St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-11-27
Vermont News.

brated" in eight inches of snow.
The University of Vermont has 34f
students, as against 27l last year.
Mrs. Melinda Bowley, eighty years
of age, a resident of Brattleboro, is
suing for divorce.
Mrs. Eliza Hubbard of Pomfret has
secured a pension of eight dollars a
month and S7l6 back pay, on account
of Il son.
Mrs. C. Dutton of Windham, who
retired well and strong Thursday
night was found dead in bed Friday
morning.
Sydney Filley of Williston caught a
l9-pOund pickerel, three feet five
inches long, in Shelburn pond.
Herbert NJ. Adams of Barnard lost a
thumb and part of finger from the
bursting of a gun while firing at Il
squirrel.
George W., son of Russell Davis of
North Duxbury, while engaged i'll Il
fIfenS,y scutfie with Almon Hart, had
one leg broken in two places below
the knee.
Rev. n. w. Scott of the Vermont
Methodist conference, died in Glover
the 9th, aged 81 years. He was "a
years in effective work and "a on the
superanDuated list.
The Montpelier democracy celebrat-
ed on Thursday to the best of their
ability, and made things lively about
the town, day and night.
While Ed Renslow of Chelsea was
using an iron wedge, IL portion of it
flew, striking him in the eye, cutting a
cash in the ball, so he will lose the
sight.
At Rutland, William Smith was sen
fenced tot the state prison for eighteen
years for an outrageous assault in Chit
tender upon nine-years- girl.
Two unsuccessful attacks on Young
women are also charged against Smith.
Ex-Gov. Stewart of Vermont and
other officers of Middlebury college
have waited upon the Rev. Kerr c.
Anderson. ID. D., of the First Presby-
terrain church of Troy, and asked him
to accept the presidency of the college.
DIR. Anderson has the matter under
consideration.
George Hayward of South ROyalton
attempted suicide the 10Th but was
discovered in season TO save life. He
had been Respondent for some time, on
account of failure to get n pension.
Geo. II. BigelOw, who has been in
poor health for some time, recently
left for New York city for treatment.
His many friends will hope for his
early recovery.
Fred A. Richardson of Brattieboro
paid an election wager by wheeling
one Baldwin to Guilford. The military
band accompanied the procession and
several hundred people witnessed the
start.
The appointment of Judge Walker
of Ludlow to the supreme court bench
leaves the Ludlow probate .judgeship
vacant, and Hugh Henry of Chester
and Gilbert A. Davis of Windsor are
scramhling for the place.
Why not9 OF the five pastors of
Montpelier churches, two voted for
Cleveland and the other three for st.
John. Why don't their betrayed and
outraged congregations hang them in
etfigy ? Index.
IblstCCu IOllldS NJ
Billings in Jail for hurning the unoccu-
pied house of Daniel Sargent of Orange,
not long since. He is "a years old,
without friends or money, and some
think his object in firing the house was
to obtain steady place for the winter
The election obligation of E. X.
Voodry to C. Ii. Carter was paid at
Montpelier last week. Mr.. VOodry
wheeled his creditor from the shops of
the Lane Manufacturing company to
the pOstOffice building on wheelba r
row with cushioned seat and gaily dec
GRATED with flags and bunting and
bearing aloft at it's front a genuine
eagle. They were escorted by the
Montpelier band in full uniform and
by c. F. Collins us color bearer.
Charles Henry of Westford, Il young
man about 30, while butchering fell
backward into a kettle of boiling wa
ter scalding his back from his knees to
his neck in a fearful manner. The
hook pulled out while drawing the hog
on the platform. Mr.. Henry is COM
Portable as could be expected and hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
As little daughter of Mrs. Lyman
of Alburg was attempting to climb up
the side of Il NOW of grain in barn
where machine was threshing, her
clothes caught in the arbOr of the
speed wheel and wound them up
whirling her several times around the
arbor before the machine could be
stopped. The clothes were nearly torn
from her body and her head came only
a few inches from the brake at each
revolution. 1t is thought that she sus-
tanned no serious injury.