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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19

While riding in Ooat on Centerville
pond, BrattlebOro, Willie, bright H.
years-old son of L. P. Alden, was car
RED over the dam, and striking on the
rocks some fifteen feet below, was kill
ed. A young son of III. P. Matthews,
who was also in the boat, in some un-
accountable manner escaped serious in
jury.
A five-years-Old son of Allen Phelps,
OF Marshtield, ran his hand into a ma
chine used for splitting sole leather in
boot and shoe shop the other day. 1t
opened all four of his fingers to below
the second joint, splitting the bone
about in the middle.
Allie Gilmore, 12-years-old son of
w. ID, Gilmore, Esq.,, of Fairlee, while
passing one of the company streets at
the late muster in Bradford, was caught
by one of the soldiers and tossed in a
blanket. Being frightened, he caught
hold of the side of the blanket and was
thrown out sideways, breaking his arm
above the elbow. -.-
Thomas Bartlett, baggage master
on the Passumpsic railroad, living at
Wells River, was caught while coupling
cars Wednesday and seriously injured.
He was crushed so badly as to cause
blood to issue from his mouth. There
are but little hopes of his recovery.
Thirty of the children in the home
Tor destitute children at Burlington
nave the measles; but none are very
sick. - =
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
German Cities.

Cologne was the first. We spent a
Sunday there and were not disappOint-
ed from what we had heard) to find
halt the shops open in the afternoon and
some fruit stands on the street. Yet
most of the people seem to go out of
the city for the latter part of the day.
Many steamboats, on the Rhine were
loaded to the full, and the little villages
in the suburbs had many visitors. We
much enjoyed the English (Episcopal)
service in the morning, and hardly less
Il children's service in the Cathedral in
the afternoon. The singing, as with all
Germans, was very fine, and we could
catch just enough of the preaching to
the children to interest us in the preach
er's purpose, if not in all his words.
This Cathedral is regarded as one of
the very finest specimens of Gothic
architecture in the world. 1t was be-
gun over 600 years ago, has been
wrought upon at intervals during near
y C'SiJ SS"ouiy oihSO, OuG d lew Years
more will be required for its completion.
1t is $50 feet long, 200 wide, it's walls
are $50 feet high, and the two principal
towers-now 400 feet-will be 500 feet
in height when completed. One other
tower, of the 5000 towers and turrets of
the huge pile, reaches $50 feet, and
from its highest stair-landing We had a
magnificent outlook. The city was at
our feet; the men in the streets seemed
like pigmies; from out of the seven
mountains issued the broad Rhine, and
far to the north it stretched itself, while
the wide and fertile valley laughed in
the clear sunlight and danced with
waving harvests. We were sorry that
we could not tary for week on that
high eyry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
Sheffield.


FIRE.-Monday night fire was dis
covered in the barn of Stephen Switser,
which communicated with the house by
means of the shed, and all the buildings
were consumed with their contents.
There were two families living in the
house, and but little was saved except
the clothing hastily put on by the oc-
cupants. They were farm buildings,
occupied by Mr.. Switser and his son as
two tenements. All the hay and grain
in the barn, and produce and furniture
in the house were burned. The build
ings were new, and insured for $500.
Loss about double that amount.
1t is believed that the fire was in
cendiary. Young Switser was at st.
JOhnsbury at the time, but his father
heard a rap at the door, and on it's be-
ing repeated, he arose and went to the
door and saw the fire just breaking out
in the barn. There had been no light
carried to the barn the evening before
by Mr.. Switser. This same barn was
set on fire last April, but the window of
the sleeping room next the barn being
open, the smoke awoke the occupants
and the fire was put out. This young
man Switser is one of the men convicted
of tar and feathering a man at Sutton
a few weeks ago, and some think this
fife is an out-growth of that.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
Passumpsic Railroad.

The 34th annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Connecticut and Pas
sumpsic Rivers Railroad Company was
held at the Memphremagog House
Thursday afternoon. President Ray
mond presented the report of the direc-
tors, which has already been printed.
The old Board of Directors was re-
elected, with the exception of Judge
Redfield, who was not eligible, owing
to law passed at the last session, and
S. S. Thompson of Lyndonville, was
chosen in his place. Votes were cast
representing 5000 shares of stock. The
following are the Directors chosen
EmmOns Raymond, w. X. Blodgett
Amos Barnes, G. c. Brown, F. A. Peters
Alden Spear, S. S. Thompson, Lucius
Robinson, Stephen Foster. The Board
subsequently elected E. Raymond, Pres
ident; N. P. Lowering, Treasurer, and
Elijah Cleveland, Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19

Fevers are quite prevalent in town.
r Twenty-eight car loads of bark were
carried over the Pass. r. R., one day
last week.
Emory Bemis' team was stolen from
his barn last Sunday night. The horse
has been found in Derby, where Bemis
horse was left and another stolen. II
is thought that the three men who broke
Jail last Sunday night are the thieves.
Aaron Twombly has conveyed his
house to FL. E. Fletcher.
There were AZ names on the pay roll
at the box factory last month.
Two drunken rowdies from another
town were arrested Monday night by
deputy sheriff Silsby and taken to St.
Johnsbury Jail.
The Lyndonville schools commenced
last week with G.. F. Dunklee, who
taught there last term, as teacher of the
higher department, and Miss Colby in
the primary school.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
Wide Awake Poultry Club.

At meeting of the fanciers in this
vicinity, the above name was chosen
for the association, with the following
officers: President, N. P. Bowman, St
Johnsbury. Vice Presidents, w. L.
SWEET, A. w. Hastings, w. Fl. Wheeler
St. Johnsbury, c. L. Stevens, Danville
A. c. Farmer, Burke; j. F. T. Wallace,
Barnet; c. H. Curtis, Bradford K. A
Balch, Lunenburg; Geo. A. Pierce,
Derby Line; A. o. Gates, Morrisville.
Secretary, Charles S. Hastings, ST.
Johnsbury. Treas, w. L. SWEET. Ad-
journed to Saturday, Sept. 9th, at n
o'clock p. m. to Railroad Office over
pOstOffice. All interested are particu.
larly invited to attend.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19

Suggestions in regard to having the
stove put up in the sitting room begin
to grow more earnest. @
Maine and California are the two
great abutments of the Republican
bridge across the country, and Ohio
will go up as centre Cincinnati
| Commercial.
John Mcmillan of Rutland, VT, a
strolling printer, recently employed by
the New Bedford Mercury, and his
brother, George, another compositOr
have fallen heirs to $4,000 apiece by
the death of a Rochester IN. " uncle
The independent in Yazoo prefers
life to assassination, as appears by the
fact that eleven leading independents
in that county publish card that they
will now support the Democratic ticket
with the utmost cordiality.
A New York merchant recently re-
ceived an answer to dispatch sent to
Shanghai, China, six hours previously.
Shanghai is $4,000 miles distant from
New York by telegraph, and the mes
sage travelled at the rate of 100 miles a
minute.
The late Rev. DR.. Patton of New
Haven left $500 apiece to the American
Home missionary society, American
missionary association and the Ameri-
can Board, and $3.50 apiece to Middle
bury (Vt.) college and Howard univer-
sity at Washington, D. G.
The humane citizens of Silverton,
Col, are erecting houses of refuge at
points on their new toll road between
that place and Antelope Park, and are
importing large number of st. Ber-
nard dogs, which will be kept for the
purpose OF rescuing persons who get
lost in snow storms. Rope tenders are
to be placed at the many places expos
ed to snowslides.
The robbers of the Manhattan Bank
of New York have sent in disguised
hand to the Herald of that city a letter
enclosing a one hundred dollar regis
tered bond aud one thousand dollar
bond belonging to poor woman named
Tyson. They were unable to use either.
The editor of the Herald has forwarded
them to the bank officials.
The Chicago Times correspondent,
who writes from the scene of the trial
of the ChisOlm murderers, says that an
attempt was made one nj ght to induce
MIR. Morris, the counsel for the prose-
cution, to go out upon the highway, by
man calling him in the simulated
voice of a negro. The person calling
would not approach the lawyer, so it
was suspected that it was some person
wishing to shoot him. The same law
We, who is a Democrat, said that if
Gully was acquitted, Judge Hamm, who
presided at the trial, would be shot be-
fore year had passed, if he stayed in
that country.
The lion business has become so
active at Pittsburg, Pa, that new pud-
ding furnaces are being built Large
orders for iron are refused at prices that
would have been gladly accepted thirty
days ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
Jail Delivery.

Jail Delivery.
Frank Dean, Henry Malloy, and Geo.
Sherwood-all the prisoners in Jail at
this place, escaped some time during
Sunday night. From the tracks left
behind them, it seems that Dean was
the captain general of the expedition,
and by piece of wood which he OBJ
tanned he was enabled to either keep
the door of his cell from fastening when
the TAILOR locked them in for the night,
or else he pried the iron clip" off so
much as to allow the door of his cell to
open. When once out in the main
room, he opened the cell doors of his
companions, and then the three broke
out ventilatOr in Deans cell through
which they all three crawled, feet first
probably, reaching said ventilator by
means of the bedstead which was set
up on one end. When through this
hOle-which is Is inches long by eight
inches deep-they were in the corridor
but inside the Jail. They then tried
to take out some brick under window
in the hall, but for some reason aban-
doned this plan. They then reached
the upper story by means of ladder
which was left there, and succeeded in
removing large stone so as to come
at the attic window which was not grated.
They then took their bed clothing and
made rope by which they slid down
outside the Jail and escaped.
Dean is the man who was arrested by
deputy sheriff David Trull for entering
McIndoe's depot and the account o.
his arrest, and escape with Trull''
watch, was given in the Caledonian o
Aug. %. Malloy was arrested for horse
stealing last week, and brought to thi
place from Island Pond. Sherwood il
the same fellow who gave officer Pratt
of Concord the slip at the depot in this
place ten days ago, when the circus was
here. The impression of those who
have interviewed the Jail since the es-
cape is, that it was not much of trick
after all.
1t is supposed the Jail birds flew
north, as Emery Bemis of Lyndon fec
two men Monday evening who after
wards stole his horse, wagon and har-
ness. This horse, however, they left il
Derby and took better one to go into
Canada with. Sheriff Sulloway receiv.
ed a telegram from Canada, and he
went north at o'clock Wednesday
morning, but the thieves have not YET
been caught.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
Vermont News.

Otis Darling of Woodbury. has been
committed to Jail for horse stealing.
Charles Church of Moretown was
fined $3.50 for liquor selling on the
Waitstield fair grounds.
Curtis Carpenter of Montpelier, who
had an eye injured recently by piece
of steel, has had the eye removed the
operation being necessary to save the
other eye.
Robert Williams, employed on the
Ross farm at Clarendon, aged about
81 years, took Paris green Sunday and
died from the effects of the poison
Monday afternoon. No known cause
for the act.
Mrs. Amasa Jones, an estimable lady
of StratfoId, while laboring under a
temporary fit of insanity occasioned by
sickness, committed suicide 10y drown
ing in watering trough on Monday
night.
Otis Gray of Calais, whose son was
recently killed by the caving of sand
bank, has sued j. V. r. Kent fol $1,000
damages, claiming that the accident
was due to an excavation by Mr.. Kent.
NEVER THROW SToNEs.-On Mon
day Peter Vayo, about IL years OF age,
died from the effects of injuries received
last Wednesday. On that day, while
standing in the street, he was struck in
the stomach by stone weighing four
pounds, thrown by a young boy named
Curtis, and was so injured that he lived
only until Monday. 1t is supposed that
the affair was accidental. If the stone
was thrown deliberately and with a
purpose there is a good opportunity for
proceedings against young Curtis.-St.
Adams Messenger.
"AND You, Too Rev. Mr.. McAnn,
of the Methodist church, in his sermon
on Sunday morning, cited the case of a
drunken wretch whom he saw convey
ed to his home in wagon. He said the
driver OF the vehicle acted as though
he were ashamed of what he was doing /;
''but," said the preacher, "that man
was not to blame for the condition of
the poor wretch he had loaded into his
wagon. The authorities of st. Adams
are to blame" And sure enough, the
speaker was not much out of the way
in his statement.-St. Adams Messen-
ger.
The air of the Adirondacks has prov
ed very beneficial to Gen. j. S. Peck of
Montpelier, and after short stay at
his home he has returned to Leon Lake
and will spend the month of October in
the woods. Hon. c. w. Willard goes
with him, accompanied by his son, Ash
ton X. Willard, and we trust he will re-
ceive equal benefit from the fine air of
the wilderness.
Henry Cummings of Manchester was
accidentally killed the other day by
his older brother, who was fooling with
shotgun. e
Emily Bustead, who has been sick at
Bellows Falls with the smallpox, died
Thursday night. No new cases are re-
ported. @ -
Artist VIM. NJ. Hunt of Boston was a
son of Johnathan Hunt of Brattleboro,
who represented the I'd congressional
! district at the time of his death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
McIndoe's Falls.


c. L. Duncan, our station agent, is
confined to his house with the rheu-
matte fever.
Herbert, son of Abial Chamberlain,
fell from an apple tree last Friday, and
at this time his physician says there. is
not the slightest hope of recovery.
The dealers in the ardent in this
vicinity, are getting somewhat anxious.
Oliver Shaumpnee, few days since
was brought before Justice A. S. Moore
and fined 5000 and costs, and George
w. Stevens of Monroe, who has so long
defied man and his Maker, was arraign-
ed before Judge Blodgett and fined 500
and costs $34.41. The funds not forth
coming he was committed to Haverhill
Jail.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19

FREE TUlTIoN.-Capt. Curtis, presi-
dent of Norwich University, gives no
tlce that he will admit free of charge
for room rent and tuition, and at re-
duced rates for bOard-upon conditions
to be settled by letter-two young men
from every county in Vermont. Said
young men must be not less than five
feet four inches tall and over sixteen
years OF age, and of good character and
habits. He is enabled to make this
offer through the generosity of a for
mer graduate, who will meet the ex-
pense. The Central Vermont railroad
Will grant half-fare tickets over their
lines to cadets admitted under this ar
rangement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
Barnet.

Barnet.
C.. Ii. Hall has moved from the hotel
here to the hotel at East Hardwick and
c. T. Greenbanks is now landlord here,
while running his livery stable the same
as before.
People are beginning to ship their
diaries of butter; 2l2 tubs went off
Monday.
S. C. Harvey & family from Boston
are spending few days with their
friends in town.
S. NJ. Story will sell at auction on
Saturday, Oct. 4th, the valuable mill
privilege, store house, etc, known as
the Greenbank factory site, in Stevens
village. Also their late residence and
about two acres of land. This place is
better known as the j. Q. Hoyt home
stead, and is desirable location.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
Waterford.


Charles Carpenters barns of West
Littleton, was struck by lightning the
9Th inst, and burned with all his hay
and grain, and most of his farming
tools. The loss falls heavily on Mr.. c.
as there was no insurance and he had
just finished new house which he has
been building the present summer.
j. W. Hastings and wife have return
ed from Peaks Island. They had a
very pleasant time.
They have been repairing the church
at the Upper village. 1t now looks
very neat and tidy.
While A. T. johnson was driving a
nail the other day, a piece hit one OF
his eyes and it is feared he will lose the
sight.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
North Walden.

John Cole ia blind many and his wife
started to visit Mr.. Hogaboom one day
last week, and while on their way the
horse became frightened and ran. The
united efforts of Mr.. and Mrs. Cole to
stop him proved in vain, but at last he
was run into the ditch. Both were
thrown out, Mrs. Cole striking on her
head and iujuring her spine so that she
has been unable to move up to the
present time, but the physician thinks
that she will recover. Mr.. Cole held
on to the lines and was dragged several
rods, but at last succeeded in stopping
the horse, but not until he had received
several severe bruises, which will lay
him up some time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
Sudden Death.

Mr.. Joel Richards of Kirby dropped
dead of apOplexy in Hall 81 Switser's
furniture store in this place on Wednes-
day, about 10 o'clock a. m. Mr.. Rich
ards was in the store transacting bust
ness, when he suddenly dropped to the
floor, and expired before a physician
could be called. He was about 65 years
old, quite large and was predisposed to
apoplexy. A daughter and neighbors
were here attending the fair, and they
were soon notified of what had hap
pened and came up and took charge of
the remains, which in the meantime had
been properly cared for by those pres
eut.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
Struck by Lightning.

oGIuCA ny AlSALuluS.
During the thunder storm Wednes-
day morning, lightning entered the
house of Mr.. Hiram Russell, who lives
opposite the Fair Ground, stunning
and burning Mrs. Goss, an elderly lady
relative, also scOrching Mr.. Russells
daughter, but doing very little injury
to the house. The electric fluid seemed
to have come down the lightning con-
ductOr ON the back side of the house,
and when some three or four feet from
the ground, part or all of the bolt left
the rod and entered the house, tearing
Off the clapbOards and passing into a
room where there were several persons.
The electric current passed directly
across Mrs. Goss's chest, burning it to
blister, and partially paralyzing or
stunning her. Miss Russell was doing
some work at the iron sink, and the
lightning passed down her right arm to
her hand, burning the skin, and then
evidently escaping through the sink
waste pipe, as no further trace of it can
be found. The hole where the light
ming entered is about half an inch in
diameter and is round and smooth. No
place can be found where it escaped.
Mrs. Lawrence and a man were also in
the room at the time, but escaped in
jury. The house was filled with smoke
and a sulphurOus smell, and Mrs. Goss's
breath smelled of sulphur for hours
alter the shock. The house was not
hred. 1t is not known if there was any
ueiect In the conductor. Barns are
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
Court of Insolvency.
STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF oAr,pr

STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF CALEDONIA.
pI Notice is hereby given that Albert Brock Of
the 18th day of September, A D. 1879. fIed in this
court his petition in insolvency; and that meet
ing OF ms creditors, to prove their debts and In
aeld at the Probate Office in St Johnsbury. in sa;S
ten o'clock in the forenoon - Ae''' AZ
And that the payment of any debts and a.
uenveflng OF any property belonging to said debit
VI 70 MN OF Tor his use, and the transfer of anv
st Johnsbury, Sept. IS A. d. is79 ZOO
Ssloo HENRY FRENCH, Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
eNew advertisements.
Il me WAICHES REPAIRED and rated a
l. -----< HOWARD & R0WELL'S.
WRESTLING MATCH

There will be wrestling match at Town Hall
St Johnsbury, SATURDAY evening, Sept. 20. be,
tween G. A: Wells of West Concord, and Nat. r,
champion of the world. Best in s; 500 and
champion badge Of N. E. The age and weight Of
contestants is alike-2s years, las lbs. Champion
cts. IS and IS cents, for sale at Moore's clotbino
store, and Spencer's jewelry store it,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19
BirfHs.
Reahs.

At North Danville, Sept. 16, Miss Carrie French
aged about 16 years. Daughter of Mrs. D. C
Mcfarland.
At Hardw1ck, Sept H. Mr.. Lysander Cross, aged
rs years.
At Monroe N. H, Sept. 4, Lot Whitcomb, aged
"a years, formerly of Stockbridge vt.
At North Thetford, Sept. 5th Aaron Wilcox
aged 95 years. pensioner of the war of 1879, and
the Oldest man in Orange county. He lived and
died on the place where he was born.
At West Burke, Sept. 16, Joseph Parker, aged
s0-formerly of Sutton.
At Waterford, Sept, IL, Ida Remick, aged Is
wife of Mr.. Edwin Tisdale
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19

-Duprez g. Benedict's Minstrel
troupe are announced to give an enter
tainment at the town hall, Friday eve
ming, Oct. 10. This company number
"a persons. They give street parade
with their band and an open air concert
before the performance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19

STATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
~ In Probate Court holden at the Probate Office
IN st. Johnsbury, on the 18th day of Sept, A. D.
Epf lam ID: Dut n, administrator de bonis
non, upon the estate of Joel Hamblin, late of
Hardwick, in said district deceased makes appl-
cation to said Court for lie sell the whole of
the real estate of said deceased representing that
sald sale would be beneficial to the heirs and all
interested in said estate for the purpose of con-
vertlng the same into mOnev, and said administra-
tor has produced II Corr The consent and appro-
baton in Whiting of all the heirs to said estate re-
siding in this state the sfs1tnT of said license
Whereupon, it is ordered bv sail. Court that said
application come under consideration and be heard
on the 4th day of Oct der, A. D. 1879 at the Pro-
bate Ot1ce in st. JOhnsbury; and it is further
ordered that all persons interested be notified
heGeo1 by publication of notice of this application
and order thereon three weeks successfully in the
Caledonian, printed at st. Johnsbury, before said
tune Of hearing that they may appear at said time
ana place, and If they see cause, object thereto
By the Court Attest
s9lOl HENRY FRENCH, Register.