St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20

the past IL months, and their treas
ury now has on hand a balance of
$1,1SO.37.
Marshall Hardy of Newport Cen
ter, a civil war veteran, committed
suicide March 8, by hanging. He
had been in poor health all winter
and it is, thought he was despon-
dent.
At the Chace cotton mill at Bur-
lington 800 hands will profit by a
substantial increase in wages be-
ginning the 25th. The company
has recently expended $4,000 for
new machinery. The increase of
wages will be 5 per cent.
Noyes- W. R. c. of Chittenden
will erect a monument to the mem
DRY of the Chittenden soldiers who
fought in the civil war. The monu-
ment will be of granite and cost
$1,000 of which $500 is already at
hand. The town voted $500 and the
Relief Corps has $500 which in
cludes 800 given in memory of
Redfeld Proctor and Fletcher ID.
Proctor.
The Grand Lodge of the New Eng
Il
it's annual meeting in Burlington
April %, and it is expected : that
$50 members of the order, will at
tend. 1t has been customary to givt
ball in connection with the meet
ing, but this will not be done this
year.
Among the names mentioned for
the next Methodist Bishop to be ell
ected in May is that of John H. Cole
man of Vermont.
Mrs. Ellen brisbane Keefe who
was born in Tfpperary, Ireland, "a
years ago, died in her chair at the
home of her nephew, A. F. Keefe in
Rutland, March 3. Mrs. Keefe had
been in failing health for the past
two years, but Sunday she felt better
than usual and was out of doors for
a short time.
All the schools and juvenile meet
ings have been closed in Woodstock
for two weeks on account of scarlet
fever. There are five cases reported
in the family of Oliver BoIles, and
there are IL cases under quarantine
The cases have been slight so far
1t was voted at the annual town
in Waterbury March 5,that
$4,000 be raised to build an addit-
ion to the present school building.
This to be paid in $4,000 in bonds,
$1,000 of which is to be paid each
year.
Mrs. Hannah Mulligan of Dorset
was found frozen to death a few
feet from her door on March g. Mr4-
Mulligan was widow about so years
Al In1 IL 60 Il
years with large pet cat.
1t was thought that she died from
heart trouble. She was discovered
by one of the neighbors who had
gone to inform her that her daugh-
ter, Miss May Mulligan, New York
actress, was about to come to make |
her a visit. Mrs. Mulligan had been
anxiously awaiting her arrival.
Harry L. Laird of Plainfield died
1T his home March 8, of acute indi-
sestion. Mr. Laird was born July |
%, 1858, in PIainfeId. He receiv-
I'd his education in the district school
ind Montpelier Seminary. In the |
all of 1880 he built saw mill and |
conducted a lumber business with |
lis father, and later purchased the
entire business and conducted the |
anne until 1896, when he went to
in Orange. He gave special
attention to sugar making. For the
,ast four years he has rented his
arm and lived in Plainfeld He
ave but little attention to public
matters, but always voted a demo-
ratio ticket, and at one time was
he representative from Orange. He
5 survived by his wife, one daugh-
er and one brother. The funeral
vas held the 9th from his home.