St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-16
State News.

Robert Jones OF Wllliamstown has IN
his possession violin on the inside of
which is the inscription, "Made by Nico-
las Amatus, in Cremona 1864"
According to the Groton Times, on
March 27, Groton completed century
as an organized town. This charter was
granted Nov 7, 1850, and chartered to
Thomas Butter6eld and his associates,
Oct. 20, 1850. 1t contained 28,3O0 |
acres. The settlement of the township |
was commenced in 1889 by Messrs. Jones,
Abbott, Morse and Osmore. John James
was the first male child born in town.
The town was organized March 10,
1897, and Nathaniel Knight was the
first town clerk. This town, like many
other Vermont towns, has contributed
largely to the population of the western
states. Many of it's sons and daughters,
living in some distant home, recall with
pleasure the scenes of childhood passed
in old Groton.
A mining expert speaks as follows OF
the copper mines in Stanford and
Corinth: Since the glorious time when
the Ely mine produced yearly from
100000 to 100000 pounds of pig
copper, this mine never presented as
good an aspect as now. believe l can
bring the Copper6eld, Elizabeth and
Corinth mines to equal the Anaconda
Should the proposed road be built, Wash
ington will share in the boom that it
will give to the copper mines, by the
development of her growing marble
industry.
w. c. White of Bellows Falls,
chemist, says that he has made chemi-
cal analysis of the green granite OF
Mount Ascutney, at Windsor, and says
the deposit is the most remarkable yet
known. There are" he says, none of
the constituents of granite in it. All
similar deposits yet known contain iron,
and most Of them sulphur. This is free
from both. With the exception of fluvo-
3 rim it is composed entirely of metals. The
chips from cutting monuments might be
smelted to great profit, in my opinion.
In fact, think the greater profit would
be found in stamping and smelling the
whole than cutting it up into monu
ments. | believe il it was properly
known and sufficient capital invested to
erect smelling works it would prove one
of the greatest and most profitable
industries of the state"
The beautiful sheet OF water lying be-
e tween Mount Pritchard and Mount
Briggs is attracting good deal of atten
/ ton OF late. A number of buildings have
f already been built and several more are
e to be put up this spring. About $4,000
Y lake trout were put in last season and {
e screen is to be put in at the outlet tc
: prevent the small fish from going dowr
q to lower lake. Spruce Island has beer
e purchased of the state by parties who
e expect to build on it this summer. Tht
i cave at the base of Mount Briggs neaI
6 the lake shore is to be explored and thu
s entrance to be enlarged so that it can b.
|. easily entered. Tradition says the lro
quois indians had many wigwam OF
the banks of the lake. On the farm o
u Mr.. Whitney were found some ston,
e axes and bowl, the bowl weighing AZ
pounds. One of the axes has on it wha
&c are supposed to be consultations of TIT
Il stars. About one-half of the lake lies il
< the town of Hinesburgh, but the other il
q Wiliston, and has gone by the name o
d Hinesburgh pond. The people in TIT
T. vicinity have decided to name the lax
e after the tribe OF Indians who loved it.
;. Wendell Rice, 65, and Georgiana Nc
- Donald, 16, have left Bennington and arr
supposed to be in Canada. The coupl
y went to Hardwick about two years ago
= where they lived together as man ant
> wife until arrested there for adultery
They were placed under 5000 bonds
y. which were furnished by Rice's son
Since then the couple have managed t.
meet often, and the son, learning of ii
. tried to withdraw the bail, but before h
could get word to the court the coupl