St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-15
Vermont News.

Probably the lowest taxed town ~
Vermont is st. George, which imposes
no town tax this year.
It is said that the Reform School al
Vergennes has one of the best conducted
Sunday schools in Vermont.
DR.. E. S. Peck of Burlington has re-
turned from his three years absence IL
Europe, in excellent health.
A Young man in Ripton, while stand,
ing still the other day fell down and
spTained his wrist badly. Moral: Keep
travelling
Joseph Plant of East ROxbury put a
bullet into his wrist while fOoling with
revolver the 9th.
S. w. Porter of Springfield, VT, 81
wears old but still able to do most OF
the town clerks work, has been re-
elected to the position for the 31st time
Bennington county elected demo
crat, John Sibley, for county commits
siOneT.
The town of Springfield, VT, elected
MISC Whitney superintendent Of
schools.
This ETHEREAL mildness must be very
narrowing to the feelings of poor Ven
nor.
At BrattleborO, the other night, q
servant girl on her way home in pub
lie street, was seized by an unknown
tramp, who attempted, under cover Of
the darkness, to throw her upon the
sidewalk. She was too quick and strong
for him, and, after hard struggle got
away, although he tried to smother hel
cries by choking her and threatening to
murder her.
Rev. Loren Hildreth of North Troy
died the 9Th, aged 81 years. He was a
resident of that place over 80 years, had
held many positions of trust and was
highly esteemed as an influential citi-
zen.
E. Morton Smith predicts that o. E
Butterfield of Wilmington will be Hon.
Jed. P. Ladd's successor as state audi
tor. This is beginning the canvass rath-
er early.
A native of ''sunny Italy" passed
through Burlington, the other day, and
bought several small articles in two OF
three different places, in each instance
paying for the same in fifty dollar coup-
terfeit bills.
A novelty in town elections was a
vote passed at Rutland, authorizing the
selectmen to furnish transportation by
rail, to and from town meeting, to
voters in West Rutland, Sutherland
Falls and other outside settlements.
The Newport Express tells the fol-
lowing "A small child, son of John
Anderson, of Craftsbuy, got sewing
needle in his side, near the short ribs,
recently; the needle broke leaving
about half an inch of it imbedded in the
flesh. A doctor was sent for, but failed
to extract the piece of needle. A lady
friend told them she knew of similar
case where the fresh tongue of a fox
was applied, and at the end of IL hours,
ON removing the tongue the needle was
out of the wound and adhered to the
tongue. The friends set about finding
the tongue of a fox, and found one,
though it was quite dry but nothing
discouraged, it was soaked out and APP
piled ; in "a hours they were rewarded
for their labors for the needle was drawn
from the side, and by the tongue.
CATTLE ATTACKED BY RATs.-FOr
some time past Erastus Chase, of Calais,
has been troubled With a swarm of rats,
which have attacked his cattle and eaten
holes in their hides. The other night
his hired man went into the barn Just
in season to see a swarm of rats emerge
from hole, and killed eight at once.
A few moments after a young heifer
was seen to plunge madly about, and
examination revealed an enormous rat
on its back, cOntentedly sucking from
hole which it had made in the ami
mails hide. Poison and other methods
have been resorted to, but without
avail, and the depredations of the ro-
dents have increased to such an extent
that Mr.. Chase fears that he will have
to give them the entire use of the barn
in order to save his cattle.
Rev. C. w. Clark, the Congregational
pastor of Stockbridge and Pittsfeld, re-
moves to Georgia early in April.
Daniel Randall of Windham, "a years
old, hung himself with trace chain in
his barn the other day, extreme poverty
and family troubles being the cause.
A good many Waterbury people were
mad the other day when they were
charged 10 cents apiece for admission
to the village hall to attend the exam
nation of young Stranahan, who tried
to shoot his sweetheart.
A butterfly Matched out in Calais
stable the other day, and has since
made itself perfectly at home on the
premises.
The health of ex-Congressman Will
lard of Montpelier is improving during
his visit to the Arkansas Hot SPRINGS.
and he will remain there some time
longer.
Montpelier rejoices in ten miles of
sidewalks in good condition.
The Passumpsic railroad has brought
another suit in Montreal against the
Southeastern road for $780, 900 damages.
for tearing up the track of the latter in
October last, when under a lease to the
plaintiffs.
Two barns, COW shed, six tons OF
nay and eight cows belonging to Ange-
line Hill of Poultney, were burned last
Saturday. A ninth COW barely escaped
The loss is about 5000; and SI25 in
surance. The fire is supposed to have
been set by tramp.
-Four Glover school boys, who at
tackled and expelled their teacher tbe
other day when he was furnishing one
OF their number, were taken before a
justice, and their fines and costs for as
sault and disturbance amount to about
$50 apiece.
The republicans have won in Naw