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

Four dollars month and 1850 ar
rears is what the pension office has
done for Marvin j. Hall of Montpelier.
Mrs. Sally Young of Orwell has pre-
sented the town IA $500 town clock I;
and also a slate sidewalk, five feet
wide, for the entire length of Main
street, costing $500.
1t is highly probable that enough
money will be raised to erect monu-
ment to the late Chief Justice Pier
point, as the members of the bar are
subscribing literally.
Rev. Samuel Fish, for fifty years pas
tor of the Baptist church at Halifax,
and the oldest clergyman of that de
nomination in the state, died at the
age of ninety-fOur years.
Dissension in the Bellows Falls di
vision of the Sons of Temperance has
caused the withdrawal of several mem
bers, who think that the organization
has outlived its usefulness.
George Freeman of Plainfield recent
ly found dead lynx in his barn.
From all appearances the animal had
made Il meal of Paris green, found in
the building, with natural results.
Rev. c. w. Thompson, late of Dan
vile, will for the present at least, and
perhaps permanently, occupy the pull
pit in one of the Congregational
churches at New Haven, Conn.
Clarence Briggs, son of Scott Briggs,
of Goshen, fell into ii tub of hot water
on the 18th ult., and was so badly
scalded that he lived only ii few hours.
The boy was about two years old.
William +. Greene, of Vergennes,
was seriously injured recently by a
bull. 1t is feared that he is ruptured
internally. Mr.. Greene is native of
Nergennes, and is seventy-twO years
old.
S. d. Hatch, the architect of the
Howard Opera house, Burlington, has
been selected as the architect of a
S3,000,000 hotel to be erected 10y
American capitalists in the city of
Mexico.
The historical and local records de
posted in the corner stone of the old
Pioneer shop, at Burlington, in 1852,
were taken out this week. They were
yellow with age but were well pre-
served.
Charles Mumford, an employee of
the Vermont Marble company of West
Rutland, was badly crushed by falling
off Il dump car, and the car running
onto him. He will probably recover,
though badly injured.
John McGrath, a section hand on the
Central Vermont railroad and resident
of Mortified, fell backwards from a
platform in the passenger depot, strik
ing the back of his head on rail, in
juring him, it is feared, fatally.
The farm buildings of 5. H. Aldrich
at Wilmington We're burned on the
24th, with furniture, produce, thirteen
sheep and lot of poultry, the family
narrowly escaping with their lives.
Loss, $4,000 insurance, $3.50.
An event which rarely happens oc-
Cured at West Wardsboro Jan. 9TH
and 6th-the death of aged brothers,
Sullivan and Miles Knowlton. Still
more singular is the fact that the death
of each was caused by diseased foot.
C. A. Sumner retired from the posi-
ton of cashier of the Howard National
bank, Burlington, on the LIST of Febru-
airy, when he was succeeded by Cur
tbs Wells of Waterbury. Mr.. Wells
has for many years been cashier of the
bank at Waterbury.
Mrs. A. C. Guyer, daughter of a. r.
Pike, proprietor of the Tunbridge
house, has daughter six months old
weighing twenty-five pounds that has
two grandfathers, two grandmOthers,
two great grandfathers and three great
grandmothers living.
Edna Wilson, the little girl who was
accidentally shot in Chester, last fall,
is slowly recovering. Last week anoth
er piece of her dress, carried into the
wound by the bullet, was taken out of
the wound where the ball was cut out,
under the left shoulder.
George F. Skiff, doorkeeper of the
Vermont house of representatives, died
at his home in Monkton on Sunday,
Jan. 81, of Bright's disease. Mr.. Skiff
was born in MOnkton, April |, 1884,
and in 1870 represented MOnktOn in the
general assembly. He was appointed
dOOrkeeper of the house at the last leg
islative session.
There was narrow escape from a
serious catastrophe at the residence of
VIM. A. Crombie, in Burlington, Fri
day morning. A young son of Mr.
CrOmbie lighted a gas jet, when the
window draperies caught fire and blaz-
ed up. Mr.. Crombie fastened to the
rescue and succeeded in extingushing
the flames, but in so doing severely
burned both his hands.
A Bristol farmer has tried feeding
hen on red pepper to make her lay
eggs. She went at once to the barn
and began scratching in pile of saw
dust which had lain on the barn floor
for some years. The hen dug up a
Ratchet and a whiskey bottle, and then
laid an egg and went off cackling.
The Bristol man can account for the
Ratchet, but the whiskey bOttle-nev-
er.
George F. Sargent, for four years
employed in the J. ID. Clark book
bindery at Montpelier, died very sud
denly at the Union house on the 2Ist.
The primary cause of his illness was
the scratch from a pin on his hand
while at work the previous Monday.
the first serious pains of erysipelas or
pyRmia commencing on Monday. and
continuing till death came to his re-
lief.
A Central Vermont train ran off the
track at WinOoski, Saturday, and col
lided with car filed with kerosene
oil. The latter exploded and the burn
ing oil set fire and burned to the
ground a large wooden stOre-house
owned by the Burlington wooden com
pany, and filed with wool and mill
supplies. Ten cars owned by the Cen
trail Vermont were also burned. The
total loss is placed at 800, 900; insur-
ance $4,000.
From all parts of Windham county
come reports of dry streams. springs