St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

VIII We uont IL tntN Hllu OUT, also,
that ut Lake Willoughby, few miles
this side of Mcmphremagog, there is
one of the most romantic and entic-
ing spots which the country holds.
There was hard thunder storm in
portions of Franklin county Friday
afternoon. 1t was especially severe
in the eastern portions. Washouts
are reported on the Mississquoi road
near Richford, and special train for
st. Adams had narrow escape from
accident. 1t was only averted by
the discovery of the washOut, which
was ten feet deep, and the timely
signalling of the train by Richford
man, who made the discovery.
Brattleboro had severe thunder
damage to ighvays. w. F. Rich
ardson's large new barn was struck
by lightning and burned with some
fifty tons of hay, part of which was
put in that day. A son of Mr.. Rich
ardson and some of the help were in
the barn when it was struck. One
was knocked down, but all escaped
without further injury. The loss is
estimated at $1,000, insured for $500.
The directors of the st. Adams free
hospital BOUNDED by Chauncey War
ner of Cambridge held meeting last
Thursday and chose the following
officers {: DIR. Geo. Dunsmore, superin-
tendent Drs. o. f. Fassett. T. r.
Waugh of st. Adams and Reuben
Brush of Cambridge, executive COM
mittee. A code of bylaws was al
so adopted for the government of the
institution. 1t is not decided, how
ever, when beginning shall be made
A petition was filed at Rutland, by
A. {. Bates & Son in the court of
insolvency on Friday, against j. NJ.
Haven for adjudication as an insOlvent
debtor, and Il hearing thereon was
fixed by the court for July %, the
day of the annual meeting of the Rut-
land Railroad company. All of Ha-
ven's property, both real and personal,
is now under attachment by the Rut-
land railroad and other creditors.
George II. Palmer, doing business as
the Palmer Grocery Company and
one of Ravens bOndsmen, as treasur-
er filed an involuntary petition and
was adiudged an insolvent debtor,
Friday.
Joseph Bla, eight years old, was
killed at the iron bridge at Waterbury
on Wednesday of last week. The
bridge is on a curve so that the engi-
neer could not see that a woman and
three children were on the track I'M
til within few rods, when it was
impossible to stop. The terrified
woman stood upon the narrow grid
ers at the side of the rail with her
arms around the children. The en-
CINE brushing her clothing struck the
boy Joseph on the head and knocked
him into the river thirty feet below
He was Immediately taken out, but
his skull was fractured and death
had been instantaneous.
The flood did considerable damage
ut Springfield. Stiles, of the Reporter,
tells in his paper of a miniature flood
about his premises. 1t was only by
closing and caulking the doors that the
water was kept out of his office, and it
rose even with the bottom of the lower
sash. He says: ''TO those |
who did rot see the flood, a slight idea
of the amount of water may be gained |
by saying that the water at times was
fully six feet deep in Main street, and |
it rose in the hotel so as to pour out of
the windows, while its force and vol |
ume was sufficient to sweep over the |
open bridge at the falls in perfect |
river, down the cab shop hill, quilting |
the street terribly, notwithstanding the |
fact that the roadway of the bridge is |
higher than the ground |
Oh either side of it. In front of this |
office there lies part of the roof of Il |
house, the whole of piazza, and pile |
Of timber that floated down Main street !
Oh waves that were not less than six |
feet high at any point"
The White Mountain region can ac-
500 more guests this sum-
ner than last.
A Greenland, n. H., COW recently
gave birth to a fully developed and |
perfectly healthy calf weighing only
Ten pounds and eight ounces.
Mark Twain has had set up in Elmi-
IA, n. Y, solid stone watering trough
~ the roadside for each of his three
whose names and dates of
birth are carved Oh the sides of the
.roughS.
Senator o. II. Plat of Connecticut,
having been offered large retaining
zee to take hold of the forthcoming
parallel road litigation, declined, on
he ground that so long as he was a
United States senator the duties of that
,ffice would require his attention.