St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-25
Vermont News.

FAST HORSE SoLD.-Gen. Grout Of
Barton, has sold his trotting horse
''Oliver Twist" to the proprietor OF
Young's hotel in Boston for over $1,000
REVISION OF THE LAws.-Gov. Proc
tor has appointed ex-Congressman c.
w. Willard of Montpelier, and Col. w
G. Veazey of Rutland commissioners to
revise the public laws of the state.
RUTLAND SCALE WoRKs.-It is said
the Rutland scale works have just Sc
cured large amount of additional cap
ital by the purchase by a New York
firm of SIS, 900 in stock and $4,000 in
bonds.
BRADFORD MUsTER.-The annual
Muster of the First Regiment national
guard at Bradford, has been postponed
to the I'd. Sd, 4th, 5th and 9th of Sep
TENDER.
KICKED.-Wesley Pickett of New
York, in attempting to stop a pair OF
frightened horses at Bradford on the
18th inst, was kicked and had his leo
badly broken above the knee. Geo
Messenger, of the firm of Messenger &
Hazen, tanners of Norwich, was kicked
by favOrite horse the other evening,
breaking his knee pan, which will re-
suit undoubtedly in the loss of the use
of his leg.
FIRE BY LIGHTNING.-The two barns
of Hiram Wilkins, in Colchester, three
miles beyond WinOoski, were struck by
lightning, Tuesday afternoon, and con-
sumed, with all their contents. One
barn was completely filled with new
hay.
SINGULAR CAsE.-Miss Emma Ayerill
OF Marshfield, had a tooth extracted
July 9th, and Immediately went into an
unconscious state and has remained so
most of the time. She took nothing
previous to having the tooth extracted
that could have caused this.
BAD CAsE.-The Woodstock Stand
ard says that young man of Quechee.
who has been suffering for nearly a
year with severe case of mother-ip-
law, was cured the other day by get
ting possession of his wife, who has
been forcibly kept from him since their
marriage.
DANGEROUS STovE.-Ida Barnes. en-
ployed in the family of A. w. Brown.
and girl named johnson were serious
~ II not fatally burned by the explos-
ION OF Kerosene stove the other after
noon, at Newport. Both girls were so
frightened as to lose all presence of
mind and run out-of-dOors.
FOREIGN APPOINTMENT Henry
W., son of Rev. DIR. G. B. Hilbert.
president of Middlebury college. has
been appointed by Gen. Eaton, United
States commissioner of education. to 90
to Europe and examine into the systems
OF education in Great Britain and the
continental countries.
BAD RUNAwAY.-Mr. and Mrs. II IT
Shipper of Middletown, while going to
church on Sunday the 18th, were both
thrown from their carriage while mass
ing down a steep hill. The lady escan-
ed with slight injuries, while MIR. Shin
per sustained a fracture of both THIGHS
and his head was severely cut. and
fears are entertained that his ipiuries
will prove fatal.
THE TRAMP NUIsANcE.-At West
minister, on Thursday, as Mrs. Hiram
Nuttfng, a lady about sixty years of
age, was riding, tramp sprang into the
road, frightening the horse, causing the
carriage with its occupants to overturn
into ditch. Mrs. Nutting was severe
ly injured.
RE-ARREsTED.-J. Carl Cheney. the
bigamist and ex-temperance snoutar
will not be ground in the mills of Mo-
sachusetts justice till December. Tn
the call OF his case last week at North
ampt0n, it was mol pressed, and .Iobn
was fool enough to linger abont tho
court TIL new complaint was issued
and he arrested. i''uou
"A BAD FALL.-At Pawlet, the other
eeay, Levi Lackey and Frank BlakeIv
tell from the roof of barn 25 feet TO
en-. inc ground. Mr.. BlakeIy had several
!los broken, and sustained some slight
lnternal injuries. Mr.. Lackey received
! compound fracture of the left wrist,
lnguring the bones so severely that he
VIII never recover the use of it. He
was also injured somewhat internally
anu severely bruised. Their injuries
are not, however, considered fatal.
SEVERE AooIDENT.-Alvin Clark re-
'entiy met with very severe accident
% MS saw mill in Cabot. He had lust
;ot In new planning and matching ma
zine, and when passing the trimming
Jaw the right leg of his overalls was
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