St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-18
ST, cyutmsburp GaledOnian.
Vermont News.
AN EXHIBITION OF NERVE.


Methodist church, was surprised, the
other day, to see well-dressed stran-
ger climbing up the ladder and rope to
his perch on the pinnacle of the spire.
When he reached the top round, the
stranger sat down and remarked,
cOOlly, that he thought Mr.. Alexander
must be lonesome working up there
alone, and that lac should come up fire.
quently in the future and help him
pass away the time. On the way down
the intrepid straddled the ridge-pole of
the church and took a long and soul
satisfying view of the surrounding
scenery. His exhibition of nerve sent
cold chills down the backs of his in
voluntary spectators.
TROUBLE OVER BUTTER DISH.
j. j. Ryan, head waiter Of the Mont
vert hotel ut MiddletOwn Springs, was
recently arraigned before Justice f. ).
Miller at Poultney on charge of as
sault and battery, preferred by Miss
Belle Brown of Troy, and was fined
$50. From the evidence it appears
that Miss Brown. who had acted as
waiter at the hotel during the season,
broke part of butter dish, which was
charged to her account and paid for.
She claimed the dish and took posses
sion of it when leaving the city. Ryan
demanded the dish and used violence
in enforcing his demand. Miss Brown
dashed the dish to the ground, and
caused Ryans arrest.
JAIL BREAKERS AT HYDE PARK.
Myron Amber, confined for arson,
and n man giving the name of Lewis,
confined for stealing hides from the
stOrehouse of G.. ). Page, broke out of
Hyde Park Jail last week. BY some
means OF other the men had got pos
session of an old case knife, and break
ing into II vacant cell. 10y heating their
knife had managed to burn hole into
the floor and thence worked their way
down through the stone work of the
underpinning, and out. Sheriff Lam
phcr was promptly in pursuit and cap
tured Amber, but Lewis was still
missing at last accounts.
A SWARM OF FLYING ANTS. A Fay
ston correspondent of the Mirror and
Farmer says that recently, for about
half an hour, Just before sunset, the
air literally swarmcd with flying ants.
Their winged life was of short dura-
ton, however. The air soon became
clear and then we noticed the hens
and chickens were very busy gather
ing something on the ground, which
proved to he fallen ants. a little later
and every ant had shed its wings. 1t
was found they were looking for the
best places to dig into the earth. The
yards and roads were perforated with
their hiding places.
The yield of grain in Springfield is
not promising.
The pond at Island Pond has lately
been stocked with black bass.
The telephone posts are nearly all
set from Barton to IrIsburgh.
The centennial of the Congregational
church in Castlcton was celebrated
Sept. 3.
1t is expected that ex-Gov. Smith of
st. Adams Will deliver the address ut
Orleans county fair at Barton.
A Jersey COW, valued at 1919, owned
by Charles Rockwell of Bennington.
was killed by lightning the other day.
Miss Flora Z. Prouty, preceptress in
the Waterbury school the past year,
has accepted position in school at
Cairo, Ill.
The live stock taken to the state fair
by rail filled eighty-siX ears, and the
merchandise and general exhibits filled
twenty-five more.
Mrs. c. b. Leland of Evansville
treated Il few of her friends, Sept. ;, to
some warm maple sugar cooled on
genuine old snow.
Mrs. +. NJ. Ball of Barre was robbed
of her wallet containing so in money
and note for $500 mt Burlington on
Wednesday of last week.
ii. A. Clough of North Troy has a
CRIB apple tree set ont last spring
which has on ii now buds, blossoms
and one full grown apple.
Nearly full grown doe was recently
seen by some Newport gentlemen on
the road to Derby. Deer are protected
by statute until Nov. |, 1856.
Rev. Allen Clark has resigned as
pastor of the Bradford Congregational
church, and the council to consider the
resignation will meet Sept 30.
Z. c. Dunton of East Charleston has
Il Jersey heifer two years old that has
this summer given thirty lbs. of milk,
and made one and Il half lbs. of butter
in day.
l.. f. Atwood, reprcsentative-elect
of Chittenden, and who has been
classed as II democrat. wishes it dis
tinctly understood that he is an indie
pendent.
Alonzo Durham of Bethel, while at
work in the woods, was crushed bv a
falling tree and his back broken. He
is not expected to live, as he is para
lyzed below the middle of the back and
suffers great agony.
The comptroller of the currency has
ordered an assessment on the stock of
lOO per cent, payable e-half in thirty
days and One-half in sixty days from
Sept. 10, for payment of the creditors
of the st. Adams bank.
Hiram c. Fisk, who recently died at
Chazy village \. Y, was born in Isle
La Motto in August, 1878, and spent
the earlier part of his life there, repre-
senting it in the legislature in 1867
and ls6S and held all the principal Off
ces in town.
1t is announced that the present
term of the Washington county court
will Ice the last ut which Judge Red
field will preside, as he has determined
To decline reelection by the coming
Legislature. He has served on the
bench fourteen years.
/. j. Deavitt has written letter to
Gov. Barstow, urging the collection of
an old war claim of Vermont against
the United States amounting to up
wards of 100000, and that the fund
when collected be used in establishing
soldiers home III Vermont.
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their corn and report good crop.
Potatoes are Welding larreIy The