St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
had one of his ankles dislocated, and
one of the bones was fractured.
IANIoIILE COUNTY.

Vic WI tuS DoutS W sis
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
At IL Christmas tree, in MOrriSvllle.
Earle. of the Citizen, was presented
with splendid and capaciouS tin hat.
! The presentation speech WAS made by
Phil Gleed. and allusion WAS made To
his intellectual labors and sparkling
wit. which had already made him bald
headed. Although the hat is several
sizes too large. Earle expects his head
will vet grow to it.-S. Adams 1drer-
tiser.
At the recent session of the La
noble County Court We're two divorce
cases. Samuel A. Adams pctitioned
for Il divorce on account of the ''intol-
cradle severity" of Sarah, his wife. 1t
was in evidence that Samuel had Sev-
eral times been kicked ont of doors by
the irate Sarah, and other mdignitieS
had been practiced upon him until for
bearance had ceased to he virtue.
Sarah Heath also got Il hill from He
man Heath, of Johnson, for ''intolcr-
able severity
ORANGE COUNTY.
1t is stated that Rev. Mr.. Gerry wh"
recently sold the West Randolph Her
aid to Lewis Thayer, sank $1,000 dur
ing the few weeks he issued the paper.
At West Randolph, Il few days ago.
as Mr.. Charles Morse, an old man
about eighty six years old. living III
Rochester. was crossing the railroad.
his team was struck 10y an express train
and his horse WAS instantly killed and
himself 50 injured that no hopes are
had of his recovery. 1t is supposed
that Mr.. Morse was asleep ut the time
of the accident.
Henry Hull, of Washington, aged l6
years, was so injured. Monday of week
before last, that he had to have his left
leg amputated Just below the knee.
The butt of Il falling tree struck the
leg. and so badly crushed and mangled
it that the limb could not he saved.
ErTLASD COUNTY.
In West Haven. Rutland county. six
teen persons have had the smallpox
during the last two months. The dis
ease has been confined to five families
thus far. consisting i'll all of thirty per
SONS. They are III "a very destitute chn-
dition.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Rev. W. II. Lord. ID. d., pastor of
bethany Church at Montpelier, re>um-
ed his place in the pulpit on Sunday
last, III greatly improved health, after
a few weeks vacation.
Levi Cole. of MarShtield. while driv-
ing Il pair of steers with loaded sled.
Tuesday, i'll Plaintield. stepped i'll front
of the sled and WIS thrown. the sled
iamming him So severely that his life j.
dcspaircd of.
{. II. Heath presented bill for 81
2WD for legal services for the Montpcl-
ier and Wells River railroad. 1t WAS
cut down To 5000. made payable in
bonds of the road.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Mr.. Joel \. II. Ellis, il respectable
merchant of Springfield. VT. went to
Boston, on Tuesday, on business. and
started for home i'll the evening. He
| had not arrived home up to Il late hour
Thursday night. and grave fears are
entertained 10y his family and friends
that something has happened to him.
On Tuesday last convict (John
MitChell) serving sentence for bur
glary, died suddenly in the State Pri>-
ON, after lingering illness of over two
Years. This Is the first death that has
occurred in the Institution for about
two Years and there is not now soil
tary case of sickness inside the walls.