The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-30

Three divorces were granted in 45
minutes in Rutland county court Sat
urday, all the testimony in the three
cases also being given within in the
time.
st. Adams citizens saw comet
on Saturday whose tail was plainly
visible to the naked eye. 1t was at
first seen near the horizon, but moved
upward toward the north star within
an hour.
The Tauber, Upton company is
considering the establishment Of
branch factory in Springfield, which
will employ hundred girls. Ar
engagements have been partially COM
pleted and have been presented to
the company for action.
Rev. George Banjamin Roberts,
pastor of the Congregational church
in Ashburnham, Mass, has accepted
call to the pastorate of the Union
church in Proctor, and will begin
his duties there the first Sunday in
December.
To show their appreciation of John
Higgins, proprietor of the Addison
house in Middlebury for many years,
but who has lately given up the man
agement of that house, group of his
friends met at his home one evening
last week and presented him a purse
of 5000 in gold.
At the Rutland Country club last
week the engagement was announced
of Miss Alice T. Woodin, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Woodfin of
Rutland, to DR. George Caplice Mil
Ter of Seattle, Wash Miss Wcodfn
has four service stripes for war work
in France, and Mr.. Miller, formerly
of Kansas City, Mo-, was a major in
the medical corps, 89th and Sd d.
vision, in active service in France and
later with the army of occupation in
Germany.
Twenty tons of soft coal ready for
use in the Swanton schools began to
heat recently and emitted such guam
titles of gas that school had to be
dismissed, after which the twenty
tons were shoveled outdoors.
Deer are very plentiful in Rutland
county this fall. One group of II
animals was seen feeding in a mead
ow between Brandon and Sudbury.
Three deer, two bucks and a doe, got
into the alfalfa patch on a farm in
Brandon owned by Arthur Goodnow.
Being in an open zone, a buck and
the doe were shot by Mr.. Goodnow.
Nine deer have been killed in that vi
cinity since it was made an open
zone.
AS Rev. J. Clark, of Brookfeld was
cranking his automobile Tuesday, the
crank hit him a stunning blow on
his face and knocked out one of his
teeth.
A conference will take place at
Woodstock October 80 and 81 when
the state board of education of YER
mont and the same from New Hamp
shire will attend. Subjects and prob
lens in which the two boards are in
terested will be under consideration.
1t appears that recent legislation in
New Hampshire has produced educa-
tional laws that are almost dupli
cate of the Vermont laws.
Rev. J. B. Reardon, for eight years
pastor of the Universalist church in
Barre, has resigned his passionate and
also his position as overseer Of the
poor, and will go November l to
farm he has purchased at Charles
town, N, H., in an effort to regain
his health.
The case of the State VS.. Horace
F. Graham will be disposed of at the
present term of Washington county
court according to Attorney General
Archibald Former Governor Ora
ham has engaged w. B. G. Stickney
Of Rutland to assist Rufus E. Brown
of Burlington and States Attorney
Davis will be assisted by H. G. Bar
Der of Brattleboro and Hale K. OAR
ling of Chelsea.
Linus Leavens, fish and game COM
missioner, has commenced a census
of the game of the state and upon
the return of the blanks that have
been sent out the compilation of the
amount of game in the state will be
made. Mr.. Leavens sent to game
wardens, hunters, woodsmen and 9th