St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-01

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of about $35 in specie.
Burglars broke into the gailroad de-
pot at Chester early yesterday morning
and tried to blow open the United
States and Canada express company
safe. but they were frightened OF.
They are supposed to be the same per-
sons who robbed the Brattleboro depot
safe Monday night.
VIM. Terry of Ryegate recently lost
a valuable COW. She got into potato
patch, where Paris green had been used,
ate too much, and died.
A New York letter to the Boston
Traveller saws that the report that DR..
James Gibson johnson of Rutland has
been called to become associate pastor
of the Clinton avenue church, BROOK
lyn, is a mistake, as the church has call
ed no one, and has been closed for the
summer.
J.E. Baker, a business man OF Pat
chogue, Long Island, who was married
about week ago and was on his bridal
tour. shot himself at the Bates House
in Rutland on Thursday afternoon. The
ball passed through his right lung: He
lies now in dangerous condition.
Mr.. Baker claims it was an accident Oc-
curing by his attempting to change
revolver from one pocket to another.
1t is noted as rather singular occur
renee that three members of the class
of I845, University of Vermont, preach
ed in Montpelier on Sunday last, Rev.
A. D. Barber preached at Trinity
(Methodist) Church, in the absence of
the pastor; Rev. J. G.. Hale of Stowe
in the morning at .Betheny (Congrega-
tionaD Church, in exchange with the
pastor; and Rev. DR.. N. G. Clark of
Boston at the same church in the even
ing.
DR.. R. Jenney of East Corintb was
seriously injured by stick OF timber
twenty-five feet long falling from the
roof of shed ten feet, striking him on
the head, Wednesday. No hopes of his
recovery are entertained.
Ithamer Hadlock of No. Troy, was
arrested last week Thursday, on an in
dictment from the U. S. Court for vio-
lation of the excise laws, and taken to
Burlington where he was released on
bail.
During the heavy thunder storm OF
last week Monday, lightning struck the
dwelling house of o. P. HadlOck in No.
Troy, knocking down two inmates, and
slightly damaging carpets, furniture
and stoves.
Ira White was found dead, with his
throat cut from ear to ear Saturday
morning, in the Chester lookup where
he had been put while crazy from delir-
ium tremens.
The Barnes Hose company of Bur-
lington have accepted a proposition
from Relief Hose of Plattsburgh, which
reads: "We will run the Barnes 300
yards to hydrant, lay 300 feet of hose
and attach pipe. Run the same men
they ran at SwantOn the 4th of July,
and we will do the same, for the amount
of $500, which was mentioned, to be
run at SwantOn and under the same
rules which governed the race at Swan
ton the 4th."
The mental condition of Emma Sands
who caused so much excitement by
leaving her home awhile ago, is no bet
ter than when she returned.
The Good Templars of Mortified
made raid on the rum-sellers of that
village on Saturday night. Five places
were ''raided,n and in four of them
liquor was found and seized. The tenn
perance people down that way are get
ting reused and mean to make it lively
| for the rum dealers.
) Friday, at Montgomery, Florence, the
; 10 years old daughter of Hon. Dana R
Bailey of Baldwin, Wis, while visiting
at her grandfather's, fell from the higl
uoauI Or H. 49, - tha Ano- below
breaking one of her hip bones. Sh,
was not otherwise injured, save by tn,
shock. But the fracture is a bad on,
and there is danger that she may b,
crippled by it. Her mother was in st
, Adams, but went there as soon as SHE
! heard of it, DR.. Hamilton of Ricbfort
was first called, and afterwards DR.. Fas
sett of st. Adams. The accident oc
! Cured by the slipping of a board whicl
,, extended from one beam to the other
and which playmate had just crossed
A fire that broke out in the hardwar,
and furniture store of j. A. Burleigh
+ Sons at Waterbury Sunday night de
I stroyed it and some adjoining buildings
causing loss of about $40, 200, and bu
for the lack of wind, and the fact tina
the buildings were wet from rain, it i
feared that half the village would have
: gone. Burleigh & Sons lose $4,000 Of
building and $4,000 on goods, wit
: $4,000 insurance; M. NJ. Knight lose
D $4,000 on his dry-gOods store, dwellin:
and barn, and has $500 insurance, hi
I stock, worth some SIS, 900, being saved
Frank B. Taylor loses $500 on groce
p ries and buildings, and is insured fo
$1,000; and druggist M. o. Evans lose
$4,000.
q The Burlington Sunday Crucible ha
died a natural death, mOurned and re
gretted by none.
George Fenwick, living at the Lin
r Kilns" near Burlington, attempted sui
e eide by taking Paris green Saturday
while constable was waiting to tax
him to Jail. He will recover.
Y William Regain, the head waiter a
the Equinox hotel, Manchester, was at
: tackled with apoplexy and drOppe
s dead in the dining room, Friday. HI
had been waiter at the hotel for |
seasons.
: The dedication of the Bakersfield
4 Academy is to occur on the 18th G
s August. President Buckham of Yer
t mont University, and Rev. Mr.. Wright
a former pastor at Bakersfield, hav
been secured to make addresses.
e 1t is now believed that G.. E. Baker
Rhfla shdt oh hiTH5f at the Bates House
v ally, for the purpose of gaining svmna
: thy from his father who was ereatI
e displeased with his marriage. Bake
# has been twice married, and claims t
|. have obtained divorce from his frs
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