St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-23

are too many deer in the county
and the only way to remedy the
evil is TO lengthen the open season
to three or four weeks and allow
the hunters to kill both buck and
doe. He does not believe In need
! less slaughter, but thinks that laws
should be so enacted as largely to
do away with the deer damage. A
deer was shot in Brattleboro last
week by Dana Stafford while it was
damaging crops in his garden. II
to 10 pounds.
Low Water i'm the Lake.
According to report, the steamers
of the Champlain Transportation
company are having some dif1culty
in getting into some of the ports
of Lake Champlain. The ST. Al
bans bay still has sufficient water to
allow them for some time, but the
difficulty in making this harbor is
in the gut, where the low water
level has caused much trouble.
However, the opinion has been ex-
pressed that the service will be
continued, if possible, until after
the fair at Plattsburg.
Ex.-Gov. Proctor Very Ill.
Ex.-Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor is
seriously i'll at his home. Members
of the family and heads of the YER
mont Marble company decline to
discuss the situation, but it is gen
orally understood that his sickness
is due to overwork and that long
rest is necessary. There has been
a consultation between local physi-
clans and a Boston specialist, and
two trained nurses are in constant
attendance.
Work On Huge Dam at Somerset.
T. N. H. Cornell, general man
ager for the Power Construction
Company has made arrangements
for the accommodation of force of
men at Peck's mills in Somerset,
who will Immediately start work on
an immense dam that will flow
some thirteen hundred acres in
Somerset and Stratton. tt is under
stood that this pond will be used
as an auxiliary to other dams to be
constructed along the Deerfeld and
will be drawn on only in case of
shortage in the supply of water.
Some Rare Old Time Bills.
L. B. Cross, of Montpelier, has re-
ceived three old-time state bank
bills which are curious when one
compares them with the bank notes
of the present time, and were easy
of lithograhpic imitation. They are.
printed on one side on a cheap grade
of bank note paper. One of them
sued on the old bank of Montpelier
and dated January 1, 1849. The
counterfeit comes in the signatures
of George G.. Howes, cashier, and
R. r. Keith, president. Mr.. Howes
was brother-in-law of Edwin G.
Holmes. The bank note is stamped
on the face and back in large black
letters counterfeit" Another is a
So bill on the bank of Orange coun-
ty of Chelsea issued in 1843 and
the third on the bank of Burling-
ton, a So bill, issued in 1874, both
good bills and we'll preserved. They
were sent to Mr.. Cross by Con-
necticut woman who said that they
came to her through a relative who
was an old sea captain.
Mr.. Cross recalls that during the
Civil War there was a lot of coun-
terfeiting done with the paper
of the state banks. While
north for small bills and had sew
eraI thousand come at time from
banks to make change
In paying the men. Vermont money
was very acceptable to the Vermont
troops. Much of this money never
came back for redemption, having
been lost or stolen when the men
we're taken prisoners. Many years |
after the old bank of Montpelier had
iquidated two $40 bills turned up
and were redeemed personally by
Homer w. Heaton and James r.
4angdon.
Bradford Guards Meet.
Captain Burnham Cowdrey, enter
aimed the surviving members of
Company D, Bradford Guards of
.861, at dinner August 5 in OBJ
ervance of the 50th anniversary of
he mastering after the three
months service. The ''Boys of 81"
pent their time entertaining each
ther with stories of the old days.
Iusic was furnished by the grand
aughters of the host. Letters by
he late Ex-Gov. Roswell Farnham,
member of this company, written
ONE from the front, were read by
is daughter. Only 20 members of
he company that went out are now
wing and of these IL were pres
Mt, letters Delng READ from seven
f the others. Those attending
vere Burnham Cowdrey, j. G.
learns, P. S. Chamberlain, J. B.
Y. Pritchard, r. w. Chamberlain, ;
B. Brooks, A. B. Davis, w. N. !
eweI1, G. A. Johnson, Robert Me- ]
erve, and G. P Moore. Letters
ere received and read from E. A. :
Wilcox, G.. w. Flanders, c.. T. Nc ]
-ellips, G. w. Norcross, G. e. {
Woods, C: E. Wright and Elijah ]
arr.
Bankers At Barton. s
The third annual summer meet
lg of the State bankers was held /;
t Barton August 16, the bankers
cling guests of the Barton Savings
ank. There were SIS present. In ,
lie afternoon a short ride on the !
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