with fur coat on his arm. No eleV
has been found, but measures will b,
taken to trace him.
Poultry Association Officers.
The, Vermont State Poultry asso
citation has elected the following of
ficers: President, F. ". Sault of ST
Adams; secretary, w. B. Writers o
St Alhans: treasurer. C. L. Curtis O