St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
ORLEANS COUNTY.

OANhH@HArNo CODNIl
Mrs. Comfort Chaffee of East Charles
ton while about her usual housework
after dinner on Friday p. NJ Jan. ). was
suddenly stricken with apoplexy, and
lived only about three hours. She
leaves husband and quite large fam
lily of children.
The Monitor says that the extensive
and valuable set of buildings belonging
to Edward a. Ufford, were CONSUMED.
last Friday night, with Il large part of
their contents. The loss is in the viciu-
ity of $4,000, with an insurance of
$500. The fire originated near one of
the chimneys, and broke out through
the roof before it was discovered. MIR.
Ufford and wife were away in the even.
Ing, and no one was in the house ex-
cept Charles Hardy, who had been con-
fined to his bed some weeks on account
of an injury to his knee. Mr. Hardy
heard the cracking of the fire and has
tlly dressing, went to the barn and
bridled horse and rode to neighbor's.
one-half a mile distant, and notified
Mr.. UtfOrd of the fire. The fire had
made such Roadway when Mr.. Ufford
and other help arrived that it was i'm
possible to put it out, but Il part of the
house was cleared of furniture. One of
the barns stood near the house shed.
and an unavailing attempt was made
to prevent the fire from communicating
with this. All the barns, four in num-
Der, were connected and burned with
tnelr contents, consisting of sixty tons
OF hay and large amount of straw.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
1t is stated that Mr.. j. j. r. Randall.
OF Rutland, has received an offer from
the Russian government to take the
office of Commissioner of Railway Arcbi-
lecture of the Cars dominions, a posi-
ton he is fully competent to fiji. Mr..
Randall hesitates about the acceptance
of the honor because of the necessary
separation from his aged mother.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
At the annual meeting of Bethany
church, Montpelier, Mr.. Hiram A. Garlic
ton was chosen Superintendent of the
with Mr.. A j. Howe
as assistant. AT business meeting of
Bethany society on Monday evening. it
was decided to continue the weekly
offering system for another year. as the
results of that plan for the past wear
The Montpelier National Bank, and
The First National Bank of Montpelier.
both declare five per cent. semi-annual
dividends and handsome additions to
heir surplus funds.
The Montpelier & Wells River teIe-
graph line is completed and in opera
ION from Montpelier TO Wells River.
Stlllman Lawrence has been pardon
ri by the Governor, and has been re-
eased from his confinement i'm iail at
Montpelier OH the charge of larceny.
Among the victims of the Ashtabula
disaster was A. Ii. Stockwell, formerly
II Moretown, but who has resided in
o., for the past eight or ten
reaTs.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
1t is said of Miss Mary Birchard of
fayetteville, who lost her life in the
Ashta6uia disaster, that Just before her
departure she had felt and EXPRESSED
that something horrible
vas to happen to some one of the fami-
Y, and so strong was her belief that
nany of the neighbors were made ac-
uianted with her feelings.
The Brattleboro Phoenix says The
legislature having enacted at its recent
ession that the standard measure for
mix in this State shall be wine meas
re, we learn that all but two of our
peal milk men changed to che wine
leasure on the first instant, dropping
heir price one cent per quart. This
GEMS to he the fair and proper way of
lakIng the change and complying with
he law, as the difference in price fully