St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-19
VERMONT NEWS.

E. A. Mutt, of the Montpelier Journal
and L. B. Johnson of the Randolph
Herald, are booked for reporters OF the
House.
John J. Flynn and Robert ]. White
have sold to George H. Allen, OF New
York city, the Lydia Farm Beach prop
erty just south of Queen City Park.
new canning factory, stone shed to
employ 40 people, two large brick blocks
and one or two dwellings will be Water
bury's building record for the summer.
Y During the terrific windstorm OF a
week ago fire got started in Fonda's
lime kilms and wood yarGs at st. Adams
and destroyed over 1000 cords of wood.
Lightning struck the steeple of the
Brandon Methodist church recently,
tearing off the slate on all sides and
loosening the timbers as far down as the
belfry.
At a meeting of the Lake Champlain
Yacht club it was decided not to hold a
regatta at Burlington this season, but
instead to hold two and perhaps three
next season.
The apple crop is phenomenally large
in Windham county, as was the black
berry crop. Some of the best corn raised
in the county in recent years will be har-
vested this fall.
E. A. Fuller, station agent at South
Wallingford for 20 years, has resigned.
Mr. Fuller will continue in the capacity
of postmaster a position which he has
held since 1876.
The 10Th annual convention of the
grand lodge, Knights of Pythias of YER
mont, and the fifth annual field day Of
the First Regiment Uniformed Rank,
Knights OF Pythias, will be held in Bur.
lington October 10 and IL.
The Hon. D. j. Foster Of Burlington,
went to New York last week to meet
Senator Scott, OF West Virginia, who
has charge of speakers for the Republi-
can campaign. They will arrange a
speaking tour for Mr.. Foster.
The Vermont Marble company of
Proctor has been awarded contract for
furnishing marble to cost over $780,
900, to be used in the erection OF the
library building which Andrew Carnegie
will give to the city OF Washington.
c. N. Philips of Montpelier has receiv-
ed from his sister, Mrs. c. H. Cash, Of
Crescent City, Fla, three large Florida
hoppers. They resemble the grasshop-
per in everything except size. They are
about five inches long.
Extensive preparations are in progress
e. = ho 1ete ~ hid h1y
the Central Vermont Railway company,
which is to cross the Winooski river
near the Intervale road at Winooski.
The new bridge will be all iron and
similar to the twin bridges at Winooski
gorge.
F. w. Agan, of Ludlow, has bought
the Smithville mill property of the ]. S.
Gill estate. Mr.. Gill had the mill fitted
up for the manufacture of silk, but it
was never operated. Mr.. Agan will put
the property into running order for the
manufacture of shoddy as soon as
possible.
The monthly meeting of the directors
of the Rutland City Hospital Association
was held last week. The treasurer's re-
port showed that the deficit for the year
to August 1 was $913.13, and that the
receipts for July were $713 90, which
amount includes $500 appropriation
from the city.
John Beard, of West Concord, is the
owner of book which probably can
not be duplicated in this country. 1t
was printed in 1855, and is entitled "a
Review of the Political Life of Oliver
Cromwell, Lord Protector of England,
Scotland and Ireland" and was written
by Gentleman OF the Middle Temple"
R. A. Dellett of the quartermaster's
force at Fort Ethen Allen, cast his first
vote Sept, 4, at Essex Junction. Until
he went there, Mr. Delett has been a
resident OF the District of Columbia, that
little portion OF Uncle Sans territory in
which the inhabitants have nothing to
say regarding the local government or
the government of the nation for that
matter.