St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-02

Tden was in MOrrisvllle the first of the
week and reports everything as moving
along nicely at the mines, says the News
and Citizen. The engine house is COM
nIcted and all equipped ready to run
The machinery, including crusher rolls,
cvclone, screens, fans. etc, are all set up
and the betting is finished. II might be
interesting to know that 1860 feet Of
betting is used in the mill, all OF which
is Of the most expensive grade. Seventy
FIVE men are now on the payroll. 1t is
confidently expected that the plant will
he in operation and running at its iul
caDacitv by the first of May.
Drowned Mans Body Found.
The body OF a drowned man, partly
covered with driftwood, was found in
Bolton, near the Preston brook in Honey
follow, Wednesday morning. and was
identified as being that OF Bro" Lam
ders of Essex, who worked on lumber
lob during the winter for Carl Muzzy. 1t
is thought he was drowned about three
weeks ago, during the high water. He
had team and started to come down
the brook road" when last seen alive.
His dead horse was found near him. The
bigh water at that time made that road
impassable and it has not been used
since. This was the reason of his not be-
ing discovered sooner.
Large Real Estate Owner Dead.
George Wilkins of Stowe a well known
LamoIle county politician OF form
generation, died March 81, aged 81. He
was a LAWYER and business man and tor
the past 25 years has been he largest
real estate owner in his county. owning
batween 40 and so farms and paving
taxes in / 2 different towns. few years
ago when he borrowed $l2 600 to pro-
mote business enterprise he gave a
bank in Burlington a mortgage on 80
different farms When he acquired these
different farms be was considered worth
q large amount of money. The deleriora.
ton OF the value OF real estate in recent
years has greatly reduced the amount of
his fortune
Lake ChampIain Clear of Zee.
The ice in Lake Champlain went out
during the night Wednesday and the
date of the opening of traffic is set by
the Champaign transportation company
for Monday, April Z, when the steamer
Chateaugay will begin regular trips be-
tween burlington and Plaltsburg. The
dates of breaking up and clearing out Of
the ice on the broad lake vary greatly
In three winters during the past rs
wears in which records have been kept,
the lake did not close in front OF Buring-
ton. The mean time of closing in that
period has been January 80, and the
average duration OF the ice has b en- 90
DAYS, which makes the average date OF
opening April 5. In 1875 the lake closed
January 16 and remained closed until
April 80, being 101 days. This is the
latest date OF the clearing out Of the ice
on record. Last year the lake opened on
the 18th OF April.
Unfortunate Vermont Children to be
Educated.
Roy X. Porter OF Pawlet, and Frank
Brown OF Manchester, feeble minded
youths, have been designated as benetic-
arIes by Gov. William W. Stckney to be
educated at the expense of the state a
the Massachusetts School for the Feeble
Minded at WaveIly; and Glayds L.
Stearns of Johnson, a blind child, has
also been designated a beneficiary by the
governor and is to be educated at the
expense of the state at the Perkins Instr
tuion and Massachusetts School for the
Blind, located at Boston.
Newport JaiI Breakers RecBptWred.
Bert and Edward Robbins, who broke
out of Orleans county Jail last June, and
who were captured at Palmer, Mass,
March % were returned to Newport
WaJr al ly
imprisoned for obtaining mileage books
under false pretences. Their pursuit has
been long one and officers have follow
ed them all over the New England states.
Orleans county court being in session,
they were given a hearing and sentenced
to two years each in the state prison for
jan breaking.
LYMAN E. Pelton OF Highgate, mem
Der OF the Franklin County Bar, cele-
brated his 95th birthday anniversary
Friday. Mr. Pclton is still hale and
Hearty and has wonderful memory. 1t
is only a short time since he conducted a
suit in county court and won his case.
The directors of the Vermont Savings
Bank of Brattleboro have d, Cided to eX-
pend about SIS 600 in furnishing the
bank with new equipment throughout
and the work will be begun at once.
The trustees of Vermont Academy Of
SaXton's River, at meeting last week,
elected Fred G. Field of North Springfield
treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Gen. J. Estey. MIR. Field
mad previously been auditor, and Foster
b, Locke OF SaXtons River was chosen
his successor in that office. f. NJ. Foss
Of Boston was elected a member Of the
executive committee, and ex-Goy, 5. L.
omgr,e of White River Junction a mem
er OF the finance COMM tee to fill posi-
toms which Gen. Estey had held.
Vt a meeting of the governors of Elk
Wsok Country Club of Manchester,
he'll in New York, thursday the follow
ing tournament fixtures for 1902 were
aged: Vermont State Champion
ship, July 3, 1 and s. open tournament
(Prespent's Cup, etc., August IA, Is
and It. open tournament Equinox and
OrWs c,ps), September 4, and g.
The VII of the late Chief Judge Russell
). TAFT Vas filed for probate at Burling.
ton, trdy 1t was executed February
"a, 1902. The will is one of the briettst
on record and leaves the estate to his
wife and So.
The annua meeting and banquet OF the
New England Alumni Association OF the
University OF Vermont, will be held at
the Parker hou,e in Boston, April 4.
A plan offered h,, tho Joint committees