St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-06
Sutton,
STATE. NEWS.

Orrin Winslow of NcTgenncS WAS kill
ed Tuesday morning 10y ii fall from tn,
roof of Il barn, on which he was Shimg
ling. The staging gave way and Wins
| low and another man were preclpitateo
| to the ground, Il distance of thirty feet
the other escaped with broken leg
| but WinSlow'S head struck on Il plank
ii ii his skull was fractured. Free
| Press.
\ peculiarly sad death WAS that al
| Henry Reed of Rrattlehoro. 20 Years al
age. who fell dead in the street of apo
plrXy. Thursday morning. The wifi,
is seriously ill. and most of the FAM
~ had gathered for Thanksgiving.
John Ray of st. Adams. cut his
throat with razor Friday morning
Clashes were on either side of the lar
nyX. DIR. Waugh WAS enabled to stop
the blood and sew up the missions be
fore the man WAS too much Frustrated.
At > o'clock Saturday morning the
hardware store. i'll Fairfax village. own
cd by Lester e. Hicks y Co.. together
with all its contents, consisting of wood
and coal stoves. TN ware, collins. ciSk
cts. &c, was consumed 10y fire.
\ fire broke ont Saturday Il III. about
half past nine o'clock. in Mr.. Louis
Bcaurcgard'> grocery store. at the corn
CT of ClIamplain and North streets.
The fire was discovered 10y the neigh
hoIS and the alarm WAS given at once.
1t took III the upper part of the store
and. as the wind blew very hard. the
fire soon spread to the roof. Before the
fire WAS mastered, the roof and the SIC
"nd story over the store were destroy
eel. The store WIS occupied 10y Mr.
RcauIrcgaId as Il grocery store. and Mr.
Lee H. il meat market. Most all the
furniture aud stock waS saved, some
what damaged. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Braurcgard WIS insured = 800 ON
building, and $500 on stock. HHCiiHP-
ton Free Press.
The revival meetings III Johnson. I'M
der the direction of Rev. II. G.. Dewitt
still continue at the Baptist church eV
cry afternoon and evening. The church,
c> are united in the work and the clcr-
~ of all the churches are present and
;l~>i>t at each meeting. The house
is crowded each evening aud more come
forward for prayers aS the interest i'll
crcaSc>. Thursday evening last. about
forty came forward. and Friday evening
about SIXTY. Still greater results ac
expected this week.
Hon. Welcome Hrmi~ of I.y ndon. had
Il narrow escape from death on Thurs
day. He attempted to cross the track
i'll front of the noon train going north,
at F"lS"m'S crossing above Lyndon
Vile. but WAS not quick enough. His
wagon was smashed. his horse ran
away. and he WAS considerably cut and
bruised.
The dwelling house of T.. F. II"adlry.
SWanton Centre. WAS burned Monday
morning. Furniture mostly saved. sup
plies and vegetables in cellar burned.
Loss prnhahly some three thousand
dollars; partially insured. Origin of
tire not heard. - Messenger.
\ house. shed. and two haruS in the
north part of Morli>town belonging to
Mr.. Barr"ws were destroyed 10y fire last
Thursday night. No family lived in
the house. hut one room WIS used for
the district school which was in session
during the day, and it is supposed that
the fire took in some manner from the
school fire. One barn WAS filled with
hay and the other contained all the
grain of two farms all belonging to
Mr.. Balrows. Loss about II .2OO.OO.
NcTSdediT.
Mr.. Mark French. last Thursday. fell
from Il head Sr:it1old in his barn Strik-
ing his head on the barn floor. break
ing Il collar bone aud stunning him 50
he was taken up unconscious and re
manned in this condition for some