St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-01-03
VERMONT NEWS
Eighty-six New Corporations Form
ed Last Year With Capital of
$2,645, 400.

$2,O4O,4OO
The number of new corporations
/ filing papers with the secretary of
state in Montpelier during 1911 was
/ SO, or two less than filed during
1910. In 1909 the number was 103.
OF those filing the current year, the
entire authorized stock was $2,645,-
/ 400. The largest sapital stock was
that Of the Clarendon Power COM
pany, 100000. OF the corporations
and associations, eight were formed
in Burlington, seven in Barre, six
in st. Johnsbury, five each in Wind
sor and Rutland, three each in
Montpelier, Brattleboro and Ludlow.
In St. Johnsbury are: Star Granite
company, $4,000; Amos w. Scott
company, $4,000; the White COM
pany, $1,000; Masonic association,
100000; st. Johnsbury Woman's
club; st. Johnsbury Realty COM
pany, $4,000. Others filing from
nearby towns are: Times Publishing
company, Groton, $4,000; Green's
boTo Water company, $4,000.
Fatal Attempt to Board Train.
The body of a man terribly
mangled was found last week Tues
day night near the drawbridge on
the outskirts of Burlington. He had
evidently been struck and killed by
train on the Rutland railroad. An
insurance policy found on the body,
showed the dead man was Thomas
H. Purcell, As years old, of Jeffer-
sonville. 1t is believed he attempt
ed to board the train near the bridge
where it usually slows up and that
he missed his footing and fell under
the cars and was ground almost to
pieces. The dead man, who was a
laborer employed at Jacksonville,
leaves a son, Harry, and it is thought
he intended. to go to Vergennes
when he met his death.
Killed at Sheldon Springs.
Jerry Newell, who lives near the
Central Vermont railroad tracks at
Sheldon Springs, was found Dec. Is
just after the late afternoon train
had left the station for st. Adams,
with his right leg crushed and bleed
ing. Newell was taken to the board
ing house of the Missisquoi Pulp
company, and doctors were SUM-
moned. The man had lost so much
blood that he did not survive. 1t
is thought in the darkness the man
did not see the train in time to get
off the track. Newell is survived
by his wife and two small children,
who were passing the holidays in
Enosburg.
New Cure for Stomach Ache.
A Rutland physician discovered
rather unusual cause for child's
stomach ache Dec. %, when
woman from Pittstield, Mass, took
to his Office a year old baby, scream
ing with pain, and on undressing the
little one the doctor found two pieces
of thread protruding from the flesh
of the abdominal walls, showing that
there was no doubt of a needle on
the other end of the thread, hidden
somewhere in the infants body. 1t
was evident that while the baby was
crawling along the floor the needle
had become fast in it's clothing and
had gradually worked its way into
the flesh, the parent being ignorant
of the source of the child's suffering.
The baby was etherized and an
incision was made in the abdominal
muscles and it was found that the
needle had not only gone through
the covering of the abdomen but had
also penetrated the intestines. The
punctures were so tiny, the needle
being fine one. that no poisonous
fluid had leaked into the abdominal
cavity and the child is doing we'll,
the needle having been extracted
without great difficulty.
Proceedings for Disbarment.
The hearing at Newport, Dec 20,
| before the committee, T. G.. Cheney
of Morrisville, Charles D. Watson of
st. Adams and E. G. Mower Of Bur-
! lington, who were appointed by the
supreme court of Vermont to hear
\ and report on the proceedings for the
disbarment of w. P. Aldrich, an
attorney at Orleans, adjourned to
January "a, 1912, after hearing part
of the case. The proceedings were
instituted by States Attorney Will
| liam Wright of Orleans county, the
| presentments being eight in number.
Two of the presentments were for
alleged unlawful solicitation of bus
| mess, in which Aldrich was alleged
to have promised to pay all the costs
and expenses and to receive one-half
| of all that was recovered. Others
were for alleged unlawful detention
of moneys collected. Two of the
charges were left unheard at
the time the hearing was
adjourned. Adjournment was taken
/ because the state asked for an
amendment to the bill of particulars
and the matter must go to the SUI
preme court for permission to file
the amended bill. The case will be
taken up at the January term of
supreme court. At the hearing the
state was represented by Attorney
General Sargent and States Attorney
Wright, while the defending attor-
| Cd nv nd
Young of Newport and Frank D.
| Thompson of Orleans.