St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-26

Windsor, as under the old system of
time table a large amount of delay is
caused in the moving of their immense
amount of freight.
Several cases of diphtheria are re-
ported in Montpelier. Mr.. w. o.
Standish and two of his children are
quite sick with this disease. A five
year old daughter of John w. Hill has
died with the disease.
The dwelling house, barns, sheds
and a quantity of farm produce be-
longing to Harvey Bennett, of w olcott,
were burned recently. Loss $500.
w. W. Cabin, a respectable farmer
of North Troy, attempted suicide re-
Gently with paris green, and lies in
critical condition.
Miss H. Louise Howard has indicated
her intention of erecting and present
ing to the city of Burlington IA stone
chapel in Lake View cemetery as n
memorial of her affection and good
will to the city of her nativity"
George Fulsom, of Chelsea, while out
riding, got ont of his wagon to see to
his horse, which suddenly fell over
dead and put Fulsom's shoulder out of
joint.
In behalf of the cause of education,
the rising generation should be warned
against accepting the Vermont Stand
ard as an authority i'll photography.
A single article, on the first page of
the last number, besides numerous
typographical errors, contains such &C.
centricities as the following: Juror"
''testomony," "seperated," ''climed,"
"purgery.', Exchange.
George F. Skiff of Monkton recently
had a narrow escape from death
through the mistake of "A Hinesburgh
apothecary i'll preparing physicians
prescription, by mixing IA deadly sOlu-
ton of poison, which the patient
thought bore an unnatural appearance,
and took the precaution to have it eX-
amined before using.
The Vermont Soldiers Reunion meets
at st. Adams the first three days of
next week.
The Van Ness House, in Burlington,
is to be improved by the addition of
more rooms on the west side.
VIII r. Avery, who is in jail at Wa
terbury for an attempted outrage on a
thirteen year old daughter of his
neighbOr, is a fellow with bad record.
Less than two years ago he forged the
names of a woman for whom he work
ed and her nearest neighbOr, farmer,
on a note for $50, which he had after
ward discounted at the Waterbury
bank.
Vermont has 1897 common schools,
with an aggregate attendance during
the past year of 1929. The public
school teachers number 1896 and cost
$3.50, 800 year. The number of chill
dren attending other than public
schools is 7l23, making the whole num-
Der of schoOl-children in the state 3d.
361, or one in every four of the pOpu-
latiOn. The average number of days
of attendance at school to each scholar
is 81 out of 365. In addition to the
wages of teachers during the year,
there was expended for fuel and incl
dentals $50, 2SI, and for buildings and
repairs $43, 444, making the entire ex-
penditure for public schools last year
S446,2I6. 1t costs Vermont 1898 for
each scholar attending the public
schools during the year.
Lucius Whitman, middle-aged man
living with Widow Olden, just off the
main road in the town of ReadsbOro',
was fatally shot by an unknown party
when about to retire and while sitting
on the edge of his bed, Monday night.
The shot was fired through the win
dow from the outside, and is supposed
to be the act of neighbOr with whom
| laI nd rhn II
threatened the latter's life.
There is strong suspicion that it
would be well for the United States
revenue officers to investigate the hills
east of West Randolph, as there are ev-
licences that mOOnshiners are at work
there every fall, making cider brandy
i Those who like the beverage seem to
have no difficulty in getting it.
Messrs. Walker, Rowell and Dilling-
ham, special masters appointed by the
court of chancery to report upon the
funded and floating debt of the Yer
mont Central and Vermont and Canada
railroads, began an adjourned meeting
at st. Adams on Tuesday. The fore
noon was devoted to a formal proving
of bonds. Messrs. Edwards, Dicker-
man and Young of Newport are pres
ent, representing claims of about 800,
600 in behalf of the Grand Trunk rail
way. The hearing will probably last
several days.
The last legislature, after much
tribulatiOn, passed Il law allowing
towns to form mutual fire insurance
companies. The town of Addison en-
Enthusiastically embraced its provisions
elected a president, board of directors
and other officers, and subscribed to its
capital stock. After carefully looking
the matter over some of the lOng-head-
ed old farmers begin to think the ''tirst
losers will be the first to gain, and the
devil will be likely to Overtake the
hindmOst," and the result is no poll
cies have been issued and the members
are keeping their insurance good il
the same companies as before.
Gen. Arthur, if called TO the presi.
dency by Gen. Garfield, would regarC
himself as simply a IOcum tenenS, and
on the recovery of the President, would
} be only too happy to surrender tn,
powers and the duties of the Office int
his hands, while, during the period o
the exercise thereof, he would strictly
pursue the line of policy mapped on
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