St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-08

$4,000 Damages for Fall.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell of Barre
has sued A. Tomasi of that city for
| damages of $4,000 claiming that
because of a defective piazza at a
house owned by him she fell 16 feet
to the ground and received injuries.
Trusted Clerk Arrested.
Sanford J. LaPierre OF Burlington
a trusted clerk in the employ of r.
G. Fletcher, and for several years
| his head salesman, was arrested last
week on a charge of grand larceny
| The sum named is 500 but 1t is al
legged a much larger sum has been
taken. Bail was furnished in the
sum of $500.
Towns 15Oth Anniversary.
The town of Rockingham will
celebrate it's 150th anniversary
soon. The town government was
established in 1851 but it is not
/ known when the first permanent
settlement was made. A temporary
O'Brien, j. C. Day, E. L. Walker, j.
G. Dennison and J. H. Blakeley will
attend to arousing enthusiasm.
skeleton Found at Vergennes.
While workmen were engaged be-
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tail race for the Vergennes Power
Company the other day they dug up
portions of the skeleton of a man.
| The bones were found eight feet
below the river bottom just below the
falls on the west side. About 20
bones in all including the skull have
so far been found. It is thought that
the skeleton has been in the place
where it was found for no less than D
years and perhaps much longer.
From the formation of the skull 1T
/ is thought that it was that OF an
Indian. The lower jaw is of an eX-
traordinary width and size.
Deranged by Death OF HOusekeeper.
Everett Wilder of Saxtons River,
| aged 10, committed suicide March !,
| by hanging himself in shed near
| his former residence. His mind was
deranged by the death Of his house
keeper, Mrs Grace Scolley, last
month. He had been residing win
Mrs. Straw, and after dinner said he
was going over to the old place for
a walk Not returning on time,
search was made, when he was found
in a shed.
A Double Funeral.
Michael Mcmahon of Waterbury
died Feb %, within "a hours of the
| death of his wife. They were both
born in Ireland and leave one child,
Miss Mary Mcmahon. The funeral
was a double one, at ST. Andrews
church on Thursday.
The State Fair.
The dates of the state fair are
Sept 10 to p, On March %, Max
we'll Evarts, president of the associa-
ton, will give a dinner at the Hart
ford Inn to the officers of the asso-
citation, the governor and others.
Bethel Granite Cutters Accept 1925
An agreement between the Wood
bury Granite company of Bethel and
tie granite cutters was signed Feb.
%, thus preventing a suspension of
business which was threatened be-
cause of the disagreement over wages
in new bill of prices. The agree
ment became effective next morning.
The cutters voted 60 accept 1925
for day of eight hours. They had
demanded a minimum wage of AZ
cents an hour, which would have
made the scale 1885 per day. The
new agreement affects about so men
at the local plant of the company, the
number being rather small, although
it is expected that as soon as spring
orders come in the force will be
much increased. The call for build
ing granite is not good, but it is
hoped that the monumental end of
the industry will soon pick up.
$4,000 Fire at Richford.
The saw mil, clapboard mill and
box shop of the Missisquoi Lumber
Co. at Stevens mills, three miles north
of Richford we're burned Feb. 20,
causing a loss estimated at $4,000.
The fire was discovered at noon ana
it started in the boXshop, from a
cause which is not at present known.
The principal stockholders are G. M.
and F. R. Boright. The plant will be
rebuilt. The insurance was $500.
Disappeared Last December.
Ira Maynard, son of Mrs. Stewart
Maynard, of West Rutland, left
Marble, Colo, ten weeks ago and has
not been heard of since. No trace
of his trunk has been found and all
search by friends has been. futile. He
disappeared about the middle of
December while on his way home.
His mother, whose only support he
was, communicated with friends in
Marble, who were unable to find any
trace of him: He was about 20
years old, and had his name tatooed
on one arm, anu W01Sueu A1V
pounds.
Coiored Man Commits Suicide.
Charles Bundy, colored, com-I
mitted suicide at his home in Man
chester, Feb. %, by shooting him
self with a shot gun. He had been
employed at the Equinox house for |
many years as head porter. Drink
is supposed to be the cause for the
rash act His wife was in bed at the
time and hearing the report of the /
gun, arose ana found her husbands |
body lying on the floor in another
room Death was instantaneous. The |
couple had no children.
Montpelier Seminary Closed.
As a precautionary measure and t
not because any epidemic of scarlet |
fever is feared, Montpelier Seminary |
has been closed for over a week and /
most of the students and teachers
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