St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-13

Eight deer came on the ice on the Miss
isquol river at Sheldon Springs, all at
one time Friday. The unusual sight was
witnessed by number of persons who
were working near by at the time.
Cadet John Byrd, class of 1903, Nor
witch university, has been recommended
by Congressman Grout for a cadetship
at West Point. Mr.. Byrd's home is in
Randolph. He will go to West Point in
June to take examinations. Cadet F. H.
Burr of Bellows Falls has been recon-
mended as alternate.
A $4,000 railway station is among the
probabilities for Island Pond the coming
season.
E. II. Fitzhugh, vice-president and gen.
eral manager of the Central Vermont
railroad, has rendered his resignation to
George B. Reeve, vice-president and gen.
eral manager of the Grand Trunk sys-
TEN, and the same was accepted to take
effect on Friday, March IS.
Levi Green, a groceryman of Richford
filed petition in voluntary bankruptcy
last week, with liabilities of $423 80 and
assets of 1884, none OF which is exempt.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society will be held in
Rutland Friday, March 8th at 2 o'clock
p. m. 1t is expected that the state fair
for the year 1901 will be held in Rutland.
Mrs. Mary Howe-Lavin, of Brattle-
boro, assisted by the Bostonia sextet,
with 6. Lucien Howe as accompanist,
will begin her FIVE weeks concert tour of
New England on Easter Monday. The
combination is an excellent one, and
many assurances of a successful tour are
given. Mrs. LAWN, after a needed rest
from her operate season in Germany, is
in splendid voice, and this tour, prelimi-
nary to more extended one in this coun-
try and Europe, is anticipated with
much enthusiasm on the part OF her
self and friends.
r. S. Logan, assistant general man.
ager of the Grand Trunk Railway, has
been appointed vice.president and gen.
eral manager of the Central Vermont
railroad, and will begin his duties March
18th. Mr. Logan is a native of St. Lou
is, and has been identified with railroad
work since 1855, in which year he en-
tered the service of what is now the Wa
bash system. Mr.. Logan comes of Can
adam parentage, and for many years
previous to entering on railway work,
he was engaged in commercial work. ].
E. Dalrymple, general freight agent Of
the Central Vermont, succeeds Mr.. Lo
gan. Ira W. CAN'T, general western
agent of the Grand Trunk at Chicago
succeeds Dalrymple, with headquarters
at St. Adams.
petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed Friday, by Lyman F. Bailey Of
St. Adams, merchant, who has liabili
ties of $685., of which $6O95 is unse.
cured and assets OF 1925, of which 500
is exempt.
Seven new local organizations Of the
state grange have recently been formed
They have good membership and are
located at Corinth, Clarendon, Reading
Middletown Springs, Poultney, Hub.
bardton and Barton Landing.
Gen. J. H. Lucia, who has been a mem.
Der of the Montpelier school board for I G
years and for the past ten years the
uperintendent, retires this year. A. J.
Sibley, the member of the board from
ward one, has been chosen as his success
sor temporarily. Thomas Marvin is
chairman, and George 0. Stratton, sec
rotary.
Sir Thomas Upton has been gazetted
knight commander of the Victoriar
order. The king of Greece and the crown
prince OF Denmark have received the hon
orary grand cross OF the Victorian order