St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17

boro, +. r. Vaughn of BrattIeboro,
Guy w. Mulliken OF Burlington; Leg
islative committee, A. ID. Campbell
Of Morrisville, A. S. Haskins of St.
Johnsbury, III. #. Jordan of Brattle-
boro. G. II. Magoon of Barre, P. C..
Davis of Swanton and A. y. Garrett
of Rutland, were appointed an au-
diting committee. The next conven-
ton will be held in Brattleboro Au-
gust s, 1913.
Annual State Golf Tournament
The course of the Dorset Field
club at Dorset will be the scene of
the 18th annual tournament of the
Vermont State Golf association on
August /, 2 and 3. The tournament
will be open to amateur members
of Vermont State golf clubs and
prizes will be awarded to the win
ner, the runner-up, winners of the
losing Fights OF the first and second
sixteens and for best gross score in
qualifying round, also for best gross
and net scores in medal play handi-
cap August 3. The Governor McCul-
Tough cup presented by the Mount
Anthony Country club for annual
competition, will be played for un-
der the following conditions: Four
members of each club shall be des-
ignated by it's secretary and their
names handed to the tournament
committee before 500 p. m, July
81. To the club whose four repre-
sentatives make the lowest aggre-
gate gross score in the qualifying
rounds, the cup will be awarded.
Trying to Collect Liquor Bond
States Attorney B: L. Stafford Of
Rutland has brought suit against
Joseph e. Lanahan, William o. Lee
Clair and Hiram F. Moves of that
city to recover $4,000 which was the
amount of the bond furnished by Mr..
Lanahan when he held a wholesal-
er's liquor license in Rutland two
years ago. The case is brought in
Rutland county court. The state
claims that Mr.. Lanahan forfeited
his bond by violating the terms of
his license. He pleaded guilty at
the March term of county court to
selling liquor at retail under his
wholesale privilege and was fined
$500 and costs.
Austine Institution Completed.
The Austine Institution at Brat
tleboro is practically completed and
will be opened this fall The build
ing is erected for the care of the
deaf, dumb and blind and was made
possible through the bequest of
Col. William Austine, a retired army
officer, in 1904, and the appropria-
ton Of $4,000 by the Legislature
of 1910. Miss Helen G.. Throck-
morton, who has been for a number
of years employed in similar work,
has been engaged as principal of the
school.
Several Buildings Destroyed.
During a severe thunderstorm
Wednesday night the large barn on
the Charles Twitchell farm in Stock
bridge was struck by lightning and
burned with 15 tons of new hay. A
small barn on the Clogston place in
Barnard was burned. A vacant
house and the out buildings on the
J. Perham place in Brookfield were
burned. A barn on Frank Rand's
farm in Royalston was struck and a
fire started, which was put out. The
house on the M. L. Field farm in
Mortified used by down-country peo-
pie as a summer home was struck
and burned. The house had
only recently been sold to d.
w. Smith, and he was oc-
cupying a tent nearby. Three
young men, representing the new
owners of the property, were living
in the house at the time, and they
lost all their personal effects. The
on the Cole place on Bear
hill on the edge of BrookfieId were
also burned after being struck by