St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-07-16
VERMONT NEWS

By the will of Charles D. sias OF
Boston, head of the Chase & San
born company, the University OF
Vermont receives $4,000: Mont
pelier seminary, $4,000, and Dart
mouth college receives the same
amount as Vermont university.
Lee Martin of Mortified was
! drowned July 6 in the Dog River.
He started to drive to the village
but left his wife at the bridge say
ing he would fish down the river
and join her later. 1t is thought
that the heat tempted him to take a
swim and that cramps seized him.
The state golf tournament will
be held on the links of the Rutland
country club July 81 and August 1
and 2. Entries must be made to the
secretary, James A. Merrill before
6 p. M, July 30. The, state cham
pionship is open to amateur men,
bers of all Vermont clubs.
The 41st annual meeting of the
First regiment, Vermont cavalry as
ISOLATION, was held at Gettysburg
and these officers elected: For pres
ident, Lieut. Barney Decker of
Company C; for secretary, Sergt.
Seymour H. Wood of Company L;
for treasurer, Capt. Henry o.
Wheeler of Company A The vice
presidents were nominated in open
meeting, and are as follows: For
field and staff, Col. John w. Ben
nett; Company A, Major Ellis B.
Edwards; Company B, Alphonso
Barrows; Company G, Mark M.
Rice; Company ID, d. G. Walker;
pany E, John NJ. Nash; Company
G, Lieut.. James Barrett; Company H,
Frank Ross; Company 1, William |
Hall; Company L, George L. Nc
Bride; Company M, John Aldrich.
Blanche Lafond, four-year-old |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter La
fond of Burlington, died Tuesday, |
July from tetanus. She had |
escape the previous Sun
day, when she was being hurried to |
the hospital hoping that her life
might be saved. The taxi in which |
she was riding, collided with a
motor car and was wrecked The
child came through the accident un-
harmed but died from the effects of
an accident of a week before when
one of her ankles was bruised by
the machinery of a motor boat.
The annual meeting of the trus-
tees of the Vermont Soldiers Home
was held July 9. The reports show
ed that the number of veterans at
the home is close to 100 and that
the work of caring for them is
increasing, owing to the in
frmities of advancing age. The
following officers were elected:
President, Hugh Henry; treasurer,
John G. Stearns; secretary, E. J.
Ormsbee; auditors, J. H. Goulding
and Frank Kenfeld.
Melvina Wescott, known through
put western Vermont as the girl
bandit because of an escapade some
eight years ago when she Joined
gang of outlaws, who were rounded
Up in the mountains of Bennington
by the officers, has been sent
10 Windsor for adultery. She is &c
years old and the wife of a man in
Dandy. She and the man who goes
% prison with her, have been dodg-
ng back and forth between Yer /,
mont and New York for some time.
Newfane had an unusual head-on
collision Friday, when a bull and a
locomotive collided with the re-
'ult that the bull was killed 7
md the locomotive was thrown off
o clear the track.
Solomon Story Jr has resigned /
lis position of deputy collector and
Inspector in the custom department !
t Burlington, after 40 years of ser !
ice. He served with the 9Th and
st Massachusetts regiments in the
'ivil war
Philip Jones of Westford has been :
edged in Jail for threatening to
boot a girl who, he claims, has been
eceiving attention from a married :
ian. He said he would rather shoot
er than see her life ruined.
Arthur Larievy of Montpelier, 1 5
ears, old, deserted his 14year-old
ride of four weeks on July 6. telling
er that he was going in swimming.
Re was found in Shelburne the last
f the week, without friends or work
nd taken home to Montpelier.