St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-25

and the force was so great that knife
in his pocket was shattered, and pieces
of this together with the wad used in
loading the gun were driven into his
body to such depth as to render it
impossible to remove them all. His
condition is critical.
a CASE OF ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
On Friday evening a case of acciden-
tai shooting, which resulted fatally,
happened at Orange Rogers, who lives
in the southeast part of Tinmouth.
Mr.. Rogers and his hired man were at
the barn, when they heard the report
of gun, the sound coming from the
direction of the house. Knowing that
Mr.. Rogers sons, Almon and Alvin
were alone at the house, they at once
fastened to that place and found that
the boys had gone to the room of the
hired man and found, as they sup
posed, an unloaded gun. Alvin had
taken this, and pointing it at his
brother, pulled the trigger. 1t proved
to be loaded, and the contents, strik-
ing Almon in the bowels, inflicted a
wound from which he died in few
hours.
A PASTURE DEATH.
Rev. n. F. Perry of st. Alban who
died on Wednesday, was born in ViO-
let, Province of Ontario, in lS4l. He
studied theology in the School of The
olOgy of Boston university, and in
1872 he entered the ministry and was
admitted OH trial in the Vermont con-
ference. In 1874 he was admitted in
full connection and ordained a deacon,
and in 1876 was elected and ordained
an elder. The first three years of his
ministry We're spent Mt Ludlow, the
next three at BrattleborO, and the next
three at Springfield. In 1881 he was
stationed ut Bellows Falls, and at the
end of the first year was taken up and
stationed at st. Adams. in which ap-
pOintment he was in the third year at
the time of his death.
A SQUIRREL IN A LAKE.
The Island Pond Herald says that
while H. E. Fitzgerald was recently
rowing in the middle of the pond, he
was greatly surprised at discovering IA
gray squirrel endeavOring to get into
the boat. BY the assistance of an oar
the little animal, which showed signs
of exhaustion, and had evidently been
in the water for a considerable time,
was rescued. When the boat reached
the shore the squirrel showed no dis
position to vacate, nor did he until
Mr.. Fitzgerald had retired il short dis
lance, when he made off for the adjOin-
ing woods.
A CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
Among the contested elections to
| ha. - Hot
from South Burlington, where Il. A
Hopkins, republican, had majority ot
five. The ground of contest is that l47
ballots were cast while only I43 names
were checked on the list, and thai
many of the Hopkins ballots had only
the last name. 1t is also claimed that
many of the votes cast for Hopkins
were irregular in form and that severa
of the ballots contained only the last
name of the candidate.
VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the Yer
mont Bar association is to be held a
the court house in Montpelier tn,
evening of the Tuesday on which til,
Suprem court is to be begun, Oct. %
Hon. B. +. Fitield, the president, is tt
deliver the annual address, his subjec
: being Judicial Tenures of Office.
Judge Ross is to read an essay on tn,
late Chief Judge Pierpoint, and Judg
Rowell IA paper upon the late Judg,
Peck. The supper will take place a
the Pavilion.
A South ROyalton correspondent
5 says: The drought is seriously affect
ing this section. Pastures are too DIR,
to afford any sustenance to stock
wells and springs are dry and waite
for drinking and culinary purposes i
drawn from Il distance. Engines draw
i ing trains have been compelled to un
couple and return to White Rive
II Junction for water. Mortified is no,
the first station north of White Rive
Junction where engines can get water
John Dewey of Burlington has ac
u cepted an appointment us instructO
k in philosophy in Michigan university