St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-20
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
The lightning-rOd man cheated North
Ferrisburg farmers out of $1,000 in =
single day lately.
The Lake DunmOre house at Sails
bury, a summer hotel in a rarely love.
ly spot, was burned Saturday afternoon
with part of the contents loss S2OOOO
insurance $10,500. But few of the
guests had arrived.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A Manchester man, while riding
down the East Mountain the other day,
heard, as he supposed, pistol shot
thinking it was intended for him, he
ran his horse until he met man, who
volunteered to accompany him back to
the place of the supposed intended
murder. His carriage had run over a
torpedo!
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
DR.. Leroy M. Bingham, of Burling-
ton has been commissioned by Gov.
Fairbanks, as an assistant surgeon in
the First Regiment National Guard of
Vermont.
James H. Edwards has been appoint
ed postmaster at Winooski Falls
Burlington is to have new water
works. For the past 10 years the city's
water has been pumped from the lake
at cost of from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
but the machinery is nearly worn out,
the water tainted by the increased sew
age emptied into the bay, and the guam
tity insufficient. One plan proposed
is to run large pipe third of a mile
into the lake beyond the breakwater,
using stand pipe at the reservoir and
the other and favOrite plan is to allow
parties who want the contract to bring
water from the Winooski gorge, paying
them some $1,000 a year for 10 years,
when the city should take possession
of the works.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A Franklin firm has lately shipped a
car load of butter to Canada, which, it
is understood, will be shipped by way
of Montreal to Liverpool, and will be
the first Vermont butter to find such an
outlet.
Rev. j. K. Fuller of Richford is called
to the Bakersfield South church.
There is much excitement at st. AL
bans over report that Rev. A. j. Sam
son, a Congregational minister and eX-
judge OF probate, is a defaulter in a
large amount to several estates for
which he acted as executor, admins
traitor, guardian, etc. Many prOmi-
nent business and professional men ale
on his bonds, and an investigation is to
be made at once.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Mrs. Mcmahon, of Stowe, who is now
1Ol years old, was discovered at the
tub on Monday doing her weekly wash
ing.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Orman Flanders, a young man 81
years old, of Orange, committed suicide
the 9Th, by hanging himself with
check rein. No known cause for the
act.
The premises of Aaron SanbOrn of
TOpsham have been entered by thieves
twice within the past few weeks. Once
they obtained S7S and the next time
$50.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Norwich University has received an
from young lady to enter
the next freshman class. Captain Cur
tbs, the President, was at first somewhat
at this new development OF
the marching intellect of woman, but
his sOldierly galantry would not allow
him to refuse, so he replied that if the
fair applicant was willing to comply
with all the regulations in respect to
wearing uniform, drill, etc, she wonld
be admitted, provided she passed the
A young fellow named Carpenter;
another of the gang of burglars and
supposed incendiaries who have been
terrOrizing Waitsfield, has been arrest
ed.
The junior Mr.. Poland of the Mont
pelier Waterman and the state printer
spent Saturday in Springfield. WhaI
our paper makers left of him went home
on the night train.-Springfeld RepaO-
Hcan.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Two young ladies of Bellows FaII''
while out riding the 18th, were run
"itht ohu
Hadley, was seriously injured by jump
ing from the carriage.
Rev. F. w. Olmstead, late of Towns
bend, has accepted call to the Wlllls-
ton Congregational church.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A new Methodist society was recently
organized by persons holding to tIa'
denomination, in West Lebanon, N. d.
and White River junction, Vt. Ip0
meetings are held at the latter place
At Stock bridge quite serious accl,
dent occurred at the button factory Oh
the I'd. Mrs. Myra Durkee, while az
work, stopped down to pick up some
buttons, when belt, which was reVoN
ing very rapidly, caught her hair, which,
hung down loosely, and drawing ne'
forehead against the work bench liter-
ally pulled out all her hair. =
John E. Watt, well known tailor u
aged 90, who disappeared on
the 9th was found in his shop on tne
18th, dead, having probably laid t9 f5uI
several days. No indications oil Iou'
play could be discovered, and the cause
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