St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
VERMONT NEWS

combination baggage, mail and
smoking car was completely destroy
ed by fire in the yard at Brattleboro,
February 16. About 5000 letters in
rs sacks were burned. These were
destined to Vermont points.
Governor Fletcher has recently ap-
pointed. Col. John z. Paddock as a
trustee of the State Institute for the
Predetermined. Other members of
| this board are, DR.. w. ]. Aldrich of
| St. Johnsbury, DR.. p. E. insolvency,
of Burlington, Dr. Coburn of Milton.
LAFAYETTE Houston of Stowe came
near bleeding to death February Is,
when in chopping wood he cut a big
cash in his leg severing an artery.
He lives alone at Stowe Forks, but
by shouting was able to summon
assistance.
1t is understood that orders have
recently been given by the postmast-
er general that all letters and cards
which have no stamps on them Will
| be delivered to the conslgnee, double
postage being required of them. This
will save the delay of sending mott
| fcation and then waiting for the pro-
per postage to be forwarded. Watch
will be kept to avoid persons mail
ing matter unstamped, purposely,
! however.
Frank Baker, age q, an employe
of the Woolworth store in Rutland
died February Is. 1t is thought that
fear caused his death. He had been
charged with a statutory Offense and
fear of arrest on this charge caused
his death.
James LaRich an employe of New
man and Cohen, horse dealers, OF
Rutland, has brought suit in Rutland
County court against Frank McCor-
mick. to recover damages of 5000
on the ground that the defendant
aIienated the affections of the wife OF
the plaintiff.
The annual meeting of the trus-
tees of the Vermont Sanatorium was
held recently and showed that during
the year 1O8 patients were treated,
rs were admitted and 72 discharged
the daily average being a little over
az of 10 applications filed, Is
were refused because their condition
was unfavorable. 1t is regretted
that so few incipient cases apply for
admission as statistics show that the
early case can be cured when prop
ertv treated. Half of the patients
last year were between 81 and 80
years old, and the greatest number
come under the head of mouse
wife, Among the men granite and
slate cutters head the list. The
longest residence was three years
and the shortest four days. Here
after cases will be allowed to remain
for IL months only. The deficit for
the year, $3,319.64 was made up by
a friend. The state pays $7.90 per
week for board while the actual cost
is S13.79. The Vermont Chapter OF
the Red Cross and the Howard Relief
of Burlington support many patlents
and the governor names a number
of persons, rs last year, to be cared
| for at the expense of the state.
The old Maj. David Wright house
| in White River Junction, recently
occupied by c. B. Simonds, has been
destroyed by fire. The fire started
in an upstairs room through some
defect in the chimney. This house
was 100 years old.
Agreements were signed Febru-
airy II by the officers of the Barre
and Montpelier Power and Traction
Company and the motormen and con-
ductors, submitting their d1fteren-
ces to arbitration thus ending the
strike. The men have gone back to
work, 81 of them having been out
| TWO weeks.
The body of Harry w. Fernald,
aged 30, was found frozen to death
on a road leading from Stevens mills
Richford, to a lumber camp on Lew
is Mountain where he was employed
as a blacksmith, February IT. He
and a companion, Ernest Mears left
the village to tramp five miles to the
lumber camp. 1t was so cold that
/ oil mt frnZn
fore reaching the village. Mears
reached the camp, but both feet were
frozen and he was very much ex-
hausted.
A large barn and shed on the War
rem Clark farm in North Hero were
destroyed, together with a consider
able amount of live stock. The loss
is covered by insurance
Rev. H. A Durfey rendered his re-
signation as general secretary of the
| Vermont State Sunday School as
ISOLATION at a meeting of the execu-
tive committee held at Burlington,
February IL. This will take effect
in three months and Mr.. Durfey will
continue his work in the Office during
that time.
Rev. Vernon E. BIagbrough of Mar
blehead, Mass, has accepted a call
to become the pastor of the Bellows
Falls Universalist church, to succeed
the Rev. Clarence L. Eaton, who re-
signed from the pastorate last Sep
TENDER to accept similar duties at
the Universalist church in St. Johns
bury.
Fred B. Waterhouse of Milford,
Mass, alias Charles E. Green has re-
Gently confessed that he has COM
mftted 40 robberies of shoe stores.
He had no assistance in any of these