St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-01-02
VERMONT NEWS.


l.. r. Benton, OF Ver9ennes, has engaged
capable broommaker and is having the
broom corn that he raised on his farm in
Waltham last season made up into
brooms. He expects to make between
800 and 900 brooms. The business is
IN an experimental stage and Mr.. Ben
ton expects to enlarge it if successful.
He has demonstrated that broom corn
can be raised in this section, and alter
mastering few of the details, hopes to
be in position to make it profitable for
farmers to raise the corn for him to
make it into brooms.
Chief of Police Shot at Barre.
Great excitement prevailed at Barre
last week when Chief of Police Brown
was shot by Italians early Thursday
morning. The society to which his as.
sailants belonged had had dance the
night before and trouble among them
selves made it necessary to call out the
police. Reports say that some of the
Italians were waiting for him and when
he was at his usual duties they fired at
him and hit him several times. 1t was
at first feared that Mr.. Brown could
not recover from his injuries but late
reports say that he is getting along
well and will in all probability recover.
He is about 40 years of age and weighs
275 pounds. He formerly lived in St.
Johnsbury and has a wife and several
children. He has been chief only a few
weeks, being promoted from patrolman.
Hillside Creamery of Windsor paid it's
re 10 hat -,
November.
The Hon. A. N. Swain, of Bellows
Falls, made a very rice Christmas git to
the Gilbert A. Davis library, Felchvile
by way OF a picture of himself. which is
greatly appreciated by his old townsmen.
The trustees of the Vermont Industrial
school have purchased the Hannaeman
property Of 10 acres of land which en-.
tirely divided the state property near
Vergennes. The house will be converted
into cottage for small boys.
The new steam railroad between
Rochester and Bethel was formerly
opened for traffic Wednesday. A quiet
celebration was held and there were ap
propriate exercises. The credit Of getting
the work done on time is largely due to
the contractors Ward & Douglass. The
new road will be the source of a great
boom for both Rochester and Bethel.
c. D. Watkins, chief stakeholder in the
Owls Head Mountain House Company,
OF Newport, has just been in that village
from New York in connection with plans
for the new hotel to be built at Owls
Head next spring. The structure will be
a four-story building ofeaborate design,
to cost nearly $50 600. The new hotel
it is thought, will be greatly appreciated
by summer visitors at Lake Memphre-
magOg.
The contract for the construction of
Masonic temple at Rutland has been
awarded to Charles E. Paige, and
ground will be broken at once. The
building will be the largest in Vermont
and second to fewin New England. -Four
stories with every convenience will be
provided for. 1t is to be located on land
west OF the Bardwell house given by the
late John W. Cramton.
The board of aldermen of Burlington
have applied $15O,0O0 Of the sinking
fund on the Indebtedness of the city.
The second annual meeting of the Yer
mont Anti.Saloon league will be held in
Burlington al O clock Thursday morn
ing, January 3. Officers for the ensuing
year will be elected and future work will
be considered.
J. G. Ullery of Brattleboro and F. L.
Houghton of Putney, purchasers of
Towne's hotel at Bellows Falls, took
possession OF the house Saturday. 1t is
the report that the new proprietors will
give up the hotel and lease the lower
floor to the new Bellows Falls Trust and
Savings institution as soon as it is or
gained and to two stores, using the
second floor for offices and the third for
lodgings.