St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-07-12

three barns and a large silo were
burned with most of their contents.
Over so tons of hay and several head
of stock were lost. The property was
partly insured.
The new railroad station at Airing
ton was dedicated on July 4th and at
the same time a bronze memorial
erected by William G. Brown, presi-
dent of the New York Central lines
to two of his distinguished ancestors
was unveiled. The memorial is plac-
ed on the wall of the waiting room
which is built upon the site of the
mansion of Thomas Chittenden, the
first governor of Vermont.
The log-rolling of the Vermont
State association, NJ. w. A., at St.
Adams, the Fourth was well attend
ed. These officers were elected: Pres
ident, Elmer Johnson of st. Adams;
vice president, j. NJ. Libbey of Rut-
land; treasurer, A. J. Loranger Of
Barre. G. Jones of Morrisville on be-
half of the camp from that place in
vited the association to meet there
next year and the invitation was ac-
cepted.
general agent of the Prudential In
surance company, died at the Rut-
land hospital, July 3, aged Al years.
Several weeks ago he injured one of
his hands in cream separator.
Blood poisoning set N but his con-
dition was not serious until the Sat
urday before his death. He was rush
ed to the hospital but there was no
help.
Walter ]. Barnes of Pownal Cen
ter, aged IT years, lost his life the
Fourth while bathing in Lake Paran
at North Bennington. He sank in
about seven feet of water and it is
thought he had an attack of heart
failure.
Peter Scidtiski, a Pole 80 years
old, lost his life July 8, at Bellows
Falls by wading In the Connecticut
river beyond his depth. 1t is thought
that he was everheated, became dizzy
and tumbled into deep water. The
tragic part of his death was that he
had been married just week, his
wedding being the first performed
in the new Polish church. He was
buried from the same church just
nine days later.
r. A. Cooke OF Burlington thinks
that there must be $50 or 200 pounds
of bees honey stored away under the
caves OL HIS HOUSE. OuT4u& Tic uOL
weather of last week he noticed a
continued drip, drip, Of some sticky
sweet substance, from his roof and on
investigation found that full swarm
of bees had lodged under the, roof.
When the bees discovered their loss
they covered the side of the house
and shortly had gathered all the
honey and closed the leaks.
r. S. Mackenzie of Woodstock has
purchased bust of Carrara marble
symbolizing America, the work of the
late Hiram Powers, and has present
ed it to the Ottaquechee savings
bank.
The Rt Rev A. C. A. Hall con-
tinues to improve, but naturally in
his weak condition the extreme heat
of last week was very trying. The
bishop has not been able to go
downstairs, but most days he sits up
for while.
Frank J. Boyd, who was convicted
at the June term of Windham county
court, of the murder of John Potter
of Wilmington, in Boyd's sugar or
chard in April, was sentenced July
by Judge e. L. Waterman to not
less than nine nor more than IL years
at hard labor in the state prison at
Windsor.
John Cooney, of Bellows Falls, was
found dead in his room in a garrett
July 8. He was last seen alive on
Saturday and the verdict of the ply
sicians called to investigate the case
was that he died of acute alcoholism.
The sum of $21.6O was found in the
dead mans pockets.
Humane Officer John Fuller Of Bur-
1s-- L. - =
several hundred cats since January L
This record probably makes him the
biggest cat exterminator in Vermont,
and one of the biggest in the country.
The cats are transported to the plant
of the Burlington Rendering Co., and
are there transformed into soap.
The body found on the bank of the
Winooski river in Richmond July 2
has been identified as that of Hugh
Roakes, of Winooski, who disap-
peared from home last winter. Mr..
Roakes was subject to epiIeptic fits
and suffered from one in JonesYille
while on his way to Montpelier. 1t
| is thought that while under the in
| fiuence of the fit he fell into the
river.
Erwin Cooley Jr., the four year old
son of Erwin and Jessica Cooley, OF
| Waterbury, died Wednesday from the
effect of the burns received from
walking into the Goals left from a
bonfire by one of the neighbors on
Monday.
Mrs. John Halliday of Rutland,
aged about 35 years, was probably
fatally burned July 5, in using kero-
seEe in her kitchen range in which
a wood fire was smouldering. She
held an infant in her arms when the
explosion came but managed to toss
it to safety. The woman's clcthins
was entirely burned off before Mrs.
S. l. .Huffmire, who was also burned
about the arms, could smother the
flames.
GREENSBORO.
James Collier is CARVING tha mail