St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-09
Vermont News.
ADDISON COTNTY.


Edrick Adams of West Addison is
the owner of il Cremona violin of great
value. 1t is supposed to have been
brought from Italy over one hundred
and fifty years ago, and he bought it
twenty-five years ago in il pawnbro-
ker's shop i'll New York.
Two deaths from diphtheria have re-
Gently occurred at Ferrisburg which
have somewhat singular coincidence.
On February 18th Miss Josephine
DOshOw, Is years old, died of the dis
ease. She was engaged to he married
to John Sears of FerriSburg. On March
18th Miss Delphine DOshow, nineteen
years old, died of the same disease.
She was engaged to be married to Hen
nv Sears of Ferrisburg on April LIST.
And now the two men will join in erect
lug similar gravestOnes over the re-
mains of their loved ones.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
1t has beeu decided to hold the I1th
annual meeting of the army of the Po-
tomac ut Burlington, the third week in
June. Gen. Grant is expected to he
present.
One hundred and fifty tons of poultry,
a portion of which is for western par
ties, has been stored by Smith Wright
at Williston, i'll his refrigerator packing
houses. The aggregate value of the
stock is estimated at S60,0Q0.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Diphtheria is raging at Richford and
the neighboring towns, 10 deaths hav-
ing ALI eady occurred.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Messrs. Benjamin s. Parker of VOL
colt, are said to be the largest dealers
in lumber in northern Vermont. They
have sold nearly II million of feet al
ready this season.
Jonas G. Thompson of Hydepark
died suddenly Oh Tuesday, the 23d inst.
at the age of seventy years. Many
years ago he owned Il foundry in Wa
terbuly, and was the inventor of the
lifting-tOp box-stoves now commonly
used.
A great drawing feat was performed
at Eden the Goth inst, when Il pair OF
horses, weighing 900 pounds each, dew
load of thirteen spruce logs, measur-
ing 2Ol2 feet, over two miles to the
mill of Whittemore Brothers. A GROVE
witnessed the spectacle. We shonlU
call it cruelty to animals.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mrs. Francis E. Downer of Sharon
| has bonded in the sum of $4,000 all the
minerals owned by Benjamin w. and
! Francis Davis in certain tract of land
{ in Fairlee.
RandOlph's town meeting has voted
to rebuild the recently burned tow
hall, either separately ut a cost of 81,
500, or with the Methodist society at a
cost of $500.
A farmer of WilliamStown emptied
the brine from his beet and pork barrel.
at the roots of Il maple tree during the
autumn. This spring the tree was tap
ped for sap and the first sugar made
from it was 50 salt as to he worthless.
1t will be well for people to he veiy
careful what they say in private con
versation with some lawyers, for if oc-
casion reauires the conversation will be
used in IA professional way to the par
tvs injury. Formerly, such convcrsa-
ton was considered confidential. buI
now in some cases the new class of law
yers ~ who know not what the wore
honor means, are not to he trusted.-B
Opinion.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The roads in Derby are in the wors
and muddiest condition ever known.
The box works at the steam mill a
Greensboro Bend are run night an,
day, also the chair works.
David Applebee of Holland after ly
ing in bed fifty days with II broken leg
now rel"ices to he up on crutches.
Much sickness still prevails in Iras
burg, Mrs. ii. c. Waller, wife of II.
Waller, lately diseased, is very sick an
not expected to receyeI.