St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-12-31

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LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The great revival continues at VOL
colt: one hundred of all ages have come
ont and confessed Christ before the
world. Some We're backslilers: every
house is visited and prayers i'll many
new houses are now heard. Twenty
/ five were added to the Congregational
Church the 26th inst, and about forty
more are coming. ii. Prescott. of 5oS-
/ ton. is the evangelist who laborS there
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Thunder shook Barton SUNDAY night
and several persons jumped out Of led
thinking twas Il tramp. or an earth
quake.
Potatoes at Barton Landing bring
/ thirty cents at the depot.
/ The annual meeting of the Orleans
County Agricultural Society. will he
held ut Ira>hurgh. Tuesday. January 1
The ladies of the congregational
church at Newport had Il centennial tea
party at the MemphIemagog House. tt
raise money Ia furnish the church.
They had Il fine time. and realized oven
one hundred dollars.
The Congregational church in Lowell
has received general repairs inside.
The old year closes with the work of
grace still guin" on in our community
and in surrounding districts There j.
great cause lor rejoicing among Chris
tian> and all interested in the religious
welfare of the town. Bdrtn Monitor.
RI'TIlSp COMFY
The extensive tanncry of George
Graves n Sons. on North Main Street.
Rutland. together with one dwelling
house and barns adjacent. WAS burned
Thursday morning. The tammcIy con
tanned II large amount oi leather. which.
with Il large quantity of bark, Is 1t
total loss. Loss S2J.W0.
Jack Burke of West Rutland. went To
Ca>ilet"n. on the 18th lust. and while
drunk, attempted t" commit rape upon
Il woman. He attcrward escaped into
New York. but WAS arrested and will
he turned over to Vermont officers rs
soon as the necessary foImalIticS have
been gone through with.
\ di>graccful affair occurred at the
house "t Nh. Franklin BuIditt. of Pitts
fond. on Thursday evening, Dee. 10th.
As Mr.. and Mis-. Burdtt were To he
absent from home Il few days. quite Il
large party of roughs. with three female
companions. took the advantage to
break into the house and hold Il hop.
which lasted all night the parties
>ncaking of To their different homes
just before daylight. leaN ing the house
and furniture i'll Il damaged condition.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
1t Is supposed an incendiIIN set tire
To the Pioneer works at Montpelier
Monday night. They were consumed
Total loss - .JOO insured for = 900.
The buildings were used for the man
Htacture of clothes dIiers. hat racks.
etc.
Rev. :. II. Wheeler was ordained to
the ministry of the Gospel and installed
III the Passionate of the congregational
church ut Waterbury. on Thursday. the
10th inst. The council met for eNami-
nation of the candidate in the forenoon
and the services of ordination were
conducted i'll the afternoon. MI. Wheel
CT is Il son of the Rev. o. G.. Wheeler of
Grand Isle, Who preached the ordination
sermon.
\. ii. Bishop. formerly of Bishops
hotel. Montpelier, has rented the upper
portion of Frenchs new block. i'll the
same place, and is to open Il new hotel
One night. Il week or two ago. four
Young men OF Northtield. becoming of
Tended at William Davenport becaus,
he had succeeded in gaining the atfec
lions of Il certain Young lady. went into
his II ll.. tn.,l- 1 4.
off Il one and Oue-half inch chain with
II. took the blankets off the horses.
broke Il pane of glass in the stall. and
lett the stable door open, exposing the
animals 10 the cold winds. dumped Il
sleigh down the bank. and did consider
able damage otherwise. Since then
they have been invited to an interview
with Il justice of the Peace and have
had the privilege of paying well for
their folly.
The Green Mountain narrow gauge
railroad project has met unexpected
trouble III the adverse vote of the
wealthy t"Nn of WaitStield. while the
adjoining town of FaySton also refuses
and. This kills all prospect of AN early
building OF the road. There is even
much doubt whether the constitution
gives the Legislature any authority to
authorize towns to tax their Inhabitants
to assist private corporation in build
ing Il railroad.
Montpelier congratulates itself over
the erection of Il dozen large new
blocks, embracing 30 stores. which stand
on the site of those burned. hardly ,
year ago. Most of them are alrc:d,
rented at good prices, which speaks
well for real estate in that city.
wINDTAM COUNTY.
James Z. Priest of South Vernon.
who has lost all his four children bv the
dIphtheria epidemic, is now himself
stricken with the scourge, and 50 low
that on Wednesday the physicians had
resource to the last resort of cutting a
hole through his throat from the out
side and inserting Il pipe for him to
breathe through Later reports give
his death. Mr.. Priest was Al wears of
age, and man of considerable proper-
ty. He was half owner with his brother
of the South Vernon hotel. As his
four children have died recently with
dlphtherla his death leaves his widow