Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-07
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Road ers-A Castlston Cou.
pie Observes Sand Wedding Ami
versary.

versary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Fennell, the long
est married of any couple In Castleton
with possibly one exception. observed
their 52nd wedding anniversary Monday.
Several relatives, together with some Of
the children, dined with them. Several
reminders of the occasion were received
by the couple who are highly esteemed
residents of the village. They were mar
ried in Kecsvillc, N. Y, came to Castle
ton immediately after, and that town
has since been their homo. Mr. Fennell
was for forty years section foreman
on the old Rutland and Washington rail-
road now n branch OF the Delaware d
Hudson railroad. beginning his service
when Jay Gould virtually owned the for
mer road and was superintendent He
was one of the three brothers residing
in Castleton, one of whom was con-
ductor, the other section foreman on
the Rensselaer, and Saratoga railroad.
now division of the Delaware G. Hud-
son. In politics he is a republican. He
is one of the Oldest brothers of Lee
lodge, +. & A. NJ. While not a member,
he is an attendant CT the Methodist
Church. Mrs. Fennel was born in KEGS
vile. She has been for years an active
member of the Methodist Church. con-
nected with several benevolent organza-
tions of the place. Three children have
been born to them of which all are living.
one son having been for number OF
years connected with the customs service
ut Burlington. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Fen
nell arc in good health
TO DEVELOP BIG WATER POWER.
George T.. Greene, president of the Ben
nington and Hcosick Valley Electric Rail
road Co. Irving T.. Gibson. treasurer,
f.. II. Libby superintendent Frank II.
White. and H. j. Greene. all directors
in the company have been incorporated
under the laws Of the State of New York
by the name Of the Schaghticoke Electric
Co The object is To develop water power
on the Hosock river near the village
of Schaehticoke about half way between
Bennington ard Troy. The project is to
dam the Iioosick river which at that point
runs through a deep gorge ana winds
around n peninsula for over IL mile. so
that at tho narrowest point the river flows
within 30) feet of its course on the north
side. but the fall there is 50 feet The
company proposes to tunnel through this
point erect n dam s. feet high Just be-
low the tunnel which Will give ~ foot
head II is claimed by the inCorpordturs
that 900 horse power can be developed at
a small expense and maintained as there Is
always water enough in the river. n large
amount of land and water rights nave
already been acquired. The nov project
is closely allied with the electric railroad
and its proposed extension from ilcosick
Fails II Troy.
BARRE FISHERMEN REPORT GOOD
SUCCESS AT OPENING OF THE SEA
son.
| The trout fishing season in Vermont
opened Friday, May J, and the disciples
of Isaak Walton and his gentle art were
! nj IN, nix a
probably more fishermen started out that
morning than tor any year previous. and
the catches which they brought back
with them We're uniformly large Not
for many years has the troutng season
opened so well. While the conditions on
the first day were not particularly favor
able the conditions for two weeks pre-
/ Nious were all that could he desired. The
! dry spell had lowered the water in the
streams to point far below what it gem
orally is at his season. This fact made
the fishing good. The largest trout Ill
weight that has been reported is one,
weighing Il ounces, caught by c. Q.
| Averill in an Orange brook. Mr. Averill
consequently won the S. split bamboo
fishing pole offered by Reynolds Son
| for the largest fish III weight brought to
| their store between six and nine O'Clock
Friday evening. The trout was "A beauty.
Mr. Averill also caught some other big
| ones. llt next largest bIt ItpOiN to wac
caught by D. Winfred Smith, young
boy. In length the fish was ahead of the
prize winning one but unfortunately III
weight it lacked on" ounce and half
of being as heavy as Mr., Averills Z. j..
Scott was exhibiting Friday afternoon
six spcckled beauties, each weighing 10
ounces which he caught in Williams
town. He took them to Reynolds hard
ware store to he compared for the prize
to be given for the largest brook trout
caught on May /. Clarence Wood re-
turned with two which weighed l. and
II ounces. He also caught several other
large ones \ young fisherman named
Sector was fortunate in hooking trout
which weighed 10 ounces. This fish came
from the Wiliamstown Branch Sector
said that he could account for 800 trout
caught in that stream Friday. w. G..
Reynolds and r. A. IIoar were out with
their rods and both were successful Mr.,
Reynolds captured so of the speckled
beauties and Mr.. Hoar got nearly as
many. Harry \. Goodrich brought home
nine good sized trout. Il. o. and L. H.
| Holmes went as far as Calais and were
rewarded we'll as they returned to Barre
with n basket of 500. among which there
was one that measured nine and quar-
ter inches. p. w. Hooker and Harley
Cutler went to Orange and returned with
80 trout each.
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FER.
| There is much interest in railroad cir
clos over a well-founded rumor that the
mail train over the Chatham division of
the Rutland railroad, which now makes
only ono round trip a day between Chat
ham. ~ y, and Bennington, will soon
have the run extended to Rutland. The
train and crew are now in bennington
six hours day, during which time they
ar" idle. The distance from Chatham tn
Rutland is ia miles. and the officials of
the company consider that the round trip
can be easily covered in a day. An
other more important rumor is to
the effect that contract which now OK
lists between the Boston d Maine and
Rutland roads. and which expires in a
few weeks, will not he renewed The
Rutland road has no line of its own OK
tending to Troy or Albany, it's nearest
lapproach 90 those cities being at White
Creek, seven miles from here. where
the Boston & Maine tracks join the Rut
land. For the past year all through
trains on the Rutland road, manned by
Rutland crews, have been run over the
Boston & Maine tracks into Troy, and
from there to- Albany over the tracks Of
the New York Central. 1t is now stated
that the Boston * Maine will not renew
the contract and has notified the Rutland
officials that they will have to find some
way to get their trains into Albany. TIC
North Bennington to Chatham over the
/ 4. Ait.