St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-26
State at Large.


The prospect of the Montpelier,
Hardwick and Black River railroad are
discouraging. Only S6O,OOO of the
5000, 900 needed has been subscribed to
the stock, and the stockholders are
quarreling.
On Wednesday morning last Mr.. Will
liam w. Chamberlain, Il resident OF
Marshtield, was found dead, his face
being immersed in spring of water.
He had been afflicted with disease OF
the brain, an attack of which Frustrated
him while near the spring, INTO which
he fell. face downward.
A man who gave his name as Charles
II. Clark, claiming to he a carpenter by
trade and to have $4,000 or $4,000 Il
few weeks ago, took rooms mt the Glen
House, at Nottingham, and soon be-
came acquainted with and engaged to
be married to Il young well to do widow
of the town; but, just before the day
appointed for the marriage, he died
very suddenly, and investigation proved
him to be a pennileSs rascal, with sew
eral wives now living in different parts
of the country.
The Tampico dressing company, now
about a wear old, is becoming IL valua-
bile industry of Burlington. The man
ayers and principal propIietors are +.
B. Whiting of st. Adams, formerly and
for many wears editor of the Messenger
of that place, and his son, a. c. Whit
ing, who has the immediate charge.
"Tampico," as an article of commerce,
is a coarse Mexican grass of fiber as
stiff as bristles, and is used to take
the place of bristles in making paint.
whitewash, Scrubbing and other brushes.
The Burlington company dye the whit
isn ..tampico" black, brown and red,
mix the colorS, and comb the fiber ready
for use. also dress it "tapering' for
paint and whtewaSh brushes, 10y the
aid of special machinery. and have got
ten up a considerable connection with
the brush trade in New York. Boston.
etc.
Square Daniel knowlton of Taftsville
was buried under difficulties. the other
day. The sexton dug his grave. and
charged So for the job, but the friends
demurred, wheTeupon the sexton locked
up the tools belonging to the cemetery
and went home but another sexton
was appointed, and. breaking open the
tool-houSe. secured the tools. When
the day for the funeral came. however,
the bier was missing: accordingly some
body knocked in the door of the tomb
with Il slcdge- hammer. in search for it.
The bier was finally secured. and
Squire knoltOn now rests in peace.
Elias Truax of Franklin celebrates
his l02d birthday. the Fourth.
A Swanton boy five years old was
drowned on Thursday of last week.
He fell from boat where he was at
play with other small boys. His body
was found next day.
A four years old boy, of james Bar
Der. living in the east part of Swanton.
fell into kettle of hot wafer on Fri
day. and was fealtully burned. He is
still living.
Fred Houghton. who lives near Swan
ton Junction. buried daughter on Sab
bath day. eight years old. who weighed
only only ID pounds. She had been Il
constant sufferer since she was two
Years of age from the effects of calomel.
Mr.. j. l.. Porter of Greensboro. met
with quite Il serious accident last week,
and the wonder is that he was not more
seriously injured than he was. Mr.
Porter was occupied i'll turning his cows
from the stable, when one of the cows
(Which had a calf in the barn. as she
left the door event for" Il pig. that WAS
quietly running about the yard. pig
fashion. Mr.. Porter thinking the odds
were against the pig. also event for
the COW with small stick. which he
laid on vigorously. The COW not liking |