St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
VERMONT NEWS.


nr, Webb Owns the Rutland Railroad
The announcement that W. Seward
Webb had obtained a controlling inter
est in the Rutland railroad, is taken as
an indication that the Vanderbilt inter
ests are about to secure a direct route
from New York to Montreal by way of
this line. The Rutland originally ran
from Bellows Falls to Burlington. Since
its reorganization and the absorption of
+he Central Vermont two years ago it
has extended to Montreal and to Og-
densburg. 1t also controls a line of
freight steamers from Ogdensburg to
Chicago by the Great Lakes. The sys-
fem also controls the Chatham and
Lebanon Valley railroad and the Ben
nington and Rutland. On the south the
Rutland system connects with the New
York Central at Chatham. Connections
airs also made with the Boston and Maine
at Bellows Falls. The relations of the
Rutland and Central have been such as
TO lead to the belief that there will ulti
mately be direct line from New York to
Montreal. Such a route would cause di-
rect competition with the Delaware and
Hudson. 1t is said on good authority
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about sixty per cent of the capital stock
of the Rutland railroad. He has many
changes and improvements in view, The
change that perhaps most concerns the
travelling public will be the immediate
placing on sale of 1000 mile tickets, good
over the entire system at the rate of two
cents per mile, the present price Of mile
age tickets being two and one.quarter
cents per mile. The mileage ticket now
in use contains 500 miles and this form
will probably be abolished. The present
train service gives little opportunity for
Improvement. DR.. Webb contemplates
very many Improvements involving an
expenditure OF nearly 81, 100000. Later
there will be a change of organization Of
the company but at present there will
be no changes whatever in the personnel
except by additions Of experienced men
in each department to facilitate work.
ADeserter Arrested.
Robert Mcfarland, veteran of the
Spanish American war, and the war in
the Philippines, was arrested in Benning
ton last week as a deserttr. Under the
name of Robert Mcclure, he had been on
trial in the Bennington county court
charged with the larceny of $40, from a
fellow workman at Manchester. He
was aquitted on this charge and was
Immediately rearrested. Mcfarland
served with the 2nd Massachusetts in
the Cuban campaign and was with that
regiment at the battle of Santiago.
Afterwards he enlisted in Co. A, Goth U.
S. v, and went to the Philippines. When
that regiment was mustered out of SER
vice, he again enlisted and was assigned
to the 10th company of coast artillery,
stationed at Fort Banks, Winthrop,
Mass. He deserted August 10 and came
to Manchester to work in a pulp mill.
Deer Captured on lee.
Several boys made a curious capture OF
two deer near East Alburgh recently.
The boys were skating on lake Cham
plain on an unusually windy day, when
they came across two deer that had
strolled on to the ice, and because it was
difficult for them to keep a sure toOthold
had been driven farther out by the wind
The deer were about exhausted by fatigue
and cold and had lain down. The boys
FASTENED back to land, procured hand.
sIeds, loaded the helpless creatures on
them, and drew them back to land. Then
they tied ropes around the deer's necks
and fastened them in stable.
A letter has been received from Presi
dent futile of the Boston aud Mair
railroad stating that that railroad is
ready and willing to do anything it car
to improve the passenger station service
at Bellows Falls. 1t is his opinion that
Improvement in that line is needed. They
are willing, he says, to pay a reasonable
rental for a new station il the Rutland
railroad will put it up on their land or
the island, OF he is willing to help in the
erection of a new station if the RUTLAND
road will not build one themselves.
Dennis NJ. Blackmer, indicated at The
June term OF the Bennington county
court for assault upon a 1O-year-oId girl
who furnished bonds of $1,000, was sur
rendered by his bondsmen and is now il
Jail, awaiting trial before the present
term OF the county court. His bondsmer
thought that Blackmer might possibly
leave the state. At the time of his ex
animation in the municipal court Black
mer attempted suicide by shooting him
self in the head, and was in the h)spita
long time Blackmer is a prominent
Grand Army man, having been depart
ment adlutant general.
Joseph Pauquette, of Island Pond, 10
connective engineer on the Grand TEunl
railway between Island Pond and Port
land, made record run a few days ago
his running time with a stock train OF IS
cars to Portland being exactly five hour
for run OF $50 miles.
A novel and successful Christmas en-
tertainment was given in Dandy Christ
mas eve, by Hon S. l.. Griffith, whel
residents of that town. and Mount Tabo
were entertained without respect t.
creed or social station. Nearly 500
presents were distributed. Among tn
gifts presented were rosaries which Nj
Griffith purchased in Bethlehem, wher
they were manufactured, and took t.
Rome, where they were blessed by tn
Pope. Mr.. Griffith gave a talk on hi
visit to Bethlehem.
The number of male physicians in Rus
STA is 14,7S2. That of female physician