St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-08-04
State News.

State News.
Samuel ID. McrI lam. who claims to h,
an Indian doctor. has been arrested Oh
charge of attempting to outrage Mis-.
Collins, aged II years. in Orange. Thi,
Merriam used to travel through tn,
state. advertising us THE afflicted,
friend, To he able to cure nearly all
| ills that flesh is heir To. Some half
dozen NcaI> ago he came near getting
INTO serious trouble at East Richfnrd
tnr Il similar offence to that for which
he l. now arrested. his victim being Il
halt-witted girl.
IN. Charles Rich of Albany. had his
/ right leg very nearly severed bv "A
moving machine on the 9th instant.
lie stepped III front of the cutter ban
not thinking of danger, and bN the sud
den starting of the horses WAS caught
near The ankle and lost his foot The
I)r. Immediately corded his leg and
thus undoubtedly saved his life. This
accident Is another reminder that the
safe side of Il cuttrI-bal is the hind
side. Nonitor
As Il result of the religious awaken
Ing III Charleston of the past few months
between fifty and sixty members have
been added /" the churches in this
town. Thirty have joined the Cumgrr-
gatl"mali>t church and nearly IL many
the Baptist church ut the West and
East villages.
There are eleven persons Twin. in
Bradford VIII" have nclongrd To the
t"ngrcgatI"nali>t church tor over fifty
lr:II>.
The method Josiah Brown. of stowe.
took To transform II eve into Il co>S,t
did not prove Il success. Tying the
sheep 10y a long rope. hc attached that
rope (" The tail of hcii,r. and turned
them int" Il pasture. The next thing
he knew about the stock was a dead
sheep. lodged fast. and Il hrifr taking
ON terribly hrcarI>c of the unwoutrd
appcndIgc t" her ciudal extremity.
Hon. Gro. W. lIrmdrc has been re
qur>tcd To name a candidate for a ca
dct>hip OF West Point and that the.
choice will hc determined 10y Il COM
pctItlNc examination. OF which due no
tirr Will shortly bc given.
Judge SmallrN of Burlington. after
the paralNtic stroke. Tuesday night
Wa> unable to move his right sid, nr To
converse. hut he can now d" both.
The contract fur the state printing
has been awarded 1" futile \ Co.. at
Rutland. This i the tiI>t instance. tnr
many Yeats. where the state printing
has been taken away from Montpelier
HN the change of management of the
brandon manufacturing" company. the.
business will. probably. bc mostly done
At Rutland, which will add 5o0 work
ln@ men {" it, population.
Rev. Charles :. smith. of Montpelier.
declines with thanks the degree of -.
H., which was conferred upon him 10y
Middlrhurl College.
/. :. Bartlett. the Paris sculptor. " no
j. Il native of Dorset. l. engaged to de
sign and execute the battle momumcu,
L" hr erected 10y the historical society
# bennington in honor of the heroes of
August Ii. ~. The stone will he
placed in position. August Ii. but the
cltam"unt (chn>cu on account of the
''CItamoumt tavern. where the council
OF safety met IN provincial timr>) sui
mounting it will not Ice unveiled until
during the state centennial ctlrhritiou.
next wear.
\ Woodstock livery stable keeper
got drunk, the other day. and hN hard
driving ruined Il >2ou0 stallion. placed
in his cane 10y Boston man.
The Rutland Gl"hr SAYS that the
towns poor expenses last year were
over >!NhO. and that while the estimate
tuI the current NcaI WAS but ~JWO. the
orders thus fan on the treasurer are
over ~IO.0m. on S:HHW a month for
paupcIS.
Col. Wright of Stark Shnrn. a"rd
eighty Years. and Il veteran of the wal
of I-I2. suddenly hrrathrd his last ON
"Wednesday. the 2ith. He leaves Il
large circle of relatives To mourn his
loss.
John Rrrcc of Rock Island. u. O.. was
arrested at Derby Line. on Friday.
charged with having uttered forged pa
per at the National Bank of Derby
Line. He WAS taken before IL mariS-
tratc> court, and. waiving examination.
WAS bound over for trial in the sum of
S}.5lm and committed to IrlSburg jaiI.
Five distinct f"rgcrirS are charged. and
the amount of forged paper discounted
lay the bank WAS 500.
CENTENNIAL RELIC. Hardwick has
a centennial relic in the shape of IL FIRST
LIcutenant'S commission in the Colonial
army, issued To Samuel Elmore. Jr.. of
Connecticut, July II. I176. and signed
10y John Hancock as president and
Charles Thompson as Secretary of Con-
%rcSS. 1t also bears this signature
"PhIllIp Schuyler, Maj. Gen. command
mg Northern Department" with officers
Oh the left hand margin. The commits
SION Is well preserved. and is now in
the possession of Mrs. +. J. Carter. of
Hardwlrh. who is Il descendant of the
ElmoreS