St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-07
VERMONT NEWS.
Barre Granite.

Barclay Bros. OF Barre are now engag-
ed in building granite mausoleum Tor
Mr.. Joseph Cai ebelli of Cleveland, o., the
same being a mortuary chapel ordered
BIZ 7. H. Wade, and to be a memorial Tor
his grandfather, first president OF Lake
View cemetery where the structure is to
be erected The chapel will be beautl-
FULLY designed Greek temple, 60 feet long,
81 feet wide and 80 feet high above
ground. There is carriage drive into
the outer portico. Besides this, there is
another portico and vestibule before the
main chapel is reached. There Will be
about 500 tons Of Barre granite used IN
the work, exclusive of the roof, when
will be of bronze. The cornice and Capt
tails of columns will have some OF the
most delicate mouldings and carvings
ever cut in granite. This carving will be
done at Mr.. Carabelli's shop in Cleveland
as it has to be done under the personal
supervision Of the architect Surround
ing the building is colonnade OF Is col
umns heavily futed with finely moulded
bases to match To get the work as
near perfect as is possible all plain sur
faces are to be ironed before fine hammer
ing. This is the largest mausoeum ever
let in Barre or vicinity and the store was
selected from Barclay Bros. quarry alter
! a careful consideration OF the product OF
I every quarry in the United States
Willard S. Isham, formerly OF Burlng-
ton, graduate Of the U. Y. NJ. in 1882,
now residing in the city OF Mexico, hav-
ing been connected with several railroads
and mining companies as civil engineer,
has invented process by which shells
charged with dynamite can be fired from
an ordinary cannon by means ofpowder,
the shells bursting by impact or a time
fuse. He has made some successful tests
in Mexico and has submitted his inven-
ton to the United States government.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Dimick of Wind
ham were burned to death Thursday
morning while trying to release their
cows from the stable. Three horses and
seven cattle were also burned, and the
entire set of buildings destroyed. The
loss is about $40, 900, nothing being saw
ed. The remains OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dimick
were taken from the ruins burned beyond
recognition.
The Brattleboro Jelly Company now
has 100000 cucumbers in its tanks and
is putting in 10000 more every day.
These are all raised on 60 acres OF land,
some growers having already harvested
100 900 to the acre. The company will
not accept cucumbers less than two or
more than five and one-half inches in
length, and growers have to go over
their vines four times a week. The COM
panv has room in its tanks for 8 ,000,0 900
cucumbers.
A relic in the shape OF five-dollar bill
was sent to Poultney bank from Alta.
mont, N. Y, with view of having it
redeemed. The bill was one of the state
bank issues, dated Sept. 4, 1868, with M
Clark cashier and S. P. Hooker president
The bank issuing the bill was organized
in 1856 and continued until it was con-
verified into a national bank IN 1865
This particular bill however is not re
deemable, and its only value is as SOU
venir.
Charles Hitchcock of Shushan, N. Y.
!, and Harry TAFT OF Arlington were before
the Bennington municipal court for VIC
latng the deer law. The evidence showed
that the deer which were partially tame
were killed with eight-ounce shot ano
that Taft dared the other man to shoot
one, telling him that the fine would b.
500 and that il they went and com
planned on themselves they would receive
. $50 back. Judge Darling convinced
them that they were wrong in that idea
, and fined them the utmost he could, S1O(
and costs. They paid the amount.
The farm house and barn owned by
, the Dearborn agency on Fletcher hill, be
,, tween Woodstock and South Woodstock
were struck by lightning and destroyed
Sunday afternoon.