St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-13
Vermont News.
ESSEX COUNTY,

ESSEX COUNTY.
The Essex County Herald says Mr..
Luther Laid, who has been employed
in Fitzgerald's new saw mill at Island
Pond, had IA marvellous and prOvidential
escape from a most horrible death, last
Wednesday afternoon. He was at work
near the main shaft, his back to it,
when his clothing got caught, and in
less than IL second he was carried COM
pletely round the shafting once, the OPP
Grafton tearing every stitch of clothing
completely off him, but strange to say
inflicting no injury upon his body. The
slight hold that the shafting had upon
his clothes was all that saved Mr.. Ladd
from being torn to pieces by the ma
chinery. Mr.. Ladd was formerly en-
ployed at the scale works in this place.
G. w. Bracket of Canaan, has been
doing large business in the raspberry
trade. For several days he has shipped
from seven to twelve hundred pounds
per day.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Lightning killed ~ sheep owned by
s. j. Stafford of Fairfax, the other day.
The Swanton Courier says: 1t is
rumored that the steamer Vermont is to
run into Maquam every other day, in
Guiding this port in the regular trip
through the lake.
About fifty Franklin county Green
hackers met in mass convention Friday
at Sheldon and INDUCED in the innocent
work of placing county ticket in NOM
nation for Senators, Messrs. John Web
ster of Franklin, John Robinson of
| E.,irfay NJ Mash of lhon
Their convention for the Third Con-
gressiOnal District will meet at Hyde
Park Aug. 10.
Prices of butter at ST. Adams about
the same as last week-good to choice
l8 to D cents per Id !; selections % to "a
cents per Id few fancy lots at a
higher price general price % cents per
ID. Shipment 1900 packages.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The barns of Francis Locke, on Ober
Hill, johnson, with their contents, were
burned Tuesday night. Loss $1,000 :;
partially insured. Incendiary.
ORANGE COUNTY.
George Heath drove off the bank at
Fairlee mountain the other night, kill
ing his horse and seriously hurting him
self.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. A. B
Hopkins, of Bradford was stung by Il
honey bee and in few minutes there
after became unconscious and for some
hours her life was despaired of. DR..
Abbott was first called, and by the ut
most exertion and exercise of medical
skill succeeded III keeping the patient
alive. She is reported to be improving.
Bradford Opinion.
Charles Enright, of ThetfOrd, slipped
while pitching off load of hay last
week, and in trying to save himself
from falling to the floor broke the fork
stale twice III two. In falling to the
floor he stuck one tine through one leg.
The tine entered near the knee, and
came out nearly half way to the body.
The other tine made slight wound on
his body.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
George Fletcher of Coventry, Is
years old, is under arrest for indecently
assaulting an eight-years-Old girl.
The buildings of Wilbur Courser, of
Albany, were entirely consumed by
fire on Saturday night, July 81, tOgeth-
the fire is unknown no one was living
on the place and no fire had been there
for several months. Courser had fin
ished having the day before. His loss
is partly covered by insurance.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
MiddletOwn, the scene of the tar and
feather outrage, is now excited by the
alleged poisoning of the wife of Isaac
Stevens, who has been i'll for some time,
by two hired girls named Rowe, who
are under arrest.
There are now &C prisoners at the
House of Correction, 62 males and 4
females.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
George w. Jackman, freight agent at
Waterbury, jumped from a passen-
ger train at Bolton the 4th, which
was going at full speed. He was badly
cut and bruised about the face. besides
receiving internal injuries that leave
him in Il critical condition.
Rodney Jack, of Marshfield, went to
Montpelier to attend the circus. carry
ing with him about $50. At the capital
he was paid 5000 more, but when get
ting on the train to 90 home he dis
covered that a pick pocket had taken
the entire amount.
There was a grand Republican de-
monstlation in Montpelier, on Saturday.
The meeting was held in big tent, and
it is estimated that 5000 people listened
to speeches by Gen. Woodford, Senator
Edmunds and others.
The Washington county republicans
have nominated the following ticket {:
Senators, w. p. Dillingham; and Albert
Dwinell states attorney, c. H. Pitkin
judge of probate, Harvey TiIden sher-
ilf, John L. Little side judges, j. II.
Hastings and j. A. Coburn.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
The receiver of the ruined First Ma
tional bank has made an assessment of
S25 per share upon the Stockholders.
The full amount of the liabilities is vet
unknown, but it is believed that they
will reach $4,000 outside of the capt.
tai stock. Waite's whereabouts are
still unknown. Some stockholders will