St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10

orders to the Middlebury militia day
or two ago, to hasten to Rutland to
quell a bloody railroad riot there, and
the company, so strong, left work and
waited under arms at the depot three
hours for train before the hoax was
discovered. 1t was probably ''funny
ioke,n but it would be funnier if at any
time the joker should be in danger
from a real mob and the militia should
refuse to turn out and be hOaxed again.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The friends of the missing Col. Hard
say that they do not believe him guilty
of fraud or deception, but time will
tell.
An observatory has been erected on
Mount Equinox, in Manchester, by the
U. S. Coast Survey.
The Bennington celebration process
sion will form about as follows: Platoon
of police, chief marshal, Brandon band
Gov. Fairbanks and staff, president OF
the day, President of the United States
and Foreign Ministers. First division
Marshals, band, officers and members
of the state commission, United States
senators, representatives and Judiciary
general of the army, governors of states
legislature and judiciary of Vermont
Second division: Vermont's civic ano
military organizations. The third di-
vision will include Gov. Prescott, stat
and escort, and the New Hampshire
legislature. One or two additional dl-
visions will embrace visiting, civic anC
military organizations.
These governors promise to be pres
ent at Bennington Selden Conner
Alexander H. Rice, Benjamin F. Pres
colt, Charles C. Van Zandt, Horace
Fairbanks, Joseph D. Bedle, George F
Drew, Shelby NJ. Cullom, Harrison Lud,
ington.-The President is expected tC
review the procession on the 10th, ano
the torch-l light and illumination will
probably occur Oh the evening of the
10Th, instead of the 15th.-The select
men will swear into service 100 specia
constables Tuesday, and efficient mem,
bers of Troy's police force will assist il
the organization. Several New York
and Boston detectives are also to be
called into service.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Burlington and Lamoille railroad
is doing a business in excess of the ex
pectatiOns of it's friends, and can no
fail to largely increase the business anC
prosperity of our city.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Mrs. E. Putnam of Cambridge, has {;
cactus which has over 200 buds ant
blossoms on one stalk.
Moses Mason of Morrisville, died the
29th, from injuries caused by falling OIL
the ice last winter.
Hon. w. H. H. Bingham of Stowe
has been elected president of the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Company
to succeed James T. ThurstOn, who re
signed on account of poor health.
The Free Press says: The case o
Col. George w. Hindes, confined in .jai
upon certified or close jail execution
came before Judge Powers, of the SUI
preme court, the LIST, for hearing; anC
on full hearing the certificate was va
Gated, and an order made that Col
Hindes be at once admitted to the lib
critics of the Jail yard, which embraces
the whole state.
A boy in johnson killed three full
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plot is attested by eye land nose) wit
nesses.
| ORANGE COUNTY.
Rev. DR.. Silas McKeen, on Sunday
29th, preached in the congregational
church at Bradford. Sixty three year
ago he preached his first sermon in tina
town. Not a single person who heart
his first sermon was present to hear tn,
last one. He is now in the S7th year o
his age.
The Bradford Opinion says: Fisher
men are catching quite "A number o
black bass from the river now. Tn
fish weigh from one to two pounds.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Orleans county fair will be hel,
at Barton this year, Sept. 4, 5 and 6.
Carl d. Rowell of Barton, went t
Boston with load of sheep the frs
part of last week, and soon after his re
turn was taken crazy. He has sine
been in a condition to require the al
of several persons, to keep him frOI
doing violence to himself and others.
James w. Hall, and o. d. Owen, c
Barton, have sent to market nearl
10000 pounds of raspberries since tn
picking season commenced.
John L. Woodman, Esq, of Barton
met with Il severe accident on Monda
last, which caused the disIocation of
a wrist and the fracture of bone in b
arm. He was crossing the street nea
his house, just at the time when sever;
teams were passing and was knocke
Il Il II.
approaching behind him.
The extensive steam mill of Nelso
Gallup of Barton Landing, was burne
with all its contents, together with til
boarding house, 10000 single an
$4,000 feet of lumber on Wednesda
: night, Aug. l. The fire broke out frol
an unknown cause in the mill at mic
, night. From the mill the fire 500
reached the house by means of til
burning lumber, and all efforts to saw
the house were unavailing. The loss
heavy, probably $4,000 without niue
, insurance. The machinery is ruineC
This j. the second time Mr.. Gallup III
lost a mill ON the same site by fire.
n"'E -. =. lax uiBciHnrry had been pI
la the mill aud Mr.. c. had Just shippe
his first load OF m9.'nftctured boxes.
. Last Sap=tay morning William Pa
terSon of IJoweti, ha,' Il ri,fv. ...si :, "a,
came near being tIshl encounter wit
a ,.ad Ouii Nii.u near tl- top of
high aHd steep hill Ia hi pasture
search II his cows. ID, bull loaped up1
ban from clumr 1T bushes, tumblin
him down the hl. asd jaming hil
against the grc snS Ia a Dot very carefl
mannrT. A. ihrN nnar,.n Ihl E.nt nf m