St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-16

awaited and welcomed them with some
/ fine music. The convention was then
addressed 10y Rev Mr.. Mallileau of Bos-
ton. Mr.. NJ. is an earnest, effective
speaker, and the audience gave frequent
and marked signs of appreciation.
The committee appointed before din
mer. then made Il report through their
chairman. DIR. Parker of Peacham. 1t
seems the committee We're equally di
vided in their opinion of what it was
best to do: IL part being III favor of
sustaining the nomination of Elisha
May, the Republican nominee for states
attorney, and the others being in favor
of sustaining W. =. Smith, the man rec
commended 10y the temperance conven-
ton at llardwick. The chairman gave
his casting vote for Smith, which made
Il majority.
! Vote. We are requested to say 10y
the parties. that the fact that two men
from ST. .JohIlSbury We're on that COM
mttcc. was wholly an inadvcrtrnce. not
intentional Mr.. Cushing being the dele
gate from the lodge. and Mr. Stevens
the one appointed on the ground. Count
ing but one vote from st. j., the com
mittec stood IL tie. without the chair
mans vote.
The report of the committee was
accepted. when the question came up
on its adoption. some one moved t"
lay it on the table. Rev. +. y. Granger
made Il violent speech tor adopting the
report Rev. }. :. Whitman of Lyndon,
opposed it. The question WAS put. and
the report carried 10y Il faint vote. II"
one voting in the negative. 1t Is proper
here to say that us ii WAS time for the
train To leave which was To take paSScn
gers west of st. JohnShury. there was
but Il moment t" consider the question:
and many who would have voted. and
others who would have spoken on the
question. kept silent.
We cannot rid ourselves of the i'm
preston that the move WAS unfortunate.
1t would in our opinion have been bet
ter for the temperance rau>e t" have
taken no action. Had temperance pco-
pie acquie>crd III the nomination made
: 10y the Republican convention. they
q would have been a help t" Mr.. May.
and the protest against their treatment
Il restraint upon the party in future. If.
H. Mr.. Granger said. the Republican
party was the temperance party. four
! titthS of all the temperance men being
= in lis organization. there was force Ill
: MI. Whitman'S remark that this was the
party for temperance people To operate
in and thr"ugh.
he Immediate consequences Of tins
action. no one can tnrr>tr. The most
natural result would seem To he the
election of Mr.. Montgomery. the Demo
cratic candidate and. 10y the way. II
man not 81 we'll qualified for the office
:. ;i> either of the other men. Possibly
Mr.. Smith may see the bad position III
which he allowing him>clfto h- placed.
and take himself away. In amy event
il creates Il bitterness which would have
been better avoided. and gives comfort
and votes To the enemy.
tIIIITE\pE> cot >rN.
u y Young woman named MaulcN. com
. United suicide. hl taking arsenic. few
DAYS ago. at Milton Falls. i'll con>e-
quencr "f disappointed love.
FHA\kLI\ ,OU\n.
BRADLEY Barlow nt It. Alhans. has
given $1,000 To the orphan a>l lum AT
Burlington.
y Dining Il heavy thunder shower at
= -. AlIam>. Tuesday evening, Mrs Nice
MAS struck 10y lightning and INSTANTLY
killed.
;; LANnIILT COUNTY.
Henry V. Butler. Il New Yorker. and
Il large paper manufacturer. aged 81
Years. WAS thrown from his wagon and
killed at stowe. He had made Large
- investments in real estate, and built
, him Il costly summer residence at this
place. which WAS Just ready to occupy.
lie WAS lra\ imy his hnu>, tor his dinner
At the hotel. when his horse took Il sud
den tuIm and threw him out. His head
: struck u stone. tractming his skull, and
=, hr lived only two hours. lie leaves Il
Wit,. and tW" daughters. who were at
Stove with him. and one son NOW i'll
" Europe.
II WASHINGTON cot \IN.
During the thunder storm oi last Fri
\ day. the lightning struck the h"uS, al
, Mr.. Rcuhcm llumtnum. lao resides about
. Il quarter of Il mile from Plainticld vii
u lagc. Ii struck the gable end of the
house. tearing the whole end ont. and
+ demolished the chimney. scattering the
- bricks in all directions. Mr.. llumtooIl
and tW" daughters were eating supper
" the crnrkcIN on the table. was broken
II up. one piece hitting Mr.. lIuntoom in
d the face. though not seriously hurting
=. him. and all three were stunned. The
lightning tor, up the floor. demolished
stove. etc. The house caught fire in
e the chamber in three places, but Mr.
: lluntoon recovered in time to put il
~ out. Montpelier jOHindI.
= WINDSOR COUNTY.
II james Brock of Springfield. WAS
thrown from Il load of hay on Saturday
~ breaking his neck and causing instant
" death. He leaves IL wife and four chill
81 drcm.