St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-01-06

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frequent visitor at the home of his sister
Mrs. l.. M. Palmer here, and it was dur
ing visit following his election to the
gubernatorial chair that DIR. Palmer |
naturally sent in his application for a
commission as a member of his staff |
But when the plums were distributed |
the doctor searched the official list in
vain for-his name. In recent letter he |
again chided the governor and told him
it would not be necessary to wait until |
Easter, as was his evident intention,
but that he might send the commission
right along. A few days ago Uncle !
Sans postman delivered an official look |
ing envelope at the doctors residence
and sure enough it was his commission
He was officially designated as Surgeon
General of the First Vermont Regiment
OF Royal Good Fellows. 1t is said, how
ever, the governor neglected to state the
salary.
Production of Cold, Silver, and Copper in
Vermont.
The mines of Vermont produced in
1907 from copper ores alone gold, silver,
and copper to the value OF $132, 643,
which represents an increase in value
of $85,376 over the output in 1906.
The gold product in 1907 was 1.98-
fine ounces, valued at $41. noted as in
creases, as no gold was recovered from
the copper ores in 1906 The silver pro-
duction was 1914 fine ounces, valued at
$2,517, an increase of 2.491 fine ounces
in quantity and of 81 ,631 in value over
the production of 1906. OF copper
$50, 1926 pounds were produced, valued
at $130,0S5, an Increase over the pro-
duction of 1906 Of 410,110 pounds,
worth $83,90l.
Three deep mines reported production
of copper, silver, and gold in this state
in 1907, from II, 333 short tons of ore.
The average total value of gold and
silver recovered from these copper ores in
1907 was $0.313 to the ton. The aver
age recovery OF copper was So pounds
of metal per ton OF ore.
The production was derived from the
well-known copper mines near Corinth,
Strafford, and South Stanford. in Orange
county. The deposits are large bodies
OF chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite in crystal
line schists and have long been identi
fled with the history of mining in Ver--
mont Renewed interest in these i'm
portant deposits seem to promise con-
siderable output in the immediate future.
Mrs E. F. Thomas of Mortified had
hen die last week, which had been in
her possession for 81 years. which was
most extraordinary record OF longevity
Lindsay Turner of Grafton captured a
20 pound wildcat in trap recently.
Mrs. Nancy c. Bush of Charlotte is
accounted the Oldest postmistress in
New England and possibly in the
country. She is rs years old and has
been in the postoffce service for 81
years Her duties are not light but she
never had clerk
Levi Partridge. who shot and killed
Ray Coomer at Glover Dec. 5, and was
held in $1,000 bonds on a charge of
murder in the second degree, has secured
| bail and been released from Jail at New
port.
In Chelsea so families received barrel
or half barrel of -four at Christmas
! from an unknown donor. The flour cost
: nearly $3.50.
The eastern operating department of
the United Wireless Telegraph company,
in an announcement just made relative
to it's proposed development for 1909,
names Rutland, Burlington, Montpelier
and Bennington as the Vermont towns
" here it is proposed to locate wireless
telegraph stations.
Burlington had an even 100 fires in
1908. the largest number in its history
The school census of Montpelier for
1908, just taken is ITO or So more
than year ago, and on the ratio of
the school census to the population in
years when the census has been taken, it
shows the population of the city to be
$500. The population i'll 1900 was
6266.
Walter E. Nye, a Barton farmer, has
filed petition in bankruptcy with the
clerk of the United States court He has
liabilities of $50 31S and assets of $l6,-
! 1875, of which 81 500 is said to be
exempt.
Rev. ]. E. Wright of Montpelier is TAX
ing vacation by exchanging work for
four weeks with Rev. W. H. Ramsay of
Louisville, KY.
Charles Taylor, the veteran horseman,
whose 103rd birthday was Dec. 2Sth, is
in very feeble health. 1t is feared that
"Uncle Charles" is booked for the long
race.
The girls of the senior class OF the
Brattleboro high school have voted to
have only one simple white gown each
tor commencement. This action was
taken to simplify the labor and expense
of the commencement and meets with the
hearty commentator of the faculty.
Gov. Prouty has appointed Clement F.
Smith of .Morristown master of the
state Grange, and George Aitken of
Woodstock to act on the state board of
agriculture in conjunction with the gov
ernor and the superintendent of the YER
mont experiment station.
William Cabot, an electrical engineer
of Mauch Chunk, Pa, is ill with small
pox at the home of his parents in Wind
sor. Mr.. Cabot is on his bridal tour
and brought Mrs. Cabot to Vermont
for Christmas. His case is a mild one
and it is thought only few persons
have been exposed to the disease.
In preparing a large turkey for a
Christmas dinner Mrs. S. H. Weston of
Winooski found pathetic letter from
six years old miss, living in Milton,
wishing whoever got the turkey to
please send her set of dishes. Mr..
Weston promptly responded and the
girl who helped feed the turkeys got her