St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-07-14
BENNINGTON cot kTi.

| BENNINGTON cot NTi.
The l NJ. \. of H,nnin@ton are IN
Irndin" 10 glNr the citizens the comm"
winter Il first cla~, course OF lectures.
Marx Twain, Couch, Carl S,hnr> and
Col. Spra"uc havin" been secured OH
or name eminent are expected Ia hr
added.
DESTRUCTIVE FIEr-Fuur store
houses belonging to Graves, Root ~ Co.,
and the @ranary of IL. G.. Root, ut Zen
nIn"tom, We're burned ON Monday, July
ID The ~torehouSes were all more or
les iiilrI-in one of which WAS , or l.
t"n~ OF paper stock and quantities OF
other i.,aterIal-, several rleI"h~. Wa"on-
carts, DC, and another WAS filled with
| rluthrspin- and other wooden ware Mr.
X DOT had IN hl buildin", hr~id = II lar.r
quantity at IRAN, his winter tmlnuut at
>lci.hs and cutters, -atcly stored. In al
diiiun IL the loss from the burned huild
ms and their contents. * the DAMAGE tu
the S,IrruunIln" Ground, u line yuunr
orchard OF hc:trlm" trees being ruined,
Gardens spoiled, &r. Loss, =, 900
insurance, 5000. The lire originated
from spontaneous combustion OF the ma
trrlnl7 i"r paper stock contained IN one
of the >torrhuu~,$.
CHIrTE%pLS cot MY.
James Kelly. Il youn" lri>hmnn OF Bar
Iinatom, while rcturnn. from Rutland on
rlr nl.ht al the llh inst, Wa knCchcd
from tlIr ear, upon which lac Wa ridir.,
10y his head comm" IN contact with the
railroad brIl.r near i'hi~Iurd. He was
reported killed, AMI a lir"r number Of
hi iTirirlS cnnnrrn:ttrI ut the depot ia
Burlington, upon tn arrival OF the mail
tram, "Wednesday NIGHT. Ia -rr hi- re
mains, which were expected at that time
The remains arrived, and were able Ia
walk around, and were carried tn hl~
home 10y Miller.
SIEIor~ AcCInE>r.-Enrly "n the
morning ri the Fourth, llrman Austin,
of Will,tun, was firm" a s:lntr with Il
-Int Gun, when 1t rNplndrI and shat
tered his hand that it had To be- taken
oil at the wrist Dr- Knox, "i BnrIing-
tom, and Spra%uc, of ES,,N Junction,
performed the operation. Austin was
in the employ of Edward Browncll, and
had been III the army four years H. one
of Berlan's Sharp Shooters, hence was
perfectly familiar with fire arms, and
was also Il good marksnIan The Gun
had been fired before that ni"ht, and the
explosion was accounted for by the wad
not being rammcd down The accident
was Il severe blow 10 him, as he has u
wife and two children to support.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Hon Ex-Gov. John T. Pace of Rut-
| land, soon sails for Europe with Mrs.
Page, To try the effect Of Il sea voyage
and Of the foreign baths and springs, on
Mrs. PAGES health. If benefited there
by they will probably he abroad Il year.
WA>UINGTON COUNTY.
We learn that on Sunday, July "a, a
house in Warren was struck by light
ning, while the family were absent at
church, the door and window castings
were wrcnched oil, the sink dcmoralized,
and serious damage done 10 other por-
tions Of the wood work, without setting
the house on fire. This is an argument
Tor church going in Il thunder storm.
Had the family been at home they would
probably not have escaped unharmcd.
wINDIIAM COUNTY.
SEHous ACCIDENT.-Mr. VIM. III.
Thomson and family, Of Athens, met
with severe accident on the ilh inst.
They were ON the highway from Cam
bridgeport 10 Birtnnsviie. MIR. Thorn
son, wife aud two young children were
in the wagon, when the horse ran, the
WAGON striking a tree throwing them all
ont with great force The children es-
rapcd injury, but Mrs. Thomson had one
wrist broken, and was much injured
about the face and head besides. MIR.
Thomson broke one lee, one rib and had
the ankle of the broken Irg twisted round
in such il manner as Ia he worse injury
Than it broken, besides serious bruises
about the tlieh and body. Altogether
it was Il serious affair and Il decidedly
sad reverse.