The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-31
VERMONT NEWS

VERMONT NEWS
| One of the largest pipe organs evel
built is in process of construction By
! the Estey organ company of BrattIe-
boro: It is being manufactured fol
the new theatre which is being erect.
ed ut Broadway and E'ifty-first street
in New York city andzwill be com
pleted in March. The organ will con
tain 90 complete registers and will
have a new stop called first violins,
and many other features planned es-
pecially for this particular organ.
Several million feet more lumber ar
rived in Burlington in 1918 by boat
than in any like period for 30 years
Tho total number of. boats was III
and in the year previous it was only
1876. Previous to 1917 the boats I'M
loading lumber here averaged about
100 yearly. The amount of lumber
received at this port by water this
year was about 100000 feet. Most
OF it was spruce. One reason for the
big traffic by water was the EMBARGO
and the difficulty in getting freight
ears.
The construction Of the big dam
across the Connecticut river at Yer
non several years ago created many
fine fishing grounds, one of which IS
at the Hunt meadow in the south part
Of Brattleboro where many acres were
overfiowed. Since the river has fro
zen over this fall many big fish have
been caught through the ice at the
Hunt meadows and fishermen fire.
quent the place every day. The big
gest fish caught there was north
erfi pike three feet long and weighed
Is 1-2 pounds. Seven or eight pounds
have been caught there recently.
Numerous wall-eyed pike weighing
four pounds, which is good weight for
that variety, have been taken. A
good number Of bass have also been
caught.
Governor-elect P. w. Clement has
arrived in Montpelier from Rutland
to make his home there, having come
Friday afternoon by automobile
bringing the members of his family,
who were in Rutland with him. Und-
er the supervision Of T. Myers the
Fifield house, which Mr.. Clement has
rented has been placed in readiness
for the family.
When Franklin county court which
convened Monday after O recess from
November 90, Judge Frank L. Fish
Of Vergennes, presiding, announced
that the motion of States Attorney
w. R. McFeeters for continuance
of the trial of Robert Warm for the
alleged murder Of Jennie Hemingway
had been granted.
Influenza has started up again in
South Londonderry and all public
gatherings have been called Off.
| M. l.. HubDell OF w est EnoSDufEs,
who had his herd OF cattle tested for
tubelculosis recently, had all;- with the
exception Of two yearlings condemn
ed
fillmore NJ. Paddock of Bennington
a merchant, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy. He owes $2,309.72 and
has assets of $3,057.42 with $3.50
claimed exempt.
Christmas was observed at the
house of correction by the serving OF
an oyster dinner, instead of the usual
prison fare. Candy and bananas were
served for dessert.
Philip Cosgrove Of. Brattlebore,
blacksmith, caught in the Connecticut
river overflow this week a northern
pike that weighed Is 1-2 pounds and
measured three feet long.
Mrs. J, B. Crochier was badly burn
ed at her home in Enosburg Falls re-
Gently when she tipped a kettle OF
boiling water onto herself, burning
one foot and lower limb. Her hus-
band and father are both i'll.
! Frederick H. Dexter, IL, who hae
| represented the town of Brattleborf
in the legislature one term and hae
held many offices, died at the Mem
orial hospital w ednesday evening, fol
! lowing the amputation of his RICH
! leg as q result of diahetis.
! Harry Barton Of Calais, has place.
100 buckets on maple trees in Ill:
sugar orchard and December 26, re
! ported that the sap was running we'll
4 C. Austin Moore, one OF Vermont
/, travelling statesmen, died at his honl
( sn Rutland Friday morning, aged z
H Years, after long period of i'll health
HE had been travelling for Fitzpatrick
& Draper of Troy, n. Y, for IS year
with territory mostly in the Adiron
dacks. In early life he conducted
\ too