St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24
VERMONT NEWS

lava hO1VuOJa, naIlVe OF = IN
land, has brought a negligence suit
against the Woodbury. Granite Co. of
Bethel, declaring that on July Fl.
1914, he was so injured by a piece of
flying steel or stone that he lost the
sight of one eye. He claims the COM
pany did not properly equip it's en-
ployes and did not provide a proper
place for him to work in.
Cashier Charles E. Pinney of the
National Bank at Middlebury, has
just completed so years of active bust
ness life, having been with the bank
since 1869. Henry F. Field, presi-
dent of the Rutland County National
has been in the banking business
since 1860, starting with the Brandon
bank when he was IT years old.
DR.. Henry c. Noble, SO, died March
16 at Waterbury. He was native of
Hinesburg and for 26 years was con-
nected with the Connecticut State
Hospital for the Insane. He was
buried at Bellows Falls.
The PouItney Business Mems Asso-
citation entertained 100 farmers of
the neighboring country at dinner
March 16. The principal speakers
were Commissioner of Agriculture E.
S. Brigham of St. Adams and John
A. Scheuerle of Springfield, Mass.
A large farm. house occupied by
Peter Wells at Georgia, was burned
to the ground March IA. The fam
lily were calmy eating dinner when a
neighbor informed them that the
house was on fire. The loss was from
$4,000 to $4,000 with some insur-
ance.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Anti-Saloon League was held in Bur-
lington March 16, with about SO trus-
tees and officers present. Officers
were elected as follows: President,
Frank PlumIey; vice-presidents, Rev.
J. S. Braker, Al. G. Whiting and Rev.
treasurer, f. s. Pease; auditor, o. p.
Ray; superintendent, Rev. G. H.
Smith.
Caroline Baxter, widow of the late
Col. Bradley B. Smalley, died at Bur-
March 16, aged rs. Mrs.
was one of the founders of
the Colonial Danes and Daughters of
the American Revolution in Vermont
and had held offices in both orders.
The Rutland Business Mems Asso-
citation has made arrangements to
open the shirt factory there which
has been closed for several weeks.
About 100 persons are employed
there and it means a great deal to.
have SO many out of work.
Only 9,465 revenue was collect
ed in the consolidated customs dis
trict of Vermont during February, as
with SAL, 998,804, last year.
As the tariff is the same as last year
the shrinkage must be due to the war.
Oscar Potter of Rutland lost $3.50
in bank notes, a gold watch, valued
at 500, and a valuable ring last
week when some one who knew his
house well, stole the goods from un-
der a mattress where they were hid
den.
The Waterbury Light and Power
Co. has sold it's plant on the Mad
River to the Tenney Corporation of
1t includes two dams,
one with a fiowage of mile. and
half, the other of a mile, one with
4 capacity of 900, the other of 500
horse power.
officers are investigating the
Heath of year old baby at the Will
iston town farm. They think it was
;uffocated by means of quilt. The
mother, Mrs. Maude Beekman, left |
he baby on the bed while she was |
It work. It is thought that another |
was disturbed by the baby's |
.ries and put the quilt over his head |
o quiet him without thought of in
uring him.
BY the will of Mrs. Emily J. Proc
or, widow of Senator Redfield Proc
or, the Vermont senatorium, re-
elves $4,000 to become a perma-
tent fund, the income from which
will care for tubercular patients
rom Proctor or CaVendish; the Proc
or library receives $4,000 in trust,
he income to be used for the upkeep
f the institution; 1000 shares of
ommon stock to be in trust, the in
ONE to go to the Vermont sanato-
ium until Robert Fletcher Holden,
FRS. Proctor's grandson, is rs years,
hen the stock goes to him. If he
hould die before he is 80 the shares
o to the sanatorium. $3.50 for a
rust fund, the income to go to the B
aptist church at Cavendish to pay !
he salary of minister.
Powder claimed two more victims
t the slate quarries Wednesday,
lillian Hughes and Cornelius Burns 4
no worked in the Eureka Quarry
ruth of Fair Haven. Hughes was
Istantly killed but Burns lived until
sternoon The men were reloading
crack in the rock which had been
'eviously fired and it is thought
lat heat at the bottom of the crack
use the explosion. Hughes leaves
wife and three children but Burns
as unmarried.
Thomas F. Crowley of Walden has
ed a petition in bankruptcy. He
yes his liabilities as $7,852.32, and
Is assets at $4,570.32, of which
1886 is claimed exempt. He is
farmer.
George L. Merriam of Barton has
ed a petition, giving his liabilities
$17,663.50, and his assets as SILL
;S, of which $438 is claimed ex- L.
npt. ..
Vermont marble will be used for
q new Arlington memorial in Ar-
lgton cemetery near Washington,
be erected by the federal govern
ent in memory of Americas soil
ers and sailors. The monument is
cost S750 n00