St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-02-15
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Distinguished Soldier Dead.
Major L. A. Abbott, u S. A, re-
tired Barrels most distinguished
figure in the military history of the
country, civil war veteran and
noted Indian fighter, died Feb. 3,
at Aberdeen, Wash, where he was
engaged in completing book and
where he was close to the work into
which he had entered enthusiastical-
~, the improvement of the waterway
at Aberdeen. Major Abbott was &C
customed to spend his summers in
Barre, where he was born in lS43.
A Turn in fortunes Tide.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henderson,
who were married on January 12,
were arrested in their home, 4,406
Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Feb. Z,
on warrants charging them with
operating a confidence game. The
complainant is A. A. Braun, manager
of the American Motor Livery COM
pany. He charges that the couple
gave him check for $6450 in pay
ment of bill for automobile hire and
that the check was returned by the
Continental National bank marked,
mo funds" Mrs. Henderson declar
ed that she inherited a fortune of
$1,0O0,000 at the death of her father
the late G. E Wilson, president of
the Interurban Traction company of
New York, about a year ago and
that her trouble in Chicago was all
due to an error on the part of the
officials of that company. At a hear
ing in municipal court Mr.. and Mrs.
Henderson were held for appearance
before the grand jury.
Suicide in Lincoln.
Leaving a note to his mother, say
ing that he had gone up stairs to kill
himself, Lewis Miner, of Lincoln,
aged IA years, killed himself with
rifle Feb 8. His mother, Mrs. James
Ella, found the note lying on the
kitchen table and, on investigation,
discovered the body in the boys
room, as the note had inJimated. The
family resides in the extreme west
ern part of the town of Lincoln. No
cause is known for the boys act,
although it is said that he was of
very peculiar disposition. He had
made elaborate plans for doing away
with himself. Securing a rifle he
placed the muzzle under his chin,
attached a piece of cord to the trig-
ger and his foot and then kicked
himself into eternity. The bullet
mangled the lads head fearfully
Farmers Week at Burlington.
Farmers week will be held Mon
day to Friday, Feb. 1924 at the
University of Vermont at Burling-
ton. The State Commissioner of
Agriculture and the University will
cooperate as in the past in this en-
terprise Eighty-six addresses and
demonstrations are scheduled. The
Vermont Cow Testing association, a
union of the nine cow testing as
sociations in the state, holds its an
nual meeting in conjunction with
/ farmers week, as we'll as the State
! Forestry association. Thlrty-one
speakers and demonstrators, includ-
ing practical farmers, university in
structors, many people from out
side Vermont, and several from out
side New England will be available.
The topics are so grouped that he
who is interested in dairying, for in
stance, may get the major part OF
the instruction therein if he spend
only couple of days Wednesday and
Thursday--at the school. Hortlcul-
ture will be stressed on Thursday and
Friday; general agriculture all the
week. Women are especially invited to
attend the special two days work IN
domestic science on Wednesday and
|
and demonstrations will be offered
by several instructors.
Bee Keepers Elect Officers.
The 36th annual meeting of the
Vermont Beekeeper's association was
held at Middlebury, Feb. 8. The OF
ficers elected were: President, w. q
Larrabee of Shoreham; vice presi-
dent, George Spenser of Panton
secretary and treasurer, P. E. Crane
of Middlebury. The convention was
opened at ten O'Clock with Presi
dent Larrabee presiding.
Supreme Courts Short Session.
After a two days session, the
shortest for many years, and IL
which only three cases were argued
the February term of supreme cour
which opened at Montpelier Tuesda!
morning, Feb. z; has reached ina
adjournment The first day was en-
tirely taken up with reading opinion
! and of the FL cases on the trial calen
dar Is were either submitted OF
) briefs, settled, stipulated \ to b.
} heard at ST. Johnsbury, continued o
discontinued.
Killed at Woodsville.
Augustus Greenwood, so years 0
age, residing on Connecticut street
Woodsville, N. H, was instantly kill
: ed by a switching engine in the Bos
! ton and Maine yards in that tow
: Wednesday afternoon. Greenwood
, was shovelling snow from the track
near a switch and apparently did NO
: notice or hear the approach of tn
: locomotives. He was struck by thecoN
r catcher, thrown under the wheel
r and run over The engine crew an
t employees working nearby rushed t
? the spot and discovered that his pod
| had been cut to pieces. Mr.. Green
2 wood leaves wife, a married daugh
/. ter and a son in Woodsville. He wa
: formerly janitor of the Catholi
| church there and was we'll know