St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-16
Vermont News.

field was burned the Sd. Loss 80, 900 /;
insured for $l100.
Hops are said to be drug in Orleans
county, and the growers are offered only
to 10 cents per pound.
A four years old daughter of James
Mcintyre, of Barton, fell from a rocking
chair recently, and was almost instantly
killed.
The dwelling house of Lewis H. Cole
in Guildhall, was burned Tuesday. Loss
$4,000.
The Independent" is the name of a
new weekly paper just stal ted at Brat
tleboro, by T. P. James.
VIM. B. Wright, a prominent business
man and politician, died at North Ben
nington, Monday, aged 43 years.
Joel Bolton, section hand on the
Missisquoi Railroad was badly injured
at Richford, by being run over by a
hand car.
Last Saturday, L. E. Kent, of Ran
dolph, freight conductor, had an arm
badly crushed between the buffers of
two freight cars at White River juno
ton,
Mrs. Thankful Anderson of Claren-
don, recently deceased, left her proper
ty to religious objects, but her will has
been successfully contested by her heirs
Frank Smith, young man l6 years
of age, was so badly crushed by mass
of falling rock in the copperas mines at
Stratford, the Sd, that he died in few
hours.
Two young men of Rutland, of "good
character" recently spent one night in
Jail and paid nine dollars apiece, for
participation in horn serenade ten
dered young married couple.
George Weston of Rouses Point came
near losing his life on Saturday by hav-
ing his right arm caught in threshing
machine. The limb was frightfully
shattered, and he lies in precarious
condition.
The Free Press understands that Prof.
Peter Collier is to have the position of
chemist to the Department of Agricul-
ture ut Washington, and that his duties
there will commence on the first of
December.
Col. Gates of Jacksonville, thought
he had good luck the other day, when
he shot seven tame ducks belonging to
Mr.. Charles Childs, installing them for
wild ones, But he changed his mind
when he was asked to pay for them.
The Boston Herald has the following
singular item 1.-THE indications of an
earthquake in several sections of New
England Saturday night are said to
have been caused by the firing of can
non at North Craftsbury, VT"
The earthquake was quite a success
in the towns east of Montpelier. Houses
were violently shaken, doors were open
ed, and in many places the people rush
ed out of their dwellings and some
went to the houses of their neighbors to
talk over the affair.
A ST. Adams electrician has invented
an improvement on the telephone, which
he thinks will make it available on the
Atlantic cable, and he means to prove
it soon.
Two men stopped Mr.. Edwards of
Orwell, the other night, as he was driv-
ing home from Brandon, ostensibly to
inquire the time. AS they attempted
to jump into the wagon he struck one
with the whip, and suddenly starting his
horse, they both were tumbled into the
ditch.
The Ottaquechee wooden mill, North
Hartland, consumes sixty thousand
pounds of wool per year. Nearly twice
that amount of shoddy is used. The
price paid at the present time for wool
is seventy cents per pound cleansed
weight.
Erastus Kenyon, of Westford, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself Thurs
day evening, Nov. 1st. When found
his knees touched the ground, and but
slight marks were seen about his neck
He had been somewhat out of his head
for some time. His age was about 20
years.
A short time ago woman presented
at the national bank of Derby Line a
note indorsed by Mrs. Morrill, of Derby,
who had money in the bank. She got
the note discounted and drew 5000. 1t
now turns out the Endorsement was a
forgery and it was not the Morrill, woman
who got the money. No arrests have
been made, as the teller cannot recOg-
nize the woman.
Not long since the chapel at Middle
bury college was broken into and the
desk, bible, chairs, tables etc., removed
to and locked up in the upper room of
! the same building, while the efigy Of