St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-02

great eXnlDlI1Ou Oh i've StOCh, uohy PiN
ducts, farming implements and machin-
cry, ladies' work, farm and garden pro-
duce and about everything else OF value
associated with rurallife in New England
is sure to attract thousands OF visitors.
Why not exhibit some specimens OF your
skill or industry and perhaps win
premium?
johnson Camp Meeting.
From August to IA there will be
camp meeting in session at lthiel Falls,
VT, and from the programme as now
arranged one may expect an enjoyable
time.
Low rate tickets for the round trip
have been placed on sale at many OF the
Boston & Maine and St. .Johnsbury q
Lake Champlain railroad stations, and
information regarding this event can be
obtained at station ticket offices.
The New York Central railroad COM
pany filed a petition this week for an
appeal in the matter of the sale OF the
Central Vermont railroad to the Grand
Trunk railroad company. When the
sale was made by Judge Waterman OF
Bratteboro at st. Adams representa-
tive of the New York Central railroad
company entered protest agairst the
sale on the ground that the rights OF
that company had not been properly
considered, and he asked that the pro-
test be made part of the report of the
special master. Judge Waterman paid
no attention to the protest, however,
and when the session of the court, was
held in Brattleboro for the purpose Of
affirming the sale the company objected
to the acceptance of the report, but the
objection was not sustained.
St. Adams is soon to have new hotel,
thanks to the efforts of Board of
Trade. re-
Hotel Fullerton, Chester, was badly
damaged early Thursday morning by a
fire that started in the basement. By
prompt action of the fire department
the main portion of the building was
saved. A large part of the furniture and
fixtures were badly damaged. The cause
of the fire is unknown. The loss is
$4,000 and is covered by insurance. The
house was full of guests who are in at
tendance at the Windsor county summer
school. No one was injured.
The masons have begun work on the
new vault of the Lamoille county court
house at Hyde Park. An appropriation
of $500 was made at the last session
of the legislature for Improvements in
the building, including the vault, which
will probably cost about $1,000. The
Offices will be enlarged and remodeled
and other needed repairs made.
Lightning struck in field in Mont
pelier Friday and completely annihilated
skunk, excepting the claws and tail.
Edward Fredette, II years old, son OIL
Henry Fredette, a quarryman living in
Pittsford about a mile north of Proctor
accidentally shot and killed himsel
Thursday. The accident occurred about
O'Clock in the evening, death ensuing
several hours later.
son of John Poplaski Of Nottingham
dropped hay fork when sliding from {
load OF hay Friday which struck tn,
ground. tines upward, one OF which pen
etrated his left arm at the elbow coming
out midway between the elbow and TIL
wrist.
]. w. Richards of Chicago, who wa
visiting his daughter at BrookvIle. nea
Middebury, was struck by the soutl
bound flyer on the Rutland road Friday
He was knocked off bridge aud fell Al
feet. He was taken to the Rutland hos
pital where it was found that severa
, bones were broken and that there wer
number Of severe scalp wounds, but i
is not thought that the accident wi
prove fatal.
While Charles Bullock OF Readsbor
was fishing one day in Wilmingto
Frank J. Boyd Of Wilmington met hin
and claiming to be the fish warden c
Wilmington, demanded to examine hi
: fish. which, of course, was granted, SUI
, posing they were in Wilmington. Fran
found two or three trout short in mea,
ure and then and there assessed the fist
e erman SO, which was promptly paid.
Frank is not punished he is 50 in. bu
where is the Nottingham fish warde
that he needs assistance from pretende
> Wilmington fish warden?
t The Rutland road, during the fsc;
q year just closed, earned 1888 $50 ne
q This, which does not include the earl
ings OF the o. & l.. c., now a componer
: part of the Rutland through stock ov
nership, was $26 .4S2 more than the t,
tai interest charges on Rutland, O. &
c., and the new Rutland Canada
bonds. Including the operation of IL
) o. & l.. c., net was $593 099 which lie
n balance of $27+,599 above the intere
h charges then existing. This was 61a p
! cent, on Rutland preferred, on whic
o however, only 2 ger cent was paid.