St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-14

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James r. LangdOn, Esq, for the Mont
pelier National Bank at a shade under
three and one-half per cent. premium.
Zebina c. Camp, one of the oldest
and most widely known citizens of
Montpelier, died at his residence on
the afternoon of the Sd inst, in the 10Th
year of his age. He was born in Tun-
bridge in March, 1905, and was the
seventh among twelve children. From
1874 to 1858 he was engaged in exc
cutting large contracts for the cOnstruc-
tion of the Vermont Central railroad,
the Vermont and Canada, Great West
ern, and the docks at Georgian Bay,
Lake Huron. For the last twenty
years, with Il lapse of only two or three
years, he has been the efficient street
commissioner of the village. He was
also sergeant-at-arms of the state from
1865 to 1870.
d. X. Pearson of Chicago has for
warded another check of $500 for the
ladies' library association of Bradford.
A little child of Mr.. Harrington of
Houghtonville was fatally scalded by
falling into a tub of hot water.
The Burlington home for destitute
children has received the handsome
sum of five hundred dollars as a New
Years gift from John p. Howard.
james Eaton shot Joseph Goodwin at
Richmond, VT, in Nov. 1877. He was
tried in April 1873, convicted of assault
with intent to kill and on May Q was
sentenced to Is years at Windsor. His
counsel have now brought his case be-
fore the supreme court at Burlington
on exceptions as to the judges charge
and the admissibility of certain eviden-
ce. The decision has not been given,
but a new trial is thought by some to
be the result.
Mrs. E. j. Champlin, the accomplish
and paramOur of Ezra p. Smith, the
wife pOisoner of Nergennes, has procUr-
ed a divorce in Wisconsin. Mr.. Cham
pin has Just been advised of the pro-
ceedings by Mrs. Champliu's mother,
but no notification had been served re-
latinG to the application. Smith and
Mrs. Champlin are now living together
at Mansion, Wis.
Melvin, aged IL years, and Fred,
aged Z, sons of Lewis Childs of Bridge
water, were at play with an ak on the
Goth ult. The eldest struck the hand
of tie younger, cutting off three fingers,
one coming off with the mitten. The
others hung by the skin, cutting
through the joints next the hand.
A remarkable centenarian lives at
Dorset, who has just entered upon his
| 1881 year. His name is Isaac Farwell,
and he was Il soldier in the war of 1872,
aud siuce then has been a farmer, lay
ing by some money. He is very active,
daily walking to the town from his
farm, over mile, and doing the family
marketing. He has had seven children,
two of whom are still living at the age
OF 10 and 20. To all appearances he
may live many years yet. He learned
to make wicker baskets two years ago
as means of passing the time.
William II. Rice, 23, was found on
the highway near Springfield yesterday
morning fIOZen to death. A bottle OF
liquor was in his pocket.
The following directors of the Missis-
quot and Clyde River railroad have
been elected; H. c. Wilson, w. G.
Elkins (presidenD, o. n. Elkins (secre-
tary and treasurcr) and J. w. Currier
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ford aud a. b. Chaifee of Montreal.
The scarcity of hay in New England
is shown by the fact that 1853 carloads
of it were shipped over the Canada
border by the Vermont Central railroad
during the last four months of 1880,
against 3S2 carloads during the same
periods in 1879.
1t is expected that the shirt factory,
which is to be removed from Glens
! Falls, y. Y, to st. Adams, will bring
at least 400 persons to that town, and
$4,000 month will be paid out in
wages.
The first national bank of Montpelier
pays Il dividend of ) per cent upon its
capital of S250,000,
Thomas Shackett of Middlebury, the
cattle drover who disappeared some six
months ago leaving debts OF about $50,
900, has been heard from in Missouri,
and is reported to have said that he is
going to return and will pay his debts
in full. His creditors do not feel bit
terly toward him. and many of them
would be willing to help him to fresh
start if he should return.
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the ice between Burlington and Grand
Isle on Lake Champlain.
Since the passage of the "nuisance
actr and the ''IumselleIs' pension bill
the Vergennes hotels and saloons have
closed their bars, and whisky bottle
sneaks" are busy running liquor across
the ice on Lake Champlan and to Yer
9ennes, arriving at night and diStribu-
ting their goods before the break OF
day. The authorities are taking steps
to break up the business. Several
landlords have compelled their liquor
dealing tenants to deliver up their keys
and remove their goods. The first
prosecutions under the new "nuisance'
liquor law have occurred in Benning-
ton, where the indicted parties plead
guilty.
The steam saw-mill of Willis Lane &
Son of Marshfield was burned Wednes-
day night loss $4,000, insurance $1,000
The night express train on the Cen
trail Vermont railroad, which left Bel
lows Falls at IL o'clock Wednesday
night, was thrown from the track at
North Charlestown by a broken rail,
the cars being turned partly on theiI
sides, but no one was injured.
General News.