St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09

The RurIinpton and LamOllie railroad
o,,,,,,o,,,- now have some 5000 cords o
wood at the head of the canal-way
which is being sawed ready for ship
ment.
The St. Albans Messenger says
There is a good prospect that Hon
Henry Ballard of Burlington VIII be re-
nominated for the State Senate.
The Vermont Democratic State Con.
vention to nominate state ticket vii
meet at Burlington July %, in the
Howard Opera House. at 10 a. m
There will be a mass meeting IN city
hall the evening before and the evening
after the convention. Daniel DOugher,
tv of Philadelphia, Gen Franklin. and
other prominent men, will address the
meetings. E. j. Phelps of Burlington
will undoubtedly be candidate for Gov
ernOr.
! FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The recent census in st. Adams shows
the population to be 7,242. In 1870 it
was 7,Ol4, which reveals a gain of DOS
during the past ten years.
A party of twenty-five Mantreal ed
itOrs, on invitation of the Central Yer
mont managers, visited St. Adams Sat
uTday. and inspected the shops.
William Hanna of Highgate employ
ed in Stevens Mill, East RichfOrd. had
an arm drawn into planer Friday, and
so mangled that amputation was nee
essary.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
A little grandson of Mrs. Richardson
living near Alburg springs, WIS badly
injured by an ugly COW the 9th ult.
The boy was about line years old and
was in the road when the COW attacked
him and caught him on her horns and
carried him as it is reported. about ten
rods, tossing him continually in the air
while going the distance. When res
cued it was found the COW had run her
horn through the boys leg, making a
hole large enough TO insert Il mans hand
the depth of the wound. He was also
fearfully mutilated in the groin and alb
domen. 1t Is thought he can not re-
cover.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The enumeration of the town of
Hydepark shows an increase of 81 per
cent over last census, making the pop
ulation of the town something over
LOO.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Samuel LamsOn, q years old, living
near Randolph Centre, committed sui
eide by hanging Wednesday.
WilliamstOwn has a population of
l046, loss of 100 Washington GIL. a
loss of 300; Chelsea 1919, loss of Al /;
Thetford 1880, loss of So.
The drouth has not affected Chelsea
village at all, showers having been fire.
quent. For six miles up and down the
valley, through the village, the hay
crop is excellent, but beyond these linn
its it is poor, and especially over the
mountain toward Barre. and beyond
toward the lake, where the fields look
comparatively barren. On Chelsea
west hill the grasshoppers are running
the hay.
Col. r. Farnham with his family have
gone on a trip to Buffalo, n. Y, to visit
friends there.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A son of MIR. and Mrs. Burbank of
Albany was drowned sunday, June y,
while bathing in Black river. He was
10 wears old.
Fish are dying by hundreds in the
pond III the north part of Bloomington.
No reason assigned.
A house belonging to Christopher
Sargent, who lives in the north part of
Coventry, WIS buued on Thursday
morning. The fire was caused nv a
burning chimney.
james Smithers, 4 man so years old,
met with an accident by which his leg
was broken, while attending the cele-
bratiOn in Derby on Friday.
Moses Kelsey of Derby was quite
badly injured, while attending the Gel
ebration at Newport on Saturday. His
horse became frightened during the
sham fight.
Number of inhabitants in Glover,
LOSS, showing a decrease of 100 III the
past ten years. There are 1872 farmers
in town.
Pete Gabarie speeded a heavy horse
a distance of ten miles. recently. when
the horse fell dead, much to Pete's sur
prise,
A dwelling house and outbuilding,
5. W. Grow of Morgan, were burned re
Gently. Grow, an aged man, nearly
lost his life. Loss $500; insured for
$1,000.
The tiercest rain storm ever known
in Troy struck there Saturday. 1t last
ed only Is minutes. but quilted ont
roads and carried away bridges. Tor
rents of water coursed through the
fields iniurIng the crops. The storm
was so fierce as to move huge bOulders.
John Hyland was arrested Saturday
for assault with intent to kill Homer
COrse of Newport. The case is an ag-
gravated one. Hyland escaped from
the officers and is in Canada. Proceed
ings for his extraditiOn will be had.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
At the charities conference in Cleve-
land. O.. on Thursday, Mrs. Julia g. L.
DOrr. of Rutland. was appointed /
member of the committee Oh preventa-
tive work among children.
The Rutland county Republican CON
ventiOn has made these nominations
For Senators, Walter c. Dunt0n of |
of Rutland, Royal D. King of Benson, /
OTel Cook OF MendOn. L. L. Pember of /
Wells; assistant Judges. Martin c. Rice
of Benson, Daniel W. Taylor of Sher-
burne; states attorney, John Howe of
Castleton sheriff, Daniel P. Peabody /
of Pittsford judges of probate, Rut-
land district, Thomas c. Robbins OF
Rutland Fairhaven district, jerome I
B. Bromley of Castieton high bailitf,
John c. Williams of Dandy.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
OF Montnelier,s 1900 inhabitants LIS |