St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-10-24
Artificial Mountain Lake,

Artificial Mountain Lake.
The private trout preserve that is be-
ing constructed in Stowe when COM
pleted will be the largest arti6cially con-
structed pond, and probably larger than
any natural private trout preserve,
in the state. 1t is situated about seven
miles from the village OF Stowe, and will
cover about 125 acres. A dam 80 feet
high and 800 feet long is being built and
will soon be completed. Mountains form
the natural walls of the preserve and
water is secured from several small
streams and about 20 springs, forming a
constant supply. The land was given
by Burt brothers, of Stowe. The cost is
expected to be between $4,000 and ST.,
600. Work has been going on since last
June, and in a short time the stockhold-
ers will meet to dedicate the new pre-
serve, The preserve is already stocked
with about 1900 trout, and it is in.
tended to secure 1900 more to form
the complete stock. The squaretailed
brook trout are the only ones used, and
tngerlings are taken instead of fry, be-
cause by so doing good fishing can be secur-
ed at an early date. The preserve will be
owned wholly by Vermont men and for
the use OF the stockholders and their
friends. 1t is the intention of the pro
moters 20 foster the trout industry and
create good fishing grounds for true
sportsmen.
Vermont Boy HOnOred.
An Orange county boy has been
honored in Connecticut the past week by
the nomination for senator from the
tenth district in the person of Wallace S.
Allis, native of Brookfeld, but now of
Norwich, Conn. He is brother OF Egg
bert H. Allis, Of BroOkield, and first
went to Norwich in 1877 to attend the
free academy. After graduating from
Yale he was given place on the free
academy faculty, which he filled very
satisfactorily for five years. In 1888 he
! became a member of the bar and two
years later began the practice of law in
| Norwich. The nomination was by ac-
clamation.
Forty Years Job Printer.
M. D. L. Thompson, the veteran Bur
lington printer, has purchased the print
ing business of L'Heureux & Bassett.
Mr.. Thompson has moved from his
quarters in the Meade building which he
has occupied for many years. He will
add his machinery and equipment to the
L'Heureux & Bassett plant, thus making
it one OF the largest printing plants in
town. Mr.. Thompson has been in the
| job printing business in Burlington for
over 40 years.
The Burlington Free Press says: The
announcement that a new passenger
station is to be built at Essex Junction
during the coming year causes much re-
ioicing among travellers over the Central
Vermont. II it should be a spacious
station with triangular platform and
tracks so arranged that trains can stand
on the three sides, each headed in the d.
rection in which it is to go, much of the
confusion now considered inseparable
from Essex Junction will be avoided, and
Mr.. Phelps poem will cease to be quo
ted.
Clarence J. Ferguson, Burlington
attorney, has been appointed probation
officer for Chittenden county by Judge
Loveland Munson. The statute Great
ing this Office was passed in 1898, and
this is the first appointment. The duties
of the position are for the incumbent to
look after certain class of petty crimi-
mails on whom sentence is not passed
but who are put on probation.
Ernest NJ. Carpenter, postal clerk on
the Brattleboro and Springfield run, who
now lives in Barton but whose home
was formerly in BrattIeboro, has been
4aI ,L,af c1arty ~ 1oil
service, having charge of II New Eng
land lines, with headquarters in Boston.
Mr.. Carpenters salary in the new posi-
ton be $4,000 year.
Sheriff Stearns of Rutland county was
stricken with two successive paralytic
shocks early last week while at North
Hero, which resulted in his death Tues
day night. He was u years of age
He had been engaged in serving writs
upon the sub contractors of O'Brien &
Sheehan, in the Rutland railroad injunc.
ton case.
The Rutland County Agricultural As
ISOLATION from the receipts of the last
fair will be able to pay all premiums ano
other Indebtedness and several hundred
dollars on the old debt which amounts
to between 81, 100 and 81 200.
Mrs. Jessie Allen, widow of the late
Lynn J. Allen, who was accidentally
killed by touching live wire while al
work in the Shepard & Morse lumber
: yards at Burlington last spring, has re
ceived 5000 accident insurance.
Rev. A. w. Dickens, who has been pas
tor of the Congregational church al
= Middlebury for the past seven years ha
sent in his resignation, to take effec
early in November.
= = For the present an experiment is being
made at the Spaulding high school il
: Barre in the way of holding one session
for each day instead of two as has beer
the custom.
6. W. Wilder's music store in Montpe
lier has passed into the hands of his son
G. H. Wilder Mr.. Wilder established
= the business SO years ago. He only give
I'D control of it at this time because OF il
! health.
6 1t is reported that petitions are bein!
{ circulated in Middlesex asking the Cen
f trail Vermont Railway company to bull,
i new passenger depot at that station.
Announcement iS m q de NV the interim