St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-07

eve with the point of the SCISSORS WHICH
she was using for that purpose, com
pletely destroying the sight
\. Stafford, of Cambridge, has invent
ed machine for dropping corn. "A
seed-bOx and charger on the hOe-handle'
and a jerk on :; string leaves just SIN
kernels in each hill.
Mr.. Charles F. Poland. a son of Hon
Joseph Poland. publisher of the Mont
heller Journal, died at his residence last
Thursday, of consumption. He WAS
u wears of age, aud WIS Il Young man
of fine personal qualities.
A man by the name of Stanhopc of
Berkshire, had il part of one OF his ieet
amputated few days ago. lie had the
misfortune to freeze it last winter, and
since then it had been gradually decay
ing. until amputation became ncces-
Sary.
Some Rutland workmen clearing
away the ruins of the Centre 81. ire.
the 9th. found barrel of whiskey
buried in the earth. y deputy sheriff
took charge of ii, after sharp tnSslc
with one of the wOrkmcn.
Daniel Toner. il section man. WIS
thrown from hand car between Char
lotte and North FerriShurgh, Thursday.
and i'll ured so badly that his recovery
j. doubtful. 1t seems that Toner WAS
running the car alone, and while SHIFT
in. from one crank to the other was
struck and thrown off. the car running
over him and then leaving the rails.
Mr.. Aycu. the boss of the section, Who
IL ,t tI. al.
somewhat injured.
\ novel piece of surgery WAS per
formed in WaterviIe Il few days ago.
y man having Il valuable hen which
was sick called on the acting surgeon
for advice, who gave as his diagnosis
an overloaded crop. The hen was
caught, lis crop opened and all the con
tents removed. The wound was scwcd
up aud the hen is now in the enjoy nent
of excellent health.
\ wooden builIiug containing two
Thousand three hundred bushels of hail
less oats. hclnmging Ia W. y. Bnmtcllc
of Montpelier. WAS burned on the 2l>
inst. The oats were insured at Il rate
not to exceed five dollars Il hu>hcl. and
most of them were damaged. Well sold
\ boy living at PittSicld. Mass. was
killed. the other day. 10y being struck
in the head with stone from the hand
of Il playmate.
Miss Ida. eldest daughter of the late
Horace Greeley. Was married on :~atuI-
day I" COL. Nicholas smith of COY ing
ton. Ky.
Mr.. Evart>'s wish for Yale. at the
Friday evening meeting of the New
York alumni MAY il continue Ia
turn out good incn at tn" end OF the
senior wear never before.
lee formed half an inch in thickness
At Omaha last Saturday night. Light
SHOW. mingled with rain. fell all sun
day attcln"nn.
Eighty Years hence. when Il yourh of
fourteen summers asks his grandfather
if he ever saw such a cold winter and
80 much SHOW. the "oldc>t Inhahitamt'
will place his hand on the boys head
and reply: MY son. y"u should have
lived in the winter OF l-74 >
Never put Il stamp on your check lac
tore going To the bank. but give, the
teller TWO cents and ask him To lick it
poets /" lick all the stamps. AMI il Is Il
>"mncc of disappointment l." him when
people insist ON doing il themselves.
Tclcgrams from various portions ot
the country say that the damage Ia
crops hy the cold snap i, not IL serious
~ has been apIrchemded.
Oshkosh. Wisconsin. is peculiarly
afflicted. Last fall the dcvuurimg flames
swept over it and laid much of it in
ashes.
Andy l"hn>"n i going To sue the
New Orleans Times tnl publishing the
report that he used money to secure
his election a. Senator.
he crowds thar have been tinckiu.
westward. all wiutcr. in search ut some
fld"radu nt luxurious ease are bern.
mng To find uIt that even in that IA
N"lcd section of the rmth people. ~ "A
general rule. have "a earn their bread
the same IL anywhere. else. over 1Ou
returned California cmurIut> have ar
rived AT Omaha during th, last TIVE
days. and hundreds more are rI route
East.
The party of miners who were brought
+ '''' VI NV i'Isi' " lIllt> ~ the I'LL 'IdIN
PASSED through Omaha. Friday. They
We're furnished fee transportation hl
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad
t" the Missouri Valley. Iowa. they Ice
Ing prumilr>>.
Judge Edwards pirrrrp"nt of Brook
lln. y. Y. has been appointed 10y the
/ President a> Attorney General ct the
/ | mtcd states. i'll place of Williams ol
Oregon. resigned. and has accepted
/ lie Was Democrat up To the "pcuiu.
at the war. thea Il Wan Democrat and 4
Republican. He is opposed to "third
term. His appointment gives tv,
cabinet officers to New York. hut thi>
Is not the first time hat one state la,
had tw" members OF the cabinet at til,
same time. ~ Massachusetts had Judg,
/ li"ar ANA Mr. Boutwell,. Judge Pierre
/ p"nt Is Il lawyer of acknow lodged abili-
| tN. and his selection is quite a poser I,
.