St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-06-10

market day which accounted for the
many present, but a few days later we
found things about as lively on other
than market day. There is saw-mill
here which is cutting out good deal
of lumber as well as steam lum oer
dressing mill that is doing good
business. The village boasts of a
temperance hotel, and of late have
been making it warm for few who
have attempted to deal out liquor I'M
lawfully. Our impression is that Hard
wick is the busiest little village in this
part of Vermont.
About forty years ago there was an
imaginary establishment in Woodbury.
styled the "Herring Factory" 1t had
it's origin in this way: A party went
up there from Montpelier on a fishing
excursion, and got pretty full. At
night they got into an unoccupied
house and cooked and ate fish without
dressing them. From that company
was organized and the Woodbury. Her
ring Factory was one of the well known
institutions of that part of the state,
and the manufacture of herring an in
dustry which many sought to engage
in only to find themselves the laughing
stock of the neighborhood. But to-
day there is different fish producing
establishment in that town. DR.. w.
S. Curtis of West Randolph and Dr.. E.
Brush of Hardwick have a fish hatch
ing house which produces large num-
Der of trout yearly. They have four
or five ponds in which are probably
1000 pound of trout which will weigh
from fourth to two and a-half
pounds each. If one wishes to fish
there he can do so by paying one dol
lar per pound for the fish, and many
fishermen avail themselves of this
privilege rather than go home empty
handed. 1t seems not improbable that
this rugged, hilly town may yet come
to the front and her mountains yield
rich products in the future. Parties
have discovered extensive mines which
are said to yield gold, silver and lead,
and the public are awaiting develop
ments. Besides there is a granite
quarry from which the Carrick Broth
ers of st. Johnsbury get their supply
and is said to be the finest in the state.
The quiet old town of Calais SEEM
ingly has undergone but little change
in our remembrance. 1t is a good
farming region and has sent out many
good and useful men, as we'll az retain
ing some in her borders. The many
eager inquiries about the late Rev. C.
L. Goodell showed the interest and re-
spect it's citizens entertained of this
eminent son. In the rebellion she
gave many of her best young men and
the grand army are doing much to per-
petuate their memory. They have re-
Gently erected a commOdious hall fol
their use. The post is called the Stowe
post in honor of a citizen who lost
three sons in the war. Great prepar-
ations were being made for Decoration
day at which time p. K. Gleed of Nor
risville was to be orator. At North
Calais we heard some marvellous stories
of bass fishing which would lead one
to think those waters would be fine
place to cast line, but unfortunately
for us the law was on so missed the
sport. When people in that vicinity
talk that New York parties are bound
to capture some of them it goes to
show if the fish of Vermont were pro-
tected as they should be it would draw
great many people within her Dor
ders that would not otherwise come.
We believe it would be largely for the
interest of the state to give much at
tention to propagating fish in her wa
ters, as we'll as stringently enforcing
the fish laws. d.
May %, 1886.