St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-27
Vermont News.


been sunk to the depth of $50 feet.
Marshal Dunlap of SALISBURY had
fifteen sheep killed recently by light
ming.
The Congregational church at Wall
ingfOrd is to be repaired at cost of
$500.
James Mooney of Bennington shot
himself in the hand with a revolver
while hunting.
H. A. Parker, formerly of Barton
Landing, was drowned recently at
Astoria, Oregon.
At meeting of the Barton fire com
pany held last Monday evening it was
voted to disband.
Herbert Holland of Putney had five
head of cattle killed by lightning dur
ing recent storm.
The freshman class at Middlebury
college numbers fourteen so far, four
being young women.
Mrs. Alvin Wright fell from load
of hay at Westminster, and splintered
her arm pretty badly.
The Passumpsic railroad company
have decided to build freight depot
at White River Junction.
1t is announced that the Hon. William
NJ. Evarts will deliver the address ut
the next state fair at Burlington.
James Morrill,, son of Senator Morrill,,
is among the recently admitted mem
bers of the District of Columbia bar.
Geo. Smith, of Bloomington, lost the
sight of one of his eyes, recently, by
being struck by nail he was driving.
A little five-years- son of Marcus
Gibbs was drowned in O'Donnell's
pond. Benson. on the 10th. He was
fishing.
p. E. Lockwood of Waitsfeld had
narrow escape. He was caught in the
wheel of Il moving machine and quite
badly bI used.
AlvarO Kusic of WOlcott was thrown
from moving machine, breaking his
arm i'll two places. The accident was
caused by vicious horse.
Henry, son of George Wilder of East
Wallingford, aged about fourteen, took
II fatal dose of Paris green the 10th,
from the effects of which he died the
same evening.
The last log of the big drive of about
7O,O0O,OOO of lumber passed White
River Junction the 10th. Only one
man has been drowned this season,
against thirteen last year.
john Murphy, the trusted attache of
the Pavilion in the days of Mahlon
Cottrill, will be ninety years old next
Christmas, and is about Montpelier
these days "as smart us IL cricket
Hon. George n. Dale of Brighton.
has purchased the so-callcd George
Jacobs property on Main street Mont
pelier, for $500. Mr.. Dale will remain
at Brighton until certain business is
disposed of.
James Martin of Bellows Falls plead
ed guilty to fifteen first offences of liq
nor selling and was fined $3.50 and
costs. Three men have been fined this
summer and one driven out of town for
| liquor Otlcnses, but more is said to he
sold than ever.
1t is said that probably the largest
pension ever granted to Il Nermonter
has Just been issued to Col. j. H. Wal
bridge of North Bennington. The Ger
titicate gives Mr.. Walbridge between
$1,000 and $1,000 arrears, and continues
at $50 per month.
b. F. ScOfield of Saxton's River and
Z. p. Flint were in West Randolph
and vicinity last week and bought
10000 lbs. of wool, paying 20 to 30 cents
per pound. Many farmers are still
holding their wool for higher prices
Bellows Falls Times.
John Mcnamara, residing in Rutland
and employed as section man on the
! Delaware and Hudson railroad, at
tempted to pass between two freight
cars at Centre Rutland the 18th. He
fell across the rails and a car passed
over both legs. He died that evening.
Ex-Gov. Hiland Hall was eighty
eight years old Friday. The anniver-
sary was celebrated at his home in the
T. w. Park mansion. A pleasant fam
lily reunion occurred. Although at so
advanced age Gov. Hall is quite strong
and vigorous, and retains all his men
tai powers.
TheO. Grout of Newport has offered
to the best drilled and most proficient
members of the Grout Guards, militia
ry organization named in honor Of Hon.
w. w. GrOut, a series of prizes, con
sisting of silver cups, medals and badg-
es, to be competed for ut the next
autumn drill.
At Colchester, as Guy Castle was
driving cows over a bridge, the bridge
broke down, letting three cows and the
boy into the creek below. Two of the
cows died from their injuries, and the
other is badly hurt. The boy had one
ankle severely injured, and was some
what bruised otherwise.
J. Boyle O'Reilly of the Boston Pilot
and young Cuban who started from
the head of the Connecticut river t.
paddle Il canoe to the Sound, got cap
sized among the logs, but escaped with
their luggage, though losing theiI
paddles They took the cars to Brat
tleboro, where they again put in theil
canoe and proceeded down the river.
A special train, consisting of an en-
CINE and one passenger car, bringing
eX-GOv. Smith, Superintendent Hobart
} and several other railroad officials from
RichfOrd to st. Adams, over the Mis-
sisquOi railroad the other evening, haC
a narrow escape from disaster A sud
2 den storm caused washOnt thirty fee
: long and twelve deep. A farmer dis
covered it just III time to stop the train
The track was to all appearance sOunC
and smooth, and when the engineer
+ brought his engine to Il standstill only
few feet from the chasm he coulG
perceive nothing wrong.
PRrSnn1I mud pnIIfIc.aI