St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-01
VERMONT NEWS

w. Scott NIcCarty, resident manages
for the E. A Strout farm agency a
Essex Junction disappeared about {
rmonth ago and has not returned. This
ssame night Miss Lawrence. his stem
i ographer. disappeared after drawing
/ her savings from the bank. AS &
result of their disappearance the
tStrout company has filed suit in Chit
ftenden county court to recover $4,000
Iagainst Mr.. McCarty and the Mont
'pelier Savings Bank and Trust com
pany.
Walter Hakkaraines, "a years old
a quarry worker at Barre, was in
stantly killed Nov. "a when a stone
failing from a derrick struck him on
the head causing a fracture of the
skull.
! x. o. Tucker. 21 years old, son of
TCornelius A. Tucker of Tunbridge,
died Nov. "a, at the Randolph sani-
tarium from the effects of gunshot
wound in the leg received the previous
Saturday while climbing fence near
: his home. 1t is supposed that some
hunter mistook him for a deer.
The largest black bear shot on Lud-
low mountain since colonial times was
killed Nov. "a by Clarence May of
Bellows Falls. 1t weighed $50 pounds
and measured six feet from nose to
tail.
i The towns of Pawlet and Dandy
figure in a real estate deal of large
size by which the Saunders Brothers
of Brighton, Me-, purchase 1000 acres
'of heavily wooded land from Park
Pollard of Proctorsville and John Will
moth of Ludlow. The Saunders Bro
theirs are manufacturers of bowels and
plan to utilize practically all of the
16, 00O.0 900 feet of hardwood. The
growth of yellow and white birch on
the tract is said to be the finest quail
ity in the state and the company's
Operations will extend over ten years.
J. P. Rabidou of Mortified, lumber
manufacturer, was fined $1,000 and
costs of $186.52 in Washington county
court last week, having been found
guilty of manslaughter by running
over Carl French on April "a. In inn
posing a fine rather than prison
term Judge Waterman called atten-
ton to the fact that it was the first
case of it's kind and was the result of
a peculiar combination of circum-
stances.
; There is a steady but sure decline
In the number of inmates at the SOL
oilers home at Bennington. The pres
'ent registration is only 70 and vacan-
cies are occurring so rapidly that the
home will probably never be over
crowded as six years ago. In Deem
Der 1909 there were 116 veterans.
Frank Burns. who was run over by
a freight train at North Hero, Nov. 81
and had both legs and an arm severed.
died Nov. %. He was an itinerant
bridge builder and was stealing a ride
to Burlington. He lay six hours in
a ditch before helm came
Frank G. Phelps of Cabot has sued
Charles Utley, also of Cabot, in the
sum of $4,000 for alleged alienation
of the affections of his wife. The pa
pers which were served some days ago
have just been filed. Real estate in
Cabot owned by the defendant was at
tached for the amount of the claim
for damages.
The Vermont Checkers association
will hold their state tournament at
Burlington. beginning Dec. % and last
ing until play is finished. w. G. Hoyt
of Burlington is the present state
champion.
Isaac the nine-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs Isaac Williamson of Middle
bury, was shot on Thanksgiving day
while returning with a party of boys
from some holiday sport. Cushman
'Delphia. 5 years old, stumbled into a
hole and the shotgun he was carrying
was discharged. The contents of the
shotgun entered the left shoulder of
the Williamson boy. and he complained
of pain in his heart. He died before
a doctor could reach him.
The state building commission with
all members present, including Gov.
Charles w. Gates. who is chairman ex-'
officio, met at the state house, Mont
pelier, Nov. %, and decided definitely
upon the exact location of the pro-
posed new building to be used when
completed by the supreme court. in
dustrial accident board. state library,
and historical society. The new build
ing will be placed 140 feet back from
the curb on State street, half way be-
tween the Pavilion line and the cement
walk leading to the capitol building. |
Bids on the granite to be used in the
construction will probably be adver-
tised within short time, but it is not
expected any actual work can be bel
gun until spring.