St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-02

to register a man IN the war. These
'a.t Glastonbury. with population at
the time OF tie last census of %
Kirby, 29''; Baltimore. -, and Flct-
ghtr, 131.
The Vermont Poultry Association
officers have decided To havr pol.-
Try how this winter. Earlier in tho
season il was voted no, 20 have the
annual exhibit. The ,atcs have
been fixed lor Jan. n. ,. and 81 and
the city council of Barre has donated
the use of the Barre opera house
Alexander Go.ion, one ot the mos,
widely itnown men in the Barre gran
ite i'll lustry and IL longtime member
vi the Barre city school commission,
died ut his home Monday. The end
io'lowed an Illness of nearly Il year
lie was boz, in Mcthlic, Aberdeen
hire, Scotl;rd, in 1856 and came to
Barre in le>,, lie is survived by
his wife, one ~on and five daughters
One OF the largest pipe organs ever
built is in process Of construction by
the Estry orrau company OF Brattle-
bore. II is being manufactured for
The new theatre which is being erect
q! ut Broadway and Fifty-frst street
IL New Yo!a cry and will hn com
pl'.'rd ~ Marcel The organ will con-
tain 80 complete registers :tid will
have ii new stop called ''ligtt vlolinS,'
at;t nluny other features PLANNED cs-
nerialy for this particular organ.
Several million feet more lumber at
rived in Burlington in 1913 by boat
tA&n in any like period for 30 years.
The total number of boats was III
and in the year previous it w:,i only
1856. Previous to 1917 the hoats I'M
loajing lumber here averaged about
100 yearly. The amount Of lumber
received ut this port by water this
year wa, about 29,000,0on feet. Most
Of il wat sprucc. Ono 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
l.<, la -
Of Hrattleboro where many acres wer"
overlooked. Since the river has fro
zen over this fall many big fish have
been caught through the ice al the
Hunt meadows and fishermen i'le-
1uont the place every day. The big
gcst fish caught there wiS I; north
crn pike three feet long ana weighed
IS l-2 pounds. Seven or eight pounds
have been caught there recently.
Numerous wall-eyct ,lik@ Weighing
four pounds, which il good weight for
that variety, have heGn taken. a
good number Of bass have also. been
caught. a-E
Govcrnor-elcct i. w. Clement hai
arrived in Montpelier from Rutland
to make his home there, having come
Friday afternoon by automobile
bringing the members Of his family,
whn were in Rutland with him. Und-
er the supervision of l. Mycre the
Fiiield house, which MI. Clement has
rented has been placed in readiness
for the family.
When Franklin county court which
convened Monday after q recess from
November 20, Judge Frank l.. Fish
Of Vergenncs, presiding, announced
that the motion of States Attorney
W. X. McFeetcrs for a 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.. Hubbol Of West Enosburg,
who had his herd of cattle tested for
recently, had all, with the
exception Of two yearlings condemn
cd
Fillmore Nj. Paddock OF Bennington
IL merchant, has filed u petition in
He owes $2,309.72 and
has assets of $3,O!7.42 with $3.50
claimed exempt,
Christmas was observed al 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 Cosgrovc of BrattiebGS,,l
caught in the Connecticut
river overflow this week Il northern
pike that weighed Is IL pounds and
three feet long.
Mrs. J. r. Crochicr was badly burn
ed at her home in Enosburg Falls re
Gently when she tipped u kettle or
boiling water onto herself, burning
one foot and lower limb. Her nus
band and father are both i'll.
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