St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-08

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! The st. Adams Advertiser learns on
credible authority that Il daughter OF
the late Club" Lee of Fairfield, was
found dead in field in the east part OF
that town ON Wednesday.
! One of the st. Adams rum-sellers,
who closed his bar at the beginning of
the temperance movement, has resumed
the sale of lager-beer and cider.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Hon. Richard F. Parker, of WolcOtt,
Carlos s. Page, of Hydepark, and f. p.
Mudgett, of Cambridge, are candidates
for the republican senatorial nOmina-
ton this fall.
Moves Brothers of Hyde Park have
failed for about $4,000, with assets OF
$1,000 or 5000.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Abner Mack of Bloomington, under
took to draw home his sugar, May |,
with four oxen, but got stuck in SNOW
drift, and had to unyoke and drive
them home single file.
Emery 5. Miller of Westfield, who is
about building Il new house, was at
work i'll the cellar with his hired man
Wallace, sinking large stone that he
did not wish to Use in the wall, by dig
ging by the side of it, when it started
before they expected. catching Mr.. Mil
Ter and burying him to his hips. and he
remained in that position Il half hour
until they could send to the neighbors
! for help. The result WAS he had one
bone of the leg broken below the knee
and very severe cut on the other
which is worse with the bruises than
the broken limb. Wallace saw the
stone start. and sprung to get out, but
WAS not quite quick enough, but he only
got one LEG caught which was very bad
| ~ bruised. and both bones broken be
low the Express.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The dry house of II. j. Jackman, of
| TopSham. was recently destroyed. to-
gethcr with about 5000 worth of bob
bins i'll the process of drying. Loss
: 900, on which there was no insur-
ance.
John Webster. of Orange, who has
been in the Reform School Il year and a
half. died suddenly. on Saturday last
He had IL severe attack of pneumonia,
but had recovered 50 as to he about a
little. and was pronounced ont of dan
ger. He laid down after dinner. seem
ed t" fall asleep, but in few moments
was found to he dead. The funeral
services WAS performed on sabbath at
trinoon and his body was taken. on
Monday. To his mother. This is only
the fourth death in the institution since
it was established.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
One of the speakers at the Second
Advent conference in Rutland. last
week. said that he wasn't ashamed of
the name of Advent Christian. 1t might
he written right on the back of his
brand-ncw coat and he would wear it
through the streets of the city. and IF
the Lord don't come in less than two
Years you will see a general revolution
in the theology of the churches" Elder
Hiram Munger of Chicopce Falls, Mass,
said that he was sorry he was ever so
wooden headed as to believe in immor-
tal-SoulSm.
One of the workmen in the employ of
Sila> l.. Griffith. at Dandy. named Wal
ter Murray. met with severe accident
Friday afternoon. The accommodation
train over the Harlem Extension rail
road WAS taking some ears from the side
track that runs into Gritiith'> lumber
yard. Murray stood on platform car
with one foot on the bumper. and when
shackliug the ears together his foot was
caught between the pin and the dead
wood. hrui>ing and smashing il badly.
The physicians hope to save the foot.
This needs confirmation 4 story is
told about the recent contest for the
post office at Rutland which illustrates
to Mat contemplate tricks IL hungry
otficc-seckcr will resort. 1t is said that
the fiicad> of Futile. who got the prize.
took one of tine temperance petitions.
signed 10y 300 citizens. and cut from it
the list of names. which they pasted
upon Il petition for Tuttlc's appoint
mcnt. This patch-work was sent to
Washington and turned the scale in
Tuttlc> favor. the Vermont delegation
having agreed that Il majority of names
Snould settle the question.
john Caden. a prominent liquor seller
of Rutland. wa> committed to Jail.
Monday. on Il three months sentence
for selling liquor.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
L. c. Fisher of Cabot. recently sold a
TWO Years old hcit,r with five months
old cali to Philip Ruttcr and Son. of
Town>h"nd. for ~6JO. Mr.. Fisher has
some of the best stock in New England
one of the number being Il fine calf III
months old weighing between 100 and
Zoo lbs
The main speaker at the temperance
meeting ut Montpelier was Mrs Wit
tcnmeycr. of Philadelphia. who is one
of the most earnest Christian work
erS in the Methodist Church, and has
become quite celebrated as Il speaker.
She was on her way from the session of
the Vermont Methodist Conference.
= just chased at Danville. where she spoke
! ut several anniversary meetings and
other gatherings. Her lecture was full
of encouraging words for the workers
) in the temperance crusade. DR.. +. q.
Haven and Bishop Peck were also pres
ent and addressed the meeting.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
We are panied to learn of the sudden
death. OH Monday, 10y apoplexy, of DR..
Charles III. Tenney. formerly of Hard
wick and Hartford, but for three or four
years connected with the Insane Asy-
lum ut Brattleboro. DIR. Tenney was
} III the prime of life. and his death will
he an irrcparable loss to the institution
with which he was connected. He will
! he pleasantly remembered by many in
, Montpelier as having married, several
= years ago. Miss Fanny Mutt. whose
: death occurred during their residence
! at Hartford. This affective event is
further saddened by the fact that the
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