St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-26

fraternity, from Boston, attended the
funeral. Mr.. Dwight Tuxbury had
charge of the ceremonies. Rev. M. p.
Stickney, of Bethel, and the resident
rector conducted the services of the
Episcopal church.
a young lawyer in one of our large
cities, meeting friend from another
place, said: ''Business is so dull here
that l shall move to your city, think /;
you get along first rate, don't you 7
To which answered his friend: "Can
you do your own washing?" NO."
said he with surprise, 'why do you
ask 2" ,'Well, I am doing everything
for myself but Washing replied the
friend ''and you can judge whether it
will be wise to move there if you can't
do that too Burlington Free Press
The Boston Transcript reports that
the directors of the Central Vermont
railroad have voted to lay their entire
line with steel rails, and that 5000 tons
have already been ordered to lay on
the opening of spring.
The Woodstock prisoner, Gravelin,
still lives and on the whole is improv-
ing, and anxious to live, and says he
has no recollection of attempting sui
eide. 1t turns out that he cut his
throat with a dinner knife, which he
retained and sharpened for the purpose
and which was found, covered with
blood, secreted in his bed.
A dispatch from Omaha, Nebraska,
announces the death of Hon. Phineas
D. Ballou, formerly resident of Bur
| lingtOn, which occurred at DeadwoOd
in the Black Hills, Jan. 10th. Mr. Bal
lou was a native of Hinesburgh, and
was engaged in business in Burlington
for some years. He had served the
city as alderman, mayor, chief engineer
of the fire department, and as repre-
sentative in the legislature in 1872
His age was So, and he leaves a wife
and three sons.
The Free Press says, the other day a
bull doing fellow, calling himself
Brown, called on Mr.. E. w. Humphrey
in Jericho, and demanded 800 in pay
ment for galvanized clothes line. Mr..
Humphrey did not want the line and
told the agent he never bought, and
should not pay for it. Brown then
took Mr.. Humphrey by the throat and
sat down on him in his own kitchen
with his bunch of bones in close con-
tact with Humphreys nose, telling him
he had just two minutes TO live. Mrs.
Humphrey hearing the noise came in
and at once started out for assistance
when Mr.. Brown picked up and busted
Mr.. Charles C. Spaulding, for tel
years connected with the repOrtoria
staff of the Boston Herald. died on the
18th. He was born at Montpelier il
1926, and graduated from the Univer
sity of Vermont in 1S48. For three
years he practiced his profession o
civil engineer, and then spent thret
years in California. He aided in sur
veying several important railroads il
the West, and soon after established {
newspaper in Kansas. He was for
time mayor of Kansas City, and tool
an active part in the Kansas war, bu
was finally driven from the state. Ii
1861, he enlisted in the 5th Vt. Regi
ment and served two years. At tn
close of the war, he went to Boston
and spent three years on the staff o
the Post, after which he became con
nected with the Herald, where he ha
since been employed.
A FIREMAN KILLED.-Michael Din G
ley of Bethel, fireman on the mornin;
! freight train on the Central Vernon
Railroad, was killed Tuesday morning
at Montpelier Junction. The engin
and tender broke their coupling an
Dingley fell through and several car
passed over him, mangling him in
, fearful manner. He survived one houl
His age was %.