St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-06
AN ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
What We are Likely to Have In the Near
Future.

road through the streets of the village.
The whole matter came about i'll this
way. John o. Hale had some business
relations with the owners of the Military
Post road at Winooski and Mr.. Kennedy
of that road asked him if the people of
St. Johnsbury would like an electric rail
road. Mr.. Hale said they would be very
glad to have the matter presented to
them, and informed him that there was
a charter for a road granted by the legis-
lature. Mr.. Hale then came back to st.
Johnsbury and conferred with EImorc T.
Ide, president of the Board of Trade
President Ide arranged to have the Bur
ington parties come here last Monday
and made the elect -ic road the subject of
the monthly meeting on that evening.
The meeting was also made a public one
and all invited to attend.
F. c. Kennedy and ]. S. Pearson
arrived here Monday noon and were met
by the ofic ais of the Board OF Trade
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ing held this afternoon unanimously
voted to surrender all their rights
anteu oy N"''; w. tnI '9,''.u' =, ~
ton OF such railway, with certain condi
tions and restrictions,
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should NOT only NOT nnnose IN env man
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