St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-10-12

and young Miss of IL or 18 years. He
was last seen in Montreal and it is sup
posed that he has gone to California.
East Hardwick.
George, son of Cornelius Cole, met
with qnite severe accident one day
last week. While taking care of his
horse the animal suddenly kicked him
over, cutting his head badly and iniur-
ing him otherwise a physician was
called who dressed his wounds and he
is out again, although quite lame.
There were about twenty tickets sold
at this station for the Montreal excur-
sion.
Mr.. Parsons, the new miller, has
moved his family into the house lately
occupied by Mrs. Keller, and Mrs. K.
has removed to C. Osgood's.
E. H. George is repairing the Under
wood house, putting on a new roof, etc.
1t has not been uncommon for persons
to pick a pint of raspberries in few
minutes, as fresh and large as were
picked in August. On the Sd of Oct.
the family of your correspondent were
Toasted upon a raspberry short cake.
Stalks of rhubarb were gathered from
the garden of your correspondent Oct.
9Th, as fresh and nice as they were in
June. Why Ego West, young man 7"
Lyndon.
The GRANGERs' FAIR.--Notwith-
standing the threatening weather last
Thursday, the Grange fair was attended
by about 5000 people. The exhibition
Of live stock was not large, but WAS of
good quality. E. s. Dunklee exhibited
two years old colt which weighed
,13O pounds. There was a very credit
able show in floral hall. Some very
fine lots of batter, cheese, maple sugar
and honey, were shown. In the fruit
line the exhibition was equal to, and.
in the line of vegetables, excelled any
thing we ever saw at the county fairs
There was fair exhibit in mechanics
hall, though, as in all the other depart
ments, the number of entries would not
compare with the county fair. AS a
whole the fair was success. The edu-
Gated pig, swing, riding horses, base
ball man, and pool wheel, without which
no fair at the present day is deemed
complete, were all present.
The team which brought portion of
"Wide Awake" grange, including music,
attracted considerable attention. The
carriage was hayrack, and, besides its
human freight, contained specimens of
vegetables of all kinds. Overhead, ex-
tending the entire length of the car
riage, was a board on which were the
words eve Live by the Farm; )" the
letters of which were formed from cali
of corn, potatoes, and the like. On ac-
count of rain the crowd disappeared
quite early in the afternoon.
Captain Haskins, who was injured at
the r. r. shops last week, by piece of
wood thrown from circular saw, died
on Thursday morning. His remains
were taken to Bradford for burial. An
extra train was run from Lyndonville
to Bradford or Sunday to carry friends
of the deceased to the funeral. Mr..
Haskins had worked for the company
several years, and was universally liked
by employers and acquaintance.
Supt. Folsom returned from st. Leon
Springs last Saturday.
The Lyndon COrnet Band was organ
lied Oct 6, with the following officers {:
President, DR.. N. X. Tracy Secretary,
H. L. Parker; Treasurer, E. C. Potter ;
Director, w. C. johnson Leader, F.
d. Leonard Executive CON-, w. c.
johnson, F. D. Leonard, Frank Bowker.
j. P. Quimby has leased his house
and land at the Centre for one year, to
Mr.. Harvey of Burke, for 500.
w. C. Powers claims to have threshed
for Joshua Bemis five hundred bushels
of oats in eleven hours, last Wednes-
day.
Geo. L. Mathewson has sold what is
left of his mill to Henry Jones of South
Wheelock, for 800. Jones had offered
$500 for the same before the freshet.
Rev. j. HI. Hoffman of N. H., formerly
a resident of this town, occupied the
desk in the Free Baptist church last
Sabbath