St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02

establishments are compelled to shut
down entirely, while others run only
part of the time. Several steam man
ufacturers have supplied their boilers
with melted snow. 1t is not an unusu-
al thing nowadays for a farmer to drive
his stock a half-mile, or even a greater
distance, for water.
The Messenger says: Mr.. Mobiles
physicians consider that the prospects
of saving the wounded arm have been
increasing since Friday, though he is
not yet out of danger from hemorrhage.
A certain degree of circulation has
made itself manifest in the lower part
of the arm, so that danger from that
source is apparently passed. The
wound is a decidedly ugly one, how
ever, and will need close attention for
some time yet.
A woman residing at SaxtOn's River,
while recently walking along the high
way was struck on the head with con-
siderable force without warning. Put
/ ting up her hand she caught beautiful
carrier pigeon. From whence it came
no one could tell. The bird was taken
home and became the pet of the house
hold. Its captOr was soon taken viO-
lently i'll with fever, and the bird, with
| singular intuition, perched upon the
bedstead and constantly watched the
sick woman until she was finally re-
covered.
! WillistOn has been considerable ex-
cited over a domestic quarrel which
had a serious ending, between Milo
Phillips and his wife, who live at Mud
dy brook. 1t seems that the woman
shot Phillips in the arm on one day
and on the next day he complained of
illness and she gave him a dose of
something, whereupOn he shortly af-
terward died. Some of the neighbors
think that it was strychnine she gave
him; but the attending physician, DR..
Ferrin, says the man died of heart dis
ease.
At the reunion of the Sons of Yer
mont in Worcester, Mass, an old fash
Toned Vermont supper was served, and
there were over $50 partakers. The
| bill of fare consisted of baked beans,
cold meats, dOughnuts, mince and
pumpkin pies, cake, fruits and cider,
coffee and tea, all provided in ample
quantity. The novelties included two
real Vermont doughnuts, each thirty
inches in length, and two "busts" of
the same substance, representing dis
tinguiShed NermOnters, prepared by
Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. Tyler.
The bill introduced by Senator Ed
munds, and passed by the Senate, au-
thorizes the Lamoille Valley Exten-
sion railroad and the Ogdensburg and
Lake Champlain Railroad companies
to construct "A bridge across Lake
Champlain from Alburgh to Rouse's
Point. The b.,idge is to be built on
the north side of the present bridge
connecting the Ogdensburg and Lake
| Champlain with the Vermont and Can
ada railroad. 1t is to have two draws
of sixty and ninety feet respectively
opposite to and corresponding with
those on the existing bridge.
The COngregatiOnalist says the close
of the year 1889 finds Vermont with
only fifty settled pastors, six less than
a year ago, and two of these hold only
Il nominal connection with the church
es, having removed to other places.
Ten pastors were dismissed the long
est passionate was that of Rev. DIR. G..
b. Stafford, % years the next, Rev
w. n. Bacon, 10 years, and the next,
Rev. c. w. Thompson, ID years !;
the average term of the remaining
seven was three and a half years.
Twenty-six acting pastors, serving on
an average three and half years each,
left their charges.
1t is announced that the Passumpsic
railroad have retained Hon. John L..
| Edwards of Newport, and the United
States and Canada express company
have secured the services of Hon. Luke
p. Poland as counsel to contest the
constitutionality of the corporation tax
law. 1t is also said that the Boston
| Board of Underwriters have resolved
to oppose the enforcement of that sec
ton of the law taxing foreign insurance
companies on business done in Yer
mont, and to furnish the insurance
companies of Vermont all the money
necessary to litigate against the law.
The insurance companies of the state
have not yet accepted the proposition
made by the Boston Board of Under
writers.