St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-08
VERMONT NEWS.
Scientific Hen Raiser.

Harry Green of Burlington, who has
been in i'll health for some years, has start
ed to raise poultry in Essex Junction, and
his success is already so pronounced that
many people visit his model hennery
which he has built on few acres of land
rented from D. M. Johnson, farmer.
Mr.. Green took a special course at the
Connecticut Agricultural college ntStorrs,
Conn, and afterward was taught some
things in poultry raising by Bert Abbey
OF Essex. Mr.. Green has erected sub
stantial hennery of modern type, built
breeding places fenced off yards, etc, to
accommodate large flock of poultry.
He now has several hundred White Wy
andotte fowls of the best strain, the care
of which requires his entire time. The
main building is 60 feet long by 20 wide.
One side is literally supplied with win
dows to allow free circulation of air. The
main room is divided into six pens 10 by
20 feet in size, each with capacity of so
hens. Roosts are Of cypress wood and
are lice proof. The exercise yards extend
100 feet on either side of the building and
may be used alternately. close record
is kept of each hens production and
breeding is carried on only from the fowls
that show above the average Incuba-
tors are used in Matching.
Improvement at Hardwick.
An important improvement in the vii
lage system of fire protection is being
made by the installation of an electric fire
alarm system. At the annual village
meeting held last May it was voted 10
install an electric fire alarm system, but
through an oversight, no manner of pro-
vding money for the improvement was
considered. At special meeting in Sep
TENDER the village trustees were author
lied and empowered to purchase and in
stall system at an estimated cost OF
$500 and were empowered to borrow
this money from the water department
Tho work of putting in this system is
now under way. The main alarm will
be bell on the Congregational church.
There will be 10 stations where the alarm
may be rung in and tappers in houses OF
members OF the fire department. The
system is similar to those possessed by
the cities and large villages in the state.
A boy claiming he was an orphan,
ISNCHllN SS(ulStl q pOoANiOi
with Nathan Berry in Bloomington.
Last Sunday while the family was at
church he broke open the banks of three
children and mounting a colt ran away.
The colt later returned riderless but the
boy has not been located.
At the December term of Bennington
county court which set yesterday,
Mikelo Phelleppo, an Italian, will be
tried for the murder of another Italian in
Bennington in May. There are Is cases
set for trial by jury. Among them are
two negligence cases, one for damages
against the Bennington Wax Paper CO.,
for injuries and the other brought by the
father of a small child against the
owner of a water power trunk into
| which the boy fell and was drowned.
Mary 7. Prescott of Hartford was
fatally burned last week. Tuesday night.
She attempted to light lamp while in
bed and a spark from the match ignited
the bed clothes. AS she leaped out OF
bed her gown ignited and she was burned
so badly she died the next morning.
Francisco Sisco, an Italian, was shot
in a fight in Springfield last week and
died from the wound. Antonio Lahep-
DO and Francisco Calibetto, who are
alleged to have killed Sisco, have been
arrested and bound over without bail to
Windsor county court.
The wall paper mill OF the Stark Paper
company in North Bennington was
burned the morning of Nov 30. The
loss is placed at $4,000 or more. The
mill will be rebuilt
At a meeting of the Vermont Champ,
lain commission it was reported that all
bills are paid and the commission mas
S14,7OO on hand. The commission is
to publish a full report in book form to
the legislature. Owing to i'll health
Horace W. Bailey resigned from the com,
mittee having this work in charge and
DR.. John M. Thomas and A. F. Stone
were appointed members of the commit
tee. No definite action has been taken
regarding the site of Champlain monu-
ment.
Ezekiel Hillard. aged Is years, OF
Island Pond broke through the ice on
Back Pond there last Wednesday night
and was drowned. The body was re-
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