St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-05-22
Vermont News.

Burlington is connected by telephone
with twenty-five towns.
A Putnamsville (Montpelier) man has
Il cat with two feet on each fore leg.
At Barre, VIM. f. Whitcomb was
thrown from a cart and had his right
wrist badly broken.
During April there were % deaths in
Burlington, and no more than two were
from any one disease.
A small steamer, accommodating as
people, is to be put on Willoughby
lake this summer.
The dwelling and barn of r. b.
GoOdell, at MOrristOwn, have been
burned. Loss S2500 partially insured
Alfred Knapp, Brandon farmer,
was killed Friday by his horse falling
on him while handling a load of wood.
A number of families from Rutland
aud vicinity will soon go to Dakota to
settle. They will wish themselves back
again.
A Rutland gentleman has quarter
of dollar, of the date of 1923, for
which Il Boston party has offered him
one hundred dollars.
The lists of some $500 delinquent
taxpayers have been made out by the
Rutland assessors. There are nearly
1000 taxpayers in town.
The farm house occupied by Ransom
B. GOodale and family in Elmore was
burned recently together with the
horse barn attached.
In Barton, VIII Flanders oldest boy
got quite badly poisoned last week by
drinking corrosive sublimate and al
cOhol, but prompt action saved his life.
Mrs. Harvey, a Charleston lady,
was taken with the ''nOse bleed" con-
timing several hours, leaving her ut
terly Frustrated.
w. F. Hay ward of East Charleston
struck out peddling last week, but on
the first day his horse took fright, ran
away, threw him out, breaking his ribs
and smashing the cart.
While Edwin Baker of Rockingham
was drawing manure, the horses be-
came unmanageable, threw him to the
ground, and the heavily loaded cart
passed over him, bruising him severely.
E. j. McWain, Esq, will deliver the
address at Hartford, Decoration day.
having consented to take the place of
Capt. Henry b. Atherton, who is del
egate to the Chicago convention.
The assessed valuation of Burlington
for the present year il 81 $50, I3l. This
is gain over last year of S342, ASS.
There has been gain of $I00,340 in
personal property and of $l77 ,3l5 in
real property. In polls, too, there has
been gain of nearly Is per cent.
Col. II. NJ. Robert, detailed by the
secretary of war to inspect the break
water at Burlington, recently wrecked
in Il gale, has made an investigation,
He found the whole southern half in
bad condition and estimated the prop
able cost of repairs at about 100000.
James McDermont of Brookfield fell
from tree one day last week while
off a hedgehog, distance of
nearly 10 feet, without serious injury
to himself or hedgehog.
Mrs. Loyisa Moore of North Troy
had the misfortune to swallow sew
ing needle recently, and has gone to
Boston to have it extracted from her
throat.
A careful estimate shows that over
$4,000 is spent annually in playing
the game of billiards in the village of
Probably Rutland is like
most other large townsville young
people are just dying for want of
amusement.
Charles Morse, an employee at Sails !
bury Bros mandatory, Randolph,
was seriousl y injured Friday afternoon,
being struck in the left side by flying
piece of timber from circular saw. !