St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-15
Vermont News.
Yacht Club at Newport

Young. Col. c. S. Emery, Judge F. E.
Alfred w. w. True, E. c. Blanchard, c.
F, Bigelow, and Aaron H. Grout. The
Climb house which will be located on the
lake front near Bay View street will cost
about $4,000. 1t will be two stories
high with IL foot veranda on four
sides. The second story will include an
assembly hall and ante-room. the lower
part being used for the storage of row.
boats and canoes. Two other boat
houses will be built near the large one to
accommodate launches The club has
reserved $50 feet of lake front for this
purpose and operation will commence
as soon as arrangements can be made
for the erection of the buildings The
club house will be reached from the land
by means of an overland pass of steel
construction, having span of 60 feet
and feet wide running from the end of
North avenue. The location is one that
commands the best view of Owls Head
mountain, Bear mountain, Indian point
and Farrants point with broad ex-
panse of water directly in front. Lively
interest is being taken by people in the
village and outsiders who are summer
visitors there. One object of the club is
to develop interest in boating on the lake
and advertise and develop the lake and
village as a summer resort. 1t is expect
ed that this will pave the way to
larger summer hotel on the lake than
there now is, as the club has the coopera-
ton of the B. & M. R. R., and c. P. R.
R. A full set of signals will be adopted
which it is expected will become uniform
on the lake. Nearly q of the capital
stock is already subscribed and among
the stockholders there is a feet of 20
Yachts. The officers elected are: Commo-
dore, Judge. F. E. Alfred, Newport; vice
commander, Gen. F. 6. Butterheld,
Derby Line; rear commander, DR.. E. E.
Whitaker Newport; feet captain, Dean
n Dwinell, Newport; measurer, DR.. II. +,
Hamilton, Newport; directors, Col. c. S.
Emery, E. T. Spaulding, George F. Root
The directors and officers form govern
ing board. Judge F. E. Alfred, who holds
the head Office, was the owner of the
first gasoline launch on this lake.
Convict Captured.
Wilbur Brown, "trusty" prisoner
SO years old, committed to the state
prison at Windsor from Orleans county
to serve a two years sentence for grant
larceny, who escaped Tuesday night
April 80, was recaptured in Morristowr
last week Wednesday night. Brown
with another prisoner, had been working
under the direction of D.. V. Sullivan, {
guard, about half mile west OF the
prison, building shed. The work hat
been completed for the day and thu
guard had gone to get team, whei
Brown disappeared in the underbrusl
and escaped. Later his prison coat wa
found in Royalton. 1t was known tba
Brown had relatives in Morristowl
living near the Elmore and Wolcot
lines. Sheriff H. L. Stevens of Lamoill
county and his deputies had been watch
ing the home of Browns brother for
week. The prisoner had been hiding o
Elmore mountain for two days
Wednesday evening he came to hi
brothers. home and during the night b
was taken by the officers. He made n
resistance when discovered. He wa
taken back to the prison.
To Develop Summer Resort.
c. c. Gilmore of Swanton has closed
dealwith Mrs. Rosina l.. Scott for tn
Highgate Springs property known a
the Lakeside property, about 200 acre
including Shad island, Shipyard bay wit
its cottages, the famous Missisquoi par
and Lime Kiln point. 1t is understood
that stock company with amp
capital will be organized to develop TT
place as an important summer resor
with the probability that the electr
car line will be extended to the sprinl
next season. 1t is believed that Il
prospects are bright for this well-knoW
resort.
Rendering Company Loses Case.
The supreme court lasttweek rendert
decision in the case of the Burlingtc
Rendering Co., petition by deiendal
corporation for writ of certiorarl. II
supreme court dismisses the writ, d
clares that the company takes nothir
gifts exception and affirms the judgmeI
ootChittenden County court, by which
hne OF $4,000 was imposed on the Rende
ing Co. The court decides in substan
that corporations are amenable to t
state law and that although the Rendt
ing Co., rushed its books outside t
state it did not thereby remove the
from the state sjurisdiction. The opini'
was written by Judge Waterman
Asks Pay for Prison Work.
lSconie Mrovanne of White Plar
N. y, said to be an Italian count, al
formerly of St. Adams, has brought
peculiar position. He was sentenced
the March term in 1905 to serve
years for manslaughter, and the ca
was taken to supreme court. The exec
TONS were sustained, the verdict
aside and the cause remanded to Frar
I'm county court, which fixed bail
$1,000, the man being released on
own recognizance. He now seeks p
Tor the work he performed at the ste
prison, 4291a days, alleging that he W
Illegally restrained.
May not Re-engage Rutland Principal.
There was loud protest from Ri
land citizens last week when it beca
known that at a secret meeting
choose teachers for the next school "
inc board of education did not reappo
Frlncipal S. H. Erskine, who has b.
at the head of the high school for
years. While the board did not t.
uehnite action on the matter, the
Pointment was discussed and caused
NOT debate. Parents and business Il
alike are up in arms in the matter.
strong is the feeling that it has b
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