St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-23

Hon. Albert G. Soule of Fairfield
died on Saturday night. He was a
leading merchant and prominent in
politics, and had held, beside various
town offices, the positions of represent
alive and senator.
Some friend of Middlebury college
has established four prizes, $50 in all,
to be competed for by eight sophie
mores at commencement. The Parke-
rian prizes will hereafter be given to
the Freshman class.
Arthur Morey, -year-old boy of
Chelsea, fell upon sharp stick which
he had in his hand, and it entered his
thigh to the depth of about six inches
and broke off, requiring a surgical OPP
! Grafton to remove it.
On Friday night Sewell Baker and
wife, while returning from visit to
MOrristOwn in a sleigh, were all thrown
over a small bridge. Mrs. Baker was
instantly killed, and Mr.. Bakers elbow
was broken and shoulder dislocated.
Col. Charles H. Joyce, who has rep
resented Vermont in Congress for the
last eight years, has taken up his per-
manent residence in Washington, and
has entered into a law partnership with
Ellis Spear, reconnaissance of pat
ents.
A huge eXcrescence on a birch tree
growing in the town of WestmOre, seen
in profile few feet away, resembles a
grinning human face of gigantic pro-
portions. 1t is four feet four inches from
the top of the forehead to the tip of the
chin.
Mrs. Meaker, whose execution will
take place on the Both inst, at the
state prison, has quieted down consid-
erably during the last few weeks. Su-
perintendent Rice has detailed a spe-
cial officer to guard her during the re-
mainder of her incarceration.
A young man in Montpelier wears
his hair in long, wavy ringlets and af-
fects the aesthetic. The young ladies
in town have presented him with full
set of curling tongs and crimping pins
and large and choice assortment of
cosmetics. He will now, probably, Wis
it a barber after dark.
Hon. Frederick Billings of Wood
stock has given the University of Yer
mont S75, 200 for the erection of Il
library building. The library of the
late George P. Marsh, which Mr.. Bill
lings purchased at the cost of $4,000
for the university, is now on the way
there and expected daily.
Col. U. A. Woodbury. of the Van Ness
house at Burlington has bought l.. S.
Drew's lease of the American and will
consolidate the two hotels, having L..
S. Drew for manager. w. F. Bowman,
who has managed the Van Ness house,
will have control of the Memphrema-
Cog house at Newport this summer.
st. Johnsbury and Cabot have SOL
diers' monuments Brandon is about
to erect one Rutland has just voted
S25, 900 for the erection of a memorial
| hall Benson at its recent town meet
ing appropriated $4,000 for IA soldiers
monument, and similar projects are on
foot in other towns. Why shall not
Burlington have one p Free Press.
A remarkable degree of canine knowl-
edge and grief were manifested by j.
B. BacOn's large Newfoundland dog on
the occasion of the death of Mr.. Ba-
cons daughter. The day before she
died he began a most piteous and
mournful whining and bowling and
continued to do SO for more than three
weeks after her DEATH Chelsea Cor.
DR.. Albert Boswell, who was an as
sistant surgeon in a Vermont regiment
during the war, died recently at the
Soldiers home in Togus, Me-, of paral-
ysis, after long illness. Mrs. Boswell
has been living with IA relative at Union
Village, Vt. Deceased was about six
ty-twO years old. He had practiced
medicine for some time ut Lowell,
Mass.
Emeline Meaker wrote her husband
and daughter Nellie to come and see
her before she was to be murdered for
what she was entirely innocent of, and
added that AlmOn, her son, and the
officers would repent on their dying
beds for her cruel murder. She wanted
her body taken to Barre for burial
They will not visit her nor remove her
body for burial.
In regard to the case of the man
poisoned at Troy by drinking whiskey
from Il bottle which had contained cor
rosive sublimate, it appears that the
landlord had been in the habit of buy
ing old bottles. 1t does not appear that
he knew this bottle had ever contained
poison. We do not learn that any
prosecution has been commenced. The
corOner's jury brought i'll verdict of
accidental poisoning.
X. b. Walker, Esq, makes this offer
to the citizens of st. Adams, that if
they will build an opera house suitable
to the demands of the town, he will
lease it for five years and guarantee a
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invested or he will take majority of
the stock, and share with the st. AL
bans stockholders in the dividends
the building to cost from 81, 900 to
Sl5, 900 exclusive of the cost of the
land.
A venerable lady, Mrs. Sally C..
| Young, has made the muniticent gift of
a church bell and town clock to the
church and town of Orwell, costing
$1,000. The clock is a very fine piece
of machinery, keeps excellent time, is
heard three miles away, and III every
way snstains the reputation of its max
ers. The bell has very pure, musical
tone, and is heard by the clock-ham-
mer three miles distant and when ring
ing five miles.
Mrs. David COburn, wife of farm
er living near Richford, was badly
burned, Tuesday, by her clothes TAX
ing fire, and came near being destroyed
with the house. She was in her room,
sick, and could not help herself, but
her screams attracted her husband,
who ran and found her envelOped in
flames. He succeeded in extinguish-
ing the fire and saved the house from
being burned. The doctors think Mrs.
i Coburn cannot live.
Most of the Windham county hill
roads have been impassable since the