St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-27

ton about noon, August IT, when
house and two barns, owned by
Thomas Ryan of Westport, N. Y,
were burned to the ground One
horse was resueed, but a four-year
old colt was burned, also some har-
nesses and a new wagon. The other
barn soon caught fire, destroying so
tons of hay and grain, a reaper,
binder, moving machine, cultivator
and other implements. The cause of
the fire is unknown, but probably
was due to spontaneous combustion.
John Spellman of Jericho, was
very seriously burned last Thursday
evening when he fell into a tank of
scalding water. He was helping
John Schillhammer dress some hogs
and fell backward into the tank, only
his head and feet being out of the
scalding water. DR.. M. o. Eddy
was called and Mr.. Spellman was
taken to the Fannie Allen Hospital,
Winooski Park.
Charles Mack was found dead on
the edge of his bed at his home in
Roxbury, Sunday. There was a bull
let hole in his forehead and a gun
between his knees, and a bottle of
poison was nearby. Mr.. Mack has
been acting queerly of late. He
leaves a mother.
Leo Canty, who is employed in the
paymaster's department of the Rut-
land railroad, was badly burned on
the morning of August %. The fire
was caused by the explosion of al
cohol in filing an alcohol lamp. Mr..
Canty's clothes were set on fire as
well a many papers in the office and
a suit case full of money, which
was to go to the Ogdensburg division
to pay the employees. Help was
quickly summoned and the flames
extinguished before a great deal of
damage was done. The money, most
ly bills, while pretty well scorcheo,
can probably all be redeemed. Al
though the burns extended over the
greater part of Mr.. Canty's body and
his suffering was intense, he will re-
cover.
Quite a complication of affairs have
arisen over the estate of 100000
recently left by Francis Houghton of
st. Adams. r. H. Stubs and Mary
Sawyer Wheeler Houghton of New
York, and Mrs. Harriet L. Houghton
and Miss Emily Houghton of ST. AL
bans all are contesting the will. In
the will there are at least nine be-
quests of $4,000 to relatives as well
as some property left to some chill
dren of minor age Altogether the
settlement of this estate involves
considerable difficulty.
The great council of the Independ-
ent Order of Red Men at the Sth
annual session, August FL, elected
the following officers: Great sachem,
J. F. McCarty of ST. Johnsbury;
great senior sycamore, A. E. Hum
phrey of Lyndonville; great junior
Alexander Ross of Barre;
great prophet, F. E. Marshall
of Beecher Falls; great chief
of records, J. F. Osborne
Of East Barre; great keeper of wam-
pun, E. L. Parker of Brattleboro.
At the session, thirteen tribes were
and 80 past chiefs
were admitted to the great council.
The annual reunion of the Seventh
Vermont Veterans Association in
Rutland was completed Tuesday
night, August 10. 1t was attended
by the delegates and about 100 9TH
ers. At the business session the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
lent, Capt. John d. Moseley, of |
Northfield; vice presidents, Capt.
Henry Stowell, of Troy, N. Y, Capt. |
3. M. Knox of Rutland, and Isaac
Beatty of Pennacook, N. H.; Secre- |
AIRY, F. H. Shepard of Fair Haven.
There were % deaths in the as
ISOLATION during the year.