St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-04

putting in new machinery and are re-
ported to be doing paying business.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
There We're AIS arrivals at the Mem
premagog House, Newport, for the
week ending July 29d.
Official advices from Washington
have been received, which indicate
that II. >. Lawrence is to be appointed
postmaster in Newport.
The Orleans county Republicans
nominated this ticket at Irasburg last
week For senators, w. @. Elkins of
Troy and w. F. Templeton of Glover !;
assistant Judges, y. c. Hoyt of West
field and A. p. Dutton of Craftsbury /;
sheriff. l. T. Patterson of Craftsbury !;
Judge of probate, o. II. Austin of Bar
ton Landing: state attorney, c. A.
Prouty of Newport bailiff, j. C. Orne
of Westmore.
The trustees of Derby academy have
secured Mr.. F. F. Whittier, late prin-
cipal of the high school in Pennington,
Me-, as principal for the coming year.
The school will open about the 9th of
September.
Loren NJ. JENNIE has been engaged as
principal of the academy at Newport.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
While bathing in the river at Suther-
land Falls, Albert McNally, a twelve
years-old boy, ventured beyond his
depth and was drowned. His body
was recovered by divers.
Clothes-line thieves are operating in
Rutland.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A. J. MoultOn, a Mortified teamster,
was kicked by horse and had an arm
broken in two places.
The barn and ell part of Fred Down
ing's house at NOrthfield was burned
recently. Cause, children playing
with matches. Probable loss, $500.
The Champion horse-nail company,
which has its factory and works at APP
pleton, Wis, and of which S. NJ. Dorr
of Rutland is president, has done bust
ness in the West and South for some
eight years, and an eastern agency,
with VIM. X. Dorr in management, has
been established at Rutland as good
point from which to reach northern
New England.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The Holyoke Water Power Company
has put up river gauge on the pier of
the Rutland railroad bridge at Bellows
Falls, for the purpose of having reports
of the fluctuations of the Connecticut
river, as guide to the economical use
of water at Holyoke.
Park Swift of the Peoples Bank of
Brattleboro had a queer experience last
week. He went up to West river
bridge and swung off the sleepers of
the track for practice in muscular eX-
ercise. Having rowed up i'll Il boat his
arms were tired and he was unable to
draw himself up by his hands. After
repeated efforts he was obliged to let
go, and dropped 30 feet into the river.
The water being very deep he went
down some % feet and swan to the
shore.
The Connecticut River Valley Musi-
cal association hold a convention at
Bellows Falls the second week in Sep
TENDER, with Carl Zerrahn as conduct
or.
The New Haven divers who eX-
amined the piers of the Connecticut
river toll bridge at Brattleboro, Friday
found the center pier all right, but the
upper one was considerably damaged.
Rev II. r. Titus was duly ordained
and installed pastor of the Union Con
gregational church, Wilmington, July
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WINDSOR COUNTY.
/ j. II. Trask of Rochester, who some
| time since took an overdose of NOR
phine and choral, in fit of despOnden-
/ cy, has been declared insane and re.
moved to the Brattleboro asylum
/ Though reputed to be worth S50,OOO
Trask has lately become possessed Will
the idea that he was soon to become
poverty stricken. He was a prominent
citizen, and was postmaster of the
place for Ia years, up to about the be
ginning of Garfield's presidency.
Senator Edmunds has received from
his colleagues of the Judiciary com
mittee, acting Vice President Davis
Senators Bayard, Mcmillan, Ingalls,
Hoar, Garland and Sargent, beauti
full expression of sympathy regarding
the recent death of his daughter Julia
in the form of letter in which they
say: "Knowing how grievOusly You
tenderest affection has been stricken
in this irreparable loss, it is beyond
our power to offer any consolation, eX
cept such as wells up in a sincere sym
pathy. But we humbly pray God t.
give You fortitude to bear this hare
trial, and to inspire you with contidenc,
i'll his sublime mercy, that the lovet
one in passing away from this life, ha