St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-02-21


/ Circle to be used for a public ibrary
which will be erected soon.
The public school building Of
Swanton has been condemned by the
state board of health as unsafe and
unsanitary, and papers have been
served on the directors. The teachers
were notified on Feb. 10 of the con-
dition, but it is hoped that the scr
lectmen Will modify the building SO
that the school year may be be COM
lpleted, If not, there will be no more
school until new building is erect
ed.
Fire destroyed the Parker
House in Woodsville, Febru-
airy 10. The building was a five
story one and jn the heart of the
village. The Wentworth building
adjoining was damaged somewhat.
The loss is estimated to, be about
/ SIS, 100000, half of which is covered
by insurance The fire started in the
j basement and the building was full
of smoke before it was discovered.
There were about 5 occupants in
the house but all were able to get
I out without being hurt The fire de-
lpartment from Wells River was
summoned and the men had to fight
hard, with the temperature about
90 degrees below zero.
Fire on Feb. IL, destroyed the
Swedish Lutheran church in Proc
tor, which had been build about 20
years. 1t is thought that the fire
started from a defective chimney,
for when first discovered smoke was
issuing from under the roof of the
chimney. Last summer the church
had been all remodeled, the seating
capacity being about 200. 1t was
practically covered by insurance
and will be rebuilt.
John A. Leary of Burlington,
aged As years, died very suddenly in
his store in Burlington on February
IL of heart failure. He is survived
by his wife, who was Miss Kate Nc
Elroy of Bakersfield, his mother and
six children, four sisters and five
brothers. He was engaged in the
creamery business in Jericho several
years and moved to Burlington three
years ago and has been in the groc-
cry business since.
Surveyors have begun work on
the preliminary lines from Barre
through the granite quarries to
Williamstown for the new Barre
Granite Railways Co.'s lines.
The Barre hospital has received
a legacy Of $500 from the estate of
Helen G. Wood, and will apply the
money on the mortgage on the build
ing which originally cost $4,000.
This leaves only $1,000 due on the
buildings.
In the city of Rutland about 4O0,-
600 morphine tablets are consumed
every year and hardly one?tenth ia
used in filling doctors prescriptions.
In addition 100 ounces in powder
form are sold and $4,000 tablets Of
heroin, another opium product.
Harry CorIiss of Island Pond was
killed in a head-on collision between
two freight trains at North Var
mouth, Me-, Feb. IS. Three train |
men were pinned under the wreck
age and burned to death. Corliss |
was conscious when found beneath |
the burning car. 1t was impossible !
to save him so the doctors passed |
him a handkerchief saturated with |
A man named Barnes !
from Island Pond was another of
the victims.
Sam w. Cate of Newbury, fire.
man on the norshbound Montreal |
in some unknown way |
slipped and fell from the engine !
when the train was passing through /
He was instantly kill
ed. He was "a years old, single |
man and lived with his parents at
Newbury. He had worked for the
B. and M, a year and half and was
doing relief service on this run.
The Barney Marble Co. of Swan
ton has purchased the buildings of
the Robin Hood Ammunition Co. for
$4,000. This includes the water
rights and all the large buildings.