St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-08
State News.

lie people Of ergcnnc> Will rndcaV-
or ut the next session of the Legislature,
to hav" the county seat removed from
Middlchury To Nrrgcnnc>.
Two men. who proved to he William
Kennedy and John Hammond of Fair
haven, entered Il house in Tinmnuth in
broad day light masked. and. threaten
ing tw" women, the only persons in the
house. with clubs. obtained $40. They
then fled. The town WAS soon alarmed
The Sclcctmcn offered 500 reward for
them. and they were pursued for miles
and returned. One of them confessed.
Rev. g. +. Humphreys of Amherst
Mass. has been called t" the Congrcga-
tinnali>t church ut Norwich, Vt
The grand list of the State for l-76
figures up SI.l5l,ml. against II. l5o.-
Hi- in I-75.
Most if not all the insurance compa-
MES which were LOSERS 10y the Bates
House fire at Rutland have paid THEN
LOSSES. notwithstanding the report that
they had united III resisting the claim.
North Danvllr is b"aSting of Il mod
crn job who has l:k5 hoi> on one leg
state Paper. We should think he
might sing Boyiston with wonderful eft
feet. Citicen He don't feel like sing
ing. but hoils over with wrath st. Al
bans Messenger.
Samuel Eaton. Il long time resident
of Mar>hticld. met with Il fatal accident
last week. While driving yoke of
oxen across Il bridge. the >tiingcr> broke
and the team fell into the stream. Mr..
Eaton i'll falling struck his side AZ inst
ia" oNhow in such Il way a> To pcrtnr-
ate it and imiurr his lungs. He died
Friday night. The deceased WAS a man
of about forty Years OF age.
Geo. Brown. the Bellows Falls saloon
keeper. was fined $40 on twenty-five
cases at liquor selling.
The tenth annual meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Vermont will Ice held at Middl-hury.
September ~. 20 and u.
The NerShirc copper mining business
does not seem to he affected bN the hard
times 100 men are employed, at an
expense of Sl5.OOO per month.
y Young man named French of south
Woodstock, made an attempt to com
nit suicide Thursday. on account of
unrcquittrd love. hut did not succeed.
The experiment of the cooperative
Industrial Works at Springfield must
prohahly bc called Il failure. as the
Young men have made an assignment
of personal property. which with the
shops and machinery are advertised for
sale for the creditors.
There was Il great attendance at the
East Franklin camp meeting yesterday.
estimated as high as 5000. but probably
1000 would he nearer the mark
Lieut.. Gov. DoIshcimcr of New York
addressed Il large democratic gathering
III Burlington Saturday night He was
afterwards Serenadcd ut the residence
of b. b. Smalley.
On the 2lth inst. G.. b. Hobson and
wife oflsland Pond being gone from home
some villain or villains us vet unknown
entered the shop by Il back window, and
opened Il tool chest and took Il bit stock
and bit. and bored hole through the
door leading into the house, and I'M,
locked the door and entered. and took
watch and four gold rings belonging
To Hohson and wife, also Il small bank
containing some five or six dollars be
longing to their little boy. Total value
about 500. After rummaging the house
through, and breaking open IL box that
they supposed contained money and
raluablcs, they male their ESCAPE.
leaving the box in the shed. 1t is well
Tor people to keep Il good lookout for
tramps and thieves in these times.
During the thunder storm of Friday.
MI Geo. Arms of Waterbury was at
the motel sitting with his feet upon a
stove, when the lightning struck the
building, passed into the house and be
numhed his limbs for some moments.
HIS son. who was in the room was ter
rIbiy shocked by the electric current.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-Th morning as
the kiceford train was passing side
track on which were loaded wood ears,
about 100 rods above North Sheldon.
one Oh the passengers, IL young man
named Crlah Convey of Alburgh Springs.
put ms head out of Il car window and
was mt III the face with stick project
ing from one of the wood cars and was
so horribly mangled that he will proba-
bly dle. The stake struck him on the
l,@h' ear cutting it through, breaking
the nlaiar bone of the face, the upper
ana lower jaws, the latter on both sides
OF MS face and the bridge of the nose.
Ills ieIt wrist was also broken so that
the D"ne projects. He was unconscious
ana VIII probably die. He was taken
To MS home at Alburgh Springs Oh the
noon train DIR E,ss.tt .,..,.,,n,,,.;