St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-11-13
VERMONT NEWS.
Government Work in Vermont.

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port regarding harbor projects in Yer
mont. The engineers estimate that
| 1900 will be required to complete the
| existing project in the channel between
| North and South Hero Islands, Lake
| Champlain, and they ask that congress
appropriate that amount at the session
this winter. With this money it is pro-
posed to widen and deepen the channel
| The only appropriation ever made for
this work was $4,000 in 1888, which
provided for dredging a channel $50 feet
wide and 10 feet deep. The engineers Of
the army also ask that the approaching
congress appropriate SO 900 towards
the project, adopted in 1872, for making
a channel 100 feet wide and eight feet
deep in Otter Creek, from Lake Cham.
plain to Vergennts and Tor basin at the
| latter point. 1t is estimated that the
cost Of completing this project will be
| S11, 24S, the government having already
expended S62 500 there. II congress
votes SIT, 500 this coming year for the
. improvement to the Narrows of Lake
| Champlain, between New York and Yer.
mont, the army engineers believe they
can complete the project with this sum.
Assignment of Judges.
Commencing December l OF this year
and continuing until Dec l of 1902, the
following list comprises the assignment
of the judges for county courts during
the year:
Chief Judge Taft Orange, Dec. 8, 1901;
Essex, March 5, 1902; Windsor. June 8,
1902; Chttenden, Sept 8, 1902.
Judge Rowell, Bennington, Dec 8, 1901;
Windham, Mar. 5, 1902; Orange, June 8
| 1902; Essex, Sept. 3, 1902
Judge Tyler, Grand Isle. Jan. IA, 1902;
Franklin, Mar. 5, 1902; Bennington,
June 3, 1902, Windham, Sept 8, 1902.
Judge Munson, Caledonia, Dec. 8, 1901;
Orleans. Mar. 5. 1902; Grand Isle, Aug.
-, 1902; Franklin, Sept. 8, 1902.
Judge Start, Lamoile, Dec 3 OF; Wash
ington, Mar. 5, '02; Caledonia, June 8, 'O2;
| Orleans, Sept 3, %
Judge Watson, Addison, Dec. 8, 'O1;
Rutland, Mar. 5, '02; Lamoille, June 8,
%; Washington, Sept 3, 'O2.
Judge Stafford, Windsor Dec 3, 'O1;
Chittenden, Mar, 5, o. Addison June 3,
%; Rutland, Sept 3, OF.
The general term of the supreme court
will be held. commencing Jan. IS, MAY
13 and Oct. IS, 1902. The reporter of
decisions is Seneca Haselton of Burling
ton. The examining committee for ad-
missions to the bar is Frederick H. But
ton, Addison E. Cudworth, John w.
Redmond, Hale K, Darling, Frederick S.
| Platt and Roger W. Huburd.
Changes in State House.
Prof G. H. Perkins, the State Geologist,
has recently been arranging the exhibits
in the museum OF the State House. This
room has been entirely renovated and an
elegant new marble floor laid. The floor
is composed of alternate sections OF
white and the Swanton variegated mar
BILE All the cases have been raised up
from the floor and when the work is
complete the exhibits will be in the best
. possible shape for preservation and exhi-
bitOn. A complete set of new iron cases
for the secretary of states office is also
| being put in. 7. c. Phiuney sergeant.at-
arms, has appointed John w. Hill former.
| ly engineer to be ianitor and Frank
Wedge to be engineer in place vi Mr.. Hill
Mr.. Phinney, so long the faithful and
honest servant of the state who has been
confined to his house by severe illness TOR
some time is more comfortable and his
many friends will rejoice in any improve
ment OF his health and wish him an ex-
tended lease of life.
Divorced and Remarked.
A Burlington dispatch OF Nov. 6, to the
New York Sun says: Mrs. Laura l..
LABEL, who secured divorce from Peter
LABEL nineteen days ago with $500 ali
mOny and the custody Of her minor child
rem, was married Yesterday to her for,
mer husband, the ceremony taking place
at the Catholic church at Essex June
ton. In the trial for divorce Mrs. Label
charged that Mr.. LABEL was cruel to her
This he den ed, saving she had bad tenn.
per. The suit was the bitterest ever con
tested in this county and divorce was
granted the petitioner on Oct. IS. Yes
terday afternoon the couple came to.
gether Mrs. LABEL paid her lawyers
500, settled her board bill of SIS and
gave Mr. LABEL the balance of her ali
mony, 1925. Later they drove to Els
sex Junction where they were married
and now the family is reunited at their
old home just outside OF the village oil
Essex Junction.
State Historical Society
The adjourned 63d annual meeting oil
the Vermont Historical society was held
at Montpelier Nov 5. In the absence Of
G. G. Benedict of Burlington, the presi
dent, Rev. w. S. Hazen of Mortified
presided. After prayer by nr. Hazen the
records of the last meeting were read by
J. A. Deboer, the secretary. At a pre-.
vious NEE ting Mr.. Benedict was elected
president for the year ensuing. The Off.
GERS nominated and elected were: Vice.
presidents, Rev. Dr. w. S. Hazen, North
field, Robert M. Colbnrn, Springfield and
J. c. Houghton, Montpelier; recording
secretary, Joseph A. Deboer, Montpelier
corresponding secretaries, T. S. Peck
Burlington and {. S. Forbes St. Adams
treasurer, H. F. Field, Rutland; librarian
+, M. Goddard, Montpelier curators, II
D. Hail. Bennington, Rev. Henry Fair
banks, St. Johnsbury, F. L. Greene, st
Adams, Hiram Carleton, Montpelier, 6
N. Dale, Island Pond and F. W. Baldwin
Barton.
Alden BASS 40 Star.
H. O. Coolidge, who has been motor
man on the BrattlebOrO street railroad
ever since the road was opened, and AL
den Bass, the actor, who lived in Brat
tleboro a number Of years ago and is al
intimate friend of Mr.. Coolidge, have
bought the rights of Sol Smith RUSSELL
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