St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-07
Vermont News.

Adiutant Gen. Corbin has issued a
statement of the strength OF the volun.
teer force called into service during the
war with Spain, and the losses from all
causes. The record given of the First
regiment served from May 16 to Oct. &c,
1898. At the muster in there were 48
officers and $50 men. At the muster out
there were 40 officers and 925 men. OF
the officers resigned and died of dis
ease. Thirty of the men were trans
ferred. 26 died OF disease and 2 deserted.
The Florentine Marble Company, of
Pittsford, recently owned by Mrs. Mar
tina E. Worthy, of Chicago, has been
sold to the Belden Falls Marble Com
pany.
There is an article in the warning for
the annual town meeting of Bennington
to see If the town will vote to close the
highway from point short distance
north of Bennington battle monument
to the red bridge, so called. The portion
OF road in question was opened about
1896, and though less than quarter of
a mile in length has grade of $50 feet.
1t is seldom Travelled on account of the
heavy grade and is very expensive
piece of highway to maintain.
Gordon Smith, blacksmith at Barre,
has filed petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy, with liabilities $549 and assets
$500.
The republican state committee will
meet in Montpelier March for the pur.
pose OF fixing the time and place for
holding the state convention and laying
out the plans for this important political
year.
Captain Thomas Pollard, who recent
ly died at his home in Clifton, N. J., at
the age of IS years, was called father"
of the Ely mines, he having done more
than any one else toward their original
development.
Five prisoners were received at the
house OF correction Rutland during the
past week, one being contributed by
each of the following towns: Burling-
ton, St. Johnsbury, Cambridge, Windsor,
and Rockingham.
Ralph DEMO, of Pawlet, has resumed
his duties as superintendent of the Bris-
tol railroad, at Bristol, after an absence
of Is months.
E. W. ]. Hawkins, clerk of the city
court, Burlington, has been appointed by
Gov. B. c. Smith to be judge of the city
court to succeed the late ]. W. Russell.
Judge Russell S. Taft, of Burlington,
will preside at the March term of the
Rutland county court in exchange with
Judge John w. Rowell, who was as
| signed to that county. Judge Rowell
will preside at the Lamolle county court,
for the reason that the Lamoille county
court is nearer his home in Randolph.
The Boston & Maine railroad which
operates in this state instead Of granting
an increase often cents per day to their
| trainmen, additional to wages now re-
ceived have decided to furnish them each
two suits OF uniforms and a cap at the
expense of the road each year after June
1, 1900.
The state fish commissioners have
issued circular stating that owing to
the small legislative appropriation, they
will not be able to supply the demand for
bro ok trout, fry and fingerlings. Orders
not filled last season will be given the
preference.
The report of the annual meeting of
the Fish and Game league contains mnch
information of interest. The number OF
deer killed in the state during the last
ten days of October sgiven as 80. Three
counties are not represented in the list OF
those in which deer were shot-Orleans,
Grand Isle and Windham. Thirty-6ve of
the 30 deer were slain in Windsor county
and 20 in Rutland county, or two thirds
of the total number in few contiguous
towns. The league membership is ego.
of whom only SO are non-residents.