St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-10
VERMONT NEWS.
Mamie Augnr CrOn.


WoEers' association:
MAJ AL reports received thus far from
"ne producing sections of the country
ma mot sufficiently complete to warrant
DIV "nr statement as to the approximate
az Of the crop. In Ohio and Pennsyl.
San;a where the season is now closed
, ."r indicate that the make is rather
isss than the average, large proportion
nfwhich was made into syrup and dis.
~ oosed of in the local markets at 65 to
* cents per gallon. In Vermont and
3 New York states on the whole very little
& has been accomplished. Deep snow pre-
tented early operations and consequently
A tbe first run OF sap March 23d to 25th,
was lost. Following the first genuine
tbaw of the winter during the last week
IN March, was heavy fall of snow,
which at this writing is again disappear.
mo and fairly good run of sap is being
secnred. more or less diluted with snow
and rain. With the unusual amount of
humidity caused by the great depth of
snow still on the ground, few frosty
nights would give us the best run OF sap
tor years. There is good demand for
cvrup and the Sugar Makers Market at
Randolph will need large supply to
fll orders already booked. The season
Is getting late and the opinion generally
EXPRESSED is that at best no more than
an ordinary crop can reasonably be ex-
nected. The amount in sight thus far is
certainly very small.
Their seventy-Third Wedding Ami
Versary.
Capt. and Mrs. Chauncey L. Baxter Of
Castieton recently in a quiet manner
celebrated the 73d anniversary of their
marriage. They are as far as known the
second longest married couple in Yer
mont, the oldest having recently cele-
brated their 18th in the town of Cam
bridge Mr.. Baxter is now in his 93d
year, Mrs. Baxter in her seth. He is in
remarkably good health, his mind as
clear as bell, quite active, and has the
appearance of rounding out full cen.
tury. Mrs. Baxter's health is not as
good, although she is not an invalid.
Two children are now living. One, a
son, Judge L. L. Baxter, resides at Fer
gus Falls, Mimi, member of the supreme
court of that state. He graduated from
Norwich University and served in the
rebellion as colonel of the 4th Minnesota
volunteers. The other is Mrs. William
Woodbury., who lives in the house with
her parents and cares for them.
snow In Orleans County
Parts OF Orleans county have had IA
days of sleighing and, according to DR..
Morrill, of North Troy, there is good
show for anywhere from 10 to 80 days
more, He writes the St. Adams Mes
senger: Snow camein good earnest on
the 7th of November, 1900, and from
that day on to the present. April 1, we
have had one continuous run of sleighing.
There has not been day that the snow
has been less than from two to four feet
deep on level, and on the mountains in
Jay, four miles from here, the lumber
men claim it is six feet; not a day that
there has been any signs of bare ground
and no frost in the ground. | remember
somewhere about 40 years ago, old Mr..
Fuller, who kept a livery in st. Adams,
gave sleiehride to the youngsters cele,
brating 140 days sleighing. Now, there
have not been many, il any, years since,
till this, that it has reached the 140.
Our big eight. horse snow rollers have
maraged to keep the roads so we have
been able to keep on top most of the
time.
Auditorium TO be Built.
A stock company has been formed for
the purpose OF building an auditorium in
Burlington that will seat 5000 and with
stage that will accommodate a chorus
OF 700, Such a building will cost not
less than $4,000 and probably double
that. This movement is the result OF the
experience OF the Vermont Musical Festi.
val last year, when it was found that
Burlington did not have sufficient accom-
modatons Tor such gathering. Dr. W.
Seward Webb has headed the subscrip-
ton list with $4,000, his only condi-
ton being that sufficient sum be raised
IN addition to erect a creditable struc-
ture.
Vermont Mining Company.
The Vermont Mining Company, with
capital OF $4,000, was incorporated
under the general laws OF Vermont and
organized at Bennington Wednesday
Its officers are: President, Thomas
White; clerk, Harry L. Cushman; treas
urer, E. E. Larrabee. These with John
Nash and ]. H. Slavery cons itute the
board of directors. The company is
formed for the purpose of mining ores
found in Bennington and vicinity. 1t
mas secured leases of valuable lands in
this town and in Woodford and will be-
gin operations as soon as the season will
permit.
ice Dealers Meet.
The fourth annual meeting of the Yer.
mont Ice Dealers association was held
at Van Ness House, Burlington, last
week. Reports of the various officers
were read and there was discussion OF
insurance rates, prices, taxation, casual
" insurance and other points. Officers
ior the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows; Pre- sident, A. 0. Ferguson OF Burl.
lngton; vice president, G. W. Parmenter
OF Montpelier; secretary, Marcus J..
IH1oyey OF st. Johnsbury; treasurer, F.
v Dunkley OF Rutland.
Postal Changes.
Special Agent Mills OF the postoffice
department has been in Fair Haven try
lhg to settle the controversy over the
proposed rural free delivery route from
shat place. Under the double appropria
ton Tor rural free delivery service for the
year beginning July 1 next. Vermont will
be entitled to large increase in these
routes. The postoffice department an
nounces the appointment OF L. F. Nixon
as rural delivery letter carrier at Battle
ooro. John E. Tasker has been ap
pointed substitute letter carrier in the