St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-21

to the trustees.
The dwelling house of Theophilus
Grout, Esq, in Newport village, was
discovered to be on fire the 18th. The
house and barn were entirely consumed.
Cause of fire unknown. Well insured.
Probable loss about $500.
Hon. John w. Stewards family, in
Middlebury, have met with n sad affiic-
ton in the loss of little Robert, who
died the 9th, of disease of the brain,
after an illness lasting from the day
preceding Christmas. He was bright,
promising boy of nine years.
Governor Farnham and the house of
correction and state prison directors,
Messrs. w. II. H. Bingham, of Stowe,
j. c. Parker, of Quechee, and Charles
Thatcher, of Bennington, inspected the
house of correction the 18th, and con-
sdered the subject of an enlargement
of the workshop of the institution.
DR.. James of Westbury has not put
shoes on his horses for two years, driv-
ing them winter, summer, spring and
fall with bare feet without any trouble.
The doctors theory is that nature has
provided for the horse that horse
can travel over all kinds of roads that
the hoofs will be moist; that the frog
coming to the ground keeps the hoOfs
properly spread and free from founder
and other diseases.
Mr.. Charles Coy's little girl in Beth
ell, who swallowed the nickel, does not
appear to get over her difficulty. A
consultation of doctors was held recent
~ at which it was thought that the
nickel was still in her throat, at the
entrance to the stomach, where it acted
| like stove damper. When she swal-
lows liquid it will pass by and so will
small mouthfuls of solid food, but large
moutbfuls turn the nickel and close the
passage causing her to throw up her
food.
The Lamoille county court closed its
Dec. term the Il It'll, no criminal cases
being tried. The following divorces
we're granted: Ella C. Hyland from
Edgar NJ. Hyland, for intolerable sever
ity; Geo. w. Brown from Adela
Brown, same cause Martha NJ. Harris,
from Warren Harris, for same cause
and refusal to support; Sophia Hatch
from Otis Hatch, intolerable severity
Anna E. Balch from Willard NJ. Balch,
intolerable severity and adultery ; court
gives children to former, with alimony.
DR.. Lester Kingsley of Moretown
died January 4, aged 70 years. He en-
tered upon the practice of medicine in
Moretown in 1927, and was actively
engaged in the practice of his profession
until about two years ago, when he
gave it up because of failing health.
At the annual March meeting in 1892
DIR. Kingsley was elected town clerk,
and was annually elected thereafter,
his last election being at the March
meeting of 1880. From this it will be
seen that he has held the office contin-
ually for AZ years and about 10 months,
to the time of his death. He was post
master for the period of 25 years-from
1897 to 1862. He represented the town
in the state Legislature in I84I and 1912.
The fiourishing mountain town of
Lincoln boasts of "Aunt Hetty Dan
forth" who in her Goth year has pieced
a bed-quilt containing 960 pieces, be-
sides attending to her usual household
duties.
With the reduction of congressional
districts one of the state normal schools,
probably the one at johnson, will have
to he given up.
There is to he contest over the
Montpelier post office between Capt. j.
w. Clark, who has held the Office some
~ years, and Gen. James S. Peck, who
has been adiutant-general of the state
about the same length of time. Capt.
Clark's commission expires March 6.
Russell Lyman of Island Pond was
caught in some machinery aud carried
over the shafting last Saturday, his left
arm being broken in several places. His
ann was amputated at the shoulder,
but he died from the effects of his in
jury.
Gov. Farnham has appointed s. NJ.
Gleason of Thetford, Albert Dwinell of
Calais and Mason S. Colburn of Man
chester as a state board of listers to APP
praise railroad property, under the leg
islative act of 1880. Gardner 8. Fassett
is appointed to fill the vacancy on the
state board of agriculture caused by the
resignation of John b. Mead.