St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-05
Vermont News.

Williamstown, was choked to death, the
other day, while eating buttenuts.
The wind blew down ii derrick mast
at Manchester, Monday morning. just
as the accommodation train was APP
proaching, and Il part of the mast falling
across the headlight of the engine
smashed it to pieces.
Mr.. Thomas w. Wood, of Montpelier,
the artist, is earning well-deserved lau-
rels in New York. At the recent an
nual meeting of the American Water
Color Society, held in New York, MI.
Wood was unanimously elected presl-
dent-an honor much sought after by
the finest artists in the country. AT all
the art sales Mr.. Woods paintings COM
mand very high prices, as, indeed, they
are well entitled to.
Two Bennington boys, aged about 10,
named Kirby and Van Wlnkler, starred
out last Friday on an expedition. Ihey
first took some goods in a drug store Ill
this village, and when opposed drew
pistols. Two bystanders who inter-
fered were also threatened. They en-
tered another store, left for time WITH
a crippled boy, who they shot at, and
made off with quantity OF goods. A
few hours after, six miles west, they
attacked farm house, shooting freely
but wounding no one. The authorities
finally to-day found them in saloon IN
Pownal, where they were arrested after
exchanging shots with the officers.
Their examination is set for Wednes-
uay, April 3
Charles F. Robinson, of Montpelier,
is to build passenger car for the Wells
River railroad.
Twenty-Five carloads of cattle passed
over the Central road one day last
week for Boston, there to be shipped
for Liverpool, England.
The Park House, in Burlington, own
ed by Horace Wheeler and occupied by
H. ii. Pike, took fire Saturday night in
the upper story and was nearly con-
sumed. Wheeler's loss is about S2OOO (;
fully insured. Pixies loss on furniture
about $1,000; no insurance. Stafford q
Humphrey, jobbers in fancy goods, &c,
and c. Allen, urniture, occupying Park
block contiguous, lost considerable by
water; fully insured.
J.B. Darling's hotel in Albany, was
destroyed by fire last Friday night.
Four cases of paralysis have occurred
at West Derby the past three weeks,
three of which proved fatal.
Rev. L. B. Hubbard of Cavendish is
to edit the agricultural department OF
the Ludlow Tribune.
The steamer A. Williams made a trip
frem Burlington to Plattsburgh, Mon
day, which is the earliest passage for
steam vessels on Lake Champlain in 30
years.
r. T. Hurd's store and its contents,
with harness shop and shoe shop at
West Arlington, were burned to the
ground Friday. The loss was about
$4,000 covered by insurance. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
A goose owned by James Milham of
Shelburn, has presented him with an
egg measuring twelve inches in the
longer circumference, by nine in the
shorter, and weighing between ii and
IL ounces The goose is doing as well
as could be expected.
James H. Batchelder of Middlebury
was arrested in Boston the 2Sth, having
been surrendered by his bOndsmen and
Cd Friday was brought to MiddlebuIy
and lodged in jail. He said to a report
er that he had no Intention of slipping
away from his bondsmen, and that,
while his arrest is matter of surprise,
he had no desire to censure any one.
He said that in settling his affairs the
bank and nearly all of his other credit
ors have signed off, and that he went to
Boston to see some of the remaining
creditors. He was about starting for
Michigan, for the purpose of completing
several contracts for lumber, so he says.
Kennedy and PEGGY, two young men,
who few weeks ago, in ii drunken
spree, waylaid, robbed and nearly killed
John Cook, merchant of Rutland, con-
fessed their guilt few days ago and
were sentenced Saturday to the State
Prison.
1t is said that the Barlow Grays, of
st. Adams contemplate a grand prize
drill for purse of $500, for all the mil
itary companies of the State, during the
coming summer.