St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-11-14
VERMONT NEWS.
Two Tall Vermont Bro,bers.

mathew England, are residents of Bel
lows Falls, and so far as known there are
no two brothers in the entire country
who can equal their weight and height.
Talness is a family characteristic in
berited by Fred r. and Allie K. Smith.
Their family history on the mothers side
contains records of many tall men. Mrs.
Smith herself is over SIX feet tall and
weighs $50 pounds. Her husband is of
ordinary height and weight. Fred r.
Smith, the eldest OF the three sons, is "a
years old, weighs 200 pounds and is six
feet 10 inches tall. HIS upward reach is
s feet inches, while his arm stretch is 6
feet II inches. Heis oi slender build and
dressed as Uncle Sam was a prominent
figure in the Republic an campaign oil tour
years ago. He headed parades at Keene
Clinton, Leomlnster, Worces' er and other
cities, and was one OF the crew that
manned the Mckinley cruiser at Wincheu-
don, model warship built on an electric
car that attracted much attention
throughout the country. He is lather
by trade, and in only larger houses, where
the rooms are over the ordinary height,
does he use staging to lath overhead
He has had several flattering offers from
museum managers to travel, but has re-
fused them preierring to remain in Yer
mont. Allie X. Smith, the youngest
brother, is perfectly proportional. He
is 10 years old, six feet IL iuches tall.
and weighs 225 pounds. He can reach 8
feet inches and has an arm stretch o. 6
feet 8 inches. His leg measure is 80
inches. Hereached tine feet mark when
Is years old and has grown rapidly tor
the past year. He is employed in the
Boston and Maine railroad division office
here. He is an all-around athlete and
rides &c rame bicycle with the saddle
a foot in the air Efforts to get machine
suitable to his size tailed and he was OBJ
liged to have special seat post made in
order to bring the saddle to the required
height.
Benedict ArnOId's Flagship.
On October II, 1776, Benedict Arnold,
then an active and intrepid officer of the
revolutionary Army, fought men,
orabe naval action with the British in
Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain. The
American forces succeeded in checking
advance OF Cartoons forces, but suffered
so severely that it seemed prudent to
their commander to scuttle his craft in
shallow water in ordtr to keep them
from falling into the enemy's hands.
From that day until about two years
ago the hull of the Congress, Benedict
Arnold's flagship, lay under the water in
an inlet locally called by his name near
Chimney point. Tradition preserved the
identy in the decaying hulk, and the in
habitants of that neighborhood would
point out to visitors the position of the
Congress under water where, it is said,
her outlines could be plainly seen when
the conditions were favorable. At last
William Adams, an Addison farmer, as
sisted by Elk Senator Willard F. Barnes
and others, raised what was left of the
venerable relic, which now rests in Mr..
Adams tarmyard. The natural result Of
the old flagship's appearance on shore
has been to draw numerous relic hunters,
who have helped themselves to numer-
Gus fragments of her timbers. How
ever, the New York Historical Associa-
ton is said to be contemplating the
building of museum at Caldwell, on
Lake George, not far from where the
Congress reposes, and in this museum all
that now remains Of the boat that once
did such gallant service for her country's
cause is expected to find a final resting
place, secure from pocket knives and
axes of vandals.- Montpelier Journal.
A Distinguished Company.
The public dinner given Thursday night
in the ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria,
New York city, to Gen. 0 0. Howard, Of
Burlington, in honor of his 10th BIRTH
day was attended by three hundred men
prominent in business and professional
lite. Senator Chauncy M. Depew pre-
sided and on his right sat General How
ard. To the lett Gen. ]. R. Brooke was
seated. Others at the guests table were
ex-Gov, E. c. Smith, George P. Mclean,
Thomas B. Reed, Gen. H. NJ. Burnett,
the Rev. D. !. Burrrell, Gen. Benjamin F.
Tracy, Russell A. Alger, Gen. G. M.
Dodge, Admiral A. S, Barker, Gen. D. E
Slckles, the Rev. J, H. Barrows, Capt.
A. T. Mahan, Comte De Santlne
De LAFAYETTE, Gen. A. G, McCook, Gen,
Stewart L. Woodtord Gen. W. d. Whip
pie, Booker T. Washington, and W. T.
Gaines. One Of the features OF the dinner
was the presentation to General How
ard OF handsomely bound and decor
ated album containing a handsome por-
trait OF the general as well as a brief
biography OF him. 1t also contained a
testimonial from various societies. edu
cational institutions and private indivi-
duals. The speakers OF the evening were
ex-Speaker Reed. Capt. Mahan, Gener,
al Dodge, Booker T. Washington,
Compile De Lafayette, Rev, ]. H. Bar
rows, Bishop Gaines, of Georgia, General
Sckles and General Wagner Swayne,
who made the presentation speech when
the album was given to General How
ard.
An Enormous Apple Crop.
The statements made in regard to the
enormous apple crop are borne out by
the report of the Brattleboro Jelly Co.
While the end ofthe season is practically
at hand, more than so tons OF apples are
yet to be brought in. About $40 tons
have already been ground. Last year
the company paid 20 cents per 100
pounds for apples, but owing to the
largeness of the crop only is cents has
been paid this year.
About one-third of the apples have
been made into boiled cider and jelly,
while the rest will be made into vinegar,
the manufacture of which is a speciality
OF the company The company plans
to begin making vinegar about Nov. II.
Inc product OF the pickle industry, IN