St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-23
VERMONT NEWS
Burglars Robbed WflIiamstowR
Post Office and Fired ON Citi-

EOS6 once ana E1re0 on Clt1-
Gems.
Burglars broke into the post
Office at WilliamstoWn at about
o'clock Friday morning. After blow
/ ing open the safe they shot up the
town in wild west fashion. Re-
yolver shots succeeded one another
in rapid succession, awakening the
whole village. The residents were
terrOriZed, thinking from the COM
motion and noise that an attack was
being made on the town by a band
of bandits. George Mari, proprietor
of the Williamstown Inn, which is
next door to the postoffice, heard
the explosion when the safe was
blown open. He hurriedly dressed
and when he appeared at the door
| of the inn he was fred upon, the
bullet striking the door casing close
beside him. The burglars then
whipped out their revolvers and
fired a number of shots with the ap-
parent purpose of waking up the
townsfolk and giving them a big
scare. In this they were entirely
successful. Without waiting for
the citizens to gather up their cour-
age and organize an army of offense
the burglars jumped into an auto
mobile and sped away, firing a few
parting shots. No clue to the identi-
ty of the desperadoes or to where
they went after their disappearance
from the village has been found.
There are various estimates as to
the number of men in the night par
ty but five would probably be near
the truth. Their booty consisted of
SIS in currency and stamps.
Pageants and Libraries.
Some towns have had pageants
and others are about to hold them
to celebrate the anniversaries of the
granting of their charters. Perhaps
no more. vivid and lasting impress
sion of the past can be stamped on
the minds of to-day than by the re-
enacting of important scenes which
have marked epochs in local his
tory. But there is another excel
lent way of calling to mind the prog
ress of the past $50 years and that
is by considering the utensils COM
mon in the days of the Grants"
and unknown to the hands of the
present generation; by comparing
the town plans and maps, the pic
lures, deeds, and documents of our
ancestors with those We have to-
day, and by reciting the stories of
the early settlers. What better
place in which to hold such an ex-
hibition than the town library? And
if that library has an unbroken file
of town reports, has collected an
niversary numbers of the local
paper, printed reports of dedica-
cations of public buildings and pic
lures of the early settlers, it already
has valuable collection. If not, it
may then invite loan collections be-
L.
uals. The Fletcher Memorial Lii
brary will celebrate the anniversary
of the granting of Ludlow's charter
by exhibiting it's own collection of
maps, pictures, town histories. and
Vermont imprints. The library has
invited the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution and the Hibernian
Society to assist in placing loan
collection of pictures, utensils, relics,
etc., in the library. The officers of
these associations will assist the Ii
brarian in explaining the exhibit to
visitors during the days of celebra-
ton. Typewriter copies of the
stories of the Pioneers, as given by T
the present Oldest inhabitants of the
town, will be made and kept on file /
in the library for use on similar oc-
casioEs. The Board of Library Com
Room Is, the State
House, Montpelier, Vermont, would
be very glad to have reports from
different towns throughout the
State to the effect that such library
celebrations had been quite general.
State Forestry School.
o. L. Martin, of Plainfield, agri-
warmest words of praise of the sum-
ner school of forestry at Sharon.
The number attending and the
interest shown was very crafty
ng to those in charge especially
when one considers that the forest
y idea has only taken root in this
state. The school was represented
oy 20 very apt students. Many of
hem were young people just out
If school and college, although !
here were a few past SO who did :
o learn. The lectures and instruc- !
ions were thoroughly enjoyed and .
he demonstrations followed with !
he closest interest. The pruning :
md grating operations proved an :
study and many scientific :
IDEAS were. given practical demon {
tration, so that the pupils returned :
o their homes with clearer ideas of !
matters of Importance on the gen
raj theme of forestry. The school
vas held at the Downer state forest
nd was in charge of State Forester
\. F. Halves. Prof Cummings, hor- :
ieulturalist, and Prof. Burns, bo- I
anist at the state agricultural col = :
eye, gave interesting lectures and
demonstrations. Practically all
ections of the state were represent
d. AS a beginner the first years :
chool was considered a splendid q
ucess. The school lasted ten days. +
Deer Do Much Damage. b
Deer are doing much damage in Z
Vindham county and County Fish Il
nd Game Warden Marvin Howard g
Londonderry has been around the G
asst week settling with farmers for q
he depredaticns committed by the q
L. he Innd "