St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-02

bank is i'll il tlOurishing condition, and
have declared their semi-annual divi-
dend of i per cent.-payable Feb. LIST.
Last Sunday morning j. NJ. Hammond
of Barton Landing, came near killing
himself. He was broken ont with kind
of rash &; he felt SD uncomfortable that
he washed himself in salt and vinegar,
which drove the r.ish in. He suffered
unconscious. He was restored 10y medi-
cal aid.
The engineers have completed the
survey of the railroad to the summit be
tween this village and Newport Centre.
and are now making the preliminary eN-
animation beyond. They find very
feasible route and easy grade thus far.
The work of constructing the bridge
across the lake is to he commenced ut
once.-NeWpOrt Express.
The Musical Convention at Barton
Landing, last week was in every way
successful. 1t was well attended: the
receipts more than sufficient to pay all
expenses. Prof. Emerson gave perfect
satisfaction as a leader The following
are the officers elected fOr the wear en-
suing: II. 5. Green, Newport. President !;
+. Chambcrlin, Albany, Vice President :;
A. c. Parker, Barton Landing, Secretary
and Treasurer; \. y. Taft. Glover. John
Miles, Bloomington, VI. W. JuSlyn. Bar
ton. |. ID. K. Collins, CrattSbury. ENecu-
tive Committee.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Rutland boasts of woman b Years
old who has buried two husbands. been
divorced from third, and is living with
the fourth. She Was married at I}. and
has been the mother of II children. only
two of which are now alive. Husbands
number three and four served in the.
army during the rebellion.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
\ Frcnchman. name unknown. ut
work for Martin \ Llndc ut their SAW
mill in MarShticll, was instantly killed
Tuesday, while binding logs upon sled.
He WAS hearing down upon the binder.
when it slipped from his hand and struck
him in the head.
WINDSOR COT NTi.
Mr. Frederick Billings of Woodstock.
has added to the library of Burlington
University, Il copy of Lord Kingston
ough's Mexican Antiquities. i'll nine vol
umc>. This Is one of the rarcst and
most costly OF English publications.
\ fire broke out Saturday afternoon
in the paint shop connected with the
extensive chair mandatory of +. W. Il
E. Morris. III Hartford The building
was totally consumed. There WAS in it
stock. mostly chairs ready for market.
valued al $lO.OOO. about half of which
were saved. \ house adjoining hclong-
ing to Alexis tontcImaSh, WAS badly
damaged. The main shop and il covered
bridge over White river were saved
with the greatest difficulty. there being
no fire apparatus. just ~ this fire had
spent Itself the lous,. of John Bughc,.
eighty rods distant. on the "ppn>itc side
of he river, WAS discovered To he on
fire. having dnuhtle,S taken from burn
ing brands. This was consumed. and
but tnI the timely arrival OF the MnSc"no
Engine Company from Lebanon. y. H..
IL distance. OF six miles, several cnntigu-
Gus HOUSES must have burned. The
village very narrnwll escaped Il general
ContiIgratlun. Loss on paint shop So
900: insured in Vermont Mutual for
$25uU: on stock S5.OU. insured in the
Andes. Cincinnati. for ~. OOO and Frank
lin. Philadelphia. $1,000. Loss on Con
tcrmish's h"us, 800. fully insured in
the Vermont Mutual. Loss on Bugbcc'>
house 300, insured for S2,uOu in Ncl-
mont Mutual. Origin of fire entirely
unknown.
E'iN.. ,l,.,f Is Tram small may l.tN, ,,t.-