St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-05-27

the rum-selling business. Three or
four dealers have just been fined heav-
lily, and more of the same kind is
threatened.
A little 7-years-Old boy of West
Randolph tried to commit suicide the
other day, because he had to attend
school.
During a recent thunder storm,
Pierce Dickerman, of Tunbridge, was
pouring cider from pitcher into n
glass tumblcr which he held in his
hand. Lightning entered his house.
demolishing two rafters in its course,
striking the pitcher, breaking it to
pieces, and knocked the tumbler across
the room.
A. n. Swain of the Bellows Falls
Times, who has been confined to his
home for the past four weeks, is slowly
gaining.
A Barton lady, who died of gastric
fever last week, after an illness of six
weeks, took no food for the last 81
days.
way, q years old, hung himself in his
barn. He had been in Respondent
mood for some time and this was prob
ably the cause of the suicide. He
leaves Il wife and child.
A house belonging to Deacon Wheel
er, of Enosburgh Falls, was consumed
by fire last week.
The factory, finishing shop and the
barn of the Brooks edge tool company
and the house and barn of James ID.
Mutt at BrOOksville, have been burned.
The tool company's loss is S50,000, in
surance Sl7 900 Nuts loss $1,000,
insurance $500.
As George NJ. Clark, the wcllknowI
minstrel, was going from the steps OF
the Union church in Felchville, the
18th, he fell and broke his leg.
The town of Cabot has employee
John NJ. Fisher to write its history.
Mrs. John Wiley, of Proctorsville
was found dead in bed the other day.
A fatal disease is attacking cattle il
Ludlow, the lungs becoming dark and
hOneycOmbed, and water settling on til,
brain.
The following board of directors has
been elected by the Montreal and Yer.
mont Junction railway company: }
Gregory Smith, A. ii. Millmore, Jed p
Clark, j. ID. Hatch, J. S. Brigham, G
Smith and +. G.. Smith.
The fellow who "would not live
always should go to Russia and b,
ii czar.- [SalemSunbeam.
Hon. G.. G.. Benedict, the state mill
tary historian, has lately been il
Washington, and while there founC
among the flags recapturcd whel
Richmond was taken the state flag o
the Ninth Vermont. Ii was i'll yer,
bad condition, having been cut from
the staff and carelessly thrust into
pigeon hole. Mr.. Benedict immediate
ly informed Governor Farnham who Il
once wrote Senator Morrill,. The sen
: ator procured an order for its rcstOra
ton to this state, and it will he place.
with the other flags in the state house
Adiutant- G eneral Drum writes to Sen
atOr Morrill, that the loss of tin
flag reflects no dishonor upon that reg
iment.
Mr.. Worcester Farr of Brattlcbor
slipped from loaded team on Satur
day, striking upon his head and re
ceiVing injuries which caused his dealt
the same evening.
|, Nelson Whites house in Burlington
was entered by burglars, Friday night
and robbed of SIS in money.
There will be over 100 acres il
onions in Cornwall this season.
The trial of Waite, the Brattlebor,
banker, has been postponed until mex
month. Waite is very much prostrat
ed, and it is not believed he will liv,
receive sentence.
The Green Mountain Universaiis
Association, which embraces onl.
those churches located east of tn
Green Mountains in this state, vii
hold its annual convention ut Whit
River Junction, June 8 and 9.