St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-30
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.


George Wilmarth of Addison has
bought the Vergennes Vermonter of
Hiram c. johnson.
Gales almost strong enough to be
called hurricanes swept through Addi-
son county on Friday, blowing down
fences, breaking trees, and overturning
sheds and out-buildings at Bristol, New
Haven, Panton and BridpoTt.
Erwin Heustis, of Bridport, has disap-
peared, after disposing of the greater
portion of his personal property, and is
supposed to have elOped with Miss
Julia Kingsland a young lady in the
employ of his family who announced to
her friends t nat she was going to visit
reached her Intended destination. He
leaves IL wife and children.
Mrs. Nash of New Haven, widow of
the late General William Nash, now i'll
her ninety second year fell recently and
broke her hip bone.
J. E. Severance has left Middlebury
for Texas with two car loads of Spanish
merino sheep, making 81 carloads of
sheep shipped during the past year from
Middlebury.
Farmers throughout Addison county
are busy blowing and sowing grain, the
weather for the past week being favor
able. Potatoes, which owners refused
45 cents for last fall, are now sold at 35
cents. Hay, which has been dull and
slow of sale at IS per ton is now sought
for at 50 to $40, the latter price being
what it could have been sold for last
fall. Oats sold at 40 cents last fall and
are now bought for the same price.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The insurance on the Eagle square
manufacturing company's works, burned
at South SALISBURY Thursday night, is
$40, $50, divided in sums of$4500 among
eight companies, and in sums of $3.50
among three companies.
Ebenezer Ross of SALISBURY Hollow
has been killed by falling from his
wagon at White Creek, n. Y.
The safe in the Harlem Extension
depot at Bennington was blown open
early yesterday morning, but the
thieves are richer by only SO.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Jonas Lavique of Essex, in avoiding
falling load of wood at Westbury Sat
urday, fell upon Il circular saw, which
severed his right ann, and he lies in Il
critical condition.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Peter Sherwood has been found guilty
by the Franklin county court of placing
a hand-car on the track of the Portland
and Ogdensburg railroad, jeoparding
life.
Sunday forenoon the young child of
De Forest Carpenter, of Richford, died
after less than days illness, it is sup
posed of inflammation of the brain caused
by teething.
At the Methodist church Sunday
morning, Rev. Mr.. Nc Ann of st Adams,
gave his audience numerous church sta
tlStlcs for the last ecclesiastical year,
among which was the average atten-
dance, as follows: At morning service,
300; evening, 25S; largest monthly av-
erage attendance, in July, $50.
The railroad company have estab-
lished as Il rule of steam whistle fire
alarms in st. Adams, that they shall
consist of six short, sharp, distinct
blasts, then short delay, and the re-
ports to be repeated as often us the
necessity may require.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
A few days ago Mrs. S. H. Haskins,
of Hydepark, laid her young child on
the bed, and returning to it in a short
time found it dead. All efforts at res
tOration proved of no avail. No cause
can be assigned unless it was due to a
fit.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Customs officers have seized I7I2
pounds of wool found in a hay-mOw on
Charles Davis's premises at Charleston.
William Buggy of North Troy has
been paid S6l28 by the Michigan South
ern railroad for damages received in an
accident on its line last fall.
The little daughter of Alba Merrill OF
Craftsbury has mother, grandmotb-
er, great-grandmOthe and great-great-
grandmother.
Charley Darling of Glover recently
dislocated his knee while pulling on his
boot