St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-07-09
VERMONT NEWS.
A Gigantic Raid at Montpelier.

carried out in this state occurred at
the capital during last Friday night
and Saturday. If the amount OF
beer, wines. ales and whiskeys cap
tured is indicative of anything, it is
that the rumsellers of that town had
made extensive preparations for the
day we celebrate" But the entire
scheme was rendered abortive by
Sheriff F. L. Howe and his able dep
uties, who made a sudden and uneX-
pected raid upon the saloon keepers
and secured nearly every drop of Ii
quor in the town. The largest haul
was from William Miller's saloon,
three or four wagon loads of cases of
beer, and bottles, jugs and cases of
nearly every kind of liquor being
seized. The owner claims to be dam
aged to the extent Of $1,000 The
other places called at were the saloon
of Fred r. Stevens. the Exchange
hotel and L. H. Greene's drug store,
i'll all of which large amounts were
found. But the largest capture out
side of saloons was at the Montpel-
Ter and Wells River depot, where
Sheriff Howe took At cases and ~
kegs of beer, one barrel of gin and Is
gallons of whiskey.
Drinks were scarce on account of
the raid. Many of the saloons closed
altogether on Saturday and a drunk
en- man was a rarity. This move
ment was principally caused by
party of temperance women.
The Firemen at Rutland.
The state frenen's tournament at
Rutland on Saturday was success
in spite of bad weather. The crowd
was big one. The Allen hose COM
pany Of Fair Haven was awarded
a gold badge for best appearance in
parade. In the hand engine contest
the first prize of $3.50 went to the
Union Engine company of Salem,
N. Y, 200 feet 912 inches; second,
500, M. B. Little Engine company,
Glens Falls, 1874 feet inches; third,
$50, Western Engine company of
West Brattleboro, $50 feet 7s4 inches.
The Aliens of Fair Haven captured
the first prize of 500 for drilling. In
the hook and ladder contest, first
prize, $25, ]. ]. Monty, Rough and
Ready, Burlington; second, SIS,
William Shepard, Defiance, Ticonder-
oga; third, ]. w. Pullman, Otter
Creek, Vergennes. In the hose races,
first prize, $3.50, Knights of Fair
Haven. time 1912 seconds; second
prize, $125. Shamrocks of Turner's
Falls, Mass, 51A seconds; third,
SIS, Barnes of Burlington, 511a
seconds
On the Race Track.
In the races at Burlington on the
4th Sue Gillig, daughter of the ia
nous Gillig, captured first money in
the three-years-old class, in 2.45; in
the 2.45 race there were FIVE starters,
with Bessie c. first, in 2.39; Gen.
three straight heats.
The kite track at White River Juno
ton was very heavy. Osmers Annie
K. took first money in the $50 class,
time 1854; Lady Leavitt of Boston
took the $50 class in 1854; Early
Bird of Medford, Mass, took the
2.22 class in 2.22s4.
In the three minute class at Barre
Utton's Lyndon Boy took first mon
ey, Hills Denver of West Concord |
coming in fourth, time 2.4334; in the
2.45 class Hills Rexton Of West |
Concord took first in 2.36A; in the |
2.35 class Utton's Jennie c. took |
first, Paine's Baby M. and Halls |
Bonner of Hardwick being also in
the race, time 2.371a.
The Fourth at Montpelier.
The most demonstrative celebra-
ton that ever was held here occurred |
on Saturday and, in spite OF the bad
weather, about 10000 people were
present. The procession of antiques
and horribles came early in the m orn-
ing and consisted of wild west del
egation, trade representation, six
bands, etc. In the afternoon the fire
gave an exhibition, there
was a balloon ascension by Prof.
Allen, and game Of base ball
bet ween the U. V. NJ nine and the
John F. Morrills of Boston, which
resulted in a victory for the Burling-
ton boys by score of II to T. The
display of fireworks in the evening
was grand success and was wit
messed by many people.
Wires Inferfered With.
The storm of Friday evening seems
to have been especially severe in the
vicinity of St. Adams, where the
lightning did considerable damageto
wires. Rain fell in torrents
for great part of the evening, and
the thunder and lightning were ter
rife. Nearly every wire going out of
the Central Vermont train dispa tch-
IRIS Office there was cut off. and six
Or eight instruments were burned
out. Altogether it was one of the
iercest storms everexperiencedt there
Grand Isle Bridge.
The new Grand Isle bridge will be
900 feet long. and the roadway is
10 be all stone except the draw in the
center which has two openings of 80
eet each. The ma terials used in con-
are $4,000 Yards of hubble