St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-05-03

Vermont, to serve for three years.
To Avoid Extra Session.
A Rutland special to the Free Press
says: Gov. John A. Mead stated to
a representative of the Free Press
that he will be present at a confer
ence soon to be held in Boston by
officials of the Grand Trunk and the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroads. He further said that as a
result of this meeting he hoped the
necessity of calling an extra session
of the Vermont legislature would be
avoided
s'Inasmuch as there are concessions
of value to both parties, that can be
made, Governor Mead has grounds
for believing that full adjustment
be brought about. He will be ac-
companied by his legal adviser,
John L. Lewis.
Although the date of the confer
ence is not officially announced, it
is understood that it will be held
about May 5.
..The Grand Trunk and Central
Vermont roads will be represented
by ce-Pfesident Fitzhugh, General
Manager Jones and Attorney Witt
ers and the New Haven system by
President Mellen, Vice-President
Byrnes and Attorney Stickney.
I'm undertaking to bring about
solution of the Brattleboro railroad
difficulty, which will prove most adj
vantageous to that section of the
state, the local committee has made
plans of such a character as to effect
| in the least possible degree any ter
ritory of the Central Vermont.
These plans in substance provide
that the Boston & Names proposed
line. as it comes from the south,
shall cross Central Vermont land
east of the Central Vermont engine
house, about a mile south of Brat
tleboro village, the land at this point
being unusable for railroad pur-
poses, as it is practically submerg-
ed
Tablet to Gen. Liscum.
A distinguished assemblage gath
cred Friday morning at the Mary
Fletcher Library, Burlington, to pay
homage to the memory of Brigadier
General Emerson H. Liscum, the oc-
casion being the presentation to the
library of memorial tablet, the
gift of General Liscum's widow.
Speakers on behalf Of the city, the
state and the army as well as of old
comrades, united in paying a hand
some tribute to the dead soldier,
who gave up his life in an attempt
to save those of his countrymen
within the walls of Tien Tsin. Gen
eral Liscum spent most of his early
life in that city. The governor and
his staff were present and a large
delegation from the tenth cavalry
in addition to delegations from every
patriotic society in the Z city Mayor
Dbl
Peck unveiled the tablet and the
orator was Gen. T. S. Peck.
''Teddy" Coming to Vermont.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt assur-
ed the county Y. NJ c.. A. committee
last week that he would come to
White River Junction, in special
car to be furnished by the commit
tee on the evening of June 18th, for
the proposed Statewide @get to-
gether'' banquet, which will be held
on that date, and to be attended by
prominent men from all over the
state. The committee has been max
ing extensive preparations for this
affair since interviewing Colonel
Roosevelt last winter in New. York,
1 planning to make it as statewide
and as representative of all the in
terests and institutions in Vermont
as possible, and great deal of inter-
est has already been displayed in the
plan. The keynote of the occasion
will be Cooperation in Country
Life and it is hoped that it may be
made the beginning Of forward
movement for the entire state.
Il Governor Mead and other state Off
Gals will attend, and it is hoped to
make it one of the most delightful
occasions ever held in northern New
England, as we'll as one that will be
of immense benefit to Vermont.
Other prominent men interested in
Country 1ife'' have been invited to
attend and speak.
Shot His Hired Man.
Casper Smith of West Wardsboro,
26 years old, early Thursday morning
shot Clark G. Munde1l, aged "a, in
the head with 32-calibre revolver.
The bullet entered just over the left
eye and lodged inside the head. Mum
dell is still alive though unconscious,
and Smith is in custody, charged
with an attempt to kill. 1t is appar
ent that jealousy is the cause of the
shooting. Munde1l went to work
about April 1 for Smith, and Smith
had been absent for much of the
time since, marketing his maple
sugar and syrup. He alleges that
he returned home about one O'Clock
in the morning and surprised his
hired man and Mrs. Smith. 1t is al
legged that he struck Mundell over
the head with piece of 2x4 timber
before opening fire on him. Three
shots were fired.
Vermont Notes.
George O. Farr of Sringfield, SO
years old, died April "a, just as the
doctors were preparing to operate on
his lungs. He had been a member of
| % secret orders in the West and be-
longed to 16 at the time of his death.
A widow and two sons survive him.
Roger w. Hulburd of Hyde Park
is to be the Memorial Day orator at
Mortified this year.
On account of the delay in COM
Melting nlans and astira tes II will he