St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-16

Peru, Bennington county, with a
population of 600, has neither drug
gist. lawyer, minister, blacksmith, mil
Ter, cooper nor hotel keeper, and only
one shoe maker.
The Congregational society of Bel
lows Falls contributed $4,000 Sunday
morning toward the $4,000 needed for
contemplated repairs of the church
and for new organ.
A barn and a sugar house belonging
to II. c. WhitcOmb of Windham were
crushed recently by snow on the roofs.
In the barn were some 30 or 40 sheep,
seven of which were killed.
There is quite a revival in the west
part of Vernon, and meetings are held
every evening at the union chapel.
Chelsea is also in the midst of a revi-
val, deep interest being manifested.
News is received that George Hart
well, former resident of Wilmington
who went to Montana some five years
ago, shot himself on New Years day.
1t is supposed that he was temporarily
insane.
John Ring of Middlebury was dan
gerously injured at Bristol by runa-
way horse. Some dozen years ago
Ring murdered Noah Thompson at
Bristol and was pardOned by the gov
ernOr.
Ely Goddard of Vershire accuses NJ.
F. Cain of lying about him and the
Vermont copper mining company, of
which Cain was lately manager, and
has brought suit for $1,000 damages.
Cain is in Jail in default of bonds.
Adam Logan, As, was watering cows
at his barn two miles from HOosac
Tunnel station Tuesday when the roof
of the barn caved in from the weight
of the snow on it, burying and killing
him. He leaves a widow and three
children.
The Ransom guard of st. Adams
have voted to disband, and have asked
for honorable discharge from the state
militia. They enlisted ii years ago
under Capt. Newton, who was succeed
ed by Capt. Stranahan, their present
commander.
The North Bennington correspon-
dent of the Troy Times says: at is re-
ported that the heirs of T. w. Park
will carry out his project of establish
ing home at Bennington. The en-
dOwment had not been consummated
before he died"
George Carpenter of White River
Junction while engaged in Stacking
freight ears in the Central Vermont
railroad yard at White River Junction
Monday night, slipped and fell between
the cars and was run over. Both legs
were crushed, one above and one be
low the knee.
Philip judd of MOrrisville was found
dead in front of his team. He had
gone to the woods for load of logs,
and was making a new road, as it seems
he had broken the crust IA short dis
tance and was returning to the team.
Mr.. Judd has been resident of that
town for many years.
In Whitingham, 80 feet of the roof OF
R. Q. WilcOx's hotel-the Glen House
- was broken in by the accumulation
of snow upon it, leaving 80 feet in
front and 10 in the rear intact. The
rubbish nearly filled the entire hall
Fortunately no one was injured. Dam
aye cSiluldltu ut dDOub NIUbbs
Col. Joyce, whose term as congress
man is nearly up, announces that he
will return to Rutland for the perma-
nent practice of law about February
Is. 1t was probably in anticipation
of leaving Congress for good that he
sent home through the mails Is full
mail-sacks of congressional documents
few days ago.
Ira w. Clark, who some years ago
was state's-attorney or..Addison coun-
ty and who has more recently been III
the insane asylum at BrattlebOrO, and
also one in New Hampshire, has be-
come violently insane again, so as to
necessitate his return to the Brattle-
borO asylum, where it is contemplated
to send him at once.
During the year in 1882 there were
in Middlebury 10 marriages, - births
and 50 deaths. OF those who died,
eleven were over seventy years old
and nine were over eighty. The old
est was a woman, Lois Martin, whose
age was eighty-eight. The averag,
age of the men who were married was
% 5-1I, of the women, % 5-II.