St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-11-20

age of Sc years and 9 months. His
Illness was of short duration. he having
gone to Wail >iicld on visit some
weeks ago. H.. MS the father of Col.
5. II. Dumas. formerly of the Phoenix
Hotel, at Concord. Bears Head. at
Hampton Beach. y. H., and now OF
Boston. Deceased was Il native of
Canada. and lived in Waterbury sever
al wears ago, where he kept a hotel.
SALE Po>TPoNED.-The sale of the
Stock Farm Association is postponed
from the 5th until the 18th of Hovem-
Der. at Shelburne. on which day the
farm and all other property of the COM
pany will be disposed of ut public sale.
This opportunity affords IL rare chance
] for the purchase of first class property
at low figures. \ number OF colts and
horses. brood mares, etc, all of the
finest blood and choicest stock. will he
sold.
y youth named Peter Lander, while
out cunning, north of Burlington. the
other day, kicked at snake which
suddenly appeared in his vicinity. and
in doing 50 struck the trigger of his
gun, discharging it, and thereby blow
ing off one finger and landing twelve
shot in his chin. Landcr'S injuries are
severe, but not dangerous.
| \ week more will see all the earth
work completed on the Woodstock rail
Road east OF Slallies' hill, except one
cut and corresponding fill. which will
occupy about IL month. and will he
done this winter. In the spring there
will remain To he done little dressing
up and trestling before the iron is laid.
SUICIDE IN NORTIIFIELD.-Om Thurs
day night last. Nathan Green of this
town, committed suicide 10y taking
mnrpIia. The deceased was Il man
past middle life and in poor circum
Stances financially. No motive is as
crihed for the act except general de
spondemcy.
Springfield people ale now agitatiup
the subject of il narrow guage railroad
from that place to CharleStown. y. II
1t is proposed to have the work of grad
ing. which would not he II hard job fol
the guage proposed. done 10y those will
ingto give it. One man offered To work
thirty days. others ten and twenty. anC
Others to furnish Il man tor the sam,
time. 1t is said ny that plan the roa'
might he built for SlO.0OO.
ONE BETTER. The Bellows FALL
Times. speaking Of the hill 10 reinoV,
the capitol. SAYS !: "Now whenever i
is seriously proposed t" remove tn,
capitol, every town in the State shoul,
have the same opportunity a. that Civ
en- hy Mr. SmallcNS hill to Burlington
and when the capitol i finally located
if it is put where it OHght t." he. it vii
lie at Bellows Falls. which IL the mos
accessible and III less mileage than amy
other point III the state"
An adopted child of J. Mitchell {"
Lancaster. ten Years old. was bullc'
to death III Il barn on Saturday.
The W"od>t"ck Standard waNetl
eloquent over the tlreatcn,d disruption
of Windsor county. Hear it. "Thcl,
stands Windsor county before You
adorned i'll all her proud memorials
and bidding You strike. II N"u thinl
best. DESTROY her beautiful proper
tions. cripple and overthrow her intiu
ence. blot out her name from the rec
ords of the state all this can he ac
cnmpli>hrd lay tavorImg the scheme now
before Nou for her ACKNOWLEDGMENT
but III that event Nou have >nWn TIA,
seeds of Il political revolution whicl
Will III due time sweep You from y"ul
lofty position and result. at Last. in the
downfall of the Republican party "
Vernon; ',