St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-04
Vermont News.

Edward Bird, famous HortOnvillt
hunter, has killed 81 foxes within the
past year.
Recently, H. M. Pierce, assistant posi-
master at Montpelier, fell while at work
ut his house and broke his leg above
the ankle.
A shot from a pistol in the hands of a
careless boy recently ruined valuable
horse belonging to F. w. Blanchard, of
Ascutneyville.
| Dimick Cutting of Fairlee, shot him.
self with a revolver the Doth, at the
house of his brother Gardner, the ball
entering his stomach. Little hopes OF
his recovery.
Windsor county is not quite para
disc. A recent grand jury there found
thirteen indictments for rum selling,
two for perjury, and quite number for
larceny, burglary, assault and careless
use of firearms.
The mail route agents have donned
handsome new uniforms of blue cloth
with brass buttons.
Seymour Rockwell of Salisbury, was
lately attacked by an Infatuated bull,
and seriously injured.
Sixty-three persons stand propound-
ed for admission to the two Congrega-
tional churches in Burlington, at the
coming communion. OF these, 35 will
he added to the Winooski avenue, and
% to the College street church.
Mr.. j. B. Conkey of Orwell, tapped
thirty maple trees. one day last week,
boiled down the twenty pailfuls of sap
obtained and gave sugar party in the
evening.
The Rutland Herald says that Ex-
Gov. John B. Page and wife, received a
Christmas present in the shape of "A
healthy and promising son.
A fine dear was caught alive in North
Hero, the other day. 1t had crossed
the lake from Chazy Landing, via Isle
La Motto.
Ira r. Melendy of Bradford, has been
for injuries sustained by him on a de-
fective highway.
In Bridgewater, recently, Curtis Mel
son went into the woods to haul logs,
taking Sylvester Metcalf, lad of ten
years, with him. Hitching to log Mr..
Nelson spoke to the boy directing him
to run back out of the way, and sup
posing he had done so, started his team.
The boy, instead of getting out of the
way, stepped to the down hill side of
the log, which swung around as it
started and striking him broke his neck,
killing him instantly.
While the wife of Alonzo Avery of
Sharon, was carrying their two-years
old child across bridge, it fell from
her arms distance of % feet. upon a
solid stone abutment, striking squarely
upon its head. Strange to relate there
were no bones broken, but the child
was perfectly insensible and remained
in that condition for day or two when
he partially recovered, and has contin-
ued improving up to the present time,
and it is thought will entirely recover
and without any permanent injury.
The other day, Chester Clark, of the
American House, Montpelier, laid down
his pocket book, containing $40 in cash,
and $500 in notes, after he had trans
acted some business. Shortly after he
went into his dining room to carve the
meat for dinner, probably without tax
ing up the book, for it was the last seen
of it.
The Central Vermont railroad COM
pany has served notice on the Wood
stock company, of an appeal from the
award of the commissioners for lands
taken for the proposed crossing at
White River Junction.
The Supreme Court of Vermont has
decided that team in passing another
going in the same direction, should take
the left of the highway. A suit for
damages in an accident case brought
out this decision.
One George Colby, a sewing machine
agent, who recently used abusive and
unprevoked language toward a young
left machine on trial, was lately met
and horse-whipped by the lady's "big
brother"
1t has been decided to hold the
coming winter meeting of the Yer
mont dairymen's association, at Milton.
There were more than a score of appli-
cations from different towns for this
meeting, none of which, however, was
accompanied with the required condi-
ton that enough new memberships be
pledged to meet half the expenses.
Miss Ida, % years old, and Miss Mel
lie, II years old, daughters of Mrs. Bliss
OF Fairlee, left their house about p.
m., the 2lst, on the pretence of being
out but few moments, with no extra
clothing but their hats, since which
time no trace of them can be obtained.
Upon slip of paper which was found
In their room was written: ''Good-bye,
dear mother, you will never see us
again" They lived within 100 rods of