St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-09
Vermont News.

Aunt Marina Wright of Addison has
reached her one iIundredth birthday.
Rev. William Cass has closed his
pastorate of the Congregational church
at Irasburg.
The latest from 6. C. Noble of st.
Adams is that his condition is very IA
vorable. The probability of saving
the arm increases daily.
A young man in Bennington, living
some four miles from church, having
sold his horse, harnessed his OK to his
sleigh and brought his family to meet
ing. The OK made good time.
The famous Terrace Hill stock farm
of Bellows Falls is making nearly or
quite one thousand pounds of milk
daily in its own stables, and distribut-
ing 500 to 600 quarts per day to its
customers.
DR.. G.. S. Green of East Fairfield has
Just received letter from President
Arthur acknowledging the receipt OF
a cane sent him by DR.. Green and cut
from an old apple-tree near the house
on the "Arthur place" where the pres
ident was born.
A WardsbOrO boy, Harry BOyntOn,
who was hurt a short time ago, by
rough handling on the part of an Older
| schOolmate, died last week from the eff
fects of his injuries. This should be a
warning to schOolbOys who indulge in
rough scutfiing games.
Lorenzo w. Ordway of Concord, n
H., died Sunday, after an illness OF
| mi rhtfS disease
the age of about sixty. He was for
long period an extensive farmer III
Thetford, where he filled many civil
officers. Subsequently he removed tC
Concord, and was master builder.
The sheep trade in Addison county
is livelier than ever before. Anybody
who has any sheep worth selling cal
dispose of them at excellent prices. A
man who sold about ninety sheep the
other day is reported to have beef
offered so per head more than he sole
them for before they had been dellv
cred to the purchaser.
Abram Kingsland, an old man o
West Ferrisburgh, fell from the ha!
NOW in his barn a few days ago, strik
ing upon his head. His entire bod,
&, from the head down became paralyze'
so that he could with difficulty turf
his head around to avoid being smoth
cred with the hay. He was pOwerles
to move and lay there, during the in
tenselv cold weather, for more than al
hour until discovered by his son. Hi
condition showed but slight signs o
| improvement at last accounts.
The Vermont panther has proven 1T
self IL brute of marvellous strength.
Woodstock farmers barn yard has o.
one side IA stone-wall ten feet high
! The panther came down on this yar
t the other night, seized IA young stee
and sprang with 1T over the high wal
! 1t happened, however, that the brute
PROV was tied by a strong rope to
mate, and this second steer, hurle
J.: against the wall and taken from it
legs, completely checked the panther
progress. The farmer, aroused by tn
commotion, sprang from bed, Hghte
his lantern, hurried to the barn-yar
i and found his two steers hangin
+ clothes-pin fashion over the wall, bot
= dead. The panther's tracks in the sno'
explained all, and now one more neigh
: borhood with dogs and guns is out al
= ter this terrible beast
t A dreadful accident occurred at til
t place of Charles Stearns, near Wine
-, sor. last week. Mr.. Stearns and h
son George, about ten years of ag'
: went to IA shed to feed sheep. Jul
p after entering the shed, the roof, heav
# " weighted with an accumulation I
snow. broke in, and fell upon loft I
hav which with the roof went crashin
Il to the ground. Mr.. Stearns fell b'
:, side an eight inch beam, which serve
Il in IA measure to protect him from tt
debris under which he was burie
!. George fell across a stick of timber an
N was caught by the neck. Mr.. Stearl
Il could hear the painful cries of his sc
r calling, Father, can't you help me
T. and answered, "No, George, can
Pm fast" His cries of "I'm dyin
" father, Pm dying" grew feebler al
e feebler, and in few moments entire
If ceased. Mrs. Stearns hearing the moi
e of the falling roof, rushed out, SEIZE
i an axe, and cut hole through ii
snow, roof and hay to her husband, el
aiding him to obtain fresh air, althOue
Il she was unable to eXtricate him fro
|. his perlous position, His little daug
ter ran to the neighbors who imm
diately came to the rescue. AS soon
Is possible the body of George was take
e from the ruins but in lifeless cOnd
y ton. Mr.. Stearns was then remove
- and found to be considerably injure