St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-07-28
VERMONT NEWS

Mrs. Eugenia Moore of Burlington
met a tragic death at the Lee House
Port Henry, N. Y, last week. She
was in the elevator when the cable
broke. She became frightened anC
attempted to jump out, was caughi
between the elevator and sidewall Of
the shaft in such a way that her neck
was broken and her skull crushed.
Before Rev. p. J. Long left Proc
tor for his new parish at Montpelier
he was presented with a purse OF
$500 by his Pensioners. Father
Crosby of Hardwick succeeds him al
Proctor. The church at Montpelier
is made the beneficiary of an insur-
ance policy for $4,000 carried by
their late pastor, Rev. w. J. O'Sulli-
van. 1t was his wish to have the
money apply on the debt of the par
ish.
South Londonderry had a SIS, 900
fire June 21 which destroyed the gen
eral store of George A. Smith, a gar
age owned by Mr.. Smith, and three
residences near by. The contents of
two of the houses were saved and car
ride across the street but the fire be-
came so intense that most of the ar
ticles were destroyed. In response
to a call for help 500 men from sur
rounding towns responded.
An engineer on the Canadian Pa
cific railroad saw two women strug-
Cling in the Missisquoi river at East
Berkshire Wednesday, stopped his
train and with his crew brought the
women ashore. They were visitors
from Gardner, Mass, and while driv-
ing along the river the bank gave way
and they and their horse and car
riage were carried into the water.
| Investigation into the death of
Earl Impey who died July at North
Troy showed that death was due to
the toxic effect of wintergreen es-
sence.
Carl M. Lacaillade of Burlington
met a peculiar death on July II when
he was thrown from his team and
choked to death with the reins which
were about his neck. In the wagon
was a case of beer and two bottles of
whiskey, one nearly empty.
Vermont is one of the states to
avail itself of the offer of the Aero
Club of America to give the services
of aeroplanes and aviators during the
manoeuvres of the national guard.
George A. Gray, the veteran Wright
pilot who has made more than 1900
flights since his graduation from the
Wright school, will participate in the
manoeuvres of the Vermont National
Guard at Fort Ethan Allen Mr.
Gray once made a flight from Platts-
bury to Burlington and is familiar
with the topography of the country
and will ship his biplane to Fort
Ethan Allen before August 2.
The people of West Pawlet are in
dignant that a resident has fed poi
soned grain to the birds because they
had helped themselves to grain and
other hen feed. The birds are par
ticularly valuable to farmers at this
season because of the great number
of insects and other pests to crops
which they destroy. The act of kill
ing such birds is punishable by law.
The Edward Mcknight farm build
ings at East Montpelier were des-
troyed by fire July 10 causing a loss
of about $500. The cattle and
horse were saved but two hogs and
several pigs persisted.
Mart" Green, a Bennington her
nit has accomplished the unusual
feat of capturing and preserving a
swarm of wild bees. He sawed out
the section of hollow tree containing
the bees, put screens over the ends
and set up the log on end on the south
side of his cabin.
The 37th week of the fourth an
nual international egg laying contest
at Storrs Agricultural Experiment
station at Storrs, Conn, shows Hill
view Poultry Farm, ST. Adams, with
Rhode Island Reds, at the head, with
a score of Ass. The farms Rhode
Island Reds have been a close second
since the ninth week of the contest, !
except when they dropped down to |
third place from the 3Oth to the 3rd
week. 1t was not until the current
week of the competition that this
Vermont pen has been able to take
the lead and even though they are
ahead by the small margin of one
egg it is believed from the general
condition of the birds, their DISPOSE
ton to broodiness and other consid-
eratiOns, that the American hens VII
hold the lead at least for the next
few weeks.
John Hall, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Cabot, died July II, aged 81
years. He is survived by two sons,
Roy and DightOn of Cabot and two
daughters, Mrs Amasa Woodcock of
Passumpsic and Mrs. Edwin Halves
Of Marshfielde
Lawrence A. Wilson of Boston, for
merly pastor of the Congregational
church at Hardwick and who was in
in establishing churches
Of that denomination in East and
West Charleston, sails this week for
Europe, to study war conditions, >
which he will use in lecture work.
Mrs. Mida G. Peabody, formerly of
but now in the employ of j.,
he government in Washington, was
Lmong the tourists held up a week
Lgo in Yellowstone park. The coach i
n which Mrs. Peabody rode was not
nolested, but she was one of a party :
# 13 persons, one of whom was re- :
ieved of $40.
Orville D. Choate of Morrisville, 81,
vas married at New Orleans, July Is
o Mrs. Rosa A. Williams, 20, of that
ity. TheY met the daY nreYiOus for