St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-20
VERMONT NEWS.
Fish Caughs under six Inches

Fl. d. Huntoon, fish and game war
den, while fishing in Furnace brook near
North Chittenden, came across two men
who had between them LOG trout under
the legal size, most OF them being about
five inches long. The men had their bas-
kets full of the little fish and the warden
counted the short fish in their presence.
The men had no excuse to offer. The
names of the men are withheld, but it is
understood that they are Proctor par
ties and in the belief of the warden they
have been fishing Illegally for some time.
The fine in such cases may be from 81 to
$40 fish and the penalty in this case is
liable to be severe. There is believed to
be lot of illegal fishing in this brook as
there are few large trout ever taken from
the stream, the fish generally averaging
from six to seven inches while the trout
under the legal size are very numerous.
Rutland business sold.
DIR. John A. Mead, president of the John
A. Mead Manufacturing company, states
that he has sold his majority interest in
that company to B. d. Brown of New
York city, who has sold it to the Rawson,
Morrison company of Boston. The Rut-
land company, which has been conducted
in connection with the Howe Scale COM
pany, manufactures coal carrying ma
chinery, and the Rawson, Morrison COM
pany purchased the stock of the local
company in order to get control of its
patents. The two concerns have been
consolidated under the name of the Mead,
Morrison Manufacturing company, and
tile offices will hereafter be at Boston.
For few months the concerns will be
operated as heretofore, but eventually
they will be consolidated either at Rut-
land or Boston and an immense plant
erected. The local company did bust
ness of $4,000 last year.
Prisoners Escape.
Five garrison prisoners, Privates Rob-
ert A. Capelle, Frederick P. Allen. and
Daniel A. Powers, all members of the 1 9Th
cavalry, and two others, escaped from
their sentries at Fort Ethan Allen Thurs
day evening. The sentries are also miss
ing, but it is not thought that they are
in any way Intentionally connected with
the escape. What is more probable is
that the prisoners overpowered their
guards and made them accompany them.
Lee Brown was one of the sentries.
Robert Capel1e, one of the men who
escaped, was in the guard house awaiting
a trial for escaping with the men who
made their way to liberty May 6 by cut
ting the bars of the guard house. At
that time he was serving a sentence of
eight months for raising a disturbance
on the electric cars. The four men were
located about mile from Swanton and
captured shortly before noon Saturday,
and taken backsto the fort.
Death of Albert &. Pierce.
Albert 6. Pierce, a promint business
man of Burlington died suddenly July II,
aged &c. He was educated at the public
schools aud entered the University of
Vermont with the class of 1853, remain
ing in college, however, only two years.
He was a civil engineer for several years
in Illinois and Wisconsin. Returning to
Burlington in 1858, he became partner
with his father and subsequently his sue
cessor. AS business man he was highly
successful. Mr.. Pierce was a long time
director of the Gas and Electric Light
company and trustee of the Burlington
Savings bank. He was frequent dele
gate to state conventions, and served
term as member of the Republican state
committee. He was bright and taking
speaker.
Money For Vermont Soldiers.
Among judgments handed by the
court of claims for the late war veterans
the claims of the following officers, who
served in the first Vermont National
D. Clark $291.66; Lieut.. Col. John II.
Mimms, $3.50; Capt. Frank L. Howe,
$3.50, Walter Fl. Sterling, $3.50. The
claims are based upon service ofvolunteer
officers who were mustered out of the
service before January IL, 1909, render
ed during the furlough periods of the
regiments. Every officer is required to
prove strictly that during that time he
was either on duty or was absent sick.
A large number of the enlisted men Of
this command, who served as enlisted
have been receiving their checks of late
for their CLAIMS.
Clarence Phillips of Glover, II years
old. recently shot a large gray eagle near
Parker Pond. The bird was asleep in
tree when it was discovered. 1t meas
ures seven feet from tip to tip of its
wings. 1t was taken to c. S. Phillips,
the taxidermlst, to be mounted.
The Barton National bank and the
Savings bank have purchased the H. F.
Pillsbury house and lot opposite the
postofice in Barton and will build a
bank block soon. 1t will be three stories
high.
It has been voted by the Barre city
council to appropriate a sum not to ex-
coed $4,000 for new fire station and a
lot on which to erect it.
DIR. and Mrs. George X. Roberts Of
Brattleboro expect to sail Friday for
London, Eng, where DR.. Roberts will
study surgery under one of the most fam
Gus surgeons in the world, Sir Frederick
Treves, surgeon to the king and queen.
He will also study under Professor Won
Bergman of Berlin, another world famous
surgeon, and will pass some time in diff
ferent hospitals.
George Noyes Miller of Branford, Conn,
OF the New York Office of the
Oneida Community Qimited), died. after
an illness of several months his summer
home at Short Beach last week Monday.
Mr.. Miller was born in Putney September
IS, 1915. He was a son of John R. and
Charlotte A. (Noyes) Miller, who was
sister of John Humphrey Moves, founder
of the Oneida Community. He received
his early education at the Oneida Com
munity, Oneida, NY, and was graduated