St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-07-11

| 11lbD;lTu Oh I nlcagO- VINO uccllneu Il re-
election. G. G.. Benedict was chosen
president of the chapter of the Phi Beta
Kappa society. At the celebration of
the alumni association i'll the afternoon,
Mr.. Clark delivered an address on the
moral element in the liturgy, before Il
large audience. and poem was deliv-
cred by Rev. O. G.. Wheeler. In the
evening, the junior exhibition took
place.
James w. Miller, Deputy L. S. Com
missioner of Fish and Fisheries, arrived
in Burlington Saturday morning. and
ut once proceeded to the farm of Geo.
l.. Reynolds and stocked the WinOOski
river ut that point with 75,OOO shad
from the Matching house at Hadlcy
! Falls. Mass.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
There is some trouble in the Newport
poStotfice, and ID. NJ. Camp of the Err
press proposes to take the emoluments
and curses of the office for the next four
Years. more or less. provided he can get
the appointment which we hope he
may.
There was frost at Barton Monday
morning.
Harrison Turner of Coventry, while
telling trees. WAS struck 10y Il limb. and
had one leg badly fractured.
Rev. F. W. Dickinson. Congregations
alist, removes to HanSeon. Ohio. in
| August. where he has received a call.
/ Henry Kinney of Craftsbury has come
home after Il years whaling voyage.
The nurSeryman Brynnt's horse of
! Derby, Won the purse for three minute
horses at Stamstead the 18th.
The late rains have put new face
on the hay crop of the county. as well
as upon the farmers.
/ Three children of Lyman Darling of
Glover. we've seriously hurt last Satur
day 10y being thrown from IL wagon.
/ In going down hill the croSs-b bar hit
the horses heels, and he ran with great
violence. 1t is feared one of the chill
drcn is dangerously hurt.
Frank Remission, IL Lowell lad, Dor
rowcd horse and wagon of Harry
Marsh and Asa Baldwin. and driving
into Canada. forgot to return. He was
1 followed and the team secured.
! As Mr.. and Mrs Bowman of the
/ Memphremagog House were out driving
Saturday. they saw a black bear ON
| Prospect Hill. Mr.. Bowman spread the
news through the village and quite Il
crowd started for the hill. but no bear
could he found.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Rutland Daily and Weekly Her
aid will hereafter be published by
futile x Redington. Mr.. Albert H.
] al l.. 4
/ iugton one-third interest in that estah-
liSlIment.
The county Jail at Rutland contains
a rare embodiment of woman's rights
in the shape of scventeen-year old Julia
| Lucas. Last year. Julia travelled with
OBricn's circus lis hostlcr This got
her into trouble at Burlington, where
she was confined in Jail for three months
for prcSuming to wear male attire. But
this didn't cure her passion for the
pantalouns. and after escaping from
Burlington Jail, she hired ont ut digging
POTATOES i'll Rutland, doing good ser
vice. and Keeping up hen end of the
row with the best of them. Then she
put on feminine gear once more, and
played the role of pretty waitergirl ut
the depot restaurant. An exploit of
the versatile Julia at Nergennes, was
the stealing of her employers wedding
suit to cut dash in. The oifcnse for
which the high-spirited girl is in prison
now. is that of vagrancy. and it remains
to he seen i'll what new way she will
shock the prophecies when she regains
her liberty once more.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
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on the Fourth, James Crosier shot and
killed his sOn-in-law, VIM. Smith. As
Smith was a violent fellow when drunk,
it is thought that the shooting may
have been in self-defense.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There was no service in Bethany
Church, Montpelier, last Sunday, a
severe attack of vertigo and nervous
prostration, just as he was preparing to
go to his ministrations, preventing Rev
DIR. Lord from officiating. He became
unconscious, and for time apoplexy
was feared, but he is now cOnvalescent.
Mrs. Washburn, widow of the late
Gamaliel Washburn, died very sudden
ly at her residence on Elm street, Mot
peler, Sunday evening last. Her age
was about siXty-five Years. Mrs. Wash
burn had been afflicted with severe pain
i'll her head for several days, but no one
= had been seriously alarmed about it.
Sunday, during the absence of her
daughter, who resides with her, she had
been about the house as usual, but not
feeling quite well. Near dark she arose
to light IL lamp, was seized with sud-
den dizziness and fell, striking her head
on something. Her groans attracted
the attention of neighbor living oppo-
site, who at once ran to her assistance.
Mrs. Washburn lived but a short half
hour after this, bnt long enough to
, communicate these facts Freeman.
f a daughter of j. NJ. Dana, of Wood
bury, died very suddenly recently. HeI
death was caused by eating raw pie
plant.
, The machine manufacturing firm OF
: Lane, Pitkin g. Brock, of Montpelier
, has become the Lane Manufacturing
Company, with a paidup capital OF
SI25,000.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A terrible rain storm visited Chester
Thursday afternoon. Rain fell in tor
rents, accompanied by hail. A barn
owned by Joshua PrOuty, was blown
down, and Mr.. PrOuty injured so severe
a ly that he had to be carried home. A