St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-03
Vermont News.

About 10000 people attended the
circus on Friday, at Montpelier.
The state prison now contains
eighty-siX cOnvicts.
The BrattlebOrO band has received
its appointment us the Vermont regi-
mental band.
The first supplied male choir in Yer
mont, it is said, has Just been organ
lied i'll st. Paul's church, Burlington.
T. w. Wood of New York, the ar
fist, has returned with his wife to
"Athenwood," their summer residence
i'll Berlin.
George NJ. Clark, the humOrist and
well known minstrel performer,
amuses himself at his home in Felch-
vile by driving Il meat cart.
Peter Brunette of Milton, and John
Shortsleeves, while intoxicated, had Il
fight at Milton, and Brunette was SO
severely injured that he died. Short
sleeves has fled.
The state agricultural society and
the Champlain Valley association will
hold their joint fair at Burlington
September 10 to IA, William NJ. Evarts
uClIN CIIHS IilC tluultSS.
Two Troy Il Boston freight trains
cOllided Wednesday morning at Pow
nal. The locomotives and trains were
wrecked. 1t is reported that six men
were killed, all employees,
At South Wallingford, the other
day, Jay Stafford, fifteen years old,
was Harvesting horse when the ami
mai kicked, striking him in the bowels
and causing his death i'll few hours.
Noah Robinson of Waterbury, aged
- years, died July %, after several
weeks illness, from gangrene on his
foot. He was born i'll Stowe and re-
moved to Waterbury many years ago.
There are eleven widows by the
name of Smith in RichfOrd, so when Il
letter came addressed to "Widow
smith, the Richford postmaster was
nOnplussed as to the one to whom he
should deliver it.
The following patents have just been
issued to citizens of this state Fordyce
NJ. MOultOn, assignOr to 5. b. Ives, Yer
gennes, and II. Norton, Addison road
making machine; Edwin II. Gilman,
Montpelier, driving bit; Hawley c.
White, North Bennington, stereoscope.
Dolly White of Newbury celebrated
her Tooth birthday this week. Her
maiden name was Smith. She was
born at Wentworth, n. H., July %,
1888, and has twin daughters living
- years old. She still has Il remarka-
BILE memory and bright mind.
G. }. Chapman was arrested in Rut-
land for being drunk, and fined. A
charge of attempting to kill his wife
and others has been made against
him. When arrested he had a loaded
revolver and II very sharp dirk knife,
which he threatened and attempted
to use.
The court of insolvency at Rutland
has adiudicated j. VI Haven of Rut-
land an insolvent debtor, he making
no opposition. Schedules of assets and
liabilities are ordered to be filed
within six days, after which a meeting
of creditors for choice of assignee will
he called.
A son of T. J. Hubbard of Bellows
Falls was out cunning the other day
with friend named Kenrick, when
revolver in Hubbard's hands was
accidentally discharged, the ball pass
ing through his finger into Kenrick' Is
leg. The latter is comfortable, but
the ball has not been found.
Young Dan Townsend of Williams
town has trained Il pair of oxen to
draw his mower on which he rides,
and guides them with ropes attached
to their horns. He moved three acres
in four hours the other day with them.
He also harnesses n single OK to his
hOrse-rake, and uses it satisfactorily.
Albert Potter, aged thirty seven,
son of Major William Potter of Pow
nal, was killed by a freight train on
the Troy and Boston track near Pow
nal Monday evening. He lay on the
track with his head on his arm and
his arm on the track, asleep. He
leaves a widow and two children, and
was well to do.
J. G. Mills, who attended the
Peacham academy in 1869, and gradu-
ated from Dartmouth i'll 1873 or "a,
was raised in TOpsham. On going
west lie settled in Colorado. The
Teller (Cal.) Miner contains an ac-
count of the killing of county COM
missioners Weber, Day and Dean by
Mills and two others who were OPP
posed to certain measures they advO-
Gated. In the fracas Mills was also
shot and killed.
A libel suit has been instituted
against Hiram Atkins, editor and