St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-04
Vermont News.


Ex.-GOv. Dillingham; and wife of
Waterbury went to Washington to at
tend the funeral of their son-iu-law,
Senator Carpenter, which occurred Sun
day.
A few days ago a span of holses driv-
en- by Dea. j. VI. Haven of Rutland,
became frightened and ran to the ''tan
yard and then overturned the sleigh.
Mr.. Haven had in the sleigh with him,
Rev. j. G. johnson aud wife and chill
dren. Anticipating a collision and
smash, Mr.. johnson had taken up one
child at IA time, and as a deep piece of
snow was reached dropped one into it,
until all the children had been dis
posed of. He was preparing to dispose
of Mrs. j. the same way when a
lurch of the sleigh threw them out,
fortunately injuring none.
Henry II. Langmaid, boy If years
old, living with &. l.. Adams of Tops
ham, has during the past ii months,
with the use of dog, trap and gun,
killed % woodchucks, six cartridges,
five skunks, three weasels, one hedge
hog, one musk rat, one large hawk, one
common owl, and one horned owl,
measuring five feet from tip to tip of
wings and weighing four pounds.
Mr. f. ID. Blackwell has been elected
to succeed Charles A. Reed, Esq, as
cashier of Montpelier National bank.
Mr.. Blackwell was for many years tell
er in the First National bank of Mont
pelier.
Frank Richardson, aged about lS
years, IA son of George Richardson, of
Montpelier, and an employee of the cab
shop, met with a severe accident, the
other day, by which he lost his left
hand.
Amos r. Hood, of the firm of A. II.
Hood & Son, druggists, in Chelsea,
died February 18th, aged 70 years.
He had been successfully engaged in
the drug and medicine business in
that place for more than forty years.
The veteran Mrs. Stockwell of West
BrattlebOro, is in good health for one
nearly IO2 years old, and bids fair to
continue until the anniversary, April
30, when her friends propose to mark
the event with appropriate Observan-
ces.
Joseph Beach, employed at chopping
at RoXbury, was Telling a tree when it
lodged on another, and huge limb
came down upon his head, crushing his
skull, from the effects of which be died
in il few hours. He was about - years
of age.
Mr.. Fred l.. Eaton, who succeeded
Mr. Blackwell as the teller in the First
National bank of Montpelier now sue
ceeds to the cashiership of the Barre
National bank.
Col. w. l.. Greenleaf of WinOOski
has received the appointment of deputy
collector of internal revenue for this
district, vice +. b. Taft, Esq, of Bur-
lingtOn, resigned.
Both the society and church of the
COngregationalists of New Haven have
by large majority refused to accept
the resignation rendered by their pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Knowlton.
Recently, ex-Judge c. S. Rumsey of
Casteton, who is ~ years old, was in
jured in the knee by circular saw SO
badly as to probably make him Grip
pie.
DR.. Charles II. Chamberlain of Barre,
died Feb. %.
Mr.. George G. Kellogg, for nearly
! ten years teller in the Montpelier Ma
tional bank, has resigned his position in
that institution.
Montpelier is to have telephone e1-
change.
Mr.. L. p. James, of South Troy, was
found dead in his barn, the 2lst inst.
He went to the barn to do his chores at
night in his usual health, and was
found 10y his family a short time after
wards lfelcss.
| During the year 1890 there were 81
births, 10 deaths aud II marriages in
! Barton.
No criminal law prosecution in Der
/ by for nine months. Poor encourage
mcnt for lawyers.
! DIR. Zaccheus Bass of Middlebury
died Feb. 18th at the advanced age of
ninety years. He had practiced medi-
cine in Middlebury for nearly seventy
| five years and was present in his pro-
| fessiOnal capacity at the battle of
Plattsburgh.
! Robert Mex. Ormsby died in New
York, Feb. 10, aged TO. Mr. Ormsby
was native and long time resident of
| Bradford. in this state, where he prac-
| ticed law and established, 30 years ago,
the Bradford Inquirer, the predecessor
of the present Opinion. He subse
quently went to New York city, where
he attained prominence in his profess
sion, his first important case being
when he was associated with Charles
! O'C0nuor in the defense of jefferson
Davis.
The cotton mills at Irish Corner, near
North Bennington, owned, 10y II. G..
| Thayer & Co. of Boston, were burned
Friday loss S35, 900, insured for $685.,
600.
Cashier Charles A. Reed of the Mont
pelier national bank has resigned after
% years service, and Col. f. =. Jewell
as director after AZ years service.
The late James Williams of Hyde
vile left $4,000 for the benefit of the
Baptist church of that place.
Melvin Allen, a brakeman on the
southeastern railroad, has been killed
bridge at Richford.
Investigation into the affairs of the
late Matthew Kobb of Pennsylvania,
who died few days ago, has brought
to light 1926, 900 of forged bills of
Iadiug, which Mr.. Kobb lately negoti
ated at the banks. He had been a
member of the Philadelphia CONNER
cial exchange for the past 20 years.
His credit was good.
The University of Chicago, endowed
by Stephen A. Douglas, is financially
embarrassed. The Union Mutual In
surance Company of Augusta, Me,
holds "A mortgage for sl5O,OOO on the