St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-12
The Way They Celebrated.

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The Way They Celebrated.
At Middlebury, the 4th, while firing
salute, Michael Donnelly, who was
loading, had part of both hands blown
off, his right arm badly hurt, eyes prob
ably destroyed and body filed with
powder.
| A ire-cracker thrown among some
rubbish in the junk shop of John Garay
at SAB West SD street, New York,
started fire which extended to sever
al adjoining buildings and caused loss
of over $4,000, No. 526 West SD
street, occupied by Louis Orokenborne,
being damaged $25 900, fully insured.
A Steubenville (Ohio) special states
that on the night of the 4th, John Stew
art, while intoxicated, applied for more
| liquor at McConn's saloon, and being
refused he produced shot gun, took a
position behind a tree on the opposite
side of the street from the saloon, and
when McConn and his little son appear
ed at door, shot and killed them both.
A citizen, passing at the time, received
part of the shot in his arm.
Rutland celebrated the 4th by a fire.
mems tournament, at which prizes of
$500, $3.50 and $75 were offered, and
the following companies contested
w. H. Cook of Whitehall, N. Y; j.
j. Gray of Cambridge, N. Y; w. F.
Bascom of Whitehall, N. Y; Union of
Salem, n. Y; Protection of Benning
ton Rough and Ready of Greenwich,
n. Y; Pacific of Manchester Old
Hickory of Bennington. The process
sion in the morning was headed by the
Rutland band and the six local fire COM
panies, while the COiala and Greenwich
bands participated. In the afternoon
the engine contest took place, the
Union, Rough and Ready and Old
Hickory companies winning the prizes
by throws of 202 feet and 2 inches, 200
feet and l89 feet respectively. A large
crowd was present during the day.
The independent county convention
held at BrattlebOro the fourth, was well
attended by prominent citizens from
each town, representing about equally
both political parties. Edward Crosby
of BrattlebOro presided, with a vice
president from each town in the county.
A county committee was chosen, stir
ring resolutions adopted, and the fol-
lowing strong ticket nominated: For
senators, Edward Crosby of Brattle-
boro, DR.. Daniel Campbell of Saxton's
River; assistant judges, H. B. Below
of Nottingham, j. III. Phelps of Towns
bend; sheriff, E. l.. Roberts of Whiting
ham probate judges, Royal Tyler and
Abisha StOddard, the present incum
bants high sheriff, David Stearns of
Putney states attorney, E. w. Stod
dard of Brattleboro. Charles N. Daven-
port, Edward Crosby, A. p. Childs,
Ashley Stone, S. T. Davenport and
others addressed the convention.
The New London (Ct.) excursion had
a very sad ending the fourth. An ex-
ceedingly violent storm of thunder and
lightning burst over the st. Mary's tenn
perance sOciety's picnic at Thames
grove, seven miles up the river, and
ragged for nearly two hours. While at
its height what seemed to be ball of
fire burst with loud report, shivering
"A large tree under which Bridget Max
well, an elderly Irish woman, stood,
and killed her instantly. Her limbs
were shriveled to a crisp, her hair and
clothes burned off, and her face horri-
bly, mutilated and disfgured beyond
recognition. The lightning made
large hole in the earth at her feet,
into which her remains fell. PeO-
pie within 200 yards of her were
knocked down and Frustrated by the
shock, two women had their legs para
| lyZed, and lad had his shoes torn
from his feet. The affair created the
widest excitement, and the people
were panic stricken.
A violent storm of thunder and rain
broke over Pittsburg, Pa, and vicinity
the fourth, and much property was de-
strOyed, while 10 or more people lost
their lives. A party belonging to
German Lutheran picnic at Ross grove
on the West Pennsylvania road, a few
miles up the Allegheny had gathered
under a tree for protection when it fell,
killing 10 and seriously injuring Is,
four or five of whom it is feared will
die. The dead and injured are all from
the borough of Sharpsburg, and among
the killed are Reed Miller and daughter
and the daughter of the Lutheran
preacher. Lightning struck the Vesta
oil works of LockpOrt, Frew & Co. at
Negley's run, and they were entirely
destroyed, and the loss is 100000. A
stable at East Liberty was struck by
lightning, and three horses were burned.
A Touring mill on 3Sth street, Pitts
burg, was struck by lightning and de-
stroyed.
The greatest excitement prevails at
Port Deposit, Md, over a fearful trag-
edy the fourth, from which certainly
two and probably three lives will be
lost. William McGill of Port Deposit,
machinest, some time since worked
up model for new stove, and his
employers, Armstrong & Co., had it
patented, claiming that it was theirs.
McGill insisted upon receiving benefits
from it, but these were denied, and he
had been out of employment a long
time. Yesterday morning he met the
the two Armstrong;, James of Balti-
more and Thomas of Port Deposit, and
asked a settlement, but they told him
they had no settlement to make, and
he got them to go into his place of bus
mess to talk over the dispute, when he
Immediately drew a revolver and shot
them and then shot himself, dying al
most instantly. James is expected to
die, but Thomas may possibly recover
All three have families.