St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-31

burg, was quite seriously injured Sat
urday night. His wagon was Overturn-
ed and he caught his foot in the wheels.
The State Reform School at Vergen-
mes has one hundred and twenty-five
inmates-One hundred and two boys
and twenty girls,
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Henry DelOrme, of Burlington, an in
mate of the state reform school at Yer
GENES, met with distressing accident
Monday last. In company with several
other boys he was engaged in gathering
walnuts from one of the many trees up
on the ground, when, stepping upon a
small limb, it broke off, and he caught
to a limb over his head, which proved
to be dead and gave way, precipitating
the unfortunate boy some twenty feet
to the ground. He fell face downward,
breaking his right wrist-bOth bones
short off, and breaking almost entirely
off all the fingers of his left hand at the
lower JOINT, making the amputation of
all the fingers Il necessity, us the bones,
ligaments and all the arteries were sew
cred.
The Burlington gas light company
propose to use petroleum us gasmak-
ing material.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A young man by the name of Lover
in, of RichfOrd, recently attempted to
commit suicide by taking Paris green.
Emetics saved his life.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Gregory Smith of
st. Adams, sailed for Liverpool Satur-
day, on the Allan steamship Circassian,
from Quebec. They will spend the
winter in Italy, for the benefit of Mr..
Smiths health.
At Sheldon, Patrick McEnany, ia
miliarly known as Little Pat" was
brought before Justice Green on some
day of last week, on complaint of the
States Attorney, charging him with
having neglected and refused to obey
a state subpoena in "a rum case" of
State Buck, and was fined $40 and
costs, amounting altogether to $I7.60.
This example is respectfully commend
ed to the States Attorney in Washing
ton county.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
A span of horses, with a carryall, con-
tanning Hon. A. P. Bonney, wife and
daughter, ran away Thursday afternoon
in Belvidere. To check theiI course he
refined them against an iron fence. The
occupants were thrown out Mr.. Bon
ney was badly bruised and the ladies
slightly injured. One of the horses was
so badly injured as to require being
killed.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Miss Abbie Wright, the American
lady who was killed in Switzerland in
July by the Overturning of Il carriage,
was born at Bradford, where she resid
ed until IL few years ago, in the capaci-
ty of hOusekeeper for her brother, Hon.
Hubbard Wright, prominent local
politician, who in early life had been
raftsman on the Connecticut river. An
other brother, who went to New York.
to "seek his fortune" became president
of the Bank Note Engraving company,
and at his death she inherited his large
estate. She was travelling with party
of New York friends, and the accident
occurred because of the kicking of re-
fractory horse attached to the carriage
in which she was riding.
Jake Ford was arrested at West RAN
dolph for drunkenness, disturbing the
peace, and for furnishing Intoxicating
liquors for others to drink. He plead
guilty and was fined $50, including
costs. A quantity of liquor that was
found at his house was forfeited.
L. J. Page, of West Randolph, was
badly bitten in the foot by dog in
Bethel few days ago.
Asa and Edison Magoon, of Orange.
have been held in the sum of 5000 and
$500 respectively, for stealing turkeys.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
At Holland, recently, Mark Earring
ton fell from beam in a barn and was
so badly injured that he survived less
than two hours. He leaves a wife and
five children.
Mr.. Jasper Cummings of E. Charles
ton met with bad accident last week
Monday. 1t appears that he was car
rying a tub of salt down the cellar. go
ing down backwards, when he missed
his footing and fell to the bottom, his
head striking against the jagged stone
wall, causing a deep punctured scalp
wound, and badly bruising his head.
which was followed by profuse hemor
rhage.
Newport is to have new veneer