St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-21
900; insurance $4,000.


terest. Collector Robinson thinks it
will be almost impossible to collect it
from the common people.
Brien Mcclure fell dead in the grad
ed school yard at Bennington, Monday.
Heart disease was the cause.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
About half-past eight last night, DR..
Plants family, who live on South Main
street, were startled by the ringing of
the door-bell. Upon answering the call,
they found that an elm tree had been
blown down and struck the bell. 1t is
very natural, of course, that the tree,
being threatened with death, should
make an effort to call the doctor.-St.
Adams Messenger.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Dan Dennison, of Chelsea, accident
ally ran a stake into his neck about
two inches, but will come out of the
scrape all right.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Hannibal Kittle, a young man at
work near North Troy, recently en-
deavOred to commit suicide by taking
cedar oil. The attempt was failure
w. P. Dodge, a wealthy and infuen-
tial Barton Landing citizen, is said to
have skipped the town because of liza
bility as bondsman for a certain estate
The customs receipts at Newport for
the first week in November were about
$4,000. One item in this amount was
that of $l,1O0 duty on forty tons of
copper ore shipped from the Capleton
mines.
Hayden Skinner of North Troy was
recently committed to the House of
Correction, but the superintendent
would not receive him on account of
his having been committed by a court
not having the proper authority.
On Saturday evening a section hand
named Wood, on the Southeastern rail-
way, was run over by hand-car, Sc
verely injuring him. On Sunday after
noon, a son of c. w. Chappell of East
RichfOrd, loaded an old gun with pow
der and went to play. The gun burst,
and fragment hit him in the left eye
The fragment measured three-fourths
of an inch long by one-fourth wide,
passing little to one side of the eye.
1t caused the eye to RIM out.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Freddie TOsney, lad IL years old,
while attempting to climb upon a NOV
ing freight train at Northtield, slipped
and fell under the cars. Both legs were
run over, terribly decorating them, and
seriously fracturing one of them. 1t is
feared amputatiOn will be necessary.
John Batchelder of Barre came near
losing All eye, while dressing stone, a
small piece lodging in his eye, making
ii dangerous surgical operation neces-
sary.
There were mailed at the Montpelier
post office during the first seven days
of this month 6,067 letters and postal
cards, and 1896 pieces of ID. Sd and
4th class matter.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
During the week ending Friday last,
the total number of pieces of mail mat
ter handled at the Brattleboro post
office was 1875.
AT Grafton the floor of one of Charles
Wizards apple bins gave way few
days since, and about 500 bushels of
apples went into the river. His neigh
bOrs like sweet cider, and don't like to
see things wasted, so they turned out
EN- masse and soon put his apples on
dry land, well washed and all right.
Joseph Smith, at Brattleboro seven
teen months ago while eating chow
der, fancied that he had swallowed IA
fish bone. There has been Il sort of
tickling pain in his throat ever since
but physicians, examining him, could
find nothing there. He coughed inces-
sanity, so that his friends thought he
was going into consumption. The other
day he had an unusually violent fit
of coughing, and finally spit out bone
of an inch long and s of an inch wide,
thin and broad like blade, so that it
had lain up close to his throat. The
pain Immediately ceased and lie has
stopped coughing.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Dennis Harrigan of Sharon, missed
his way on Il recent dark night, and
walked into the river. He was rescued
by men who heard his cries for help.
Hartford has been the native place of
twelve ministers and six ministers
wives, also of sixteen deacons and
twenty deacons' wives, and thee doc
tors.
In Chicago, family supplies of all
kinds have advanced about Is to 20 per
cent since August last.
The ensuing year, 1880, will he rath-
ell peculiar us regards its holidays, three
of which will occur on Sunday, namely,
Washington's birthday, Decoration day
and July 4.
The Grand Trunk company's receipts
for the week ending Nov. I, were $34,-
900 in excess Ofthe corresponding week
of last year. The increase for several
weeks past has exceeded 100000 per
week. The cOmpany's rolling stock is
taxed to its utmost extent IN fleighting