St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-01-09

thrown to the ground by the breaking
of the staging, breaking one thigh and
cutting his head and hand. Forum
ately his injuries, though severe, are
not dangerous.
Old Mrs. Pitcher. who died in South
Burlington, had reached the remarka-
BILE age of 102 years. For many years
she was the landlady of the FARMERS
Home"
ORANGE COUNTY.
Hon. Geo. A. Morey of Fairlee, fell,
on the 25th, nlt., ten feet from pile OF
wood in his shed, fracturing the whlrl-
bone in his left hip. Judge Morey is
SO years old, has been smart and &C
tive man, holding prominent places OF
trust in town and state.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The two national banks of Montpel-
Ter have declared a semi-annual divi-
dend of five per cent.
! Capt. Coffey and Lieut.. Spaulding of
Company HI, N. G.. ", at Montpelier,
have resigned.
Harry E. Cutler, of Mortified,
sprained an ankle and dislocated bone
of his foot while wrestling.
A Barre man recently bought some
buck wheat flour for his wife to make
into cakes. She set it on for breakfast,
but said it would not rise satisfactorily.
1t appeared to be gritty. While they
were trying to eat it, up comes the gro
GERS clerk, and wanted to exchange
the flour, saying that he had put up
plaster of paris, by mistake.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Messrs. H. L. Human and A. Chand-
Ter, prOprietors of the Record and Far
mer, have dissolved partnership, Mr..
Chandler retaining the business.
A man about 30 years old, named
George Fields, of Westminster, COM
united suicide by shooting through the
heart. He was unmarried and lived
with his parents. DisOlute and intern
perate habits were the cause.
At Brattleboro recently, as train
neared the depot, the air brakes were
put on, but refused to work. The pipe
had burst and the brake was conse-
quently Intellectual. The train was
stopped just in season to prevent its
throwing the Valley engine, which had
scOoted ahead, from the bridge, thus of
course saving a horrible accident.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
One of the churches in Norwich fills
the position of ianitor or sexton by an
auction, at which the person naming
the smallest sum secures the situation.
Forty dollars was the annual stipend
recently bid.
The wooden mill, at Proctorsville, has
lately put in five new broad looms, two
new operators and one set of cards.
They employ 80 hands, and are run
ming three nights in Il week until nine
o'clock. They intend to enlarge the
buildings and add more machinery, so
lis to make an eight set mill.
Mr.. Williamson, youngest son of
Paschal P. Williamson of Pomfret, fell
some $50 feet from the steeple of a
church he was stating in Chicago one
day last week, and was instantly killed.
His remains were brought home for bu
Iial.
Rev. William E. Copeland has ac-
cepted his call to the Universalist So
ciety of White River Junction.
Willie A. Boyce, of Norwich, was re-
Gently run away with by pair of
steers, and severely injured in one leg.
For some two weeks Otis j. Lazelle,
of East Dover, has been troubled with
feeling in his right side as though
something was pricking, and the other
day he had No. 6 sewing needle taken
from his side. He thinks he must have
swallowed it years ago, as he has been
troubled with the same feeling before.