St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-06
VERMONT NEWS

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time. Thirty-six sentences had ex-
pired during the time of the small
pox quarantine but it was not
thought wise to let all these go at
the same time. The hospital of the
institution is still in quarantine.
Bennington is making prepara-
tions to fit a company for military
service should state troops be needed.
Leonard Relation of Barre had his
back broken April 81, when a stone
fell from a derrick and struck him.
He lived for three hours with a
broken back.
At a meeting of the New England
Order of Protection in Rutland, April
20, H. A. Bartlett of st. Johnsbury
was elected grand secretary. The
other officers are: Grand warden,
H. D. Fillmore, Bennington; grand
vice-warden, T. G. Bagley, Bellows
Falls; junior past grand warden, H.
William Scott, Barre; grand treas
urer, F. G. Rowland, Barre; grand
chaplain, Mrs. Mary Clark, Rutland;
grand guide, L. A. Bullock, North
field; grand guardian, Mrs. May Kib-
be, Montpelier; grand sentinel, w.
1. Green, Bennington; trustees, G. M.
Sawyer, HardWick, j. F. TAFT, Rut-
land, w. d. Wilson, Brattleboro.
Johnnie O'Herin, the IL year old
son of Robert O'Herin of Barre was
crushed by a rock April rs. He with
some other boys was climbing in
the quarry, when he stepped on a
rock that gave way and fell on him,
killing him before it could be re-
moved.
Wilfred George Daigneault, age 26
years, was found dead in his bed at
the home of his parents in Vergen-
mes. He had been in poor health for
some time but had been attending
to his duties at the Bennington Scale
Co. until a few days before his death.
A mail car on the sleeper that
leaves Burlington early in the morn
ing and goes to Montreal, was des-
troyed by fire April 27. Fortunately
the mail north bound from the United
States had been transferred to the
baggage car at Alburg. w. E. Ed
wards, clerk in charge of the car,
and J. H. Hoskinson, his assistant,
barely escaped. The cause of fire
is unknown.
Ernest Charlotte, aged %, who
formerly lived in Barre and Benning-
ton and was working in Franklin,
N. H. was drowned April 20 in at
tempting to avoid arrest on the
charge of theft. He escaped from
an officer and running to the river
jumped in. The current was very
strong and although he could be
seen treading water for some time,
he finally disappeared.
The Rev. A. WyFOrd, has rendered
to John E. Weeks, chairman of the
penal board, his resignation as chap
a in Of tho DT.icon Of
Mr.. Ford was dismissed by Super
intendent Lowell and Immediately re-
instated by Governor Fletcher and
has served until the present time
His resignation took effect May 1.
Both the University of Vermont
and Middlebury College are on the
list of 11S American colleges and
universities recommended by the As
ISOLATION of American Universities
to the Prussian department of educa-
ton for the recognition of bachelors
degrees.
The overwhelming vote to exempt
the proposed new Barre hotel from
taxation for a period of five years
indicates that the hotel will surely
be put up. The vote in favor of ex-
emptiOn was $50 and against was IS.
Patrick H. Keefe of Rutland was
arrested April q on the charge of
keeping a room where games of
chance were played for money stakes
The room was raided by four mem
bers of the police force early in the
morning, and six prominent Rutland
citizens were found handling the
cards. Their names have not been
given at present, but they will ap-
pear as witnesses if necessary.
Oscar Kendall, a painter by trade,
and whose home is unknown, came
to Morrisville a few days ago and
engaged board at J. r. Parker's, Sat
urday morning he was found dead in
bed with an empty wood alcohol
bottle beside him.
Bernard C. Newman and Fernie W.
Marsh were arrested and brought to
Lebanon, N. H, April "a. They are
charged with stealing a valuable
horse from the Fitch stable at Wind
sor. They hired the team saying
they wished to take a short ride
Before being arrested they had at
tempted to sell the horse.
Philip King now living in Lebanon
although he has plead guilty on a
charge of bigamy, cannot be pro-
secuted as long as he remains in New
Hampshire. He married Miss
Josephine Hobson of Enosburg Falls,
Sept. 4, 1899 and was granted a
divorce in st. Adams, April Is, 1911.
April IL, 1912 he married Leila Sill
yer of Derby. This marriage was
void according to Vermont laws as
he was married within three years
after the divorce of his first wife.
Last October he married Susie Hunt
of Lebanon, N. H. This marriage
will be legal only while he remains
in New Hampshire. Should he re-
turn to Vermont he would be liable
to bigamy.
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