St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-05-28
State News.
JUSTICE.

Miss Hilda Belcher of Pittsford recently
caught trout in Sugar Hollow brock
which weighed two pounds and FIVE
ounces.
The United States Coast and Geodetic
survey has recently erected on the sum-
nit of Bellevue hill, st. Adams, upon the
site of the conservatory of years ago,
signal which will be part of their sys-
TEN. The signal faces southeast so as
to be visible from the observatory at
Mount Mansfield.
An eagle which measured nearly six
feet from tip to tip was shot by Frank
Baird of Chittenden on May 13.
The celebrated bull Garfield Stoke
Pogis, Of the Billings herd at Woodstock,
died Wednesday night Of last week after
a brief sickness, of pneumonia. He was
a son of Exile of st. Lambert, and one OF
the world'e greatest butter sires, having
32 daughters in the test list-a record
excelling that of any other living bull.
He was II years old.
Mary Howe LAWN will appear in a
number Of concerts in New England, this
summer, and will sing to her many Brat
tleboro admirers during the latter part
of the summer. Mrs. LAWN and MIR.
Howe will return in September to Ger
many, where the prospect is flattering
for next seasons work.
A letter from Gen. Guy V. Henry states
that the headquarters and band of the
Sd United States cavalry will leave Jeffer-
son barracks, Missouri, for Fort Ethan
Allen about June 5.
Bristol is to have a condensed milk
factory. Everts & Eastman, the proprie-
tors of the Cold Spring creamery, have
purchased Daniel Monroe's property and
work will begin on the buildings in few
days.
The bicycle tournament to be held at
Burlington Saturday, June 5, promises
to excel anything of the kind ever given
in this section of the country. Besides
the five races, the champion fancy trick
rider of this country, Allen Webster O
New York, has been engaged to give ar
exhibition of fancy trick riding. In some
of the newspaper criticisms he is called
the wonder of the 10th century. TIL,
famous tandem riders, the Ayers brothers
have also been engaged and will pace tn,
races and ride an exhibition half mile
Their costumes are pure white and they
ride tandem enamelled pure white
which makes beautiful appearance.
John Bessette, the engineer of tn
steamer Vermont. died at his home il
Pawtucket, X. l., May 10. Mr.. Bessett
was an old-time employee of the Cham
| t,ln 'Hro h,x
served them for SO consecutive seasons
More licences had been issued to hin
than to any other man on Lake Cham
plain. He was about rs years old an,
: leaves family. Peter Forant, enginee
of the Tconderoga, has been promotes
to the vacancy upon the Vermont.
. The barns of O. +. Barber at Burline
ton narrowly escaped burning Sunda
and if the wind had been from the mort
f instead OF the south not only would tn
barns have been destroyed but the hous
| also. Mrs. Barber discovered the no
, pen on fire and called at ]. o. Northrup'
house for help. Miss Mary Northru
, and sister ran out and were soon joine
by brother. They ripped boards an
posts from their places and threw san
on the fire. Several young men wit
| bicycles stopped and looked on. Mis-
Mary Northrup cried out, "Why don
you come up here and help instead {
standing there with your mouths open
Up went the cyclers and after checkn
the flames went away. Four pigs wer
roasted and pile of cedar posts wer
burned.
, The Burlington May festival held las
week afforded the citizens of that cit
and the many strangers there ric
musical treat. The results and benefit
Of such a festival which will accrue t
: the city from musical standpoint car
: not be overestimated. A city that ha
: the singers who can give such memort
, BILE production of the "Arminius" as wa
. given last Friday evening, will not hid
; its light under bushel, but will beconl
widely known as city of great musics
ability and standing. The festival prope
: was not only notable artistic success
: but was also financial success. Til
expenses OF the festival were abou