St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-12-31
VERMONT NEWS

Mrs. Emily l.. Watts of Stowe Hol-
low died December % from the eff
fects of burns received the day be-
fore. She was putting some paper
into the stove when her clothing
caught on fire. She tried to extin-
guish the flames in snow but was not
successful. Guy and Roy Stafford Of
Morrisville, who were driving pas
and saw her, went to her assistance
and put the flames out, but it was too
late to save her life. She was rs
year old. Her husband, George H.
Watts, who is a year older, has been
in failing health for some time.
There are no children.
Walter Il. Johnson, one of the
prominent business men of Essex
Junction, died very suddenly of
heart failure Christmas day. He
went to bed apparently as well as
usual the night before and was found
dead in bed the next morning. Mr..
Johnson was 81 years old and had
long been connected with hotels, at
first in his home state of Maine and
later having charge of several rail-
road restaurants in Vermont.
A Home Economics Institute will
be held at Waterbury January 9 to
IL. This is given by the University
of Vermont, and shows what col
lege extension work can do. 1t will
be in charge of professors from the
college and instruction will be given
in cooking, dressmaking, library
work, household sanitation and ag-
riculture. The institute is given by
the Waterbury Woman's Club.
William E. Koch, Jr., of West
To-
the jury in Rutland December "A
He was charged with the murder OF
Charles Gordon, a trapper, at Koch's
game preserve on Lake Champlain
November 8. Ernest H. O'Brien
Maloney were the counsel for Mr.
Koch.
Julius o. Bride of Brandon was
perhaps fatally injured December "a
in attempting to stop a runaway
horse. He siezed the bride but his
weight was not sufficient to stop the
animal and it turned d corner anC
fell down into a yard six feet below
Mr.. Bride has a compound fracture
of the arm and severe injury to his
spine.
A fire December 81, in the Per
/
ton resulted in a $4,000 loss. Thu
building is occupied by the Per
lection Overgaiter Plant on the
second, third and fourth floors, by
the FIGURING company on the GROUND
| floor, and by the Traction company
in the basement. The fire started
in the cutting room on the THIRD
floor. The greatest damage was b!
water. About 40 people are
thrown out of work
While in search of a lost rooster
some Burlington boys discovered {;
human skull under a barn. 1t wa
wrapped in paper and carefully tied
1T looked like murder and the of
ficals were notified. The skull va!
| the property of the State laboratory
and had been loaned to Harry Clougl
for study. 1t was in his barn tina
the skull was found. 1t was re
turned to its owner.
st. Adams is among the cities tina
are carrying on an active campaign
for federal reserve banks Secre
taries McAdOo and Houston, tn,
committee authorized to choose tn
reserve cities are making up a lis
of not less than eight and not NOR
than twelve cities, to be given thes,
federal banks.
Ira G. Calef of Washington ha
offered $4,000 toward $4,000
building fund for the Barre Cit,
hospital. The gift is conditional. i
being given if $4,000 will be raiseC
during the year 1914 The offe
came Christmas morning and wa
both a surprise and delight to tn
Barre people.
The following Vermont Postmas
terships have been announced:
Frank A. Burditt to be postmaste
at Putney, VT, in place of Lyman 2
Bailey. Incumbent commission ex
pired December IA, 1912.
Herbert S. King to be postmaste
at Manchester Depot, VT. Office be
came presidential October I, 1918.
Carl A. Madison to be postmaste
at Manchester Center, VT. Oh1c
| became presidential October 1 1918