St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-08-23
VERMONT MATTERS.

King Daughters VIII pe 'e'u III D"''"S
ton Sept. ? and 3,
All the prominent tennis players pnr-
pose attending the state tournament to
be held at St Albans commencing Aug
q.
The meet ofthe Vermont Wheel club to
be held at Bratteboro, Aug. 20, prom
iscs to be quite an event There is
good prize list.
A collision took place at Bellows
Falls last week Saturday between an
EXPRESS train and a freight A strict
investigation will be made as to the
cause Of the misplaced switch. No one
was injured.
The Congregational church at Will
Jamestown celebrated its centennial last
week Tuesday with appropriate and
successful ceremonies. An interesting
feature was the calling the membership
roll OF the church by Pastor Perrin.
The Vermont Marble Company has
contributed 5000 towards the building
fund of the Swedish Lutheran church at
West Rutland, for which Pastor Lind
storm has already collected $500. Work
will be begun on the chapel as soon as
possible.
The following Vermonters have been
granted pensions: Original, J. Downs,
Bennington; William Gibson, alias Vim.
Gibson, Sutton; additional, George Bck
ford Bennington Murdoch Ferguson,
St. Johnsbury reissue, Charles J. Stock
well, West BrattIeboro; Alfred Provo,
Montgomery.
The large barns ofJudge c. E. Jones
at Waitsfeld were struck by lightning
and burned last Saturday night. They
were completely filled with large crop
ofhay, grain, etc, which together with
six hogs and his complete outfit OF farm
tools, were destroyed. Loss about
SO,UOO, Insurance. P=,OVO'
Highway robbers attempted to hold
up some parties in Sunderland Hollow
abont mile north of Winooski last Sun
day evening but their intended victims
were too active and escaped by whipping
up their horses The men fired a revolv-
err at the persons they wished to stop
but did not succeed in hitting anyone
There were ladies in some of the parties
assaulted.
Interesting relics have lately been found
in the cellar of the old French tort of st.
Anne at Isle LaMotte. The cellar, which
was discovered by Rev ]. Kerlidou, is
about 1872 by 912 feet, and four feet
deep. In it were found remains OF table
knives and forks with bone handles, cary
ing knives, dagger, table spoons, whet-
stones, the latch Of the door, hinge,
small chain and anchor attached clay
pipe, earthen and china ware of various
kinds, and military buttons and knuckles.
The trustees of Norwich University
have completed the purchase of good
block of land, and it is probably that the
first building to be erected upon it will
be drill hall and gymnasium. Gen.
o. 0. Howard, who has been at
tracted by the exceedingly good work
being done by the Institution, as well as
its patriotic history, has become inter
ested and in turn has interested
wealthy friends to the extent that
several thousand dollars has
been raised for the institution. At
his suggestion the real estate was pur-
chased.
Heavy rain Last week Sunday caused a
freshet in New Haven river Damage
was done to roads and bridges. G. w.
Brooks grist mill dam at Bristol was
swept away. The damage in Lincoln is
estimated at from $4,000 $4,000. At
Mddlebury there was great loss of
hay and grain A mill dam in Rpton
and another in East Middlebury gave
way and the water rose so high in Otter
creek that the late crops were washed
into the river. The railroad bridge on
the Addison Junction road at Middle
bury depot was swept away. The dam
age to crops in western Vermont and
eastern New York means the loss of
thousands of dollars.
Here is another good fish story which
comes from the Woodstock Age: A
Bridgewater angler landed two trout at
one throw, day or two ago. While he
was fishing in the river with two flies
and about six feet of leader, a half
FOUNDER swallowed one of the flies, broke
off several feet of line and started down
stream. 1t then turned around and
came up again, when another trout took
the second fly. One trout wanted to &c
up stream and the other down, and whiIt
they were yanking away on the line tn,
fisherman seized it and landed them.
meeting OF the state Board of Ii
brary Commissioners consisting of S. w
Landon OF Burlington, H. E. Rustedt O
Rchford, Mary l., Titcomb of Rutland
and Louise L. Bartlett of St, Johnsbury
was held on Thursday of last week