St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-05-19
Lyndonville

mortcm examination revealed very
marked case of tubcrcular consumption
Lyndonville.
Some scoundrel painted over the sign
of SternS' Centennial Store, Tuesday
night. One Chase. who halls from White
River Junction has been arrested.
Lyndon Centre.
An accident occurred last Thursday
afternoon, which at one time bid fair to-
become serious. Three Young men
were on Halls meadow in Il boat. run
ming logs off the meadow, when the
boat capsized in IL swift current, and
the boat Immediately disappeared down
the river. The accident occurred near
some bushes which the boys succeeded
in reaching and clinging to, until ii boat
could he brought from Lyndon Corner
10 rescue them from thril perlou> and
uncomfortable position.
+. w. Stoddard has bought of Mrs
G.. l.. Ingalls, the meadow situated south
of Lyndon Centre village, Tor = 300.
Last Thursday the Pa>Sump>ic river
At this place lacked only one foot of
coming to high water mark of the flood
of 90. Considerable damage was done
tn roads and bridges. though no bridges
were carried off.
Sexton Baldwin has been busy this
week taking bodies from the tomb. The
murdered Wilder family have not Vet
been inferred.
H. NJ Nichols will move into the ten
cment over his FoSs store. June list.
McIndoe's.
1t has been said that m>fortumc>
never come >iugly. and comparatively
speaking il may be true. For while K.
f.. Peabody was forced Ia witness the
destruction OF the property Nhich had
recently come into his pn>>eS>ion. and
was powere>> to prevent it. his driving
marc-a very valuable animal WAS
struggling with locked jaw. She has
since died.
{. W. French has hargained with
Harry Moore for his lot on "IIcathem
street." upon which rumor SAYS Mr..
French pr"p"sr> t" build him Il nice
house.
The cellar is being dug for the new
store aud office OF the Peabody Lumber
Co.. which they propose to have ready
tor occupancy 10y July list.
Monroe.
At the church mrctin" held on Sat
uIdaN afternoon. at the town hall. five
PERSONS presented themselves a> camdi-
dates for admission to the Cnnyrcga-
tional church which WAS formed here
nearly tw" Years ago. The church WAS
organized with eleven members. and it
now has Il membership of thirty eight
persons. having more than triplcd its
number in less than two Ncars.
Mc>>rS. Iladl"ck \ Wiley think bust
ness Is better than it WAS during the
winter. IL they have sold about 100
bushels corn in the last six weeks. The
recent tIt>hct -ncr"achcd >"ncw hat on
their premises. and came near cutting
through between the dam and mill. and
thus leave their mill on dry ground
Miles Pond.
The Rev. W. &. Robinson of West
Concord will preach here. next Sabbath
aiterm""n, at haltpa>t two.
Ryegate.
The United PRESBYTERIAN society of
this town have given Il call to the Rev.
Mr.. Clappcrt"n. of the Prr>hytcry Of
\rgN lc. The parsonage is undergoing
repairs. and it is expected soon to he
ready for the new pastor.
The controversy between the Prc>hy
terrain and "Rrtnrmrd Presbyterian"
churches ut South RNcgatr. az to the
right tooccupy the union meeting house
in that place. WAS referred to GOV.
Peck and Judge Powers. who came
down t" South RNegatc the other day.
and after giving the people some very
wholesome advice. decided that each
part, might occupy it one half of the
time. alternately. Why not all worship
the same God ut the same time and un-
der one roof.
The Y. NJ. &. A. of this town. who
usually hold their meetings at south
Ryegate. voted t" hold their next reg
ular meeting at Rycgatc. The meeting
June, ut o'clock. p. m. Members from
other associations, and the public gen
orally are invited.
\ new mercantile house has been es-
tahiscd ut South Rlcgatc. under the
name of Sly & Darling. The new firm
occupy the store built 10y DIR. j. B.
Darling. They have just returned from
Boston with Il large stock of goods.
VI. X. Gray, Esq. has recently pur-
chased the thoroughbred Jersey bull.
MAX, No. I5-5." as recorded in the
books of the American Jersey Cattle
Club. of which Col. Geo. f. Warning of
Newport, K. l., is secretary. This fine
animal is from impaired pet, 2d, ~"
and sired 10y ''Old Wrathelsiield," which
* said to lie the finest Jersey ever i'm
ported into the United States. Success
to Mr.. Gray in his efforts to stand at
the head of the jersey cattle breeders
of the state.
II We consider that our present