St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-22
DanViIIe.

DauNlIte.
Benjamin Greenbank at South Dan
vile has been repairing his dam and
putting in new flume. His mill was
stopped for a week, but started again
last Tuesday.
Lyndon.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-Thew way freight
south. due at Lyndonville about p.
M, was detained several hours at
Smiths Mills, p. O., last Friday by the
burning of wOOdshed. 1t reached
Folsom's crossing, about a half mile
north of Lyndonville, at 700 p. m, just
at the close of the heavy shower. The
storm had washed the sand from the
road on the crossing to depth of six
or seven inches and when the engine
struck the sand it was thrown from the
track and was followed by the tender
and three of the twenty-seven cars in
the train. The engineer, Dan. Willard,
jumped from the engine very soon after
it left the track, and escaped unhurt.
The fireman, Ed. F. Jenness, of Lyn-
dOnville, did not jump and in cOnse-
quence was severely, if not fatally in
iured. The engine went about fifteen
feet from the track and remained right
side up, buried in the sand almost to
the boiler. The tank lay near by bot
70 ciln anH nf fhn tank
and engine was box ear loaded with
lumber and piled all around were the
trucks of the tender and three cars.
Under one of the truck beams, with
the engine on one side, the tender on
the other, a box car directly over his
head and dozen car wheels within
six feet of him, young Jenness was
found. The ground underneath him
had to be shoveled away before he
could he released. His escape from
instant death was miraculous. His
recovery at the present writing Mon
day EVENING" is EXTREMITY doubtful.
His injuries are all internal, not IL
scratch being found upon his body
and no bones broken. The damage to
the railroad company will probably
not exceed $500. The track was
cleared for the passage of trains about
IL. IN. Friday.
p. 5. Jenness died Wednesday.
A pleasant company gathered at
Mrs. Roswell Pierce's on Tuesday OF
last week to help her celebrate heI
eighty sixth birthday. A bountiful
supper was provided by the visiting
friends. Rev. ii. p. Cushing was pres
ent and made appropriate remarks
Mrs. Pierce is quite smart for lady OF
her age. She walked from her houst
to East street only few days since
We wish her many more happy birth.
days.
Edwin Fisher moves this week from
E. II Ruggles' house to the house re.
Gently bought by him of John McGaf.
fey. II. Ruggles moves from hi.
farm on "Maple Hill" to his house at
the Centre. john McGaffey moves in
to the old hotel building and will board
with Mrs. McNeal.-J. NJ. Hubbard has
moved from the Howard place to Moses
Miles house ut the Centre.
VIM. Young is dangerously i'll O
congestion of the brain.-Mrs. n. A
Aldrich remains very dangerously il
of gastric fever.
E. w. Spaulding died last Sunday
Mr.. Spaulding has in years past taker
a prominent place in the affairs of tn,
town and has held many offices of trust
Rev. j. II. Hoffman, of Henniker, n
H., has been spending his vacation at
his fathers in this town.
Misses Jenness and Barnard of Bar
ton teach the schools at the Vile thi,
fall. Miss Elva Nichols teaches at tn,
| Corner.-Miss Emma Carpenter il
visiting relatives in Boston. - Mis-
Villa Quimby has returned to Boston
to complete her musical education.