St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-12-07
Vermont News.

Dairymen's Association will probably
be held in Swanton.
Rev. Moses Patten was installed pas
tor of the Congregational church in
Greensboro, Nov. 25th.
Fifteen persons were propounded for
admission to the Congregational church,
Rutland, the 25th.
Hon. Joseph Marsh, an old and prom
inent citizen of Hinesburgh, died the
9th ult., aged 70 years.
Recently fourteen persons were adj
mitted to membership in the Methodist
church at Ascutneyville.
Rev. G. Ingles Chaplin (Episcopal),
recently of Vergennes, has accepted
call to large parish at Scranton, Pa.
At Royalton, the 9th, little son of
Charles Lyman, about four years of age,
was drowned in the mill pond.
Christmas is coming, and the boy who
has neglected Sunday school for the
past ten months is again constant at
tendant.
John Lord, aged 60 years, of Rock
ingham, has been held for trial for an
attempted outrage upon girl eight
years old.
H. Shattuck, Bristol druggist, was
the other day subjected to fine and
costs amounting to about sixty-tive dol
lars, for liquor selling.
The Springfield Republican has brought
out its man for the next governor of
Vermont. 1t is A. B. Gardner of Ben
ningtOn
During the week ending Nov. %,
Vergennes sent $4,000 lbs. of dressed
poultry to market: Some of the ship
pers lost money.
The railroad bridge 80 feet long,
about half a mile east of Fairhaven, was
burned Nov. 28th, but the delay to
travel was only slight.
Holden Rawson of Whiting, raised
the past season fifty bushels of wheat
on one acre of land F.; and 480 bushels of
oats on eight acres of ground.
Patrick Ryan of Fairfax has been ar
rested and committed on charge of
perjury in swearing falsely in regard to
his losses by fire.
William Thurston was sentenced to
five years in the state prison at Mont
pelier on a plea of guilty of outraging a
Is years old girl.
An imposter calling himself Benjamin
Gordon has been deceiving the Hart
| land farmers in regard to eattle-mak-
ing the bargains for cattle, but failing
to come after them.
| The Brattleboro Phoenix says =
"Trarlps are more numerous than ever,
and their number is on the increase
Five or six has been the regular num-
Der in the lookup each night during the
past week."
| Revival meetings are still in progress
at Sbelburn and Charlotte. At the for
mer place over 100 conversions are re-
ported, many of them men of standing
and influence.
The Free Press says Col. H. D. Hop
kins was removed to his home, in Mont
pelier, Friday. Superintendent Hobart
of the Central Vermont, kindly placed
the directors car at the disposal of Col
4 Hopkins and his friends for the purpose
Hon. Ira Hill of Isle La Motto, who is
in his S5th year, has raised during the
past season over 1000 bushels of apples
which netted him $500. E. A. Hol
comb of the same place raised 150(
bushels, which Melted him $500.
A final hearing upon the question O.
the dissolution of the injunction served
on the Woodstock road, enjoining the
road from constructing the w. R. juno
ton crossing, will take place at st. Al
bans, Dec. oath. Testimony to be sub
mitted to the chancellor is now being
taken at White River Junction.
The remains of Henry H. Crossmar
of Clarendon, who has been missing
since October IL, were found THURSDAY
afternoon in the woods by boy wht
was hunting, and taken to Rutland
where an inquest showed that he hat
died from exposure while intoxicated
A three-gallon can, partly filed witt
rum, was found at his side. He was
pensioner of the Mexican war, havin.
lost an arm then, and leaves a wife ant
seven children.
i Thomas Lynch of Barnard has com
menced suit against Wesson New
comb for defamation of character ant
for false imprisonment, setting the dam
ages at $4,000. Immediately after tn,
burning of Mr.. Newcomb's barns Mr.
Lynch was arrested on suspicion of hav
q ing set fire to the same, and confined il
Woodstock jail three weeks, when b,
was released.
i A little continuance known as chrome
metric governor or time-damper hal
been invented and patented by Rev. E
FL. Randall of Poultney. 1t is con.
strueted upon the principle Of an alarm
clock, and enclosed in small metalli,
box which is attached to perpendicu-
lar rod placed in close proximity tt
either stove or furnace. The instru-