St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-23
VERMONT NEWS.
EIv Mines Purchased.

able comment S it was believed that the
depositors would lose heavily. 1t is now
reported that Gen. w. Fl. Gilmore OF
Fairlee, E. P. George and Fred FaInham
of West Farlee, the assisnees OF the
Bradford bank, have closed deal with
Garretson & Westinghouse Tor the sale OF
the Ely mines for sum sufficient to pay
in full the debt held by the bank and the
floating indebtedness at the rate OF 90
cents on the dollar, thus insuring the
banks paying its depostors in full.
Garretson & Westinghouse have had
new smelling device in operation since
last October and having proved that the
invention will reduce the cost OF smelling
to FIVE cents per pound purchased the
mines. This invention is expected to
revolutionize the copper industry in the
state as the great question in the past
has been that Of reduction. A syndicate
composed of Gen. w. w. Grout, Hon. II.
c. Ide, Frank Brooks, A. H. Mcleod and
c. H. Stevens oil St. .Johnsbury had made
an offer for the mine but the Garretson
& Westinghouse offer was the largest
and was confirmed by the courts.
Vermont Officers Reunion.
The thirty-sixth annual reunion OF YER
mont officers will be held at Newport,
Aug. Goth. -,
The usual business meeting will be held
at the Memphremagog House parlors at
7 O'Clock p. m. The address will be de-
livered in Lanes opera house at o'clock
in the evening by Lieut.. Kittredge Has
kins of Brattleboto, and the annual ban
ouet at the Mem phremagog House at
$50 o'clock. Toastmaster, F. 6. Butter
field, marshal, w. w. Henry.
The officers are Z. M. Mansur, pres,
Fred E. Smith, Montpelier, Sec; Il. M.
Mansur Newport, F. G. Butterhed,
Derby Line, R. S. Parker, Newport, ex-
ecutive committee.
A limited number OF tickets to banquet
will be reserved for citizens Of Newport,
and can be obtained at the Memphre.
magog House Office. Railroads in YER
mont will sell round trip tickets at re-
duced rates. Call for tickets to Newport
and return.
Excursion to Mountain House ano
Magog, P. O., Aug 80. Boat leaving al
7.3O a. M, returning in time to get din
ner and for the l. 05 B. & M. train south
Death of q. Ii. Ballard.
Charles B. Ballard, long time resi-
dent and citizen of White River Junction
and one of the earliest settlers there, dice
Saturday morning, Aug. II, from thu
effects OF a paralytic shock. He wa'
born in Wendell, Mass, July 80, 1929
He lived at Brattleboro few years aftel
attaining his majority and moved from
there to the Junction. He has lived Their
most OF the time for about forty year
with the exception of ten years spent II
Concord when he was wood contracto
for the Northern R. r. and several con
Meeting lines. He was we'll known il
Vermont and New Hampshire as stocl
breeder and was the owner OF Snow
flake, Factory Boy, Robert B., and othe
racers. He also owned the junction
House and considerable real estate i
,, town. A widow and one son surviv
:, him.
Laws Violated.
DR.. Henry Furman OF Malone, N. Y
, an expert on insanity, who testified
$ the Mildred Brewster case, and Re-
Andrew U. Ogilvie OF Elkhart, Ind,
e former chaplain of the state prison
p Windsor, were arrested at Vergenn'
3 Thursday for violation of the game law
of the state, by shooting ducks out
season. Upon finding themselves und
arrest they tried to compro mise and pa
the fine then and there. This the otiic
i would not consent to but told them the
If must accompany him to Vergennes: II
,,l 10, re ma th.
}, he thanked his stars that he did not IL
5 in such narrow contracted state. Th'
;. were taken before a justice and fine
It with costs, $2S.17 each, which they pa
S, with anything but good grace.
g Railroad Sold ut Auction.
&c The Lebanon Springs railroad w
u sold at auction at Troy, N. Y, Thursd'
e {. morning, under an order of the supreI
II court. John A. Delahanty of New 70
"a was the purchaser. The price paid W
rs SCOOPS. 1t is understood that N
III Delahanty was acting for William
d Roberts OF New York, who purchased
is the claims he could and also the t
q titles held by Samuel O. Gleason. n
y Roberts, it is stated, is associated Wi
re former Congressman Haines, who is in
GU combination to secure control OF
M road and convert it into an electric 70
~ beginning at Petersburgh Junction a
W: terminating at Chatham and Bennl'
-, ton.
ri Fire ut SwantOn.
vs. The kindling wood factory at Sw
SO ton, owned by R. c. Batchelder & Co.
for Albany, N. Y, took fire in the dry
60 tower Tuesday of last week, and ow
ca to the great inhammability of the str
30, ture and it's contents the fire had M
on such Roadway before the fire compaI
S7 arrived and got their streams on t
ere nothing could save it. Nearly all
houses in the vicinity were kept
ear down on their roofs, by the use of Il
ing own private hose. The loss will
TO- heavily on r. c. Batchelder & Co., al
10. is not believed they had any insura
dis. A splendid industry is crippled at Ii
and tor the present, but it is hoped they
tice rebuild.
evs v.,,o.,.r u.veu,s Reclining Chni
90 Elmer E. Allen of Wilmington has
as vented new style of reclining CT
'eni c which is made entirely OF wood.
-. -, somewhat after the style of the Rapo
anu recln ing chair, although built on en-