St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-02-15
VERMONT NEWS
How Towns Can Receive State Aid
for Libraries.

for Libraries.
Every live town should have some
sort of free public library, no mat
ter how small. Towns that wish to
establish library, can obtain state
aid to the extent of 500 in books.
How? Insert in the warning for
town meeting the following articles:
/. To see if the town will elect
a board of five library trustees and
instruct such board to make appli-
cation to the State Board Of Library
Commissioners for state aid.
2. To see what sum, if any, the
town will appropriate for the MAIN
tenance of free public library. II
the grand list of the town is less
than $4,000 the sum must not be less
than SIS. If the grand list is more
than $4,000, yet less than $4,000
the sum to be appropriated must not
be less than $25. If the grand list
is $4,000 or more, the sum to be
raised must not be less than $50.
While it is the duty of the commits
sion to decide upon the books to be
furnished a town, suggestions from
the librarians and trustees in each
town regarding the selection OF the
books are always gladly received and
acted upon when in the judgment OF
the commission the books requested
are such as ought to be purchased.
Died in Seattle.
Henry w. Spafford, a we'll known
Vermonter who died suddenly In
Seattle, Feb 6, had long career as
a railroad man, was a veteran OF the
civil war and a member of Roberts
Post, G. A. R., of Rutland. Mr.. Spaf-
ford was II years old and was born
in Weathersfield. His remains will
be brought across the continent for
burial beside his parents in his
native town At the. age of Z he
became station agent at Dandy, then
on the Bennington & Rutland rail-
road September 4, 1861, ne en-
listed in Company A, 4th Vermont,
was promoted to commissary SER
geant, first lieutenant and quarter
master, and member of the stats
of Gen. George P. Foster and Gen.
nuartermaster of the Vermont bri-
gade during the last part OF his
service. January 16, 1867, Mr.. Spaf-
ford again entered the employ of the
Bennington & Rutland railroad,
being station agent until 1882, when
he moved to Rutland living there
until he went west in 1908. He was
promoted successfully to the posi-
tions of general freight agent and
when the road was consolidated with
general passenger agent of the Ben
nington & Rutland road, retiring
the Rutland railroad.
New Woman Teacher at q. V. NJ.
The trustees of the University OF
Vermont have added another instruc-
tor in the department of home eco
Monies Miss Josephine A. Marshall
of Philadelphia has been chosen for
position. Miss Marshall is a grad
uate of Drexel Institute, Philadel-
phia and Teachers college New YORK.
She taught several years in the
Georgia Normal and industrial col
lege at Milledgeville, Ga, and is. re-
garded as avery strong teacher.
Out all Night in Blizzard.
R. E. Houghton, his daughter,
Beatrice, and Miss Bucksey, a Swan
ton high school teacher, were lost
on the lake Friday night, Feb. 3, in
a blizzard and were compelled to I'M
hitch the horses and remain where
they were until daylight. Mr..
Houghton went to Alburg to meet
his daughter and her friend and up
on returning to Isle La Motto took
the ice near the old brick school
hiuse but a brisk south wind blow
ing up about a foot of snow made II
impossible to see land in any d1rec-
ton. 1t was seven in the morning
they reached land.
Two Vermont Girls Try Suicide.
Miss Beatrice Mann of Randolph
10 years old, is in the Boston City
hospital where it is feared she is
dying as the result of an attempt tt
commit suicide. She was employed
in a dressmaking shop and sent hel
mother a package and note saying
els life worth living?" Her friends
think she was unhappy over a love
affair but her mother is sure sh'
was mentally unbalanced as the re
suit of a recent illness.
A Montpelier girl, Carrie Guer
vim, 19 years old, stood in front o
a mirror in her room in boardln;
house in Albany, N. Y, and fired
bullet into her brain. She was EN-
pIoyed in Albany as a waitress. Sh
had quareled with her lover VIII
claims he had told her that he wa
a married man and advised her t
go back to her home.
Girl Fatally Burned.
Vena L. Pine. age 10 years
daughter of Joseph Pine, of Bur
lington was burned to deaf
the morning of Feb. Z, at he
home. She was i'll, and arose t
carry a lamp upstairs. She droppe
the lamp or it exploded and the fir
caught her night clothes and quick
" enveloped her in flames. He
father heard her cries, rushed to he
and put his overcoat about her, Blu
he was too late. She was badl
burned about the body, head an
face, and died in few minutes. Tn
furniture in the room caught fre
The policemen and the fire depart
ment were called. The fire cause