St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Vermont News.

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There are over US convicts in the
state prison now, with ACCOMMODATIONS
for $50.
Rev. #. ]. Taylor has resigned MS
rectorsbip of st. Paufs (Eplscopal)
chruch in Windsor.
Mrs. Ruby Luce of Stowe, aged o.,
walks a distance of four miles to ana
from church each Sunday, and does
tbe work of at least one girl of the Pc
Rod.
A horse valued at $500, belonging to
Charles F. Smith of Swanton, while
trotting on the ice at Isle La Motto, the
18th, broke blood vessel and fell dead
A kernel of pop corn taken into the
wiudpipe, and thence passing into the
lung, recently caused the death OF D. A
Adams's three-year-Oid son I'D Manches-
ter.
An intelligent dog recently travelled
from HaverhiIl, N. H., to his home in
Charleston, Vt, distance of ~ miles,
in something less than ten hours.
Lewis Wakefield of Stowe has be-
come deranged, and will be taken to
BrattleborO asylum.
Four sisters in Pawlet were married
in one day, recently, and all went OH
together for their wedding trip.
Prof. Shaw, of Burr Seminary, in
Manchester, is obliged to give up the
management of that school on account
of i'll health.
j. A. Wing, Esq, the veteran Mont
pelier lawyer, has inherited the large
estate of the late John Gray, after pay
ment of legacies amounting to $4,000.
The town of WOlcott raised eighteen
or twenty tons of hops, last year, with
disastrous results, the price obtained
being less than the cost of picking.
Mrs. R. P. Satterlee of Ferrisburg
was tipped out of a sleigh and seriously
injured, few days since, and is still in
IA very critical condition.
A four-years-old son of Albert Gates
of Ludlow was burned to death, recent
ly, by his clothes coming in contact
with the draft of stove.
Col. George A. Merrill and John N.
Baxter of Rutland, have gone to Cali
fornia; and Lieutenant-Govern Red
field Proctor and his family to Wash
ingtOn, en- route for the South.
Mr. j. B. Hyde, well known farmer
Of Sudbury, was taken with eOnvul-
sions at p. m, Wednesday, the 10th,
and died the same evening. He leaves
wife and seven young children.
The scholars in district school in
Troy, Orleans county, attacked their
teacher the other day and tried TO eject
him from the school house, but after
severe struggle the scholars surrendered
Internationally.
There were 237 deaths at Burlington
last year, l0l from diphtheria. In 1876
there were only l46 deaths, 10 of these
being fIom diphtheria.
The Vergennes national bank chooses
c. T. Stevens president, David Smith
vice-presdent, ID. II. Lewis cashier,
and c. L. Stevens, David Smith, Her
rick Stevens, Marshal Smith and Thorn
as S. Drake directors. A per cent
dividend is declared.
Mr.. Preston Powers, son of the late
Hiram Powers, the sculptor, is succeed
ing admirably in his fathers profession.
He is now i'll Florence, Italy, engaged
upon a statue of the late Hon. Jacob
Collamer.
Vergennes is justly pleased with its
manufacturing prospectus. The new
curtain roller factory will employ one
hundred hands the Springfield novelty
works are to locate there and there is
talk of Il wooden mill.
Jcaob Daig, in Sheldon, was struck
OIL the back of his head by IA falling
limb while chopping i'll the woods, on
the 10th, and was so seriously injured
that his life is despaired of.
Hon. C. w. Willard writes from
Arkansas Hot Springs that his health is
better than when he left Vermont. A
few days ago they had a cold wave and
six inches of snow, but it lasted only
day, and outdoor life again became de
lightful.
Capt. E. j. Hartshorn, formerly of
and now State senator in
Iowa, writes the Montpelier Journal, as
follows cam glad that you stand so
well by Hayes. The spoilsmen are
against him, but he will come out all
right. This from an original Blaine
man. No Roscoe for me, either.
Larkin G. Mead, formerly of Brattle-
bOro, has completed design for
monument to the late Senator Morton
the monument to be of marble, sur
10y a colossal statue of liber
ty, with profile of the Senator on the
shaft, and Il panel near the base rep
resenting him sending troops to the
war.
A correspondent in Townshend
writes: ''Last Sunday, Rev. George
Porter, ill accordance with previous no
tice, preached to children IL sermon of
interest, in which there was
not Il single word of more than one svl-
liable. The sermon was a very inpen-
lOus production, and was listened to
with marked attention"
As Julius Wimmette was coming
down the mountain near East Middle
bury, Tuesday, with a heavy load, his
sled slowed against the failing on the
lower side of the road, which gave way, !
and the team and driver were precipi- |
200 feet, killing one horse, severely in
juring the other, and probably fatally |
lnjuring Wimmette.
SAD ACCIDENT.-HenryL egendre, IL
boy of about IL years of age, was ia
tally injured while sliding down the
Taylor hill on Tuesday last. He was
riding "belly bump" on il sled on which
a ceat had been nailed, and struck a
part of the railing of the bridge with
such force as to frightfully injure his
and bowels by the cleat. He
lived in great agony until Saturday,
when death ended his misery. He was
a good boy, and hashelped his widowed
mother to support her family. The
family has the sympathy of the entire
community. Barton Monitor.