St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-18
Vermont News.

Mr.. stephen Foster of Derby line has
now added to his other donations
fund of 5000, the interest of which for
20 years is to be used for the benefit of
the Congregational church, and then
the fund is to vest absolutely.
Post office fights are numerous. For
the Montpelier one Capt. Clark wants a
reappointmeHt, and Adj Gen. Peck is
after it. Gen. Pitkin has gone to Wash
ingtOn in the formers behalf and Mr..
Fitield for the latter.
Large numbers of horses are now be-
ing sent into the states from Canada
Between $1,000 and Sl400 were levied
in customs at st. Adams i'll one day.
st. Adams Messenger: At the rolling
mill from IS to 50 tons of steel rails are
now being turned out daily. This
amount is being made from foreign
blooms, on account of the steel furnace
now undergoing repairs. Over one
hundred cheats" have been taken out
of it, which necessitates putting in a
new roof aud making some other
changes. This will take about week
longer. So great and steady is the de-
maud for steel rails, that mills having
thC ldAiltNito W lhtlll are tull I'll
orders.
John Andrews keeps a saloon on Lake
street, and is inclined to be his own
best customer. For four or five years
he has abused his wife, and two or
three weeks ago was about to amuse
himself with pouring boiling water on
her, when her mother iuterfered and
prevented him. Last Friday he was
unusually demOnstrative, threatened
her with a towel-round, and finally
drove her out of the house. He was ar
rested st. Adams Messenger.
Lawyers are still on the move to the
west, where they hope to get a better
living than in Vermont. The last heard
from are r. II. Start and E. F. Brown
ell of Burlington, both promising young
men of fail abilities, and c. S. Palmer,
the gentleman from Jericho" who so
often creditably filled the speakers
chair during the legislature. Palmer
shows lie is bound to come up stand
ing by getting his eye on a territorial
judgeship.
The Middlebury Journal is reported
to be in financial straits and is likely to
be discontinued.
Miss Jennie Clifford, a former student
of Barre academy, has been reelected
superintendent of schools in Barnard at
| the late town meeting.
The First national bank of North
Bennington has taken measures to re-
duce its capital from half a million to
100000, and consequently retires its
circulation to the amount of S360,000.
| The little town of Baltimore has de-
creased greatly in wealth during the
past few years. No school in town for
over two years. Forty cents on the dol
lar was voted at the last town meeting
to pay the current expenses of the town.
! The town has but one pauper and he is
at the asylum at Brattleboro.
Mr.. John A. Ferguson of Morrisville
was arrested Thursday and taken to
| Hydepark for commitment at the suit
of NJ. d. L. Peck of Hydepark, demand
! ing $500 for the seduction of Peck 6
wife. Ferguson had boarded in Peck's
family for the past year, but left about
Il month ago. Since that time he and
Mrs. Peck have occupied the same
house in MOrrisyille. At last accounts
Ferguson had not obtained bail. He is
about 80 years old and has been married
twice and twice divorced.
BY the Caledonian we learn that
George Wilson, painter, stepped cut
from st. Johnsbury leaving several bills
unpaid. We can easily believe it. 1t
is the same game he played here and in
several other places. He is a scamp
although his personal appearance does
not indicate it.-MORtpelier Waterman
Vermont has had 10 hangings since
I77S of which 10 have been since 1864
There are HOw three persons awaiting
execution. Carr, who is to be hanged
next month, and AlmoD and Mrs. Meek
er.
Abraham w. Whiting of Rutland
three weeks ago made use of nitric aciC
for the removal of corns from his righ
foot, and continued the application til
Il week since. when serious Inflammation
set in, resulting IN phlegmonous erysip
elias and gangreDe. This spread owe
the whole leg, and, diffusing through
} his system, finally caused death.