St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-11-01

The following appeared in the Free
Press of October u. in regard to tele-
phone improvements in the state:
The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph company have decided to make
changes and Improvements on the north
ern division of their line that will be the
most extensive ever undertaken by the
company at this time Of the year. The
improvements include the rebuilding OF
several short lines recently acquired by
the company, which will be put in the
same good condition as the longer lines
controlled bv them. The number OF
miles to be rebuilt is about 10 and in
cludes the lines between the following
places: Plainfeld and Hardwick, 20
miles, Middlesex and Warren II miles,
Montpelier and Worcester 8 miles, Jeffer-
sonvile and Belvdere miles, Barnet
and Peacham miles, Lyndonville and
East Burke miles, Newport and Derby
Center 4 miles. Poultney and Middle
town Springs s miles. The lines are all
to be metallic circuit and will be great
improvement over the old system. A
contract has been closed for 1000 poles,
which lie along the Maine Central rail-
road east of Bangor, and their shipment
will begin at once. The company has on
hand about 500 poles, which will make
a total of about $500 poles used in the
new work. As a rule the outside work
of the company is closed at this
time of year but the rush of business
during the past summer has been so
great that this work had to be post.
poned. 1t will be finished by the last
Of December.
The past season has been one of the
most prosperous ever enjoyed by the
company and about $4,000 have been
spent in Improvements on the northern
division. A new pole line has been built
between Montpelier and st. Johnsbury
with pair of copper wires in addition
to the iron wires for local service. A
similar line OF AZ miles has been built
between White River Junction and
Woodstock and an additional copper
wire has been strung between Rutland
and Bennington, distance OF rs miles
A trunk line has been built between
Jacksonville and Hardwick, distance
of 81 miles. 1t is a copper metallic cir
cult, in addition to the iron wires fol
local service.
Barre Quarryman Killed.
One man was killed and another fatally
injured in an accident at Mellan &
Stephens granite quarry at Granitevill'
Yesterday morning. Thomas LeBlar
and Harry Hart were working at thu
bottom of the quarry when loose ston
on the quarry face fell instantly killing
8 LeBlair and crushing Hart so that HI
I will die. The stone weighed 10 tons ant
,, it required half an hour to get it off tn
men.
! A New Industry.
[ An investor from New York has hret
the building that was used by the Uniol
Bobbin company, at Newport, whicl
: went into insolvency year ago, and
fitting in with machinery Tor the manu-
, facture of veneer cloth boards, an articl
that commands large market and call
for great deal of native soft woods.
large force of hands will be furnished EN-
, ployment, and the prospect OF the new
,, industry is welcomed by the community
William H. Coburn, convict at tn
states prison at Windsor, escaped Sur
day night. He was sentenced in 1897 t
three and one half years Imprisonment,
In pretty Wisconsin town not ia
from Milwaukee there is "spite fence
} which tells it's own story to all tn
( world. 1t is high and tight boar
8 affair and cuts off a view across nun
Der of beautiful lawns. The man VIII
A lives on one side of it evidently feare
that the fence would bring down on hi
head the condemnation OF his neighbor'
Not wishing to be unjustly blamed, b
has therefore painted on his side Of tn
fence in letters that can be read bloc
;. away, these words "He built this fence
] didn't do it." The man on the othe
side also had no idea of letting falls
impression get out. Accordingly he ha
= painted on the other side OF the hig
; barrier: II had to do it."