St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-15
VERMONT NEWS

and trap shooting grounds.
The annual session of the union
school superintendents of the state
opened July Z, at Queen City Park,
Burlington, A. w. Varney of Ben
nington, president of the association,
presiding. About so superintendent
throughout the state were present.
After a few words he introduced
NJ. S. Stone, state superintendent of
education, who gave a short welcome
to those assembled, and outlined the
work of the association. The chair
man then introduced Governor Flet-
cher, who gave a short address. He
expressed himself as greatly in favor
| of the work of the association, but
| said that he did not want to pro-
mote the cause of higher education
| if it was for private interest or gain.
DR.. E. A. Winship of Boston, editor
| of the New England Journal of Edu-
cation, was the last speaker.
Truant Oficer John E. Hickey
has completed the taking of the an
nual school census in Rutland and
reported to Superintendent of
Schools D. B. Locke. Mr.. Hickey
found 1882 children of school age
in the city, including children be-
tween six and Is years. OF these,
$50 are between five and eight years,
1894 between eight and 16, and
528 between 16 and Is. The girls
number, 1871 and the boys 1851.
This is an increase of So over last
years census. The 1913 figures
showed a gain of rs over 1912.
Carl Laird of Clarendon was fined
$35 and costs by City Judge F. G.
Swinnerton July 6 for catching six
trout by a method other than ang-
ling. He drew the water from pool |
in Cold river and secured the fish. |
The annual reunion of the Wash |
ington County Veterans association |
will take place at Dewey Park at /
Montpelier on August 4 and 5. On
August the veterans join with the
Orange county association in a re-
union at Randolph. The Washington
county association has a member
ship of $50.
Dana H. Gilman, as administrator
of the estate of Antonio Domen-
chini, of Nottingham, has entered
suit in Windham county court for
$4,000 against the Hoosac Tunnel
& Wilmington Railroad Co. This is
brought to recover for the death of |
Domenchini, March 26, 1913, who |
died as the result of injuries receiv-
ed that day when rocks from an en-
bankment fell upon him as he was
working as a section hand on the /
railroad.
Preparations for the annual State
fair are well under way and the of |
flee of Secretary Davis at White /
River Junction is a busy place. The |
dates selected are Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, Septem-
Der IS, Is, IT, and Is. Entries in |
the racing events are larger than in |
any previous season, 1872 horses hav-
ing been listed. The purses are lib
eral and with such a large string of |
horses good races are assured.
The Ri. Rev. Arthur c. A Hall of |
Rock Point, Burlington, laid the |
cornerstone Sunday afternoon at |
4:3O o'clock of the church given by |
L. G. Clarke and family as a me-
mortal to Mrs. Clarke, on lower
South Willard St., Burlington, the |
foundation for which has been
pushed forward for some weeks. The |
bishop made a brief address, and
there was singing of Psalm and |
hymns by the full choir from
st. FauPs church. The name of
the church has not yet been
decided upon, but it will be
either st. Stephen, st. Barnabas, or
All Saints. 1t is expected that the
building will be completed about the
middle of September. Red sand
stone is to be used in its construction
and architecture will be of late Eng
lish gothic. The interior will be
done in cypress.
Fire destroyed the dwelling house
of Martin White of Hardwick, July
5. The house was located a few
rods west of the Woodbury. Granite
plant, and was outside the town lin
its, and as there are no hydrants in
the vicinity, the firemen were un-
able to do effective work The loss
is estimated at $1,000 with insur-
ance of $500.
Two houses and two barns were
destroyed and the three occupants
OF one of the houses had narrow es-
capes from death when fire broke
out in the residence of G. G. Corse,
of Waterbury Center, July 8, at
O'Clock a. M, and spread !. to the
buildings of Mrs. Betsey Godfrey,
just adjoining. From the house
the fire spread to the barn but all
the livestock had been taken out,
together with some of the tools. All
the seasons crop of hay which had
Just been put in the barn was lost
The house and barn of Mrs. Godfrey
also proved easy prey for the fire,
but enough time had elapsed since
the discovery to enable the neigh
bors to remove some of the furni-
ture from the building. Mrs. God
frey carried insurance on her prop
erty, but the Corse family had none
on their furnishings; and their posi-
ton is made worse by the fact that
Mr.. Corse is not able to work much
because of an injury sustained in a
fall in Burlington some time ago.
At the annual meeting of the
trustees of the Vermont Soldiers
Home at Bennington Wednesday,
the following officers were elected:
President, Hugh Henry; treasurer,
G. E. Beach; secretary, e. j. Orms-
bee, Brandon; auditor, Henry T.
Cushman. The trustees reelected d
Col. Thomas Harmon superintendent;
J. B. Harmon, assistant superintend-
ant and Mrs. Harmon, matron. The |,
present registration of the home ia