St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-03-12
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

George LytOrd, carpenter OF East
Middlebury was found dead in the
woods on Friday, from loss of blood
from ii cash cut by his axe in his ankle.
Two boys, named Robbins and Lar
row, recently escaped from the state
reform school, and at North Ferris
burg embarked on an ice boat on Lake
Champlain for the New York side. The
boat broke through the ice and return
ed to the Vermont shore, while the run
Always pushed on to Essex, N. Y, where
they boarded a freight train, and ar
rived at Albany just in time to fall into
the hands of the officers awaiting them.
The venerable Paris Fletcher of Bird
port died ON Friday, Feb. %, at the
advanced age of IS years and ii months
Mr.. Fletcher had long been one of the
most prominent, as he was by repute
the richest man, i'll Addison county. He
had been president of the bank at Mid
dlebury for two score years, and was in
many ways identified with the business
interests of the county. Mr.. Fletcher
was a native of Woodstock, but had
lived at Bridport since his eighteenth
year.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The North Pownal Manufacturing Co.
surprised their operatives Saturday af-
ternoon, by advancing wages 10 per
cent, commencing March ]. This makes
% per cent they have advanced weav-
ing voluntarily since Jan. LIST.
Hiram Barton, 80 years old, has been
town clerk of SALISBURY SIS years.
That ancient Bennington Democrat,
John Libbey, died last week, aged 80
years. His first vote for president was
for jackson, and his last for sinful
Samuel.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Burlington Cotton Mills ut Win
Ooski Falls have placed orders for ma
chinery to the extent of duplication
of their present mill-some 5000 spin
dies.
The Burlington manufacturing COM
pany have been given two contracts of
S64, 700 and $40, 900, for marble work
for the new Chicago court house and
post Office.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The old gentleman in Strafford by the
name of Brown, who recently died at
the age of 95 years, had lived on the
farm where he died 90 years. The farm
lays but six miles from the Vermont
Central railroad, but he had never rode
on the cars.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mr.. Fadden of Barton Landing, got
his hand very badly jammed in IA ma
chine at the Chandler & French mill,
last Saturday. One finger was amputat-
ed.
David S. Cook of West Charleston,
made maple sugar in the month of Jan
uary, and also in February I; enough
each time so that his family had a meal
of new sugar.
Schuyler Corey of Craftsbury, made
$500 pounds of butter the past year
from IA cows, two-years-oid and 5
three-years-Old heifers. The butter
averaged "a cents pound. This was
a good yield, as every dairyman knows.
Potato buyers of Derby have been
gathering up potatoes the past week or
two, the price paid being about 80 cts.
per bushel.
Charles Dawson of Greensboro was
badly hurt recently, at the steam mill
at the Bend, by the breaking down of
a lumber platform on which he was at
work.
Rev. A. H. Webb's family of Iras-
burgh, is severely afflicted with sick
ness. Mrs. Webb has been down with
a severe attack of the Group, and the
little girl, Edith is lying at the point of
death.
Leonard Brewster of Irasburgh, got
severely hurt by passing team, last
week. He was struck by the runner of
the sled on the back of his head, and
narrowly escaped a more serious in
jury.
A man by the name of Starkie, who
has been i'll at SpaldiDg's hotel at Bar
ton for some weeks, died of consump-
ton last week, and was buried in the
village cemetery. He had no relatives
in this vicinity.
The Barton Monitor press is now run
by horse power.
On Friday night large rock fell
from the bank upon the track neal the |
high bridges in Barton, and was struck
by the late train going south. The
rock was outside the track, but tore off
the steps of several cars, and did other
damages. If it had been between the
rails a much more serious accident
would have occurred.
Thomas Baker and family of Barton
left for Dokota on Monday last, where
they have chosen a new home. Mr..
Baker has always been a prominent
citizen, and has carried ON large bust
ness in farming, dairying aud stock
raising.
George R. Richards of Barton Land
ing, who is over 100 years old. WAS