St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-29
VERMONT NEWS q
South Ryegate Boy I'm The War

south Ryegate Boy I'm The War
Among the officers under Admiral
Badger at Vera Cruz Mexico is Capt.
r. B. Farquharson of United States
marine CORDS, a f0rmer resident of
MONTPELIER and a graduate of Nor
witch University, class of 1903. Cap
tain Farquharson, commands the
marine guard aboard the u. S. S.
New Hampshire now in Vera Cruz
harbor. Captain Farquharson is a ma
tive of South Ryegate. His wife was
Miss Anna Phinney, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Truman C. Phinney of
Montpelier Mrs. Farquharson is
now there. After his graduation
from Norwich, Captain Farquharson
entered the marine corps as a second
lieutenant. He was assigned TO the
marine barracks at Annapolis. Later
he was made first lieutenant and then
captain. The New Hampshire was
at Norfolk, Va, navy yard when or
dered to proceed to Mexico.
The residence of DIR. Grace Sher-
wood of st. Adams was robbed dur
ing the night of April Is. A small
amount of money, some jewelry and
silver were taken and the house left
in great confusion.
Bert J. Lyon of Burlington, chief
mechanic of the Burlington Render
ing company had his arm caught in
a three inch shaft, April 20, and it
is feared the accident will necessi-
tate the amputation of the arm at
the shoulder.
Announcement has been made that
the next meeting of the State Medi-
cal Society will be in Rutland, Octo-
Der 8 and 8.
Rachael Joslovitch was arrested by
A1burgh officers and taken to Bur-
lington. She, accompanied by a
man, recently came from London to
Montreal and she was ornamented
with diamonds to the value of $4,000
which were quite out of keeping with
the rest of her appearance. 1t was
thought that she was trying to snug
gle them into the United States. The
man believed to be her husband can
not be found. She is out on $500
| ing the outcome of the case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Batchelder
of Bethel have both volunteered to
| go to the front should their country
need their services in the present
war. Mr.. Batchelder was a trooper
with Roosevelt's Rough Riders and
later was commander of companies
B and of the 46th regiment of in
fantry u. S. volunteers during the
fighting in the Philippines under
General Schwan in the Flying Col
umn." Mrs. Batchelder has enrol
led as a Red Cross nurse and express
ses a desire to go either within or
without the u. S. borders.
Mrs. Charles L. Robbins of Bellows
Falls met with a serious accident,
April 20. She with her little daugh-
ter had started to drive to Erving to
meet Mr.. Robbins. A huge boulder
which had fallen into the road caus-
ed the horse to be frightened and
back. Mrs. Robbins with the child
in her arms got out and tried to lead
the horse past, but in some way she
fell and was thrown under the horses
feet. The child was uninjured but
the mother was severely bruised, al
though the result probably will not
be serious.
Little Cornelius Mahoney of Bur.
lington was badly scalded, April 20
when he fell into a pail of boiling
water that his mother had just pre-
pared with which to wash the floor
1t is not thought that it will result
fatally as the burns were not very
deep.
Harmon A. Hall of West Berkshire
was found dead in his sawmill, Apr
"a. 1t is thought he had gone neal
the shafting to throw off a belt anC
was caught and wound about it. He
is survived by his wife and two
sons.
Rufus e. Percy of Concord, N. H.
who was killed at Vera Cruz, was {
native of Highgate Center, where ht
was born June 9, 1891.
Murton J. Hammell died April 2:
at Burlington from endocarditi
caused, it is thought, from striking
his head on entering train at Mont
pelier.
The Vermont Guernsey Breeder
association met at Montpelier on Apr
%, and organized as follows: Her
bert T. Johnson of Bradford, presi
dent; Ebert c. Tenney of Brattle
boro, vice-president; Mark H. Mood.
of Waterbury, secretary and treas
urer; Edward r. Andrews of Putney
DR.. George Chamberlin of South New
bury, Irving w. Bates of East Barr
and J. P. Ramsey of Charlotte, ex
ecutive committee.