St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-24
ACCIDENTS.


Walden. on Saturday OF last week. was
| frightfully cut with an axe, one foot he
| ING nearly severed from the leg.
\ man named Mason fell into Lux,
/ BuzzclrS wheel-pit. one day last week
cutting bad hole in his head. and
otherwise iniuring him 80 a. 10 keel
him confined to the house.
/ Two men were precipitated from {;
staging on IIallctt'S new building to tho
ground. one day last week. They wer,
carried into Mr.. Horizons house. ano
thought 1T first 10 he badly injured. hnt
no very serious injuries We're sustained
/ The cause oi their fall WAS want al car,
7 in putting up the staging.
+ THE FI'TI'RE or ST. .JOHNSEiHi
/ We are NOT among those who have
/ been wont to cNtOl the Importance ol
magnitude of 81 .John>hiIrN vet molI.
who have watched lis gradual ti"ngl
sure growth for the past twenty Years
can l.iii to lIslN' '"tll IN ~N''i MI 81
this fact. that il, growth has been Il
hcalthk one. And to-day. il can hc
called more, eml,latiraIl> liaH ever he
/ fore in Il ilnilIN state. The clas> oI
l,uildim@s erected during HE past i've
| wears. are the most substantial and best
in town. ,,r in This section of the state
This matter of putting IN the Hui'>tan-
tial us well as The elegant in private Il,
we'll as puhlic structures. We consider
one of he best features in our growth
What of the future! w" consider
the back hone of The prosperity of 'hi>
town To hr lis local manufactures
Prominent and pre- eminent aIr"trortrS'
the scale works. now giving employ
mcnt To more than GtO men. and dis
hn>ing monthly about >:n.WD tor Labor
alone. This business is rapidly imcr~:ls-
ing. and those who live i quarter OF Il
century hence may see il duuhicd
/ There is also considerable other manu-
/ featuring in lawn of Importance til,
hoe and fork factory of Ely. Halch y
/ Co.: the Two fuundiicS and machin,
shops of Mc>>r>. Paddock and BuIIcll
/ the sash. blinds and doors made 10y
Mvssro. Carpenter and Morris: the horse
/ powers by Il. +. Rollins: the carriage,
by Mutt together with several others
make this town quite 4 manufacturing
place aside from the stale works.
But the new Portland and O%drmS-
! burg railroad is the enterprise which
al,snrh> the interest ui oar people. and
/ 10y which they expect Il new impetus IL
I Ice given business in al It's branches
I 1t WAS here that the enterprise WIS CON
/ rcivcd of having Il short road from the
great lakes Ia tide water. winch Sh"ui'
/ pass through St. bloomsbury. 1t is vel
/ known too that had it not been iul III,
work. money and enthusiasm put int,
/ il III this place, the road would not lIaV,
been built for wears Ia come. If ever.
The building of the road l. NON tn>in
ed. \ highway for travel and traffic l.
tn he made from Portland Ia the Lake
sfnItcr than any other possible route
St JohlShurl i situated midway of tn,
new line. neal the eastern end of til,
/ Western Division. and from IT. situation
and connections. ~ well ~ ion REASON
heretofore stated, it will most likely
lc the headquarters of the line.
These things being 81. there arc "l'
viouS duties and obligations which vii
suggest Themselves, To Ill thoHghttm
minds in view of an increased poplIla
ZION and multiplied business: All th'
available ground should hc used +"
building. and Il good class al citizen
encouraged To make homes here. rIthc
than two on three. nil,> away. Ou
streets. sidewalks. public buildings. am'
Improvements generally. should III
ent needs. blt with u view Ia lrrma
nencc and the future And last. though
moi least. the schools. churches. an'
moral tone of tn, community should h
kept in Il healthy state. that in CROWN;
in numbers We MAY also grow III know !
cd"c and vntuc which alnnr can MAX,
H. strong.