St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-02-07

from the state game commissioners.
Mrs. Electa Kennedy of Heads
burg, Cal, who was born in Derby
in 1910, celebrated her birthday on
Feb. /, by a birthday cake OF her
own making. 1t was lighted with
1O2 candies Mrs. Kennedy was in
Mexico during the Mexican war and
she and her husband fed 400
miles, Mrs. Kennedy astride of a
mule, to escape from the Mexicans.
The gold fever of 40 took them to
California. Mrs. Kennedy was one
of the first women to register when
the new suffrage law went into erect
in her state.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Catlin
and Miss Anna Flynn of Burlington
had a narrow escape from asphyxi-
alton on Jan. 81. The pressure in
the gas meter became low and when
the quarter was put in the meter
the pilot lights did not come on and
gas escaped.
Miss Elsie Willett of Burlington,
employed in a weave room at the
American Wooden mills in Winooski
was the victim of a terrible accident
January 26, when her hair was
caught in the loom and part of her
scalp torn off on the left side of her
head. The accident occurred while
she was at work when some stray
locks caught in the loom. 1t was
necessary to stop the machine for
it was feared that she would be-
drawn in. The loom had to be TAX
en- apart before she could be releas-
ed from it's grasp.
Edward Richardson of Worcester
is minus $50. He was approached
by man in the postofice in Al
bany, N. Y, and invited to a picture
show. They later met another man
with whom they matched coins and
SIS bills. The third party only had
$40 and Richardson gave him his
$50 to be changed but it disappear
ed.
The domestic firm of E. w.
Tewksbury & Co., of Randolph has
had it's partners drawn more close
ly together the past week through
the companionship that misery
Graves. The 23d ult., as the head
of the household was caring for his
horse, the animal playfully stepped
on Ned's little toe, we'll nigh
crushing the member and combining
him to the house several days. The
next day, as Mrs. T. was looking
after the furnace, big chunk of
wood fell on her foot, pinching her
great toe so badly that she, too,
Joined the parade of home limpers.
In spite of the pain she sat right
down and laughed over the peculiar
George Clark of Morristown has
decided to his home town a piece of
property consisting of ten acres sit
uated on the bank on the Lamoille
river. This piece of ground will be
known as Clark park and used as a
public play ground.
The University of Vermont has
secured Earle Pickering, champion
of the Minnesota University team
of 1911, to act as head coach for
the coming season. Pickering will
assume his duties here on September
Is. Mr.. Pickering has made bril-
liant showing in the west and pract-
icalIy the only shining light on the |
western gridiron.
Ethan Tatro, aged 16 years, of |
st. Adams met with a serious acct
dent while cOasting at his home |
near Stevens Mills, Jan. %. He |
lost control of his sled and shot I'M
der a plank guard of a fence, crack |
ing his skull in two places. He was
taken to a hospital in Montreal in
the evening and the chances are that |
he will recover.
R. A. Warner and Sons, proprie-
,ors Of Golden Leaf farm, of ST. AL
bans are proudly showing a rather
unusual freak of nature in twin
a TUoc horn fbic amin lie !
ire normal strong and healthy and
attract much attention. The mother
S a valuable animal and a great
mixer with a record of As pounds
Der day and a butter record of So
pounds in 80 days as two-year-
I'D.
The third annual convention of
he Vermont State Bankers associa-
ion will be held at Montpelier, Feb.
q, when reports of the officers will
,e submitted, officers elected for
he ensuing year, etc. George w.
Prince, member of congress from II
inois, and member of the National
Monetary commission, and Hon. !
Heorge E. Allen, Educational direc-
or of the American Institute of !
Banking, will be present and adj
ress the convention. The bankers
f Montpelier extend the courtesy :
f banquet in the evening.
May Be Foul Play.
Charles Dunbar, aged so, was
ound dead Feb 1 on his sled in
he woodland of H. N. McNaiI in
'airfax. He had been missing from
is home since Tuesday. He is sur
ived by his wife, and by a broth I
r of st. Adams. The authorities
re carefully investigating the
of his death. Accord
lg to report, the body of Dunbar
ras found in a box on his sled in l
he ,McNail wood lot. The body was I
ying face down with his hands und- I
r him, and it is said that
here was a blanket over the body :
nd several inches of snow on top of I
II. The discovery was made by Mr..
[cNail and his hired man, who were !
citing out lumber. They found I