St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13
Vermont News.
Measuring Mt. MansfleId's Angles.

Vermont News.
Measuring Mt. MansfieId's Angles.
At. Mossman oil Washington assist
ant of the United States Coast and Geo.
detic Survey, and his assistant, Charles
Yates are at present engaged in measur-
ing the angles of Mount Mansfield, the
station being located on the Nose. The
occupation of this station completes the
urinary triangulation in Vermont and
New York and its extension to Montreal,
Canada, and forms a complete chain OF
tr;aneles from Montreal on the north to
the Gulf Of Mexico on the SOUTH and
from the Atlantic at Cape May along the
39th parallel of latitude to PIT. Arena on
the Pacific. In pursuance Of this work
the angles between Mt. Washington, Mt.
Kiington, Potato Hill, near Lincoln,
Cancels Hump, Bellevue Hill, near St.
Adams, Dannemora mountain, Bigelow
mount ain, back of Port Kent, and Blue
berry Hill, back of Port Henry, are
measured Heliotropers are employed at
each OF these stations to show light to
Mt. Mansfield at regular hours during
every day when the sun shines. Beside
the measurement of horizontal angles,
vertical angles are measured by means of
which the height of each mountain above
II. 1a,,a1 &c -, The fr;o
laton was suspended in 1882 after the
occupation OF Mt. Washington.
United States Fish Commissioner John
W. Titconlb was in Bethel recently to
inspect Lake Ansel, with view to estab-
lish there branch hatchery in connec-
ton with the regular hatchery at St.
Johnsbury. Mr.. Titcomb expressed him
self as well pleased with the chance at
Lake Ansel for the propagation of trout.
The Bethel electric light and power
company has large gang OF men at
work cutting down hemlock trees to be
used in the constructors OF the COM
pany's new dam at Blue hill. This dam
will be 16 feet high and 240 ieet wide
between piers. 1t will take about 300,-
900 feet OF logs to build the dam, and the
pond formed will set back to Bethel vii
lage.
Martin S. Villas OF Winooski has been
selected as principal of the Randolph
High shool out OF 80 applicants. Mr..
Villas is 81 years old. He fitted for COL
lege at the Burlington High school, and
entered the University Of Vermont in
1890.
Steps are being taken to mark the
spot in Peru where Gen. Stark encamped
with his army when on his way from
New Hampshire to join the forces, which
he commanded at the battle of Benning'
ton. 1t is intended to mark the spot in
Dorset where stood the house Of Cephas
Kent, in which the first declaration Of
Vermont independence was made, and
where, for time, the leaders of the
Green Mountain boys made their head
quarters.
There is in the town oil Guilford a
mound of earth which for more than rs
years has been supposed to have beer
thrown up by Indians and to contain
valuable Indian relics. In fact it was SC
large that good sized room was sup
posed to be inclosed within its sides. Or
recent Saturday two men, one 80, the
other 60, took upon themselves the tasl
of opening the mound and revealing it:
contents. An excavation tall enough fol
the men to work in was made for Is fee
from the side toward the center OF thu
mound revealing nothing but sand
After another hole had been dug 10 fee
deep on the top of the mound the mel
gave up the work, concluding that tn
Indians had nothing to do with it.
Mms. Alicia Kerr, or Alice Kerrigan
who claims to hail from West Rutland
has "done up" New York people in regu
lar professional style. She borrowed
money right and lett on the ground tina
she was to be left legacy of S15,OO'
from her uncle and named a prominen
police captain whom she said she was t.
marry. After it appeared that he alread
had a family, she said she was to MARI
ex,Judge Burke, but neither OF the me
knew her. She had some 40 dresses mad
by well known dressmaker in the cit
and ended by becoming partner In tn
business, took money from young girl
to teach them the business and ha
skipped with tine dresses, board bill, rem
bill and all other bills she could lay he
hands on. The city officials cannot fin
any trace OF her.
Mr.. Demorest of Rutland astonishe
Coney Island people on recent Sunda
by burning money, treating lav'shl
several suspicious people and hghtin
Accent cigars with SIS bills. He we
authorized by the police to go home BIT
refused and continued tearing bills. Il
was arrested and tried for intoxicatio'
He had $195, three valuable damon
rings and a diamond studded watch.
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