St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-07-27
LETTER FROM CONCORD.

Storm.
Especial Correspondence of the CALIFORNIAN
CONCORD, N. H., July 24.-The It'll
annual meet of the N. H. Division
of L. A. W.. held at the Capital Driving
Park in this city on the Goth inst, wal
a success in every sense of the word
Fully 1000 persons were in attendance
The day was perfect and the results o
the several events were most salts
factory to all present. There were nc
great surprises in the general results
and no records were broken,-the fastest
mile being only 2.31.
The interest felt in the result OF the
state championship race was most in
tense, and centered upon the two leading
contestants, H. E. Caldwell of Manches.
ter, and H. w. Hall of this city. These
leading contestants were so evenly
matched that no one dared name the
winner until the tape was crossed. Cald-
well held the lead until the last quarter
was reached, and on the home-strctch the
greatest excitement prevailed, and cheers
for Caldwell by his admirers were most
vociferous and deafening, but Halls
friends still chung to the "brittle thread, :"
and, to the surprise of everybody, at the
last moment, Hall struck an almost
phenomenal pace and shot like a bullet
past Caldwell and crossed the tape,
winner by the skin of his teeth" 1t
was most exciting contest and Mr..
Hall may justly feel proud of his victory,
for his antagonist was worthy OF his
best efforts.
The two-mile tandem race was nearly
as exciting and quite as surprising to
the spectators as was the race above
described. The contestants were Hoy
land Smith and c. G. Smith of
the N. Y. Athletic Club, and F. L.
Johnson and H. w. Hall of this
city. The New Workers seemed to play
with their opponents until nearly the
close of the race, and everybody expect
ed to see them winners, but to the sur
prise of all spectators, and still greater
surprise to the New York team, the Con-
cord boys opened the throttle" to it's
fullest capacity, and shot to the
front on the home-stretch and came in
winners by nearly ten feet.
1t was Halls day." and he was
cheered most heartily by his many
friends. He took two first prizes and
one second prize, and is today the cham
pion of New Hampshire Glory enough
for one day.
Among the celebrated wheelmen
present, who participated in the several
events, were w. W, Winde, standing
start one mile 2,O2 %; Hoyland Smith,
six miles, standing start, 1911 is; w.
c. Sanger, of Milwaukee,; Geo. F.
Taylor and H. w. Robinson Of Waltham,
Mass, and many Others with records
below 2.15. The programme consisted
of nine events,
Business generally in this section OF
the state is unusually quiet. The money
market is dull The banks are moving
most cautiously, and but little property
is changing hands. The insurance conf
panies are exercising the greatest caution
and instructing their local and general
agents to examine risks most carefully,
and even asking them to carefully revise
all their old risks and to drop all which
may SAVIOR of the least suspicion OF I'M
soundness.
The closing of the Amoskeag Cotton
mills at Manchester, the largest i'll the
world, during a part OF the month OF
August, which has just been decided up
on by the directors, has caused much
alarm among the laboring classes in this
section, fearing that other large corpora
tons may be compelled to do likewise.
N. J. Batchelder, secretary OF the State
Board of Agriculture, expresses fears re-
specting the effects of the drought upon
the crops of the state. Hay is harvest
ing large yield exceeding by consider
able the crop of last year. The apple
crop will be very light. Corn is uneven,
having suffered by the long continued
drought, but the recent rains may mater-
ally improve the crop, Potatoes are do
ing finely and promise a better yield
than last year. All kinds of grain are
looking very well and promise better
yield than last year if the drought does
not continue too long.
The Air Line express over the {. Z. R.R.
from Montreal to Boston made the fast
est time ever recorded in the history OF
railroading in New Hampshire, on
Wednesday last, between Woodsville
and Nashua. The train left Woodsvile
one hour and ten minutes late, and when
it reached Nashua all this time except 33
seconds was made up. The run to
Plymouth, 43 miles, was made in 90
minutes, and the distance from Plymouth
to this city was made at rate nearly
averaging one mile per minute The
distance from this city to Manchester, Is
miles, was run in % minutes, and from
Manchester to Nashua, II miles, in 81
minutes. Considering the mountainous
section of the first so miles Of the distance
with a grade rising at somepoints to SO
feet per mile, this is the most remarkable
run ever recorded in the history of rail
reading in New Hampshire, if not III
New England, Such speed is only made
possible by the great skill and excellent
management of the c. & M. r. r.
The severest wind and rain storm which
has visited this section for several years