St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-26
VERMONT NEWS.
TflIman's Estimate of vermOn,ers.


odded. with a wink OF his lone eye, "can
drive a good bargain"
~ have formed very high opinion of
vopr new man, Dillingham;. He reminds
me of Morrill-honest, truthful, kindly
and genial--a clean hearted and clean
bonded gentleman. have never met a
man more ovable," was the high testi-
mony he bore.
island Pond Boys Narrow Escape.
Master Bobby Brown, in coasting at
Island Pond, collided with the footboard
o(the tender OF the locomotive on the
railroad track at the crossing. He was
drawn under the locomotive, which
was stopped after moving few feet. 1t
was necessary to back the engine before
the boy could be released, and everybody
exDected to see mangled form taken
ont but although the lads clothes were
torn from him and he was nearly smoth-
cred with oil he escaped with bruises
which are not serious.
The failure of Albert E. Niles, a dry
goods merchant of Montpelier, is re-
0orted. Liabilities $685. secured
$500; assets, 5000; exempt, $40.
Dr.. 0. W. Peck died at his home in
Wnooski Feb. 16, after an illness Of two
months. He was native of Montgom-
cry and a graduate ofthe medical depart
ment OF the University OF Vermont in
1880. He was surgeon of the Vermont
National Guard in 1888 and 1854, state
seuator from Chittenden county 1S96-9S,
and was surgeon general OF the state
under Gov. Grout and also under Gov.
Smith.
Gen. !. G. Mccullough Of Bennington
isa director in the new Lackawanna
Steel company of West Seneca, N Y, just
organized with capital of $40 600 900.
The new $15O,0OO coach barn at Shell
burne Farms is fast nearing completion.
This barn is one Of the finest ofthe kind
in the country and has been under con-
struction dnrng the past year. At one
time more than 100 men were employed
in its building.
Congressman D. !. Foster, U. A. Wood
bury and c. P. Smith OF Burlington ap-
peared before the House committee on
public bindings at Washington recently,
and argued for the new 100000 federal
building wanted at Burlington.
The city of Rutland will give $25, 900
to the Rutland railroad company and in
return will get new $4,000 depot
anG the general offices and the machine
shops OF the entire system will be located
there. New machine shops costing up
wards OF 5000, 900 will be built at once,
the car shops now located at Malone
will be brought there, and all locomotive
repairing and car rebuilding of the whole
Rutland system will be done in that city.
From $50 to 200 additional men will be
employed at this point by the growing
railroad system.
Benjamin Williams, Jr, for five years
assistant postmaster at Fair Haven, has
lett that place to accept an appointment
to the position OF messenger in the
United States senate at salary of 81 400
per year.
The Vermont Marble Company of
Proctor has just obtained, through it's
Boston branch office, the contract for
the marble work of the interior of a
French Catholic church at Fall River,
Mass. The amount of it is over $780,
600 aud the material Rutland blue
marble.
The socialist party in Barre has nomi-
mated John Anderson for mayor.
At the meeting of the Vermont Anti
quarian Society held at Burlington Feb.
IS, 9. 6, Benedict read the very interest
ing "reminiscences of the early life OF Mrs.
Elijah Root, formerly of Burlington, now
living at San Diego, Cal, at the age OF
- years. Adjournment was taken to
Saturday, March 8, when Prof ]. E.
Goodrich will read paper on Early
immigration to Vermont as Affected by
Religious Difficulties in Connecticut and
Massachusetts.
A gang of forty men who have been at
work all winter on the big dam OF the
Chittendea Power Company, at Chitten-
den, were all discharged Wednesday, be-
cause there had been disorderly fighting
and carousing. The company seut rep
resentatives to Boston to get new
gang.
The National Lie Insurance Co. OF
Montpelier holds $4,000 OF the bonds
OF the city of Pierre, S. D., on which in
tereSt has been in default for several
years and the company has signed an
agreement for compromise at the rate OF
90 cents on the dollar. Two thousand
dollars Of the Montpelier cemetery trust
funds are also invested in these bonds.
Ihe city has population OF 1000 which
IS decreasing and there is a municipal
debt OF over 100000.
There is a movement on foot in Barre
to establish a plant for the manufacture
OF steel shot for granite polishing pur
poses. The consumption of steel shot
Tor this purpose in Barre alone is in the
nelghborhood OF rs tons per month ano
at the present time the bulk of the manu-
1acture comes from Scotland.
John A. Gosselin, 46, Rutland brick
mason, was killed February 16 IN driv
ing accident at Fair Haven. He wa!
driving with party of friends and The
sleigh slowed on the ice and struck a tree
he remainder OF the party were slightly
injured.
Judge of Probate M. A. Bingham o
burlington has rendered a decision ia the
Prudence Roby will case, by which the
Methodist church of Burlington gets
S+,460, with which to build a parson
age, and the Chicago W. c, T. U. temple
gets $500.
1t is understood that the deal which
mas been engineered by DR.. W. S. Webb
as chairman of the board of directors o
the Rutland railroad and was to have alb
ssorbed the Canada Atlantic railway ha
been hlnnLnd tn....,o..o..:lrr n 1nnrt Hh.