St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-11-27
State News.

The Central Vermont railroad has
begun the construction of new stock
yards at St, Adams The buildings will
be 400 feet long by so in width and will
have capacity OF % cars OF cattle at
time This arrangement is to provide
for the quartering and inspection OF cat
tie for export, and when the buildings
are completed the shipments of cattle
through here will greatly exceed anything
yet attempted in that line.
George Larry OF Norwich was arrested
Friday on suspicion of being concerned
in the poisoning Of cows and the scatter
ing of paris green about in that village.
A lot Of the poison was recently put in
the public drinking fountain and a pack
age of it was left on the ground near by.
The wrapper on it was newspaper and
bore Lary's name. He is about forty
five years old and weak mentally but has
never shown any disposition to be Vi
Cious, Larry denies any knowledge OF the
matter and says he has never had any
paris green, but officers in searching his
house found box of it from which some
had been recently taken. They also
found some loose in his coat pocket.
There is a Jack the Hugger or some
thing of that kind of jack loose in
Brandon, according to the Union, and
everybody owning a gun should be on
the lookout for him. He appeared to a
lady on Pearl street last Wednesday
evening and frightened her very badly,
spruging from behind one of the large
trees directly in front of her with bis face
50 covered that she could not recognize
him, and she evaded him by taking
refuge in the nearest house. He has been
seen on various streets and at various
times covering space of three weeks
which proves him o he native. Some
thing like a week ago he chased young
lady half the length OF street, brighten.
ing her so badly that she has suffered
since from nervous prostratlon,
The State Board of Agriculture has
called state horticultural meeting to be
held at Burlington Thursday and Friday,
December and 4. An interesting pro
Gramme has been prepared for the two
days a fruit exhibition viii be held in
connection with the meeting and per-
manent state horticultural society organ
lied. Bring as many samples OF fruit as
possible for exhibition. The meetings
will be held at the experiment station
building, Main street, and University
place, Burlington.
a bill has been introduced into the leg
islatuie giving the monument association
OF Bennington complete control OF por.
ton of the highway in Bennington Cen
ter for distance OF 100 feet on each side
OF the catamount pedestal and statue
and 40 feet each way from the center Of
the road Spooney couples will have to
make love elsewhere now. This historic
spot has been the scene OF so many WOO.
ings that Bcnningtonians have begun to
kick.
The Lichenstein family, who have been
spending several weeks at Barton Land.
ing prospecting for gold, etc, have
returned to their home in New York city.
They have bonded several pieces OF real
estate at Barton and claim that some of
thesamples OF dirt sent away for analy-
Sis showed good paying quantities of
gold, but owing to the latencss of the
season they will not attempt to develop
the placers this fall.
Col. Alfred K. Brown, a prominent
member OF the Franklin county bar and
member of Gov. CIRCUITS staff, died sud