St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.


seconded.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Capt. \. B. Proctor's house at Bur
lington was burned Saturday. with the
contents insurance $4,000, which near
ly covers the loss.
Mr.. Thomas Failey. deputy United
States marshal, had the misfortune to
fall OH the icy pavement, i'll Burlington,
fracturing a leg in three places.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The employees of the Central Vermont
railroad have a library association,
which has just held its annual meeting
at st. Adams. The report of the treas
urer shows Sl35 in the treasury, after
paying ont 1921. A library is to be
opened the Sth, and the new catalogues
show over 2I00 volumes. Membership
is SO, and yearly reading $3.50.
Citizens of st. Adams are trying to
raise $4,000 to induce large shirt and
collar factory of Glens Falls, N. Y, to
come there.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
T. J. Newton of North WOlcott went
into the woods last Monday and made
a fire to warm up his dinner. He fell
asleep, the fire burnt through the tree
which fell over on to Newton who was
badly burned and hurt. He is not like
ly to build any more fires soon.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Harvey Spear and William Hills, OF
| Chelsea, were arrested at Lowell, for
stealing about 5000 worth of money and
oh 10 or 1rir 4.
was entrusted with the property, but,
at the instigation and assistance of the
other, appropriated the property, most
of which was recovered.
About $1,000 pounds of wool were
shipped from Chelsea last week to
market, for which nearly $4,000 were
paid to the farmers.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Nelson Lurett, of North Troy, has re-
ceived pension and Sll0O arrears.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
James Campbell, of Fair Haven, who
runs the National express team, slipped
down where the water had been let out
of the hydrant the other day and broke
his leg. 1t is rumOred that he will sue
|
A. n. Adams, of Fair Haven, while
trying to pour some oil down his dogs
throat recently, had his hand caught in
the death-grip of the dogs jaws, which
had been poisoned. They had to be
forced open and a doctor summoned,
but as there is thought to have been no
poison in the dogs mouth there is prob
ably no danger.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
George P. Foster, for many years
proprietor of the Union House, Mont
pelier, dropped dead of heart disease,
Saturday morning. He had Just return
ed from a New Years ball at North
field, and was apparently in good
health. He was about fifty years old.
1t is said that the Pavilion Hotel,
Montpelier, can reckon a profit of SI5,-
600 from Oct. to Dec. %.
Zebina c. Camp, in former times a
prominent man at Montpelier, aud for
many years sergeant-at-arms, ispet ex-
pected to live long. -i2 lob
wINDHAM COUNTY. .iiiaiJ
I A little child of Henry H. ,NoIf's of
Bellows Falls, a year and a half old,
| fell from its bed, and died within three
hours from the effects of the fall.
Mrs. Everett G.. johnson, formerly of
Jamaica, but now of BrattleborO, at
tempted suicide by taking a dose of lin
imeut which she supposed to be poison,
and went to bed, leaving a note to her
husband saying that she would be dead
by the time he found her, and saying
that jealousy was the cause. johnson
came in about twenty minutes after,
and at once summoned DR.. Bruce, who
applied remedies which soon relieved
her. She is a woman Of good repute,
aud doubtless regrets her attempt.