St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-17
State and Legislative News.

Gov. Farnham has been asked to deliver the Me-
morial-day address at North Troy,
All the justices in North Troy have refused to
qualify, and the town is without any.
Bernhardt appears in Burlington the 22d going
there from Hartford, CT
ExGov. Smith, president of the Central Vt, and
Vt. and Canada railroads, has appeared before the
committee on the bills taxing railroads. in behalf
of fair and uniform taxation, and said he salts
fed with the present law, or would consider the
taxation of gross receipts fair. He made an expla
nation of the Central Vermont and Vermont Cen
trail railroads. declaring the latter forever exempt
from taxation.
Rev. Mr.. Combs has accepted the passionate of the
Baptist church at Essex junction.
Will Dole, son of Z. j. Dole of Danvile met with
somewhat singular accident while chOpping in
the woods. A large limb fell, striking him on the
cheek and neck and portion of the limb being
pointed penetrated the neck near the jugular
vein, making ugly cash. Dole will probably
be out again in a few days.
We understand that the judges of the supreme
court, in answer to the questions proposed to them
by the governor relative to the validity of the cleo
tion of Mr.. Taft to the bench have given their
opinion that his commission can legally be issued,
and that he will hold the office from the date of that
commission until Dec. 1, 1682.-[St. Adams Mes
senger.
Truman Dix, wealthy and respectable farmer
of Nottingham, killed on the 9th inst, while
drawing logs to mill The sled passed over bar
in the road and pitched forward when Mr.. Dix lost
his footing and fell in such way that the front
near runner passed over his body Just above the
hips, separating the backbone spine, and crush
ing the intestines and floating ribs Hewas quickly
extricated. but he never breathed or showed any
signs of life after he was reached.
Nearly five years ago Willard Dean of Grafton,
while raking hay, ran against an apple tree limb,
which entered his eye just below the eyeball For
long time it was feared he would lose the eye, but
it finally got better and although it has troubled
him a good deal since, he has called it well. Re-
Gently it panied him very keenly and upon exami-
nation he picked out piece broken from the limb
fve-eighths of an inch long and nearly onefourth
of an inch in diameter, which had been in his eye
five years.
Col K. Haskins' wife was taken suddenly ill
while walking in Brattleboro and fell in the snow
remaining there in an unconscious state for two
hours.
Mrs. Hinckley of Vershire, grandmother-in-law
of Hon. L. g. Hinckley, fell the other day and
broke one hip. She is 80 years old and it is hardly
probable that she can recover from the accident.
Albert Bristol formerly of Panton, who went
west several years ago to seek his fortune is now
the largest of sheep in Colorado and several
brothers who have followed him have all prospered
exceedingly.
Rutland county will celebrate its centennial Feb.
o. and Henry Hall will deliver Grafton.
Newbury village has taken $40 900 in stock for
new hotel and about $40 900 more is desired to fin
ish and furnish it. The underpinning stones are
got out.
Perry g. Cressey, boot and shoe dealers of Brat
tleboro have suspended. Liabilities about s28 600
A boy in Derby was severely hurt coasting last
Thursday, and now that amusement for the boys
has been prohibited by the selectmen.
As Frank Robbins of Holland was going down
the Tioe bill with a pair of horses and cord of
wood, the sled tongue gave out and the horses
Frank jumped off, and the load and horses were
dumped without serious injury.
j. Browns starch factory at Lowell has worked
20 900 bushels of potatoes this season.
During the first week in December the total
number of pieces mailed in the Burlington post Of
flee was 81 1884, of which Ii. 119 were letters and
2943 postal cards.
David Brasby of West Addison recently fell from
Load of lumber sustaining a PARALYSIS of the neck
and spne.
W. Ostigue of Leicester has buried three children
from diptheria. and now his wife and two remain
ing children are sick with the same disease