St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-03

upon the ground. We made no men
ton of the affair at the time out of pity
for George, for he came limping into
our office next day and with tray full
of tears in his eyes requested us not to.
adding, aye see | am expecting to mar
nv her Jest as much as can be, and if it
gets into the papers she may kick back
on me.n But as another chap is counting
her row, and he amt, it is well enough
to mention it.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A very respectable citizen of Lowell,
hitched his team beside the road, while
himself and boy went into the field to
pick some berries; on their return they
found the team in the hands of the
owner of the field, who refused to give
up the team until he was paid one dol
lar for damage done to his field in the
picking of a few berries. The money
was paid over, but when the mans con-
science began to "talk," he was asham-
ed of his conduct and sent back the
money.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
In the foot-race at Rutland, Saturday
100 yards dash for $1O0-the con-
testants were John Thompson, of this
city, and man by the name of Rush,
a professional pedestrian. Rush was
the winner by few inches.
John COughlin of Brandon committed
suicide Friday, by hanging. He leaves
wife and four children. DisappOint-
ment and i'll health are said to be the
cause of the suicide.
Early Saturday morning, large pOr-
ton of the ceiling of the blue marble
quarry, at West Rutland, belonging to
the Rutland Maj BILE Company, fell in.
The sound caused by the fall was heard
for miles, and persons in the vicinity
thought an earthquake had visited the
locality. 1t is estimated that fully 500
tons of rock had fallen. Fortunately
the wOrkmen had not arrived else the
loss of life must have been frightful, for
not man at work in the quarry could
have escaped.
We learn by an extra from the Bran
don Union Office that flood devastated
that section Sunday. Where Saturday
were promising crops, to-day are huge
boulders and beds of gravel. Buildings
were moved from the foundations, and
one or two small barns were demolish-
ed. The streets were quilted out, the
underpining to buildings washed out,
and the water dashed through them,
washing away goods and doing much
damage. No lives are lost. The water
was II or Is feet deeper than usual. 1t
is estimated that the total damage will
reach $4,000.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
One of the most heroic deeds ever
performed in Mortified, was enacted
Wednesday of last week by young
man by the name of John w. Gregory,
in the rescuing of a little child from
certain death. 1t seems the child was
innOcently playing on the track, wholly
unconscious of the approach of the up
train. Gregory saw it, and with almost
superhuman effort reached the spot,
sprang upon the track, seized the child
from almost beneath the wheels, sprang
upon the cOw-catcher, thence to the
side of the track, and as the train sped
by, easily sat the child down and walk
ed away. Those who saw it say there
was not one chance in hundred for the
performance of the deed, and they ex-
pected to see the mangled remains of
both when the train had passed. John,
we are proud of you.- Watchman.
Two large barns, belonging to Ira
Mears at East Montpelier, were burned
Sunday night, with forty tons of hay :;
incendiary; loss about $1,000.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Brattleboro will contribute about
$1,000 toward the centennial expenses.
The supreme court of the United
States has affirmed the decision of the
Vermont supreme court, that it was the
duty of the cashier of National bank
in BrattlebOrO, to furnish the treasurer
of the town with list of the share
holders for.purpOses of taxation.
East Westminster, in this State out
of total population of 800 persons has
sixty who have passed the allotted age
OF three-score years and ten !; three over
ninety, thirteen over eighty and thirty
four over seventy-tive years.
Gerald Herman, who was run over and
killed by loaded truck team on Satur-
day, was riding on the load when the
end-board came out, throwing him un-
der the wheel. After being run over,
MS odCh HdNlnS Deen broken, the little
fellow, strangely enough, jumped to his
feet, ran three or four steps, and imme-
diately expired. He was one of the
brightest of pupils, universally beloved
by his mates.
Haynes E. Baker, whose death occur
red at Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 25th,
from fever, at the age of &c, was one of
Wlndham cOunty's solid men. For the
past quarter of century he was citi-
zen of Putney, and at the time of his
death was trustee in the Vermont
Savings Bank, also a director in the
Vermont National Bank, both at Brat
tlebOrO.
Rev. George L. Walker of Brattle-
boro declines the prOfessorship of the
ology in the Bangor theological semi
nary.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Rev. P. B. Fisk of the Springfield
Congregational church is called to Lake
City, MINI.
Recently, Jonathan Cilley of Andover
found three COWS, pair of young oxen
and two sheep piled one upon another
under an elm tree in his pasture, and
all dead. They had evidently been
killed by lightning.
Ally Locke of LittletOn, N. H., 8
years old, ate some poisonous fruit while
njcEinu harriaS On tho O0tb o,I Ill