St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-11-06

| Which was shown in an attractive booth
made of maple wood and handsomely
carved. The association also secured all
the concessions tor the sale OF maple prod
ucts and tons of syrup and sugar have
been disposed of since the great exposi-
ton opened in May. The sugar was put
up in attraction little cakes and sold at
regular prices, and the exhibit which was
widely advertised called attention TO this
| Vermont product i'll no uncertain way.
The farmers are already beginning to
feel the beneficial results of the exhib ton
! by receiving advance orders for maple
products of next springs crop. The
goods sold so rapidly at Buffalo that the
supply was far inadequate to the de-
mand.
p. w. Clements Big Scheme.
President Percival W. Clement, Of the
Rutland Railroad, and few OF his asso-
clates in Northeastern railroads, have
secured a big site on the 5th avenue
line, between Thirty eighth and Fiitieth
Streets and will soon erect 50, 500 900
hotel which will rival the Waldorf.Asto'
ria, says the New York World 1t will
be conducted on lines similar to the Hol-
land House, The manager will be Will
liam II. Valiquette. The New England
Hotel Company, which will conduct the
operation, was organized in Vermont.
The incoporators are Percival w. Glenn
ent, Henry 9. Smith, Vce-president of
the Rutland railroad; Frederick H. But
ton, of Middlebury, attorney for the
Rutland railroad; William H. Valiquette,
proprietor of the Dunmore hotel, at No.
$50 West 42d street, and Charles H.
Verot The Duumore was formerly
owned by President Clement. He gave
it in part payment for a big block of
Rutland railroad stock which had been
held by the Treuor L. Park estate. The
property was transferred to the estate
representatives, Frederick B. Jennings
and John G. Mccullough.
Rutland IL, IL. Gels into Montreal.
A Montreal dispatch OF Oct. 80, says
The friction which has existed between
the Grand Trunk Railway and the Van
derbit interests in this vicinity for some
time past was brought to a climax yes
terdav by the Canadian line refusing to
handle any more business for the Rut-
land road. 1t appears that the Rutland
road had been negotiating for an en-
trance to Montreal over the Canadian
Pacific The Grand Trunk, hearing OF
this, closed down on them. Perclval
Clement president of the Rutland road,
and Sir Thomas Shaughnessy had a con-
sultatiOn here yesterday. and as a result,
within ten days time, the Rutland will
be running into Montreal over the Cana
: dian Pacihc's tracks.
The Columbian Marble Quarrying com
! pany of Rutland will furnish about $75,-
) 600 worth gifts white marble blocks tor
r the extensive addition of St, Patrick S
cathedral at 9TH and Madison avenues,
New York, now being constructed. The
= cathedral is one of the most costly and
extensive in this country and the build
ers required the finest white marble they
5 could find. They therefore came to Yer.
mont. Shipment OF the marble blocks O.
| which about so 900 cubic ieet will be re
quired commenced last week. The mar
5 bic will be finished on the ground in New
York The finished marble will represent
, an outlay OF about 100000.
The annual meeting for 1901 of thC
Vermont Society OF the Sons OF thu
t American Revolution will be held at TIL
+ Brooks House, Bratteboro, Wednesday
J. November 10 at five O'Clock in the after
+ noon. The business to come before tn
P meeting is the submission of reports from
q officers and committees, the election O
officers and delegates and the consider
c alton OF all other matters that may
+ probably come before the meeting. Their
S will be no banquet in connection will
[ the meeting.
Judge Charles H. Darling Of Benning
ton has received official information tina
l. he will enter upon his duties as assist
ant secretary of the navy December 16
: the resignation of Asst. Sec. Hacket
!. taking effect the day before. The judg
will not entirely abandon his law prac
tice at Bennington, but the present firm
of Barber & Darling will be continued 70
e the present at least.
IS The crockery and wall paper store q
E. Morris & Gregg and the basement of tn
store OF Clapp & Jones of Brattleboro
S. dealers in books and fancy notions, wer
+, badly damaged by fire in an adjoining
y store last week Tuesday. The loss o
lie the two stores and the building will b
e about $4,000, Morris & Gregg's loss be
n ing about SO, 500. The property wa
], we'll insured The origin of the fire is no
It known.
\ There was strike on the farm of ].
r. Wright in Weybridge recently, Will
u threshing Seven men stuck their forks i
L. the ground and refused to work unles
:. their wages were increased to So per da
;, and board. Mr.. Wright refused their d.
re mand and went in search of new mel
" On Monday morning the machine star
u. ed with full force Only two strikers r.
IL turned.
First Lieut.. Ernest J. Waterman wa
elected captain of Co. ". N. G. of Bra
70 tleboro, last week to succeed Capt. Wi
y, liam T. Haigh, resigned. Fred Dunk
t. second lieutenant, was elected first lie1
Mt tenant, but declined to accept the Offic
r, and the honor fell to Ernest w. Gibson
is battalion adjutant.
or The factory of the Bennington Soa
III Company, located at North Bennington
Ut was sold at auction last week. The ia
III tory is two stories high, has finishe
r. basement and is Iii by 80 feet. Job
lis Robinson bought the property compile
rs for $1,000. The original cost was $24
III II 900. The property is in good repair.
,Ie Irving Batcheller, the author of Ebt
re Holden, has recently made inquiri
~ about the story of "Thunderbolt al
a. Lightloot" OF old time Bratteboro fam
PC 1t is the Yankee way to guess that tn