St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-14
Vermont News.

Henry {. Markham, of st. AlbanS. Il
Pullman conductor over the Central
Vermont road. was killed on Thurs
day evening, the 9th, by falling from
the up express train, on the Northern
railroad, near Danbury, y. H. 1t is
supposed that the falling sleet made
the platform of the car slippery, and
i'll stepping on it in the dark Markham
slipped and fell.
A young woman employed in cot
ton mill at Frankfort, Pa. took Il
small snake to the mill, and after
frightening several companions, threw
the reptile upon Il girl named Wrlch,
when the latter fell down in convul-
SiOnS.
Riley Adams of Ripton died recent
ly, aged nearly 100 years.
DOrr Barney's steam mill, employ
ing p men, was burned at East Ar
lington, the 9th. Loss 5000: inSur-
ance unknown.
Alfred Rice placed Paris green in
flour used in the family of Jared How
ard, keeper of the town farm of Ben
nington, and was detected because of
the bad job he made in attempting af-
terward to poison the meal fed to the
horses. An investigation prevented
fatal consequences. The lad was sent
to the state reform school.
The house and barn of j. NJ. Morgan.
in the east part of Orwell, was entire
~ consumed 10y fire recently.
The authorities have decided that
Frank Lashua, who was found dead on
- 4
was not murdered, but killed by the
cars, and no one but himself was to
blame.
Lizzie McAllister, aged 10, was
drowned recently at East Richford.
A house occupied by Barney La
bOine, at st. Adams Bay, was burned a
few days ago. Loss about $500.
Mayor and Mrs. Hatch of Burlington
have just celebrated the 5Oth anniver-
sary of their marriage.
The farm house of ). p. Wilcox
at BroOktield was burned last week.
Loss $1,000; insured $3.50.
The Barnard panther that was exhib-
tied over the state last winter is under
attachment to pay hall rent.
There has been considerable excite
ment at Braintree over smallpox
Besides Ross Ford and wife, who died,
there have been four other cases, one a
woman of ~ years, who had had vari-
OlOid - years ago. 1t is thought the
disease will not spread.
The Vermont Merino Sheep Shearers'
Convention opened last week ut Mid
dlebury with one of the finest and
largest exhibitions ever brought to-
gether i'll the state. The attendance
was large, and included the principal
merinO sheep breeders in the county
and many prominent breeders through
out the state. Many buyers and breed
ers were present also from Western
states. The weight of fleece and quail
ity of wool resulting from the shearing
are surprise.
Richard Maria, labOrer in Il West
Pawlet slate quarry, was instantly
killed last week. A stone weighing
some 10 pounds fell short distance,
hitting him in the face, knocking him
down and inhicting fatal injuries.
o. NJ. Tinkham, agricultural editor
of the Freeman. has gone to Davenport,
Iowa, with thirty Jersey cattle for the
Richardson Bros. editors of Daven-
port paper. These JERSEYS were all
raised at POmtret, Mr.. TInkham's home.
The 3Sth annual session of the Yer
mont Methodist conference will he
held at Ludlow, beginning April %.
Bishop Merrill of Chicago will preside
and a quiet session is anticipated.
Presiding Elders p. n. Granger of St.
Adams, c. Tabor of Montpelier and
w. ID. Malcolm of st. JOhnsbury will
be assigned to charges and others APP
pointed in their stead. Presiding Ell
ders Spencer of Ludlow and Noe of
Brandon will continue. Rev. r. Nor
gan of Franklin will be retained as
secretary, position he has filled ac-
ceptably since 1865.
Two young fellows in Warsaw quar-
relied recently, and to preserve their
'hOnOr" it was arranged that they
should play "a setOf three games of dom
inoes, upon the solemn understanding
that the loser should swallow dose of
the deadliest poison procurable. The
compact was carried out. The game
was played in a cafe, in presence of
seconds. The younger of the two
fellows, lad OF sixteen, named Stani-
laus Julian, was the loser. He lifted
the glass containing the poison to his
lips and drank of its contents at a
draught. Five minutes later he was
a corpse.