St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-09
State NelCs.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Mr.. VIM. L. Parker OF Nergennes died
Thursday morning the q :nst, of typhoid
fever. Mr.. Parker was fpF thirty-eight
years one of the most prominent business
men of Vergennes, leading merchant of
the firm Of Parker, Booth & Co., Pres
ident of the Vergennes bank, and identi-
fled with many important interests of that
town. His age was about 60 years
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Elias Truax of Richford, 90 years of
age lart fourth of July, recently sent a
wooden pail, of decidedly good work, TO
the Franklin County Fair. He can
read and write without glasses. At the
age of 90 he skated across Franklin Pond
in fifteen minutes, a distance of l IA
miles. He challenges any man at the
age of IS or upwards for 80 mile walk
in single day, on wager of $1,000.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
A horse belonging, to DR.. r. l.. Flag
of Cambridge, while trying to scratch
his head with one OF his hind feet recently,
caught the shoe on the buckle Of the
throat latch and choked himself to death.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Philips Greenleaf of Bradford, a man
about 20 years old fell from a load of corn
fodder striking upon his mead on the barn
floor producing complete paralysis of the
whole body below the shoulders, and
causing death in a few days
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The following items we find in the
Standard Hollis Baker of South Troy
had nice span of horses seized for al
legged violations of the revenue laws in
smuggling liquors while he kept the MOTEL.
The span is worth $500.
While Harry son of DR.. Kelsey of Der
by, aged about II, and another boy con-
siderable older, named Grow, were out
hunting, they both ran after squir-
rel young, Grow carrying the gun which
was cooked The squirrel escaping,
Grow attempted to bring the hammer
down, when it slipped from his hand
and exploded just as his companion
stepped i'll front of it, who received the
charge in his leg completely tearing the
flesh from the bone and severing the
main artery. Some effort was made by
the boys to staunch the blood, but not
succeeding and the wounded boy growing
faint he begged his companion to 20 for
help. Before assistance could be pro-
cured from the village which was quar-
ter OF a mile distant, he was dead This
melancholy case adds another to the nu-
merous warnings to boys in the use Of
firearms.
\ few nights ago The hotel at North
Derby was broken into and small iron
safe weighing 200 lbs, carried off 1t
contained but 1924. A watch being set
upon the suspected party, lie was caught
last Wednesday at Stukely, L. q The
thief lived in Derby, and he owned up.
His maine is Blake
FRIDAY evening as the Mountain Maid
was towing barge load OF lime from
Magoon's Point, the barge struck a snag,
As is supposed, and capsized. There
were one hundred and fifty casks of lime
on board, all OF which were lost. a
man named George Allen, was on the
bnrge al the time. but chung to the oars
until he was rescued.
Dir. \. Wright of Barton. while using
shop AK, accidentally struck it into his
lee below the knee, making wound
some seven inches long ud down through
muscles, flesh. and veins into the bone,
making horrid cash.
Mrs. Tracy who was recently taken
to the Brattcboro asylum for treatment,
from bloomington Centre, died while
under treatment, and was buried at
Bloomington, Oct. l.
John Il Cook of Greensboro, lately
sold four ealve. for 500 They were
nice ones.
"Snowtlakc" and Chestnut Dan are
to trot again al Barton the 18th.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Saturday evening, as Patrick Tewhy.
Of Walliugtord, was going to Rutland on
a Land car, his sleeves caught in the
crank, throwing him in front of the car
which passed over him, breaking his
arm. NJ. Tewhy was on the way to
meet his family, who were on their way
from Ireland, and expected 10 arrive on
the midnight tram at Rutland
There are over fourteen hundred schol
airs in Attendance ON the graded schools
in Rutland.
Capt Z. j. Hartshorn and E. E. Fat
on have been admitted to the Rutland
county bar. Capt. Hartshorn is a son
of J. w. Hartshorn, Esq. of Lunenburg
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mrs DR.. Lord of Montpelier was on
tuesday thrown from carriage and con-
siderably injured, though the physicians
think there are no DO mes broken
Harvey Carr, of East Montpelier,
raised the past season y bushels of corn
in the ear TO 90 rods OF land, being about
210 bushels to the acre.
A General Term of Supreme Court of
the State of Vermont has been ordered to
be held at Montpelier on the first Tues
day in November next.
Mr.. ii. w. Soules, of Barre, caught
in trap, two hawks, one of which meas
ured feet l-2 inches, and the other
1 feet inch. They will take no more
of his ducks and turkeys
We see it stated that in the family of
Stephen Herrick, of Mlddlesex, there are
three mothers, two grandmothers, one
great grandmother, three daughters, one
great granddaughter, two wives, one
widow, two husbands, two fathers, two
sonsin-law, one grandfather and one SON.
in-law, and only six members in the FAM
lily.
On Friday night last the house, and