St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-26


town meetings held in Bennington SING
Trenor w. Park got the town bonJ.J
in aid of the Lebanon Springs railr,,I
occurred on Tuesday, and resulted in
complete victory for Parks Opponent,
who elected every town officer. th.,,
candidate for first selectman b.in,.
chosen by 300 majority. The anti-pari
men are further elated by the deci.,,a
in the suit of Henry W. Lothron -,
Pittsford. brought in the Rutland conn.
tv court, upon the coupons of bond.
issued by the town of Bennington j.
aid of the Lebanon Springs Railroad
the court having Just granted an il,
junction enjoining Lothrop from furthr,
prosecution of the suit, also restraint
TrenOr w. Park from disposing of .,,7
bonds or coupons until the tcrmnaii,,,
of the hearing before the court of chan.
Gerry of Bennington county. to WbirL
the cause is removed.
Week before last, Sylvanus C.. son OF
DIR. 5. Putnam, of Montpelier. aged T.,
years pricked the palm of one hand
with pen, while reaching under hi.
desk at school. Soon after he Was tak,,.
i'll, his limbs began to swell. and H..
suffered intensely until last Satnrd.,
evening, when death came to his rclir
physicians agreeing that that sceminpI
insignificant pen prick was the cal,,. Of
his decease, making it notable case.
AT IA public spelling match in IN
dianapOlis, given for Il charitable Dun
pose, the first person who missed
word was Professor w. \. Bell, editor
of the School Journal and formcrl
Superintendent of the Educational De-.
partment of the city. He spelled al.
lege" with sd and upon his rerne
ment was made the recipient of huge
cabbage bouquet.
A very tall darkey entered the rooms
OF the Relief Society in Washington. the
other day, and inquired: "DoeS You
give ont provisions heah p "YeS. We
aid the poor here" replied the agent.
''what do You wanr most p "WalI
my heat is sOt on Il spring chicken
replied the darkey. "but if de chickcr,
is out, I'll take can of listers. and Is.
pounds of butter. | isn't gwinr Ia hr
rapshus, cause its hard times"
The Uuion now consists of TINT
eight states. Colorado had been IT,,
ten Years knocking at the doors of tun-
greS>. but owing to lack of population.
WAS not admitted until the last da, of
the last session. New Mexico Was also
an applicant, and with larger popu-
lation, but she was refused on account
Of the low tone, widespread ignor;nrr
and semi barbarous condition III her
people. In other words, she j. not Vel
Ameiicanized to become an
American state.
Hon. J. Colby, of West Fairler. VI.
died suddenly of heart disease on En-
day last. Judge Colby WAS sry,ut.
years of age. He was il member Of the
Orange county bar for thirty eight
ears. IL member of the State Lrgi>lI-
ule tol seventeen sessions. Judge and
Register of Probate for Randolph Dis
-rict four wears, and has DISCHARGED
many other important public trusts
and held at the time of his deceas, the
offices of Town Clerk aud Justice Of
he Peace for his town.
Rev. Edward Eggleston, who dc~crih-
ID himself on the Betcher trial the
other day Us preaching ''around loose"
las accepted a call to IA Congregational
;hurch in Brooklyn, at a salary OF
5000.
Spelling matches seem to be once
more the rage the country over. H.
me at Providence, R. l., the other da,.
thirteen picked students of Brown I'M
'ersitN. spelled against and spelled dowu
he best spoilers of the State Normal
school. A famous match is to come Of
II Music Hall, in Boston, Tuesday even
ng. the rivals being 50 reporters. com
'osItors and proof-readers conurctrd
With the daily press and an equal l,um-
'er of pupils from the English, high
ATTN and higher classes of the cit
grammar schools. The words are to IL,
put" by Prof. Moses T. Brown. Of
TUFTS college, and fine dictionary will
'e given-like many of the world,
wards-to the man who has the least
reed of it,
In speaking of recent verdict for S:}n
damages against the city for injuries
esulting in the death of woman. the
Cortland Press takes occasion to com
nent upon what is evidently II GROWN.
with juries to give verdlrr-
galnSt towns OF corporations without
much regard to the merits of the east.
N the general principle that they can
tand the loss easier than an individual
an the expenses of "A trial.
The express train from Boston 10
lOntIeal Oh the Boston, Concord and
lOntreal railroad Was thrown from the
rack near Haverhill. SATURDAY night.
y spreading rails, but fortunately. oul,
ne person. II lady. was injured. AMI
he slightly. Had the accident hap
ened 100 feet further ON. III had the
;is been thrown To the left Instead 81
he right. they would have been PIE.
lpltated down an embankmeni ~ fee
Ugh.
1t is stated by experts who have made
he cause of fires Il specially, that tween
five per cent. of the fires recorded .rr
t lncendiary origin. At first thought
his would seem to he an eXaggrratlnu.
ut facts. say the detectives and uudri
'rlters agents. warrant the assertion.
All the mills at Manchester are run
ing on full time. and business pro,
ects begin To brighten several new
locks are being projected, and the
m"Skeag company will push then IN.
roVements on the MeIrimack river -
ION us the stream opens. employiu-
,vcral hundred hands.
Two more eXmembers of thelast Con
ress were provided for SATURDAY
lSper ID. Ward of Illinois, author Of
lc minority report on Arkansas, hrlu-
as United States attorncy fol
he northern district of that State. whl.r
nyder, of Arkansas, another ex-mrm
er, was nominated for postma>tr
nip.
Rev. DR.. Leonard Bacon celebrated
L. eml-centennial anniversary OF hI'