St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
Cost Of Law Making.

Cost of Law Making.
The legislature of 1906 cost the state
$lO, 117.60 more than that of 1904, |
according to the orders drawn upon the |
state treasurer for the payment of the |
bills of the general assembly. The. audi
tor OF accounts has turned over to the |
treasury the orders drawn and receipts
which amount to $74,863.90 for the |
settlement of all bills for the running
expenses of the general assembly. This |
is the cost of the session for ~ DAYS,
which was the length of time which the |
members of the house and senate were
paid for The cost for each day was
$1039.77, while in 1904 the cost for
each day was $10791O The total
expense for the legislature of 1906 was
$64, 764.30 and they were in session 60
days, or II days less than last year.
A Lightning Freak.
An unusual freak Of lightning trans
pired in Morrisville, Friday forenoon,
when at about II O'Clock single bolt
split the chimney on 0. M. Waterman's
new house. Clark avenue Mrs. Water
man was alone in the house, but suffered
no injury beyond natural scare from
the vivid light like flame that filled the
room which she was in at the time The
actual damage was confined to the CHM
ney above the roofa considerable portion
of it being thrown to the ground. The
usual sulphurous odor belonging to such
visitations was noticeable in the attic.
A very unique feature of the matter lies
in the fact that the one bolt was the
only evidence of electric disturbance
during the forenoon and beyond it's own
thunder report not even mutterings
were heard before or after.
Care Taker and Money Missing.
Joseph King, of Rochester, who went
to Brattleb )ro from Wilmington Friday
with the body of his brother, John King,
aged 80 years, told an interesting story
in connection with his brothers death.
John King recently was employed in
Marshall's lumber camp at Somerset.
He was taken i'll and was removed to
Wilmington, where he died Monday of
pneumonia. After his death a person
who had assisted in caring for him dis
appeared, and it was discovered later
that Kings bank book had disappeared
also. King had 81 900 on deposit in a
Massachusetts bank, and the officers of
the institution were notified not to pay
the money out. 1t is claimed that King
had roll of bills, but it could not be
found after his death.
Sugar Maker Burned Out.
All the buildings in the large sugar
orchard of John Legs in the town of
Guilford were destroyed by fire Friday
afternoon. The fire started from an
evaporator and the building was
quickly in ashes Two large storage
tanks containing several hundred gallons
of sap were destroyed as well as
evaporators, buckets and tanks in the
building. Over 100 gallons OF maple
syrup which had just been drawn off
was also lost. Mr.. Legs has another
house where he can evaporate his sap
and will not be seriously Inconvenience
by the loss which amounts to about
$4,000.
State Fair Meeting.
The state fair commission held hear
ing on location at White River Junction,
Saturday. Rutland, Burlington and
White River Junction are making efforts
to secure the prize. Rutland is enthusi-
astic over the question. Burlington has
pledged only about $4,000 of the $780,
900 required to secure Mr.. Evarts' So
900 towards locating the fair in that
city, and of the amount pledged nearly
all is by summer residents. Rutland has
grounds, and a live committee working
in her behalf. Meanwhile the Junction
has the grounds and has made cash
offer of $4,000 for the location of the
fair there.
May Ship Trout as Baggage.
State Fish and Game Commissioner
II. G. Thomas of Stowe announces that
one of the difficulties in the shipment OF
trout fry and fingerlings from the state
hatchery has been remedied. The rail
road companies held that the anti.-pass
law of the state legislature made 1t I'M
possible for them to transport the trout
or the messenger who has hitherto ac-
companied each shipment without the
payment of express charges and trans
portation fare. General Passenger Agent
| c. A. Nimmo of the Rutland railroad
has. however, informed the commissioner
that the road will carry the trout ana
return the cans over its lines when
accompanied by messenger with a
mileage.
old Fashioned Vermont "Sugar Eat"
The Springfield, (Mass.,) Association
of the Sons and Daughters of Vermont
will hold it's annual sugar eat" April D.
| Heretofore the association has been
| Obliged to hold the festival in quarters
which were too small to accommodate
the large crowd which desired to attend
but it is believed that the banquet hal
at the Odd Fellows building, where this
years "sugaring off, is to be held, vii
afford ample room for all. An abundant
supply of snow has been placed in colo
storage, so that it will not be necessary
to import it from Vermont, as was tn
case some years ago when the snow dis
appeared unexpectedly. New maple
sugar will probably be obtained iron
Randolph, where it was gotten last year
site for New Rutland Church.
Rev. William N. Lonergan, who wa
recently appointed by the KIT. Kew
BISHOP I. S. Michaud, of Burlington, a.
pastor of the new Church of the HOLY
Innocents in Rutland, which was giveII
birth bv the division of St. Peters parlsl
into two sections covering the east ant
west portions of the city, has bought o
Judge of Probate Thomas c. Robbins
the latter's home on South Main street
as site for the new church for whicI
ground will be broken forthwith. In
Site contains five-eighths of an acre AM