St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-07-23
VERMONT NEWS


The body of Theodore Wagner nj
st. Adams was found in few inches
of water July II and il is supposed
in serious financial trouble. several
parties having foreclosed on his
property the day before. He was 40
years old and leaves three sons.
A large barn at Hinesburg belong
| ing to Clarence Peters was burned
July Is. Thanks to the alarm given
! by the dog much property was saved
but five tons of hay and farming
tools burned. This is the 18th mys-
terious fire in that vicinity within
year.
DR.. Mary Walker, the dress re-
former, and wOman's rights pioneer,
Countess Nicholas, of Rutland, and
Mrs Mary Realms, have left Rutland
for Oswego, n. Y, where the coun-
tess and Mrs. Realms were taken for
treatment and rest at the private
sanatorium conducted by DR.. Walker.
Countess Nicholas expects to return
when recovered. She has been a
resident of Rutland for six years.
Col S. A Illsley, of Middlebury,
has promised to give the Baptist
church at Vergennes S100 for It's
parsonage after it has raised $1,000.
Of this amount the church has now
about $500.
The marble mill of Temple Bros,
at Rutland was destroyed by fire
July II with a loss of $4,000 in
buildings and stock. 1t is thought
that two tramps who slept in the
structure set it afire accidentally.
The National Automatic Machine
Co. was organized at Brattleboro
July II with a capital stock of
100000. They will manufacture a
machine for the sealing and stamp
ing of envelopes.
Honerous Ste. Marie, a 13-year-
old West Glover lad, fell from load
of hay to the bottom of a silO July
Il and sustained injuries which re-
suited in his death.
BY the will of the late Cicero G.
Peck of Hinesburg, the Methodist
church of that place receives $500
outright and in case of the death
of his adopted daughter and grand
daughter, Troy Conference Academy
gets $1,000, the Methodist church
and Hinesburg one-fifth and the
town fOur-ffths of the residue.
Poormaster Delaney of Burlington
when he went to his Office
on Wednesday, found a five weeks
old baby in a market basket. He
Immediately notified the mayor and
found that the baby was left at his
orders 1t seems that a Mrs. Num-
son had contracted with a Vergennes
woman, said to be the infants moth
err, a short time ago to board the
child and had then promptly dis
The mayor told Mrs. Mum
son to leave the baby at the poor
masters office, which was done, al
though before it finally landed there,
it got into the police Office twice by
mistake. The babe will be cared tor
at city expense and Vergennes will
be notified and asked to foot the bill
if the child really belongs there.
"Peter Johnson" owned by James
NJ. Boutwell, of Montpelier gave a
good account of himself in the Cleve-
land races Tuesday and took second !
money in the race for foals of 1910, |
trotting two in three, sweepstakes
with $500 added for prize money. |
The race was won by Etawah in 2.1O. |
His owner has refused $4,000 for |
him.
Theodore A Davis Of Rutland, a |
prominent Mason, died July Is. He |
was 81 years old and had been with |
the futile Co., for 5 years.
Fire, probably set by tramps, de-
the house and barn of B.
c. Robbins at Morristown Plains On
July Is. The contents of the house
were saved.
Fred Hood of Marlboro, Is years
Did, has been sentenced to the
House of Correction for three years
'or horse stealing. He is said to be
4 dime novel fiend.
Austin F. Boynton of Brattleboro,
aged IS years, died suddenly July
L6 from neuralgia of the heart. He
had suffered adversities when his
business block was washed away
n a freshet in 1869 and a year later
le was burned out. But he tried
again and ten years ago was able
% retire. He leaves a wife and one
ION.
The 18th annual school of instruc-
ion for health officers will be held
It Burlington, August Al. The
speakers will include DR.. w. G.
2ucker, assistant surgeon general of
he U. S. public health service, w.
T. Saunders of New York whose talk
m Sanitation of the Panama
Janal'' will be illustrated with Ian
ern slides, DR.. Lyman A. Jones,
tate inspector Of health for Massa-
husetts and Prof. NJ. B. Hillegas of