St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-01-28
VERMONT NEWS

ment, former president of the Rut-
land Railroad, and twice candidate
for Governor of Vermont. She claims
that she was engaged by him in April
1910 to trace his family tree. She
continued work until July, 1913,
and has received only $1,000 instead
of $14,916 which was promised her.
In the other suit she demands ST.
600 for a diamond ring of hers
which he had converted to his own
use. 1t was Mrs. Egbert who travel
ed 5000 miles, part of the way dis
guised as a man, to get back her
kidnapped child, which she finally
claimed in Madras, India.
The Plattsburg Press said that
HONEY and Martell started their
stage route across the ice between
Plattsburg and Grand Isle last
week. Last year the first trip made
by the stage was on February IL.
In the past % years the earliest date
for starting on record is January IL,
and the latest date is February "a
and that year the trips continued less
than one week.
Mary Howe Burton of Clinton,
Mass, the we'll known Vermont
soprano, will sing at her old home
at Brattleboro, March g. This re-
cital will be to aid the Woman's as
ISOLATION of the Congregational
church to raise $1,000 toward a
church building fund pledge. She
will be accompanied by her talented
brother, Lucien.
Joseph Labote as administrator Of
the estate of Louis Petite of Fair
Haven has brought suit against the
Old English Slate Co., of Fair Haven,
to recover damages of SIS, 700, alleg-
ing that Mr.. Petite met his death
through negligence on the part of the
defendant company. 1t is claimed
that while working in the quarry
raising some heavy blocks of slate,
a block struck some debris near the
top of the opening, causing dirt and
stones to fall on the head of Petite
and also making the block of slate
fall thereby crushing Mr.. Petite so
that he died the next day. He leaves
a wife and three children.
Although it was at first thought
that William Hubbard, age so whose
body was found in the road near
Rutland, January 16, fell into
the street and was afterwards run
over by an automobile, States At
torney B. L. Stafford and the police
are trying to prove that some person
is to blame for this accidental
death. Thomas Corcoran, aged rs
is in jail for safe keeping. He was
intoxicated on the night of the ac-
cident and was driving his car in
most reckless manner. It may be
that he ran down Mr.. Hubbard, al
though as yet the charge of intoxica-
ton is the only one preferred against
him.
- he loft of
Newell Thompson, $4,000 was left to
the Vermont Branch of the Board of
Missions and to the American Bible
society of New York Personal prop
erty and money not to exceed SIS to
any one person was left to relatives.
For the third time Charles Wor-
cester of West Rutland has escaped
from the Vergennes Industrial
school. According to his story, he
merely walked away with compan-
ion while they we're doing out OF
door work and were unmatched. He
was found at his home.
Mrs. John Greenough of Essex
Junction, age 81, broke her hip jan
uary 10. She went to sit down in
chair, but instead fell heavily to
the floor.
A big fire broke out in the City
Hotel in Barre in the early morning
of January %. 1t is thought that
the fire started in a closet in back
of the Office on the first floor. 1t
spread rapidly and the main stairway
was impossible before the guests
could make their escape. BY the
cool and quick response of the fire
men they were aided to get out of
the building by means of the long
ladders. There were 81 people in
the house at the time, and all made
their escape. The fire ragged for four
hours with the thermometer at 20
below zero which made it very hard
for the firemen. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000 which is partially
covered by insurance. Save for a
few dollars in bills, the personal
loss of the occupants of the hotel
was very slight.
Arthur Dole, IA year old Burling
ton boy appeared at the Adams st.
school armed with loaded revolver.
It was later discovered that he was
the one who had been shooting on
Buell. street, where children were
coasting the other evening. He was
taken into custody temporarily. The
case will be taken up by Judge Ma
comber of the Juvenile Court.
The 11th exhibition or the YER
mont State Poultry association was
held in st. Adams, closing the even
ing of January %, with lecture by
Miss Frances e. Wheeler of Chazy,
N. Y. The seventh annual meeting
of the state branch of the Rhode Is
land Red Club of America was held
the same day. The following officers
were elected: President, w. B.
Writer'S of st. Adams; vice presi-
dents, G. D. Clark of Bellows Falls,
c. A. Cramton, Jr., Of St. Adams, Il.
J. Woodbury. of East Shoreham, John
B. James Of North Bennington, d.
w. Fetch of Brattleboro, John G.
Holden of North Clarendon, o. w.
Hanks of West Pawlet, Charles T.
Pierce of Hardwick, M. G. Hayden OF
East Alburg, Mrs. o. w. Brockway of
Randolph, E. Ray Martin of Derby,
Mrs E. e. White Of Belmont, G. A.
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