St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-08-03
AUGUST IS THE DATE.
Caledonia Forest and Stream Club
to Meet at Harvey's Pond
Good Speakers Invited.

Col. George Harvey of New York
has accepted the invitation of Pres.
j. w. Titcomb to be the guest of honor
at the midsummer meeting OF the
Caledonia Forest and Stream Club
and indicated that Wednesday,, Aug.
II, would be convenient date for him
to be present. Consequently the COM
mittee has selected that date for the
meeting to be held at Harvey's Pond
in West Barnet as previously an
nOunced
The general public is not expected
but the members of the Club and any
who send in their application with the
fee of $1.00 previous to the meeting
are invited and are at liberty to bring
their families with them. In fact
family picnics by the members is one
of the features of the meeting. A
large tent will be erected at the end
of Lakeside Hall to give them shelter
in case of unpleasant weather and
where they can gather to hear the
after dinner speaking. w. F. HASTE
is to serve a fish choWder dinner in
the hall to all who desire it at so
cents plate.
The following committees have
been appointed to serve for the day
Transportation-D. L. Moody, John
Strobridge, George F. Winch, L. J.
Brock, J. w. Roy, c. S. Garter, and j.
H. Stuart.
Reception and introduction-Pete
y.
HASTE, Alex D. Warden, DR.. J. M
Gibson, F. G. Shaw, c. M. Libby, R.
D. Sherry, Fred G. Bundy, w. O.
Rocheleau, DR.. Henri L. Pache, G. M.
Campbell, w. p. Russell, DR.. r. H.
Burke Edwin Bowman, H. D. Packer,
Fred Hoffman, H. D. Chapman, H. L.
Rogers, H. P. Simpson, G. H. Brown,
T. G. Bronson, and F. P. Thrasher.
The post prandial exercises prom
ise to bring out some of the best
speakers in New England. Invitations
have been sent to Senator G. S. Page,
Congressman Foster and Plumley,
ex-Gov. F. D. Proctor, Gov. G. H.
Prouty and other prominent Vermont
ers. The chief speaker will be Col.
Harvey of New York.
Harvey's Pond where the meeting
is to be held is short distance above
West Barnet and is beautiful sheet
of water charmingly set among the
hills with some fine beaches as we'll
as rugged shores for its boundaries.
1t is naturally a fine trout pond but
also contains large quantity of perch.
It's fishing attractions had been nearly
destroyed by law breakers who used
nets and dynamite in violation of the
law and ignored all regulations of the
seasons for fishing. The auxiliary
club of West Barnet has been formed
to enforce the law and to restore the
trout fishing there. It is now enforc-
ing the law and has stopped all Sun
day nSh1nS there.
A prominent leader in this work is
Col. P. B. Laird, who for II years
was in the government migration
service. being commissioner of i'm
migration for the United States and
Canada portion of the time. He has
retired from the service now and came
back to West Barnet and is prepar-
ing to build himself a residence on a
high and slightly spot at the north west
corner of the pond, near where his
old home used to be. He is II years
old but has split with his own hands
some fine building stone for the
foundation of his house from boulders
on the land. He also hopes to secure
the erection of cottages on his plot.
He has secured control of 800 feet
of beach that is excellent bathing
ground.
Harvey's pond is about IS miles
from ST. JOhnsbury and the ride down
the Passumpsic and Connecticut val
leys to Barnet and then for about
five miles up Sucker brook, the out
let of the pond, is one of the most pic
turesque and pleasant automobile trips
to be made from this village The
road from Barnet up to the pond
is on the firm Vermont soil that with
proper care makes the most durable,
smooth and pleasant roadways that
can be built. Not many cottages have
been erected there as yet Mr.. Has
ties Lakeside being the only public
house.