St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
VERMONT NEWS

inches from the ground. The tree
measured 96k feet in height. Sixty
feet from the ground it measured
feet inches in circumference. 1t is
estimated to work up four cords Of
four foot wood.
What the police allege was a joy
ride, resulted in an accident on South
Main street early Thursday evening
and eliminated in the appearance of
Deputy Sheriff Guy Martin of Will
Jamestown in city court, where he
pleaded guilty to a charge of negli-
gent driving and paid a $50 fine, with
costs of $6.O5 attached. Mrs. Arthur
Holt Of IA Hill street, wife of a driver
employed by Reynolds & Son, was
knocked down by the car. Her COM
panion, Mrs. S. B. Huse of Is Hill
street, was also struck by the car and
thrown to the ground, although her
injuries are not serious.
The following companies have filed
articles of incorporation with the sec
rotary of state at Montpelier: Edward
l.. Sibley Manufacturing Co. Inc, to
manufacture machines and metal
novelties. has a capital stock of $780,
600 with 1000 shares, the majority
being held by E. l.. Sibley of Benning
ton, where the plant is located. The
Richmond Farmers Cooperative Co.
Inc, is to deal in milk and milk prod
ucts, $4,000 capital stock in 400
shares. There are seven subscribers.
headed by w. G. Fuller and all are
of Richmond.
DR.. John w. Hatch, principal of
Montpelier Seminary, has returned
home from a two weeks trip to Bos-
ton and New York where he attended
educational conferences in the interest
Of the institution Of which he is the
head. He was successful in his quest
for assistance for the school for the
coming year, being granted $1,000 by
the American board of education of
the Methodist Episcopal churches to
apply on current expenses and receiv-
ing assurance that an additional ST.
900 would be forthcoming as an aid
to clear the school debt, provided that
the debt was wiped out by the end of
1916. Doctor Hatch feels confident
he can clean up the existing indebted
ness.
A warrant made out by States At
torney T. e. Hopkins of Burlington,
was served on w. Scott Mccarthy by
Deputy Sheriff Henry Todd Thursday
charging the embezzlement of $500
from the E. A. Strout Farm agency,
manager at Essex Junction up to about
the first of last November, when he
disappeared from his office at Essex
Junction, his disappearance causing
much comment at the time because of
the fact that his Stenogra pher Miss
Charlotte M. Irish, left Essex Junction
about the same time. Mr.. Mccarthy
was taken into city court late Thurs
day afternoon and bail was fixed at
$4,000, which he was unable to fur
nish. Mr.. Mccarthy has been at Es-
sex since Dec. 1.
The directors of the Vermont State
Poultry association are completing ar
engagements for the 10Th show to be
held in City hall at st. Adams, Jan. 1
to 21 inclusive. The American Poul-
try association has designated it as the
official state show at which it's gold
and bronze medals will be offered for
competition. Over $500 in special
cash prizes beside the regular prizes
are offered. Daniel p. Shove of Fall
River, Mass, and F. G.. Cook of Wal
than, Mass, will act as judges. Ar
rangements are being made for lee
lures during the evenings by promin-
ent poultrymen. The premium list
will be ready fo-' distribution in few
days. Anyone desiring a copy should
write f. w. Sault show secretary, St
Adams.
Arthur Robinson is laying the foun-
dations for the water tower which is
to be used in the new automatic sprin-
kler system at the Bethel Chrome
Tanning Co. This tower will become
a landmark in Bethel. The tower will
be 100 feet high 20 feet higher than
the tannery smokestack.
M
day afternoon by the news that Henry
DuttOn, who lived on the old Dutton
homestead in North RoyaIton, had
committed suicide by hanging himself
from a beam in his barn. He was
missed about 10 a. m. and was found
about / p. m. by his son-in-law
Chester B. Dodge. He had tied a
moose about his neck, placed a bran
sack over his head, fastened the rope
to the top of the barn and then jump
ed from the beam. Mr.. Dutton had
been in poor health for many years
and at one time at Waterbury asylum
for treatment. He was highly respect
ed citizen of Royalton and elected to
many of the town offices. In 1910 he
was elected deacon of the First Con-
gregatonal church. Both he and his
wife have been very prominent in
cnurch Work. one feature that prob
ably increased his dependency was
the fact that he had a large stock of
cattle to tend and had difficulty in
finding help.
The closing service in Brattleboro
last week Tuesday night of a series of
evangelistic meetings by Rev. DR.. J.
Wilbur Chapman and Charles M.
Alexander, which began Nov. &c, was
attended by 1000 persons. The great
er part of the time was taken up by
expressions of gratitude and good will
on the part of DR.. Chapman for the
spirit manifested by the people and
all who had to do with the meetings
and on the part of ministers and peO-
pie for the benefit derived from the
services. The choir gave Mr.. Alex
ander, the musical director a purse
of gold and the free will offering for
the evangelists amounted to $1,000.
WEST LUNENBURG
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