St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-05
ALL AROUND THE STATE.


E. w. Kellogg, who died at his home
near St. Adams Bay, the other day,
was at one time associated with
Walter A. Wood, the great moving
machine manufacturer, and it was
at his home at ST. Adams Bay that
Wood invented his first machine, an
nouncing the fact at the breakfast table
that it came to him in dream. Four
weeks later he sent MIR. Kellogg a model
of his first machine, which was destined
to revolutionize the method of hay cut
ing the world over.
With the Sugar Testers.
Over $500 samples of maple sugar
have been received at the government
testing station in Montpelier, represent
ing about 100000 pounds, nearly all
made in Vermont. The largest number
of samples yet received on any two days
came on Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week, the weighers having begun their
visits to farm houses. weighing up the
last patches of the season. The highest
tested sample of the season was from
Alpha Messer of Rochester, registered
95 $40.
For the Next Christian Endeavor Con-
ventiOn.
Arrangements for the Vermont delega-
ton to and from the national convention
of the Y. P. S. c. E. at New York city in
July are nearly completed by State Sec
rotary E. E. Towner, who has charge of
all arrangements. Rooms are engaged at
the Metropolitan Hotelto accommodate
900, and the route will be via the Central
Vermont railroad to New London, Conn,
and thence by the Norwich line of steam
ers. Special cars are to be stationed at
some of the larger towns.
Vermont School Statistics.
According to the statistics of the year
1S9O-91, which have been tabulated,
there were enrolled in the public schools
of Vermont for the year 6O,225 pupils;
there were sos male teachers and 1862
female teachers employed, and the total
ed to 1894, O33 "a. There were 1925
attending school in the academies, SEM
inaries and private schools, and 1884
scholars in the parochia schools, making
a total of IS ,5S5 scholars in the schools
in this state, outside of the colleges and
high institutions. The total indebted
ness of the school districts was $685.
664.67. The estimated value of the
school houses of the state is 1853 $50. !
Two Farmers Badly FIeeced.
The buncoer and gold brick swindler
made good trip through western Yer
mont a few DAYS ago. The first victim
Bristol, who, it would SEEM while show
ing a stranger his farm was mesnerized
and robbed of $500 in cash, and left some
nine miles from home. The second vic |
tim was Samuel S. Wright, of New
Haven, who was foolish enough to loan
a stranger $4,000, taking as security |
what purported to be gold brick
valued at $5O0O but which was, of
course. valueless. The rascals drove
team hired at Vergennes, to Richmond, |
where they left it. sending the stableman
SO for its use, and lit out for Boston /
on the night train.
BaptiSts in Vermont.
There are seven associations, 1O5
churches. and SS12 members. There are
81 ordained ministers, of whom 60 are |
pastors. In the Sunday schools there |
are 1874 officers and teachers and 1916 |
scholars. The amount contributed dur |
ing the last year for home expenses was |
$63, S79 and for outside religious and |
purposes $11 .267. The Baptist |
aided "a churches in sustain
ing pastors to the amount of $261S. A
state missionary is also employed who
devotes his whole time to missionary
work. The Vermont Academy, Bap- |
fist literary institution of high order /
is located at SaXton's River
An Opera House Collapse.
The south wall of St. Adams new
Opera house block collapsed on Thurs
day last during high wind. The build
ing stood on the site OF the great fire
last Thanksgiving day, and was being
hurried towards completion. The root |
had not yet been put on, and the disaster
is said to have been due to the careless
ness of the contractor in charge in not
seeing that the wall in question was
duly supported during the process of con-
and until the roof was put on,
the accident happened when !
no workmen were in the building, so /
that nobody was hurt. 1t will cause
delay and not a little loss
to the owner, Dr. Waugh.
H. B. Orcutt has been appointed post
master at South Barton.
Chelsea is excited over an unusual en-
forcement of the prohibitory law.
Middlebury rejoices over the fact that
she is to have a new stone bridge, cost
ing $12,OO
Mrs. Edna Miller's clearinghouse and
adjoining buildings i'll Charlotte were
burned on Sunday.
At an evening session of Washington
county court 50 foreign citizens of Barre
were naturalized.
The town liquor agency at Morrisville
was burglarized the other night. A
quantity of liquor disappeared.
]. E. Kelley retired from the manage
ment of the Central House at Swanton
May 1, and is succeeded by H. N. Dyke.
Congressman Grout has recommended
for appointing to a cadetship at West
Point next year, Edison Fisher Holden of
Barre; Harry c. Moseley of Mortified is
named as alternate.
A little fve-year- son of John Stone
jumped from heavily loaded wagon at
Williston on Saturday and fell between
the wheels, and one wheel passed over
his leg, crushing it fearfully.