St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-09
Vermont News.

j. j. Kendall's numbering mills at
West Newport, VT, were burned Mon
day. Loss $500.
The grass is green, bat the person
who has cast off his winter clothing is
greener.-H. Adams Messenger.
The other day physician was called
to visit Mrs. Cassius Martin, of Marsh
field, who was complaining of nausea.
He gave her an emetic, which caused
her to vOmit up IL snake, IL inches long.
Seven tons of cheese, manufactured
at the Lamoille Valley Factory at West
Milton, last summer, were shipped
from Boston, last week, having been
stored there all winter, to Liverpool,
England, to be sold on commission.
George B. Nimblett, formerly of
Hinesburg, and Il member of the old
Vermont Cavalry, was recently killed
at Rockford, Iowa, by the fall of il drill
where they had been sinking well.
Two young men, by the name of
Remington, belonging in Wallingford,
in attempting to cross Il bridge near
Rutland, Monday evening, missed the
road and went into Otter Creek, which
is now very high. One Of them sue
ceeded in reaching the shore, but the
other one and their team went down
the stroaig and no trace of them has
been found yet.
After four days trial at Hydepark,
The jury got the case of SpoOneI VS.. the
Vermont Mutual Insurance Company
and returned IL verdict for the plaintiff
of 1862 and the costs. The principal
defence i'll the case was an attempt to
prove that he fired his own buildings,
but the Jury did not so find the facts.
The case has been five years pending.
Exceptions were taken by the defend
ant.
Miss Annie MiddlebrOOk, daughter OF
David d. Middicbrook, of Ferrisburg,
while riding was thIOwn from her horse
and remOunting, proceeded but short
distance when the animal became I'M
manageable and she was thrown to the
ground and received several kicks, one
leaving upon her right arm the imprint
of large part of the shoe, while another
cut a dangerous wound Immediately
over the right temple, the shoe cork
penetrating its full depth into her fore
mead. She was taken up insensible and
remains in Il very critical condition.
Geo. w. Jenness of Barton, met with
Il team accident on Tuesday last, that
resulted in breaking both bones of one
leg near the knee, and the small bone
near the ankle. He hitched up a
strange horse, which proved to be con-
hary, with colt, and as he attempted
to drive out of his door yard the con-
trary horse wheeled around and broke
the wagon pole. Mr.. Jenness seeing
the danger jumped out, and the leg was
probably broken by his fall.-MOnitor.
Among the Vermont orators on Dec
Grafton Day are Col. w. G. Veasey, at
Lowell, Mass. Hon. George H. Bige-
low, at Brandon; Col. Charles H. Joyce
ut Montpelier; Hon. Henry Ballard, at
Portland; Capt. Joel c. Baker, at
Poultney, and Col. A. F. Walker, at
Manchester.
The steamer A. Williams made her
first trip across the Lake, Thursday.
During the winter the Williams was
built over, twelve feet being added to
her length (making her 1872 feet long),
Il new boiler put in, and thorough re-
pairs being made throughout. She is
now practically new boat and is both
staunch and handsome.-FreeP Press.
There is town in Bennington county
where cash has been scarce and evasive
and the OdOriferOus skunks numerous
and Obtrusive. So the inhabitants sal
lied out en- masse the other day to con-
vert the latter into the former, and at
ter a vigorous crusade captured 700 of
the animals and took from them $1,000
worth of skins. The winds that watt
from that locality, however, discount
Ceylon's spicy breezes in point of pun
gency, if no other respect, but the citi-
zens don't mind, for they all joined in
the chase and bear about them the same
charming perfume, and, like two peo-
pie who have eaten onions, none per-
ceiveth the offence of his neighbOr.
John Denison, assistant postmaster at
Brandon, has been suspended from Of