St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-01
VERMONT NEWS

Andrew w. Chaffee, age rs o.
Stowe died March 21, as the result
of injuries caused by the falling o.
a wood pile which crushed him
breaking a rib and causing other in
ternal injuries.
On account of the recent finding
of the majority of the Public service
commission, ordering a reduction il
telephone rates, all work of improv
ing and extending the telephone ser
vice by expert workmen in st. Al
bans has been stopped. The new
plant would have been a model Of
it's kind with new common battery
system and switch board for twelve
operators, as we'll as rest and re-
creation rooms for the employees. The
ST. Adams people are much disap-
pointed that this cannot be complet-
ed at present.
Daniel G. Wild, a New York at
torney who died February 13 left
an estate of 1892, 162.62, net, which
by terms of his will was left to seve-
raj people in Barre and vicinity. Mr..
Wild was former Vermonter.
Owing to the resignation, of II. Ed
ward Dyer of Rutland as colonel OF
the first Vermont regiment, the head
quarters of the National Guard will
be transferred to Burlington.
A special town meeting has been
called in Woodstock, because the one
held earlier in March was declared
illegal inasmuch as the women were
allowed to vote for the several APP
preparations for the year. Even if
the vote is not allowed to stand, the
women have established a precedent.
Austin Winslow of Washington, re-
Gently celebrated his SO birthday. He
is a native of Vermont, having been
born in Barnard He later went to
New York and has made his home in
the capital since 1860 Mr.. WinsloW
seems very well and hopes to live a
full century.
Frank Cranes, age 60 years, of
East Barre died very suddenly Mar.
%. He had been telling stories to
a circle of companions, when sud-
denly he leaned forward onto table
and died almost instantly.
Although there are some details
still to be settled in the campaign
to raise money for the Barre City
hospital, the total subscribed is $780,
017.34, which is $4,000 more than
the minimum mark set at the begin
ming of the campaign.
Theodore Buker, age "a, was killed
in an accident March "a, while work
ing on the railroad on the Panama
Canal. He left Montpelier six years
ago going to the canal zone with his
wife, who survives him. They in
tended to return next month.
The Vermont Association of Bos-
ton will have their annual sugaring
off at Horticultural hall, Saturday
evening, April 4. The sugar and
other refreshments will be served in
the main hall at 8 o'clock, after which
dancing will be enjoyed.
While at work cutting logs in
Brookline, Charles Benson of New
fame nearly lost the sight of one eye.
He was telling a tree when in driving
the wedge with an axe piece of steel
flew from it, striking him so that the
nerve was torn off the back side of
the right eye. He is hopeful that
sight may be restored to the eye.
Elmer Rushlow and William
Dennis, the youthful respondents who
were charged with the murder of
Chin Kim, a Chinaman of ST. Adams
February 6, have reversed their for
mer statement of not guilty and plead
guilty to murder in the second de-
gree, March 81. The boys do not
seem to realize the gravity of their
crime. The murder was committed
when Chin Kim tried to prevent the
boys from robbing his store.