St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-06-28
VERMONT. NEWS
A Woman Murdered in Burlington
and Husband Arrested.

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The death under suspicious cir
cumstances, of Mrs. Jane Croto, OF
Burlington. early Wednesday eve
ming caused the arrest of her hus-
band, Azotic Croto, on suspicion of
murder Croto is now in jail, but
appeared after his arrest to be In a
drunken stupor, which pevented his
telling anything like a coherent
story of his wife's death The story
of the neighbors and others leaves
little doubt that the copule, both of
whom are more than 60 years old,
had passed the day drinking. Both
have long police records, having
been arrested many times for fight
ing, sometimes to the extent OF
breaking most of the windows in the
house. The first heard of the case
Wednesday evening was when Croto
appeared in the doorway of the Re-
we're house, which is next door, and
said his wife was i'll. He wanted a
doctor and DIR. C. A. Pease was sent
for. When the physician arrived the
woman was dead lying in heap on
the floor.
commencement Program at the Uni
versity of Vermont.
The 117th commencement of the
University of Vermont and State Ag
rieultural college VIII be held from
June 24-2S. Following is the pro-
program.
Saturday, June "a. s p. m,
Kingsley Prize speaking at the Col
lege Street church.
Sunday, 500 p. m. The baccalau-
reate sermon by the Presidcnt-elect
at the First chu .ch. Winooski avenue.
Monday, 200 p. IN Class day ex-
ercises on College Green; $50 .. M,
Alumnae club reception at Grass
mount; 1870 p. m. Meeting of the
trustees at the parlors of the College
Street Church; 500 p. m, Senior
promenade at the Billings Library.
Tuesday, 900 a. m. Meeting of
the trustees at the Billings Library;
800 a.. m. Annual meeting of Phi
Beta Kappa in the senior lecture
room; 1000 a. N. Annual meeting
of the associate alumni and nomi-
nation of trustee on the part of the
alumni, in the college chapel; 1900
m. Breakfast of alumni and guests
followed by addresses in the gymnasi-
UNI; $50 p. m. Meeting of the Ath-
letic association in the college chapel;
400 p. m. Department reunions; SOC
= p. m. Medical alumni banquet at the
medical college; 500 p. m. Dramatic
the lawn at Grassnount
Wednesday, 900. Meeting of trus-
tees at the Billings library; 100 a.
m. Commencement exercises: con-
ferring of degrees in course and de-
grees Honoris Causa; address by DIR.
Henry Holt; 200 p. m. Commence
ment dinner at the Van Ness House;
500 p. m. The presidents reception
at the Billings library.
More Power For Hardwick.
At a special village meeting in
Hardwick last week resolution
was adopted authorizing an
expenditure of $4,000 for the
purpose of installing new machinery
at the svillage electric light and
power plant and the building of a
rs million cubic feet water storage
reservoir at Jackson bridge. Other
important votes were on fixing rate
of electric power; leVying a rate of
25 cents on the dollar toward pay
ing the Indebtedness in the general
department, and a tax of so cents
for the purpose of paying the run
ming expenses.
To Build a Storage Dam.
The Rutland Railway, Light &
Power company which already has a
in Chittenden and another about
half as long in East Pittsford, is to
further fortify itself against shortage
of water in time of drought by build
ing dam at Interlachen in Chit
tenden, which will flood 200 acres.
This structure will be built of
solid masonry, will be 1876 feet
long and will have a spillway so
feet wide. 1t will replace a wooden
structure built over 100 years ago
for saWmill.
Had a Bad Fall.
While on his way down the noun
tainside from the cliff in SmuggIer' s
Notch, in Stowe, which he had WIS.,
tied in company with H. e. Straw,
for the purpose of Photographic
some of the rare plants of that place
William Miter of Derby Line lost his
foothold and fell distance of SO
feet. He landed among the rocks
below and was cut and bruised on
the head, face and arms, and was
also injured internally. His injuries
though painful are not serious. Mr.
Miter has secured photographs oil
the green spleenWort, the smooth
woodsia, butternut and other rare
plants of the Notch. and also of the
walking fern, stemless lady's slipper
and the twin flower of other local.
ties
A Bear In Lake Wflloughby.
Tuesday evening of last weel
while DR.. Jenkins and Royal EgIes
ton were trolling at the South enc
of Willoughby lake they saw blacl
bear swimming across the lake, no
far from the rock known as Devils
Den. They rowed up to Bruin, and
tried to scrape up an ACQUAINTANCE
with his lordsFip, but he finished hi
swim, climbed the shore and dissap
peared in the darkness. They estf
mated the bears weight about 12s
or $50 pounds.
Want Correct Church History.
At the 121st annual convention o.
the, Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
held, In Rutland last week a resoIu