St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-08
Vermont News.

Over 100000 trout of all sizes have
been placed in j. NJ. Ravens pond at
Shrewsbury.
The jury calender of Orange county
court contains tifty-nine cases which
are set for trial
Stannard post, G. A. r., of Burling-
ton Melted $500 from the war-songs
concert on the evening of Memorial
day.
Alfred Kemp of Bellows Falls has
carried the mail from the depot to the
pOstotfice in that village for thirty-four
years.
Rev. E. j. Ranslow, pastor of the
Wells River Congregational church,
has received thirty nine into full mem
bership since March.
The Randolph normal school closes
its school year Thursday, June 81,
graduating twenty-seven i'll the first
course and six in the second.
MyrOn W. Joslyn, formerly of Barton,
in company with Geo. F. Kellogg, has
bought the proprietary medicine known
as ''Vegetine," paying 100000.
The earnings of the Vermont state
prison the past year amounted to SIG
SIS, or S3,522 less than the expenses.
The state receives fifty cents a day for
the labor of each convict.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Baptist Sunday school convention was
held at Manchester June 81, with
DR.. F. w. Crafts and wife of Brook
Ign, n. Y, as the conductors.
VIM. II. Kendall, ut one time assist
ant editor on IA Montpelier paper, and
more recently Vermont representative
of the Boston Post, is soon to start the
Saturday Budget at Manchester, N H.
Considerable quantities of potatoes
are being bought at various points in
Addison and Chittenden counties for
shipment to Massachusetts markets.
The prices range from sixty to seventy
cents bushel.
One of the quickest runs ever made,
for the distance, was made recently on
the Central Vermont road, from West
Randolph to White River Junction, IA
distance of thirty-twO miles, in thirty
nine minutes with one stop for passen-
gers and water.
The Stockholders of the Consolidated
railroad co npany of Vermont have
voted to mortgage its property for
- ,OOO,OOO jointly with the Vermont
and Canada railroad under the plan for
the reorganization of the Vermont
Central and Vermont and Canada roads
and the settlement of all disputes
among the security holders.
The United States marshal has served
wIitS of attachment upon the property
of the four bondsmen in BrattlebOrO fOr
! Capt. Norton Pratt, the late Indian
agent, claimed by the government to
he 500, 900 short. His bondsmen are
wealthy gentlemen and responsible fol
Sl5,OOO each. Pratt is now in the west
and his friends believe that he will be
able to explain the apparent deficiency.
Peter Conlon of Middlesex has been
in the employ of the Central Vermont
railroad for over thirty years, and has
walked the six miles from Middlesex
to Montpelier Junction and back six
times Il week during all that time,
making seventy-two miles II week, OF
about 3,I44 miles per year, and in thir-
| ty years he has travelled - 800 miles
He is still active and vigorous and put
ting in his twelve miles Il day.
A despatch from Richford states
that a young man named Ward of
| EnOSburgh Falls was killed Saturday
night i'll attempting to get out of "A
wagon. His foot was caught and he
was drawn under the wheels. His
neck was broken, an iron rod was
driven into his head, and he was
dragged some distance. Ward was in
company with Il man named Shufeldt
who was driving and who was drunk,
and did not stop the team when Ward
rested.
The unwilling at Cavendish of the
soldiers monument given the town by
eX-GOv. Redfeld Proctor brought to-
gether 1000 people, all the Rutland
military organizations being present
and many from adjoining towns. The
monument stands in front of the town
hall. The shaft, of handsomely cloud
ed Sutherland Falls marble, stands
thirty-twO feet high and is highly
polished. The state coat of arms and
various emblems of military characters,
together with the names of l75 soldiers
and engagements, are carved upon it.
The monument is surmOunted by an
eagle on a globe, designed by Charles
TeaSdale, designer for the Vermont
marble company. The carving was
done by Italian and London carvers.
The monument contains 300 feet of
marble and weighs $4,000 pounds. Gov.
Barstow and staff, several ex-governors
and many state officials were present
at the ceremonies.