St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-17

/ ing, but caused only the partial de-
struction of the kitchen. The fire was
probably the work of an incendiary.
a Mrs. Grogan. aged about sixty
Years. while crossing from Port Kent to
/ Burlington, on the steamer Vermont.
Monday evening, after paving her fare,
was suddenly seized by Il fit and fell
down dead. On the arrival of the
boat DIR. 5. W. Thayer was called, who
| pronounced it Il case of bursting of Il
/ blood vessel. The unfortunate lady
lived near Pore Kent, and was on her
| way to New York, to attend the funer
al of IL deceased relative.-Frec Press.
We learn that the large furniture
mandatory of Kilburm Il Gates at
Burlington, will he closed during the
winter. owing to the stringency in the
money market. The firm have IN i'm
men>e stock on hand, and decline to
sell except for cash, which has always
been their imvaIiahlc rule. 1t will he
an unfortunate suspension. as il will
throw about 100 wnIkmen out of en-
| pigment.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
John G. Farar, ii prominent citizen
of st. Adams. lost his back hair and
scalp it grew on 10y the accidental dis
charge of his ducking gun, Thursday.
1t was Il narrow escape from instant
death.
The st. Adams new paper will he
called the st. Adams Daily Advertiser.
and Lucius Bigelow will he chief, and
Stephen f. Royce associate, editor. 1t
will come ont. November LIST.
The house of Mr.. j. Jarvis. in Mont
gomcrN Village WAS entered on Mon
day night of last week, during the alb
>cnce of the family, and $247 stolen.
Mr. Jarvis and his family were visiting
at Il ncighboI'S and upon their return,
met two men who were driving quite
fast but Thought nothing of it at the
time: nor did they discover the rob
berry until the next day, when Rufus
Rawsom picked up an empty pocket
book III the road near Mr.. Jarvis :
house. which proved to belong to Mr..
Jarvis The burglars had unlocked Il
door. entered, found the money. which
WAS in Il drawer and gone out again,
locking the door after them. and lcav-
Ing everything apparently undiSturhcd.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The Morri>villc citizen SAYS the man
ayers of the road have decided to lay
no more iron on the western end of it
III present. and have reduced their
force on the gravel train to twenty men,
it being fifty before. The town of
johnson. has not rs Vet issued its bonds
tor the railroad. 1t is rumored that
the authorities propose to issue them
at once. that the rails may lie laid into
their village The outlook for them is.
that with the road there, and stocks as
low H. at present. they will hold the
terminus for some time.
ORANGE COUNTY.
\ singular but after all quite natural
accident occurred the other day t" a
horse hclnngin. to Mr.. Green GriSwold
of West Randolph. While leading ii
home behind It wagon. its foot WAS
caught in the >pokc> of Il wheel and
its lee broken just above tine knee joint.
There Appealed I" lie no way t" save
the horse The loss to Mr.. GIi>w"ld is
about 5000.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
About fifty men have been di>charg-
p cd from the Brandon Scale Shops. CIV
img mostly To the financial cmharra>>-
mcmt of railroads and the consequent
coumtclmandiug of orders, thus render
; img less help necessary.
\ sad ease of drowning occurred il
: Lake Austin. last week. The circum-
l stances seems To he about H. follows
Charlie Iatcman. son of the lat,
CHARLES Batcman. living on the Wc>
shore OF the lake. in the south part %
! PuultmcN. was out with his boat alon,
on the lake in the forenoon. gathering
: up wood that had lodged i'll the water
and WAS seen 10y his mother returning
looking again in less than five minute
She Saw he WIS gone. the boat remain
ing right side up. and gave the alarm
Search WAS Immediately begun and the
body found during the afternoon IL
about twelve feet of water. The de
ceased WAS about fifteen Years of age
WAS Il member of the Baptist Church u
, Poultney, having been baptized il few
! days ago. and nearly the whole depend
cncc of his widowed mother. who is al
most frantic with grief. 1t is suppose
he WAS seized with fit and fell ont q
the boat. as he was subject To them Il
times - RUtIdHM UcIuId.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
- During the examination of witnesSc
F.. in the recent liquor prosecutions Il
Montpelier before the Grand Jury, Col
Bomtwcll, the former we'll known land
II lord of the Pavilion Hotel. was calle
to the stand and Intercepted as fol
: lows: "Do You know of any liquor he
u ing sold i'll Montpelier, of your ow
personal knowledge ?" Yes" bluff
responded the Colonel: Il have sol
+ liquor to eight Of mat jury that sit he
Il fore YOU The prosecution consider