St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-24

when the whole was suddenly stopped by
the engine dropping into the pit of the
turn table. The table was completely de-
moralized The engine was but slightly
injured.
As Mr.. III. j. Gorham, Of Holland. was
driving through the village of w. Charles
ton recently with his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Waterman, the nut holding the thill to the
runner came off. Mrs. w. attempting to
get out caught her foot in the rave of the
sleigh, Mr.. G. falling out on the other
side. Both were dragged a distance of
some Is rods until the horse was stopped.
Fortunately, both persons escaped with
only one or two slight bruises.
Mrs. MacGooty, an Irish woman and
the mother of fourteen children. commit
ted suicide few days ago in most shock
ing manner. She first took an axe and
going to her bedroom, hacked and chop
ped her throat in frightful way. Not
succeeding in her purpose she threw the
axe away, took razor and succeeded in
severing some of the arteries and partly
cutting her windpipe. She was soon dis
covered and it was estimated that there
was gallon of blood on the floor OF the
room. Her wounds were sewed up but
she died in day or two. 1t is supposed
domestic difficulty was the cause. This is
the second suicide in Lowell within four
months.
a lad in Rutland had his leg broken,
the other day. by coming in collision with
the sled of another boy, while coasting.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The trustees of the Vermont Reform
school at Waterbury. are to receive sealed
proposals until February Sd. for contracts
tor building workshop for the school the
ensuing summer. The building is to be
50x30 feet, of brick, two stories, with three
double doors.
| The annual concert of Bethany Church
Sabbath School, on Sunday evening last,
was honored by full attendance, and the
exercises were more interesting than usu-
al. to which the members of the school
contributed largely by their excellent sing
ing. They never sang so well before, and
they can sing even better still. il they will
it. Superintendent Ii. ID. Hopkins pre-
faced the annual report by q brief history
of the origin of the sabbath school in Eu-
rope in Luthers time. and Of the first Sab
bath schools in America. and in Vermont :
to which Rev. DR.. Clement contributed
his own recollections Of the early Vermont
schools. The repor; showed the number
of children on the roll to be about two
hundred: the largest attendance in the
year pa aud the lowest l25; average for
the first six months 19l, and for the last
six months lSS. The average in the first
six mouths OF 1866 was ISIS. aud in the last
six months 10. Ten years ago the num-
Der WAS about one third the present num-
Der. The numbers given in the report tor
1867 embrace the children only. There
are three other classes of Young ladies' and
young men. aud two of adults. that were
not included in the report. These five
classes number about sixty persons. OF
teachers. there are sixteen ladies' and ten
gentlemen. Not one of the children OF
the school has died within the last year.
and ONLY one in the classes OF adults
while nine members Of the school united
with the church during the year. The
fund OF the school ANNOUNCED to SlS5.5S in
the beginning of the year, and the sum OF
Gl64.21 was added during the year. Oul
OF Ibis sum debts were paid and 275 vol
umes of new books added TO the library
leaving a balance on hand Of S10.61
These facts show very ilourishinG school
and we think it is constantly growing il
favor with the pupils. the teachers, an,
: the church and society generally: fol
which. we cheerfully attest, most credit i:
: due Mr. Hopkins Wditon'S Daily.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
1t is stated that from one hundred and
thirty to one hundred and fifty have bee:
hopefully converted in the revival still i
progress at Chester. sixty have beef
added to the Baptist church since last DC
tober. and a large number have unite
: with the Cong e%ational church. SOM
thirty pupils connected with the academ!
are among the converts.
J, On Wednesday, 18th inst, about noon
a large quantity OF snath sticks belonTin.
y to the contractors. in the drying room
t situated on the southwest corner of the Oh
5 prison building. took fire. 1t was AT on
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