St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-09
VERMONT NEWS.
Thrilling Experience.


ore Gang of fish METERS on Lake st.
Catherine last week, had an experience
that would make Scotland Yard detec-
tive turn pale. The gang ofnetters have
dsnIeted the stock OF fish in the lake to
srrh an extent that summer boarders
have ceased to fish to any extent, and
Warden Fisher determined to bring to
:nstire some of the law breakers. Clad
oe fisherman he appeared at South
ponltnev and secured two young Welsh
srenects to accompany him in row
boat, He was not without the material
To season the bait properly. The fish
did not bite hook well and more expe-
d;tious means of securing them were dis.
cussed. The young Welshmen knew all
about dynamite, where to get it and how
+ should be used. They were wise to
his game, and two sticks were soon Sc
cured, the party returning to the lake.
Lighting the fuse the boys dropped the
explosive into the bottom of the boat,
and telling the officer to dynamite his
own fish, they plunged into the water
and swan ashore. Fisher just managed
TO get the dynamite over the side of the
boat as the explosion occurred, blowing
the light craft to pieces. He escaped with
slight injuries and is very reticient about
his experience.
Experiment Station Bulletin.
The Vermont Experiment Station is
distributing Bulletin 116 on Commercial
Fertilizers. 1t is a pamphlet OF 104
pages, which not only gives the analyses
for the current year with comments as to
results of the fertilizer inspection, but
also some As pages of matter having to
do with how to use, when to use and
what to use in the line of plant food.
Systems of fertilization, methods of
application, schemes of determining fertil-
izer needs, and choices for different soils
and crops are outlined; and the adequate
feeding OF grass crops, hoed crops of all
sorts, corn, cereals, root crops, ga, den
crops, orchard and small fruits, flowers
and tobacco is discussed. The bulletin
is we'll indexed and its contents readily
get-at-able. 1t is one OF the most exten.
sive publications on this subject thus far
issued by New England Station.
Farmers are now thinking of haying
rather than fertilizers. But they will
need them next spring and will do we'll
to send for the bulletin at once and put
it aside for next winters reading. 1t
may be had without charge for the ask
ing. Parties wishing their names placed
on the Station mailing list SO that they
may receive future issues without further
notice should specify their wish. A postal
card addressed to the Experiment Stat
ion, Burlington, Vermont, stating desires,
is sufficient.
Bennington Man Attacked.
A deliberate attempt to hold up Select
man Charles 81. Houghton was made
Wednesday evening about 10 O'Clock as
he was on his way home from his store
in North Bennington. AS he went down
after supper he met three men, not far
from his house, who were strangers to
him. On his return home, just after he
entered his yard three men jumped from
behind large lilac bush, and big gun
was pointed at his head. He was COM
manded to hold up his hands and keep
quiet. He.always carries a revolver at
night and did not follow instructions.
He stepped back, started to pull his gun
and called for aid. In stepping back he
made misstep and fell, and his revolver
went on the ground. The three men
quickly got out of sight, however, when
they saw his gun and help approaching
rapidly in reply to his calls. Mr.. Hough-
ton runs general store, and had the
robbers been successful in their attempt
they would have received quite sum, it
being the first of the month and Mr..
Houghton had received considerable
money.
Vermonters from Massachusetts.
About 40 members of the Vermont
Association of Boston visited Rutland
last week, and were the guests of the
citizens OF Rutland, and Senator Red6eld
Proctor, Thursday and Friday. They
visited the Columbian Marble Quarrying
company; the new mill of the Vermont
Marble company at Center Rutland; and
from there a special train on the Claren-
don & Pittsford railroad took the guests
to Proctor, where all the processes OF
putting marble in marketable shape were
explained by corps of competent guides.
The ladies of the village served luncheon
in the Young Mems Christian association
building. The afternoon was spent in
looking over the new hospital and other
points OF interest and in securing souve-
Mrs of the quarries. In the evening re-
ception was rendered them at the Berwick.
Friday morning was devoted to visit
to "The Naples" the well known Yer
mont home OF Mrs. Julia c. R. Dorr. A
luncheon was served at the Country Club
at noon.
ut surpasses any trip the association
has ever taken in my time" was the way
Col. Albert Clarke spoke OF the outing
and he added, "My only regret is that
out of a thousand members OF three
societies we only brought forty here"
New Foreign Corporations.
The following foreign corporations
have filed registration papers in the
office of the secretary of state: Our Hus-
bands Manufacturing Co., dealers in
proprietary medicines, Maine corpora
ton, with capital stock of SOS, 900, OF
which Iphus Howe and son William De-
laney, of Lyndon, are incorporators; the
Elizabeth Copper Co. ofJersey City, N. j.,
with capital stock of $4,000, dealers in
iron, copper, gold, lead, silver, and other
metals and their bv-products, owning
mining property in Vermont, and main
tanning au office at South STAFFORD, with
John H. Judson as general manager; the
Eastern Tale Co., of Boston, with q
capital stock of $4,000, owning lands
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