St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
VERMONT NEWS.


N"uhhu Sanauihn Railroad Directors.
The incorporators of the Rutland Cana
dian railroad met in Rutland Friday.
George k. Bottum Of Rutland was chosen
chairman and Frank Wells Of Burlington
secretary. A board of directors of the
corporation was elected as follows:
George K. Bottum and c. L. Pierce of
Rutland, Frank Wells OF Burlington, w.
W. Stickney Of Ludlow and Waldo p.
Clement OF New York. Two parties of
civil engineers are surveying the route
bet ween Burlington and the Canadian
line.
10000 Fire Loss at Center Rutland.
The coping" shop OF the Vermont
Marble company's mill at Center Rutland
was burned early FRIDAY morning, caus-
ing loss of between $4,000 and $4,000.
The building and machinery were valued
at about $4,000 and there was over $4,000
worth OF marble in the shop. The build
ing and stock were insured for $4,000.
Some freight cars which stood on the
track OF the Clarendon and Pittsford
railroad in front Of the building caught
FIRE, and two OF them were nearly de-
stroyed. The fire is thought to have
started from some clothes which hung on
a line near a stove.
The Fish and Game League.
The annual banquet of the Vermont
Fish and Game league was held Tuesday
evening at the Pavilion in Montpelier.
Covers were laid for It's. At the close OF
the repast the skin of the bear which had
been eaten was sold at auction by Repre-.
sentative Ballard of Georgia, and was
bought by Representative Wall of RAN
dolph for $13. George M. Powers of
Morrisville acted as POSTMASTER. Re-
sponses were made by Secretary of State
Rowland, Hon. H. c. Ide, ex Lieut.. Gov.
Fisk, State Auditor Barber and Presi-
dent Titcomb.
At the business meeting Of the league
these officers were chosen: President J.
W. Titcomb, st. Johnsbury; secretary,
Edward 7. Bradley, Swanton; treasurer.
Charles F. Lowe, Montpelier: vice.presi
dents, W. R. Peake, Bristol; N. w. Fisk.
Isle La Motto; F. d. Proctor, Proctor; E.
e. Smith, St. Adams; w. S. Webb, Shell.
burne; 7. N. Vail, Lyndonville; Erastus
Baldwin. Wells River. ]. G. Mccullough,
Bennington; P. H. Hadley, Bellows
Falls; executive committe: Addison
county, D. H. Lewis, Vergennes; Ber-
nington county, ]. W. Fowler, Man
chester; Caledonia county, Harry Blod-
gett. St. Johnsbury; Chittenden county,
]. B. Henderson, Burlington; Essex
county, F. D. Hale, Lunenburgh; Frank.
lin county T. NJ Deal, St. Adams; Grand
Isle county, E. S. Fleury, Isle La Motto;
Lamoile county, c. H. Stearns, Johnson;
Orange county, ]. F. Mead, Randolph;
Orleans county, F. c. Kinney, Greens
boro; Rutland county, Ira r. Allen, Fair
Haven; Washington county, L. Bart
Cross, Montpelier; Windham county,
Kittredee Haskins. Brattleboro; Wind.
sor county, J. E. Pollard, Chester. The
total membership of the league is now
636, As new members being admitted be-
fore the dinner.
Post Office Statistics.
That Vermont's postal business has
shown increased prosperity during the
year just passed, will be seen by the fol-
lowing figures:
The AZ presidential Offices in the state
had total of gross receipts last year
amounting to $377 ,4OS 81. For the
fiscal year preceding the total gross re-
ceipts were only $355.S71.Ss. These
figures, too, it should be remembered, do
not denote the entire postal business OF
the state. There are large number of
what is technically known as fourth class
postoffices. Their business is not in.
cluded at all in this reckoning.
At Burlington, the largest post Office
in the state the gross receipts last year
were $1O7. 626 10, very big sum for a
Vermont office. The gain over the pre-.
vious year was very great. Ia 1897 the
gross receipts of the Burlington Office
were $99,792 IS. But the figures for
this office are increased all along the line.
The government therefore made clear out
of the Burlington post office last year
the magnificent sum OF $S6,691.11. This
is gain of almost $1,000 over the pre-
vious year.