St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-27
Vermont News.

The Vermont conference of COngre
gatiOnal churches meets at Newport
June II.
The sleigh stage which runs between
Fairhaven and Benson has been used
for l24 years.
The Killington National bank of
Rutland has been organized with a cap
ital of S200,000.
The old Mobiles houses at Pownal,
which fell last week, was the birthplace
of James Fisk, Jr.
Col J. j. Estey and family of Brat
tleborO will go to Europe soon for a
three months stay.
Amongst the drift wood running
down the Connecticut last week was
seen a good buggy nearly whole.
Rev. Mr.. COOmbs, the Baptist pastor
of Bristol, has succeeded in raising the
necessary amount, 800, for pipe or
gan.
Col. S. E. Pingree is to deliver the
memorial address at Montpelier on
DecoratiOn-d day and Col. S. NJ. Pingree
ut Rochester.
Ia ten years the Congregational
churches of Vermont have given 49,,
$40 and seven young ladies to the for
| eign mission work.
| Frank Brown of Montpelier, a brake
man, was struck by train while coup
ling cars OH the crossing in Randolph,
| knocked insensible and his shoulder
| broken.
| A little son of Mrs. Il. B. Alexander
of Newport came near drowning a few
days since by slipping into hole in
the ice cut for watering the cattle. He
chung to the ice and help came to res
cue him.
The st. Adams Messenger says the
failure of the sugar crop will make the
income of Vermont farmers less this
year by nearly $l,000,000 than in for
mer years when there has been an av-
erage yield of sugar.
! Assistant Surgeon o. w. Peck of the
First regiment, National guard, has
been promoted surgeon, vice l.. NJ.
Bingham resigned, and DR.. Charles F.
Branch of Coventry appointed assist
ant surgeon, vice Peck promoted.
The chandelier in the Congregation
al church at Randolph fell on Sunday
evening and set fire to the floor and
pews, but by prompt action in first
smothering the flames with cushions
and then bringing in snow, the build
ing was saved.
The New Young Mems Christian as
sociatiOn of BrattlebOro starts off en-
cOuragingly with sixty members and
Col. j. j. Estey as president. Suitable
rooms are to be provided and the or
ganization hopes for largely
ed membership and a useful career.
The First Congregational society OF
) Gardner, Mass, has called Rev. Law
renee Phelps of Barton, at salary OF
$1,000 a year and use of parson-
age. Mr.. Phelps is a graduate of Mid
dlebury college and a son of Prof
Phelps of Andover Theological Semi
nary, and has been settled at Barton
six years.
: 1t is estimated that there are 500t
t tubs of butter held by the farmers OF
northern Vermont now selling witt
difficulty at ten cents per pound, which
year ago might have brought thirty
l and thirty-five cents. The decrease in
the demand for export is mainly the
I reason why prices have fallen. The
New England butter market was never
; worse, and it is estimated that Boston
dealers and those shipping there vii
Y lose over $500, 900 by these declines.
e Some idea of the loss to the farmers
Y of Windham county from the shortes
sugar season ever known there can b'
had from the statement of one who ha:
an opportunity to know, that less thai
: four tons of sugar has been made il
BrattlebOrO, though fifty is an aver
Y age quantity. The BrattlebOrO CORE
spOndent of the Republican says it ii
difficult to buy even a small quantit!
of sugar, as the farmers mostly keel
d what they have made for their Owl
consumption.
II The Central Vermont railroad is ex
N tending its Canadian connections. A
a meeting of the stockholders and di
rectors of the Waterloo and Mage,
" railroad on Thursday a contract wa
executed for the rebuilding of that roa'