The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
stJohnsbury' Town Debt.--A New Hal
rrJect.-County P0iitics.-A Train snow
Bound In April. Notes and Gicmninrs'

stJohnsbury' Town Debt.-A New Ha,
|. rrgect.-County Poiitics.---A Train Snow
"""nd In Aprii.-Notes and GIcanings.
ST.. JoHNsBURY, April 4.
Notwithstanding the statement made by the
town treasurer at the last annual town meeting
the selectnen have not yet succeeded In refund
ing the town debt and no one seems to know
what will be done about It. The debt Is now in
the vicinity Of $4,000.
The town authorities are now making an
rangements to locate the town clerks office in
the new block to be built by tho Y. NJ. G. A.,
on Eastern avenue. 1t is proposed to rent
SUIT OF rooms on the second floor, build vault,
etc' all OF which will be disadvantage to Deacon
blodgett as well as the town. The savings
bank has purchased fine building lot of G,o
Is. Walker on Main street, on which they will
erect block the coming season. The first floor
VIII be devoted to the offices of the bank and
the upper stories will be finished off into tene-
ments and business offices. The location is ore
VI the very best In town, and the block will Q
welcome addition to the many fine buildings
| on the street.
The RailrOsd street opera house project 8
now an assured success. At meeting he'd
last Saturday evening the stockholders snt-
ceedod III raising the necessary amount, SlO,-
Voo, and the actual work on the building will
1e begun BY the first Of May. The articles OF
Incorporation have been sent to the secretary of
state to pc recorded, and after tie necessary ten
days notice the stockholders will organize ara
the stock Will be issued. We understand that
the audience room will be planned after the
style OF an opera house, with galleries. n 6ne
stage, boxes, opera chairs and raised floor.
This Is what should be done at least. Mean
while the emusic Hall" scheme on Main street
Is dragging somewhat, and receiving consider
able opposition. The hall will probably be
built however, although not in any hurry
County politics are not making any noise a,
yet, and no one has any idea OF what tha Re-
publican ticket will be like. |. NJ Smith of
Barnet has lots Of friends who would like to sec
HIM sheriff, and Sheriff Sulloway has a graar
many who would like to see him retain the Of.
fce If the principles of civil service reform are
considered at all Mr. Sulloway will STAY where
he Is. He is good citizen and good Office.
The yanes all point in the direction Of Alexan-
der Dunnett, OF the firm of Nichols & Dunnett
OF this place, for states attorney, in place OF
Harry Blodgett, the present incumbent. Harry
has done well with the Office but the sstrongcr
man" Cyclone will be likely to carry him off.
Until two years ago it was customary to nir.
the county senators two elections, but the prac.
tice was disregarded for that time, and Messrs
Ide and Brainard elected. Efforts will be mad,
this year both to keep them in and to turn them
out with the chances rather in their favor The
associate judges also occupy the same postio,
on the ragged edge of suspense.
Judge Walter j. Smith has made an excellent
and perfectly satisfactory record in the office of
Judge of Probate, and no one will be indscreet
enough TO oppose his unanimous Ie.nonli,i:-
nation. Not many people can pe made to be-
lieve that a tram ever was or could he Snow
bound in Vermont in the month of April. but
this was accomplished on the Lake road last
Friday night The express train from Swanton
to st Johnsbury which was due at the latter
place ar 10 P. m. encountered heavy gale and
immense snow drifts at Walden and was COM
PEELED to go into quarters for the night at a
point on the mountain about one mile east O.,
Walden depot. The train remained in the drifts
exposed to the hurricane and the intense cold
until eight o'clock Saturday morning, when a
relief train ARR, ed from st Johnsbury with IL
large force of shovelers, wh) after an hours
hard work resurrected the buried train AMI
cleared the track.
The mail train going west which was due ut
Walden at 10 Friday afternoon was blried in
the drifts near West Danville and did rot reach
Walden until eight o'clock Saturday morning
All this happened in the month of April, re-
member.
Last December, Moses d. Johnson and viii,
obtained an injunction against the Connecticut
River lumber company, restraining it from run
ming logs on the Connecticut river or maintain
ing boOms at McIndoes Falls. On.Tuesday IL
hearing was had here before Chancellor Ross
and the injunction was dissolved, the court
holding that the Connecticut river is public
highway for the transportation of logs.
st. Johnsbury. Col. Franklin Fairbanks
,nge County Fla. that he finds delightful sum
ner weather there now. The mercury varies
rom To- to S6' at mid day and goes to o. at
light.