St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-03-26


Most of the farmers in the vicinity of
Derby have tapped their sugar-places
and commenced sugaring in good ear
nest,
In Holland farmers are receiving &c
cents bushel for their potatoes at de-
pot, Rock Island.
In the Barton Monitors Directions
to Local Correspondents" one direction
is as follows: "DO not write anything
that shall cast any unjust insinuations
or reflections on any one, say all the
good you can of every person and
thing, but leave the filth. and carrion
for the buzzards." We hope all ou1
correspondents will heed this direction.
Coventry Is considering the propriety
of buying town poor farm. The ex-
pense of supporting the persons de-
pendent on the town, has now for sew
eral years been growing greater, until
last year it reached the sum of 81 900.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The new directory of Rutland con-
tains nearly 1880 names.
Col. Roswell Farnham of Bradford
has accepted the Invitation of Roberts
Post, No. IL, G. A. R., of Rutland, to
deliver the Grafton in that village Me-
mortal Day.
S. g. Bridges has leased the Manhat-
tan quarry at Rutland of ex-Gov. Page,
and will at once begin cutting $4,000
headstOnes ordered by congress for the
yet unmarked soldiers graves.
j. Edward Porter of Rutland and
James S. Davis of Providence, r. l.,
have bought the Union block at Rut-
land, for 81, 100.
The town of Rutland has on its hands
ten suits for damages received on its
highways.
G. E. Stone of Rutland during the
last % years has been tapped Is times
for dropsy, 900 pounds of fluid having
been removed.
Newton Kellogg has been appointed
treasurer of the Rutland savings bank,
vice Luther Daniels, who has resigned
after service of 25 years, in which he
has received over $3,000,000, and lost
only IA by counterfeit money.
John Cain of Rutland, died on Tues
day evening, after a long illness. He
was noted democratic politician, and
III
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
In the Washington court, in the case
of the State VS.. EnOs B. Hazen of Cabot,
indicted for burning his own SAW mill,
which had been on trial for several
days, the jury rendered IA verdict of not
guilty. They we're only out one hour.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
In the Windham county court, F. n.
Sprague of the Spring House, Sadawga,
was fined $50 and costs for liquor sell
ing; Sullivan and Bishop of the same
place and for the same offence, were
fined $50 and costs Babbitt and Hayes
of Bellows Falls for the same offence,
$40 and costs.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A young daughter of John Pierce of
Queeche, was recently bitten badly on
the lips by dog. The dog met with a
violent death soon after.
The toy factory at Springfield is turn
ing out each week 10000 of the eff
increases daily.
A little son of the wife of James TOle
of Ludlow, about five years old, awoke
its mother on Wednesday night with its
grooming, and on examination the child
was found to be insensibe. Although
the doctor was Immediately called, the
child never recovered its senses and
died in few hours. Fearing that poi
son was the cause of its death, the
friends of the child prnenred n post
norton examination, and the physi
clans came to the conclusion that the
child's death was caused by opium poi
son.
The Mississippi Legislature has pass
ed bill putting IA poll-tax of SO on
bachelors more than twenty-five years
old.
The streets of n. Y. ale livelier this
spring than they have been for many a
day, and the hotels are full.
The Governor of Maryland has vetoed
bill putting Il license tax on CONNER
cial travellers.
The Boston Journal and the Worces-
ter Spy want caucuses to ballot on pres
idential candidates.
Governor Proctor of Vermont talks
to reporters in indianapolis Just as he
does at home, that he is for Edumnds
Rev. Henry Ward Reecher, just Ie-
turned from his western lecturing tour,
preached on the prodigal son to an i'm
mense congregation in Plymouth church
yesterday, the church being filed to
overlooking.
Unless Senator Edmunds is careful
be will have II healthy Presidential
boom on his hands before he knows If.
Tribune.
By vote of 100 to 90 the Connecti-
cut House of Representatives has pass
ed bill allowing women of the legal
age to vote on questions relating to the
license of liquor sellers.
Capt. Eads says that his proposed
ship railroad across the isthmus would
cost $50, 100000 and could be worked
for 40 per cent of its revenue, while De
Lesseps' canal would cost about $3.50,
100000.
The debt ofMichigan is only $99 900,
while there is 1904, 900 in the sinking
fund to pay it. What is more remark
able, the new State Capitol, now COM
pleted and paid for, actually cost 49,,
600 less than the appropriation made
for building it.
A Man in Lewiston, Ill. last week,
after being sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for seven and half years, sliced
large inkstand and hurled it at the
head of the judge. The missile missed
the mark but inflicted severe bruises
on his shoulder.
Why, then, should not Massachusetts