St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-07
Orleans County.

W%illoughby lake froze over Dec. goth.
A. P. Vance of Newport has received of
the Boston & Maine r. K. Co. $500 dam
ages for injuries received at the railroad
crossing last April.
Gov. Grout and family returned to
their home in Derby from their Western
trip Friday night.
The Greensboro Bend post office changed
hands and went to the depot Jan. LIST.
Mr.. Salmon has made agood postmaster
and Mr.. Smith was well liked when an
incumbent OF that Office four years ago.
Last week Wednesday evening as AFRO
Williams of Newport was returning
home from the village, he noticed a bright
light in the rear Of AFRO Jenness' barn.
On examination it was found that some
one had plentifully besmeared the boards
with kerosene oil and set them on fire.
1t was easily put out as the oil failed to
do its usual rapid work.
Nearly 4S years ago Prentiss Leonard
Of Newport sawed some wood for Fred
Bean, and charged him Is cents for the
work. Mr.. Bean handed him a dollar,
and as Mr.. Leonard didn't happen to
have the correct change, Bean put the
money back into his pocket and told
Leonard he would hand it to him. Time
passed and both men forgot about it. A
few days ago Mr.. Bean (who now lives
in Nashua, N. H.,) CHANGING to see Mr..
Leonard's name in a paper, suddenly
remembered the old debt, and on Tuesday
Mr.. Leonard received the % ants with
interest for the AZ years, amounting to
81 rs. This shows what even a little
sum can amount to in a few years.
The Barton Congregational society are
TO publish a monthly church paper. called
Our Church Work. the first number being
issued Jan. 1, 1898. Rev. Mr.. Sheaff is
to edit the paper.
The post office in Barton changed
hands on New Years day, Mr.. Jenness
%surrendering the office to his successor,
Mr.. Webster. Mr.. Jenness has held the
Office for a little over tour years and his
administration has been satisfactory.
Mr.. Webster has had four years expert
ence heretofore and has been at work oil
late getting his hand in ready Tor his new
service.
o. A. White of Barton kept the past
season a dairy of cows consisting of 35
animals, thirteen OF which were two-year
old heifers. From these he made during
the year 5000 pounds OF butter, an av.
erage OF over 257 pounds to the COW
The years product netted him a little
over u cents a pound and was sold to
the same parties the year round. Hi:
COWS are Jerseys and grade Jerseys; theil
feed is plenty Of good hay, silage anc
grass in its season, together with a mix
ture of commercial feed, consisting o
bran. gluten, cotton seed meal, and corr
meal, varied sometimes in kind, but KEEP
about equal in weight and value. Tha
d~airying builds up a farm is shown b,
the increasing amount of hay which h
cuts from year to year. His large barn
and storage for hay and silage are a
ready too small, and he is getting on
timber to enlarge his barns anothe
season.
The c. F. Percival Furniture Co. c
Barton was organized last week by tn
election of the following officers: Pres
dent, c. F. Percival; vice-president, Gi
bert Frasier; secretary and treasurer
c. c. Baldwin; executive committee, {
F. Percival, Gilbert Frasier, H. F. Pill:
bury. T. w. Drew. NJ. ], Elliott aud {. I
Hainhlet. The company will start wit
II paid-up capital, not as large as needed
but il is hoped sufficient to ensure sue
cess. The management is put INTO tn
hands of old members Of the concern, tC
gether with the addition Of some of tn
most careful and sa%gacious business me
in the community. Mr.. Percival will b
head man. Business has already starte
and will go on as heretofore, with
somewhat larger outlay in the line {
timber and other stock.
The annual musical festival will b
held in Newport Feb. I'll. Among tn
artists will be DR.. Clark, the celebrate
basso, o. Boston. Aspecial agent is no'
in the city to secure other talent wlic
will be of the best. A full prospectu
will BE- issued in a few DAYS. 10 be ha
i, on application to c. F.. Ranney, New
port.