St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-09-17

got his fingers between the cOgs, crush
ing them terribly.
Major Orrin Field, of Cornwall, par
took of his first Thanksgiving feast in
Vermont under the bans of the first
proclamation of President Washington.
In 1899 he read in a newspaper the an
nouncement of the death of General
Washington. He served as a volunteer
in the war of 1872, and has voted for
republican electors for president fifteen
times.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
In the town of Milton 81 of the %
voters who took the freeman's oath
voted the republican ticket.
The Free Press is informed that in
Bolton, Mr.. Burr, the democrat, as town
representative, on the announcement of
his election, swung his hat and called
for three cheers for the 1873 electoral
votes from the solid south :" and they
were given by the democracy.
Daniel Patrick's dam burst at Hines
burg the other day, carrying away his
saw and cider mills and cheese box fac
tory. Mr.. Jessie, who was just recOv-
ering from injuries received by the fall
of a derrick at the same dam, was also
picked up by the flood, which broke
his leg twice and otherwise bruised
him.
The Legislature will have to settle
the election of justices of the peace in
Colchester. The town is entitled to IL
justices, of whom six democrats, three
republicans and greenbacker are set
tied, but three candidates, two republi-
cans and democrat received the next
highest number of votes and the Legis-
lature will have to pick two of them.
ESSEX COUNTY.
AS B. F. Libby, formerly of Guild
hall, but now of Bethlehem, n. H.
was opening barrel of flour with a
chisel short time ago, piece of steel
flew and hit him in the eye, making it
necessary to have the eye taken out.
Thomas Johnston, at work for j. P.
Moore of Canaan, on August 80, went
into the tool house for the purpose of
hanging up a scythe and while in the
act of doing so, a moving machine
blade was disturbed, and fell, one of
the pointed sections striking Johnston
in his leg near the knee, cutting to the
bone, and passing down three or four
inches making most horrid wound.
Mans lot is hard one. No sooner
is he free from his mothers apron
strings and slipper than he becomes the
slave of some tyTant in pink and white,
and marries. His wife then bosses him
until baby comes along, and then the
baby bosses the whole family. At least
this is our experience.-He Herald.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mrs. B. H. Smalley's farm buildings
at Swanton were burned by a forest
fire last week.
Edward S. Sears, Esq, formerly edi-
tor of the st. Adams Advertiser, is now
connected with the Philadelphia Rec
ord.
A gentleman of st. Adams who was
speaking of large attendance at Sun
day school lately said 'The room was
full, the classes were full and the teach
ers were-there" His last word was
not just what his listeners expected.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Orange county fair is to be held
at Bradford on the 28th, 29th and Both.
Mr.. Daniel P. Kimball of Newbury,
republican, was elected town represen
tative by a majority of ninety-nine,
last Tuesday.
Durant and Adams of Wells River
have run the paper mill in that village
for about 80 years and never knew the
water so low as it is now.
Mrs. Bowen of Topsham has a night
blooming cereus, which has shoot
which measures over 6 feet from the
main stalk.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Not for many years have the crops of
all kinds been as good in this section as
this year. Harvesting weather has
been good, and grain is gathered in the
best of order.
Philander Guild of Barton Landing
had valuable COW which got choked
to death last Wednesday.
Twenty-one young men of Crafts-
bury took the freeman's oatn on Iues-
6av, 10 being republicans. The soil in
this town is not adapted to the produc-
ton of democrats.
Gen. Grout covered himself with gio-
ry, in his speech at Greensboro Monday
eve before election, and increased his
NOlo mere QUO Hall.
Postmaster B. E. Shaw of Newport,
VT, while out cunning on the borders
of Lake Memphremagog on Friday,
shot an American gray eagle weighing
near ten pounds and measuring seven
feet from tip to tip of wings.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Morris Reynolds, a deaf old farmer,
was struck by train, while crossing
the track at Rutland Friday, and was
thrown 35 feet into pile of stones.
A Rutland county house is on the
state line between Vermont and New
York, and its owner pays taxes in both
states and in three towns, Pawlet, VT,
and Granville apd Hebron, N. Y.
A Rutland citizen has agreed to give
neighbor 10 cents every time he goes
to church Sunday, and 25 cents every
time he takes front pew.
Two thousand people celebrated Put
MANS defeat of a scouting party of
French and Indians, at Indian hill in
Pawlet last week.
George w. Jones, suspected of burn
is held in $1,000 for the September term
of the county court.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mrs. Chauncey StOnio of Duxbury
was so abused by her husband that she
went without eating two days and then
tried to kill herself with paris green,
but took too much and vomited it up.
I'M q IL.