St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
VERMONT NEWS.
Big Clip of Wool,

O. A. Field OF West Cornwall gives |
some results OF sheep shearings which he
has had at his stock farm during the |
past month. March II he had sheared
six ram lambs and six eve lambs, all
less than one year old. The weights OF
the feeces were: Ram lambs, FL. 1S IA.
1S,14anh 14pounds ;ewe lambs, 1917. 16,
16. II, IL and IL pounds. These lambs
were all sired by the Sticknry ram that
Mr. Morrison ct Addison sold to parties
in Australia Tor $500. On March 16
Mr.. Field sheered II breeding ewes, the
combined weight Of whose heeces was
22Sh pounds. The weights of the six
ram lambs tleeces aggregate 80 pounds
and those OF the eve lambs SSh pounds.
Mr. Field thus obtained 416 pounds of
wool from the % sheep sheared, which is
a pretty good record, considering that
the breeding ewes had only 111a months
growth.
Death Of Prominent Bennington Man.
Horatlo n ,ckok, aged SO. died in Bur
lington Saturday. He was the last male
member residing in Vermont OF family
prominent in Burlington for upward OF
100 years, his father being the late Dr.
W. c. Hickok, who gained fame and
wealth in New York, where Horatio was
| born.
He had large business interests, being
president OF the Baldwin refr gerator
company, secretary OF the Adirondack
match company, and sole owner of a box
factory. He was member OF the present
school board and prominent candidate
OF the republican party tor mayor at the
recent city election.
Calista Harrington, an inmate OF the
Pomtret poor farm, committed suicide
Friday by hanging. She was of unsound
mind and had been at the Brattleboro
asylum.
c. w. StiIphen, well known citizen OF
Swanton, form, rly o. St. Adams Bay.
suffered shock OF apoplrxy Friday,
winch resulted fatally within very short
time.
Montpeler's mass meeting for the
Cuban sufferers was held Friday night
and 1900 people were present. The
$3.50. A resolution was voted by the
audience to the effect that Il Spain would
not give Cuba independence con.
gress take immediate action and it was
voted to send the resolutions to repre-
sentatives in congress.
By the wi OF Ann E Porter OF New
buryport, Mass. $1,000 is given to the
public library at Springfield in memory OF
Charles Edward Porter and son, and
$500 to st Marks church at Springfield
for memorial window to Charles E.
Porter and wife.
Work will soon be opened on the cleo.
trio road betwe n Barre and Montpelier.
This seasons work will be b.gun at just
about the point in the city of Barre
where the work ceased last year on &C
count oil the dispu'e. When the uncom-
pleted strip at Barre is completed, the
workmen will resume operations at
Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Richards of Pan.
ton celebrated their Ssh wedding ami.
/, versary on April 1.
The Spiritualsts Of Montpelier and
vicinity celebrated the 50th anniversary
of modern spiritualism in Montpelier
Friday.
The executive committee of The Young
Mems Democratic Club of Vermont have
voted to hold the annual meeting and
banquet Of the club at White River juno
ton Thursday afternoon and evening
April FL 1t is probable that the demo
cratic state committee will meet at the
same time and place and fix date and
location for holding the state convention
to nominate a governor and other
officers.
: Navigation upon Lake Champlain fol
the season OF 1898 opened Saturday
morning. when the steamer Maquam
made trip to Platt>burg and return
The steamer Chateaugay is being hauled
cut for repairs and the Maquam takes
her run for part OF the season.
6 The Klllington commandery, Knight.
Templar of Rutland, will soon present
the South Shore commandery of Boston
d solid silver set, consisting OF IL candles
~ goblets and wine pitcher, engraved
The gilt is an ackno wledgment OF the en-
tertainment which the Boston Mason.
, gave their visiting brethren in 1896.