St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-10
VERMONT NEWS.


The Vermont Marble Company of
Proctor has just acquired the Belden's
Falls marble property and water power
controlled by Mr.. Worthy and SON of
Chicago on which George c. Underhill
recently obtained an option subject to
another lease. This company is engaged
in putting in $20O.0OO electric motor
power and will spend another $780, 900
in perfecting it's Proctor plant. 1t is not
known whether the company will be
able to utilize the water power at Bel
denis Falls at once owing to a two
years lease and a two years option
held by the Sterling Marble Company
which has been operating the property.
1t is understood that the stipulated price
for the property was 100000. 1t con-
sists of a magnificent water fall. mar
bic working plant, including mills and
finishing shops and a number of work
mems cottages. There are indications
that the Belden's Falls transfer is only
one of a number OF important marble
deals in prospect.
Bar Association Meeffas.
The midsummer meeting of the YER
mont Bar Association, held in Burlington
Thursday and Friday, was declared to
be one of the most successful gatherings
ever held by the association, partly be-
cause of the unique way in which Friday
was spent. From $50 to 5 p.m.that day
the lawyers were on the steamer Yer
mont on Lake Champlain, making the
trip from Burlington to Ticonderoga
and return. Dinner was served on the
boat and at the exercises which followed
former United States Senator George f.
Edmunds, once of Burlington and now
of Philadelphia, Pa, was the principal
speaker. On Thursday evening recep-
ton was rendered Justice David ]. Brewer
OF the United States supreme court, at
the Y. NJ. c. A. building, followed by an
address by him. On Thursday afternoon
the LAWYERS went to Fort Ethan Allen,
where they were the guests OF the garri-
son and where an exhibition drill was
given by the cavalry command of six
troupS.
The announcement made Friday after
noon bv President Buckham before the
members of the association that he hoped
soon to be president of q law college at
the University of Vermont brings to
light plans that have been under discus
sion for some time. The matter has been
laid before the trustees of the university
and has been favorably considered by
them, the nearness to the elimination of
the project being made apparent by Pres
ident Buckham's remarks Friday.
U. ". WI. Student Drowned.
Ralph Warren OF Stowe lost his life
while bathing in Mirror Lake at Lake
Placid, N. Y. Friday afternoon. He
was 21 years OF age, a junior at the
University OF Vermont and was employed
there for the summer as waiter at Lake
Placid club. In company with George
Parish of Stowe and Winston Dunning,
Young Warren started out for bath.
He was taken with cramps and in spite
of the efforts of his two companionSwho
were not swimmers, he was dead before
they could get him out. The body was
in the water just six minutes. His lungs
were found to be full of blood, showing
that he died from some organic trouble.
He was born in Stowe and was the only
son of Alba A. and Abbie Warren. He
had been in the University of Vermont
two years and was a faithful and we'll
liked student.
Boom for BratsIeborO.
The most important business project
that Brattleboro has ever known seems
likely to be cOnSummated at an early
date, as a syndicate of reliable capitalists
are ready to take the charters issued by
the Vermont and New Hampshire 1egis-
latures for building a dam across the
Connecticut river and to go ahead and
complete the work. The plans contem-
plate the erection of a dam north of the
island, and short distance above Wal
nut street. This dam would cause the
water to overflow the large meadows
of the Brattleboro Retreat, and would
set back the water in the river to within
a few miles of Bellows Falls. The cost
of building the dam would be $4,000
to 100000, and the greatest power on
the river, with the exception of Holyoke,
would be developed. If the present plans
are carried through, as seems probable,
Brattleboro will be sure to become the
third largest city in the state.
The estate of the late Silas L. Griffith
will market this season 100000 feet
of lumber, mostly spruce, a larger
amount than was ever produced while
Mr.. Griffith, who was known as the
'lumber king" was alive. By far the
larger part OF it was cut in Bennington
county.
The dedication of the new Carnegie
Library building at Burlington will take
place on the evening of August II. There
will be remarks by Mayor Burke and
President Buckham of the board of
trustees, and an address by DR.. Garfield,
librarian of Columbian University, New
York city.
Wednesday night the BODY OF Eilery
Vance was found beside the Canadian
Pacific crossing in Newport. 1t was
badly bruised and the man must have
been dead some time. He was probably
killed by a train. He was very deaf. He
was about 25 years old, unmarried. and
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Vance.
On going to his barn one morning F.
L. Hamlin of Wardsboro found that the
barn floor and cow stable had dropped
into the cellar with a load of hay and
nine cows. Six of his best cows were
dead.
The skeleton Of what is thought to be
an Indian was unearthed few days ago
in Washington. The skull, trunk, and
one arm was found and the digging is
being carried on for further discoveries.
The members of Co. K. LIST Inf, V. N.
c., of Bennington, contemplate marching
overland to Brattleboro to join the regi-
rlent before leaving for Manassas, Va.
The distance is 20 miles, and the route is