St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-05
Vermont News.


condition as now.
The religious meetings at Barton con-
tinue, and good degree OF interest is
still manifested.
w. p. Wakefield of Bloomington, was
severely hurt on Saturday. AS he was
passing IL team loaded with logs, the
sleds interlocked, and the binding
pole on the load of logs was let loose
and came round with great force, strik
ing Wakefield in the head. 1t is hoped
he will recover.
Elder b. Ryder of Coventry, died sud-
denly Feb. 10, aged IS, and his wife
who had been in poor health for some
time, died the next day. Mrs. Mary
NNe. of same town, died suddenly on
the 9th of February. She had done her
houscwOrk the day before. and was to
all appearance as well us she had been
for several months.
Henry Davis of Glover was holding
COW the other day for another fellow to
knock down. When the blow was Civ
en-. Henry discovered that his thumb
WAS between the TX and the cows head.
The COW didn't fall. and Mr.. Davis, no
ticing that part of his thumb was gone,
made up some queer faces, and con-
clnded that next time the fellow might
hold his own cow.
The examination of Alfred Cotton of
Irasburg for shooting William Jameson,
Oh the 26th of january, detailed in
this paper-was had on the Goth of Feb
ruary, before Samuel ii. Howard, JUS
tiee of Peace. The Respondent was
held To bail in the sum of $1,000, for
his appearance at the September Term
of the county court. Jameson will not
die.
b. b. .Jackman of Ir;lsburg, has two
years old COW from whose milk, he SAYS
he is making two pounds of butter. per
day. From eight quarts of milk he
made pound and Il ounces of butter.
The Gospel Meetings held the 18th,
10Th and Goth inStS., were well attend
ed. y great degree ofinterst was man
itcsted 10y those in attendance, and on
the whole. the meetings may be regard
ed not only us profitable, but Il success.
The interest still continues undated.
The stock in the proposed new bank
at Newport was snapped up in Il hurry.
The books were opened in the morning
and 10y night 900 were subscribed.
Nearly S2OO.WM were subscribed by
Tuesday night when the books closed.
\ revival has been progressing for
several weeks at East Charleston and
over ~ persons have been converted.
Mary Adams of Stowe. had fork
thrown into her eve 10y Il sister recently
and it is feared she will lose the Use of
one eye at least.
The house occupied 10y Orlando tray,
of Stowe. WAS entirely consumed by fire
together with its contents last week
Wednesday, -. Nothing was saved
At Plymouth on the 10Th. the dwell
ing house. out buildings, two barns. in
one of which was twenty tons of hay.
the property of Daniel McEwan, were
destroyed 10y fire.
The two official Organs of Lamoille
county are now struggling With the
honest people of "Spunkcy Lamoille.
and each vicing with the other liz the
extent of the premiums they can offer
for subscriptions. The Citizen i down
to Thirty seven and Il half cents for six
months. and few takers. The News
dealer offers wing machines worth sew
enty dollars for few subscribers, aud
nobody calls for Il sewing machine
GIobc.
BlaiSdcll. the 81. Adams shyster who
has been sued for libel upon Miss Annie
/ ID. Keith. comes out in card denying
the authorship of the letters. and threat
cning suits against the papers that have
trlduced him.
! Twenty ri the reform school boys were
in accordance with Il resolution of the
trustees To reduce the number of in
mates of the institution. and tn keep it.
for Il time, within smaller limits. The
boys were all out Ia church on Sabbath
last for the first time since the fire.
\ gentleman said at the meeting al
81. ,IohnShury, that the farmer was tn,
most ignorant and LATEST of men.
jumped to my teel aud plead guilty t,
the first part. Int told him | had no
GOT Il lazy hair on the top of my head
(Nlr. Smith is bald From speech b
/. r. .Smith at CIdrtndon
\ sad accident occurred at Clifford
Hotel. in South Woodstock, on Satur
day morning. the Goth. Mr.. H. ID. Ray
mond and wife of Cornish, y, H., wer
in their room alone. He was lying ol
the bed and his wife was near the win
dow, carcles>ly playing with lSto
which she held in her hand, when b,
accident the pistol was discharged. tn,
ball entering her side and passing int,
the cavity OF the chest. She lingcrc,
until about 3 o'clock Oh Sunday, =. hel
she expired. The following particular
are given: Her name was Jane SiSSiOr
aged twenty-five Years, wife of ID. Hen
/ ~ Raymond, son of the late Stcphe
, Raymond of Pomfret. He married he
down country" about three month
ago. At her urgent request, having
passion for such things and said to b
IA COOL shot" he bought her mic
Smith n Wesson revOlver-seven shoot
er. About Il month ago she visited he
mother. Mrs. Erastus Cole, in COrnisl
y. H.. and her husband joined her Their
last week. And in company with 9th
erS from Windsor and vicinity. attend
ed ID. \. Giiford's Valentine ball Il
South Woodstock, last Friday evening
Everything went as merry as a malriag
bell during the evening and the part
separated early Saturday morning. Tn
Windsor party returned to their sever;
| rooms to have ii little rest, breakfast
| etc, before starting for home. Mr.. Ray
, mond was lying on the bed, and his wifi
took up the revolver and was examin
ing it, the new not having quite disap
b. pcarcd. He said, Jennie, YOU ar
| careless with that" "Oh, no | amt,
she said, and pointed the muzzle in tn
-, region of her heart, at the same tim
i brushing the ''hammer." In an instan
+ there was flash and report. Sh
dropped into chair, and the revolve
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