St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06
SIAIE NEWS.

The oldest man in Middlebury is
Judge Swift-.2 Years of age, and still
hale and hearty.
Two brothers. John Chamberlain
aged 90, and Ira Chamberlain aged %.
reside in the same house in Grand Isle.
The st. Albans Messenger SAYS: The
fruit prospect here and on the Islands.
was never better than now"
The Vermont Homeopathic Medical
Society will hold its 2:}d annual session
at the State House, III Montpelier, OH
Wednesday. June llth.
| The house OF Mr. Chandler ut Chester
| has twice been set on fire 10y the Ietlec-
/ ton of the suns RAYS from milk cans set
to dry.
Forty Thousand seven hundred
and eighty-one balances, great and
small, We're manufactured 10y the Fair
banks Scale Company last year.
y Coon RECORD. Samuel Wyman.
Of StarkSho has u good record rs Il
maple sugar maker. having got over
800 lbs. from = trees tn" past season.
The IcImoHfcr stlls large numbers of
Zine healthy plum trees have been de
str"Ncd the past winter in that vicinity.
trees which wclt. pretty we'll filled with
fruit last wear. showing no signs of life
as yet.
/ CriIor~ MAIFOEM ALTON. \ curious
/ maltornatiou was that of II chicken
hatrhcd bN a hen hrlonrimg to J. H.
Spraguc. of East Randolph. which had
four legs. Two bodies. and one head
it excited much attention when en-
hihitrd III Montpelier. 4 rqus
McMah"u. the champion wrestler.
was private III Co. e.. Eth Vermont.
and WAS not only Il good soldier. but
acquired som" reputation in the Iegi-
nIcnt as an athlete. He il now Gun
played in the railroad shops at REt-
land.
The taxpayers and citizen. of Rutland
III t""m meeting assembled. Friday
night. refused Ia vote ii tax To dctraN
the necessary current expenses for the
year. Propositions to raise tan of
p. ~. and H. cents were SuccessivclN
voted down. after which the meeting
adjourned.
SHERIDAN C"MI>r. We aIc glad To
Learn that Lieutenant General Shcri-
dam. has accepted the invitation to hc
present at the inauguration and unvcil-
ing of tie new statue of Ethan Allen.
III this city. on the Fourth. Gallant
little Phil always has Il warm welcome
in Vermont. and the coming occasion
Will form nu exception to the rule.
Free Press.
FIRE At BOLTON. We learn that the
depot at Bolton. together with the
Wnodshcd. containing POO cords of wood.
WIS destroy ed 10y fire on Saturday even
ing. about six o'cl"ck. The heat warped
the rails 81 that the cypress mail train
VAS obliged To cary by. the passengers
not reaching here until 1870 p. M.
The hotel near the station was only
saved 10y great efforts the root being
kept covered with wet blankets Bnr-
Hugt"H Free Press
BI TIER MAEKI Richmond. june
ID. Butter and cheese both active
@uO boxes of cheese sold at from ! to -
cents. Something uNeI 200 tubs OF
butter sold at "a Ia - cents for good
and % I" - cents tnr gilt edge. Yer
grincS. -Thr''. Wcr" shipped from
\"r@rnncS. Tuesday morning. - .tr1~lhS.
butter. .'j2 tubs: price - tn y cents.
St. Alhans. june ;. The market WIS
active. We quote medium To good lots
AT ~. De selections !6r.
THE CENTRAL. The st. Adams Mes
Scngc' mentions that this new corpora
zion have pctitioncd the Chancellor for
permission Ia step into the shoes of the
Trustees and Managers of the Vt. Cen
trai. and III that petition the Trustees
and Managers JOIN. \ hearing is ap-
e pointed tnr the 18th lust. also that the
Vt. \ Canada Il. X. Co.. hv its Presi-
IL
franklin count, court of chanccrv a
motion for an order to allow them to
bring Il suit at law against the Trustees
and Managers Ia recover the back rent.
1t will stand over for hearing to June
18th.
FATAL MI>FoErUNE.- On Monday
last. MIR. Edward Leonard. with his
heavily loaded four-horse team broke
through the bridge between Barre Vii
lagr and Barre Springs. and all went
into the stream together. Mr.. Leonard
/ fell under II portion of the load, and
: WAS trigh,tully crushed and injured,
although alive at the latest advices.
One of the horses was instantly killed.
and the others so manglcd that proha-
. bly, one or more of them are dead before
this time. Mr.. Leonard is well known
in this Village. and in company with
his brother has done most of the heavy
frcighting between Barre and Mont
pclicr for some time. 1t is IL most sad
and diSheartenimg accident. and should
prove Il warming to all towns to look
closely to the strength of their bridges.
Freeman.
BUSINESS PRo>rERING.-La Friday
all excursion train, with some thirty or
forty gentlemen and ladies from st.
Johnshury, visited Hyde Park. Among
them were the Messrs. Hatch, of New
York, who reported recent large sales
, of Portland and Ogdensburgh bonds,
and expressed themselves confident of
the completion of the road to Swanton
this year. The road bed from HYDE
Park to st. .johnsbury is now in excel
lent condition, and engineers complain
about keeping their machines from
making the stations ahead of time.
1t Is understood that new time table
will be- issued June LIST. shortening the
, time ID minutes each way. HYDE Park
Is making rapid strides i'll business since
the advent of the railroad-4rgns
and Patriot.
BARNUM'S SHOw.-Barnum's Circus
and Menagerie. which visits Burlington
June 18th, exhibits in but three towns
I'D Nermont-BurlingtO Rutland and
st. Adams.
, he farmers oranges of Iowa are a
rather expensive luxury. 1t is estima-
ted that the sutfariuU ,,rr;,nl,u,;,., =, =