St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-27
VERMONT NEWS.
Farming in Vermont.

30, 1U4 IaTIUS Will ON,OOo uuluIhSo'
The total acreage of the farms was
4,724,4 4O; improved, 2,126 624 acres,
or As per cent; value of property, $108.-
Ash, 427; land improvements Except
building) $45, 1913, 905; buildings, $751;
257.715; implements and machinery,
ST, 53S, 400; live stock, SIT ,841 ,317.
The value of products in 1899 was
500, $40 ,592; fed to live stock, $11 &c.,
$50; not fed to live stock, sol 1894 302;
which is 20 8 per cent of the total value
of the property. The expenditures for
1899 were $3,133 140 for labor, and
SAT- ,O65 for fertilizers. The average
value per farm June l, 1900, was $3276;
land and Improvements Except build
ings) 1884; buildings. slips; impe-
ments and machinery, 1928; live stock,
$3.50; total products per farm in 1899,
81, OLA not ted to live stock, 1864. The
average value per acre Of products of
| 1899 not fed to five stock, was 81 &c;
average expenditures per farm. for labor,
| sos; fertilizers, $14. OF the 33 ,104 Yer
mont farms, 33,096 were operated by
whites and by negroes.
Railroad Sold.
Receiver R. H. Sawyer sold at auction
August 10th the White River Valley
railroad, nineteen miles long, running
from Bethel to Rochester. The entire
property was struck off to Judge E. L.
Waterman, of Brattlebcro, representing
the interests of Samuel Williams and
lose Parker & Co., of Boston. The
price paid for the road was $55 000 for
the interest of the road in the Pitts6eld
and Hancock subsidy of S., 900, the sum
of $120 was obtained. The $4,000
subsidy of the town of Stockbridge
brought $110, and Rochester's $35, 900
subsidy with two lawsuits thrown in,
only brought $40. The entire property
was SC tied up with condition and prior
claims that nothing could be told of the
value of it. The firm of Flynn, Humph-
rev & Carpenter, the street railway
magnates of Vermont, were represented
at the sale and ran up the price to $780,
900 and stopped for the very reason that
they did not know what they were buy
ing. They stated that they were willing
to pay 100000 if clean bill OF sale
could be given them.
Webb takes Men from n. w. 81 o.
T. E. Louergan, OF Oswego, N. Y, di.
vision superintendent Of motive power
on the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg
branch of the New York Central, will
succeed George W. Kenney of Rutland,
as superintendent of motive power and
rolling stock of the Rutland system
about Sept. 1. Mr.. Lonergan is rail-
road man of 26 years experience, all but
FIVE of which has been with the New York
Central. MIR. Kenney has been with the
Rutland road for 81 years in every ca
pacity from fireman up to superinteud-
ent of motive power. He will probably
continue with the road. Mr.. Lonergan
will make the third official taken by
President W. Seward Webb from the
Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg for the
Rutland road within few weeks. The
others are c. ]. Parker, chief engineer,
and Austin Adams, purchasing agent, OF
the Rutland system.
Windham County Veterans.
About 600 Windham people attended
the Windham county veterans reunion
at Wilmington Wednesday. Dinner was
served in the town hall, after which
there was speaking from platform
erected on the old school grounds near
the Universalist church. Col. J. H. Could
ing, president of the association, pre-
sided. Among the speakers were Con-
gresham Haskins of Brattleboro, A. P
Childs of Bennington and William AL
drich of Boston. The Wilmington cor
net band furnished the music. The fol
lowing officers of the association were
elected: President, Kittredge Haskns
vice president, w. H. Miles of Town
send; secretary and treasurer, c. M. Rus
sell OF Wilmington. The selection OF The
place for the next reunion was left with
the officers of the association.
Worthwhile Campmeeting Given Up.
, The last campmeeting in Morrisvillt
closed with the services last week Sun
day In the morning the Rev. Mr.. Dixor
of Hardwick preached. In the afternoon
the presiding elder delivered an able dis
> course and in the evening, the Rev. A. W
: Ford, who for years has led the singing
gave an interesting discourse. The at
: tendance was large and the meetings
especially interesting. At a business
meeting on the campground Saturday
it was voted to give up the Morrisvill
Campmeeting Association and discon
tinue the meetings. the lease of the LANE
; having expired this year. A COMMITTEE
OF three, Fl. Waite, c. F. Smith and F. J
!. Smalley was appointed to dispose OF tn
5 property and settle all business pertain
ing to the association. The propert,
. will be sold at public auction at a dat
6 in the near future.
Montpelier MAN Missing.
$ Manoli Costa Silva, a Portuguese
f has been missing from East Montpelie
o since July 3d. Ga that day he drove tt
y Barre to attend the Walter L. Mai
= show and was last seen on the SHOW
i grounds. He was quiet, hard working
3 man and had saved some money and il
e addition had recently come into possess
ion of legacy amounting to severe
d thousand dollars. The police of Barr
f, and Montpelier are working on the cas-
a and there is some suspicion of foul play
- Lois Grace Page, the Barre schoo
b teacher whose mysterious Disappearance
:; two years ago last February create
;; quite a sensation, and whose wher
d abouts since that time have been III
known to her friends at home, has bee
e located in the town of Noting Hill Is
Il of Wight, England She is married to
4 man whose name is Chance. Since h
disappearance every effort has been mat
to locate her, but no clue was found uni
u three postal cards were received fro
n her last week by her mother and tv