St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

was delivered by Henry Clark of Rut-
land on "Centennials, Their Import
ance and Social Advantages
A village charter will be asked by
the residents of Sutherland Falls from
the next legislature.
The house and outbuildings on Alex
ander Stewards farm, in the north
part of Cavendish, were destroyed by
fire Saturday.
The Westford cheese factory have
lately sold half of their July cheese
for ten cents per pound at the factory.
They use the milk of about six hun
dred cows, but the dry pastures have
diminished the supply of milk nearly
one half.
The card of thanks has reached its
lowest depths in this state when a
woman and her husband print a card
''sincerely" thanking "our brother and
sister and nephew for their kindness
in sharing with us the expense for the
burial of our aged father"
George Flanders of Compton was
run over by team on Causeway street,
Boston, Saturday night, and received
a severe cash in the head.
Within fortnight Chelsea will have
telephone communication with Brad
ford, Randolph and other county towns.
Bristol has voted $4,000 to complete
the Town hall, making 300 in all
that has been voted.
General Stephen Thomas will act as
president of the day at the Windsor
county veterans reunion at South
RoyaltOn Wednesday, Aug. 20. Gov.
BarstOw, Senator Morrill,, Colonels
Veazey, Seaver, Mead, Pingree and
Randall, have all signified their inten-
ton to he present.
Mr.. Hiram Walker, aged about sew
enty years, dropped dead, while cut
ting oats in his field near the American
hOuse, Vergennes, Monday forenoon.
Supposed cause of death, heart disease.
He was resident of Ferrisburgh,
leaves a wife, but no children.
The North Bennington boot and
shoe company's building was destroyed
by fire last week, together with all
its contents.
1t is not all fun playing circus
Two boys have sad experiences to
breaking his arm and an East Charles
ton lad dislOcating his hip.
The comptroller of the currency has
given authority to organize the ma
tional bank at Windsor with a capital
of one hundred thousand dollars. Hon
| Hiram Harlow, who was president Of
the old Ascutney bank, has consented
to take the same position in the new
institution.
The dwelling house of Wayland
Sargent of Chelsea was burned Thurs
day-caused by a defective hue.
AlOnzo DoOlittle's horse became
frightened Oh the brook road, Brattle-
bOrO, and ran, throwing out Minnie
Doolittle and her little brother, four
years old. They were bruised but not
seriously. A horse and carriage and
two men in pursuing the DOOlittle
team were overturned and the men
thrown under the wagon.
North TrOy's total shipment of rasp-
berries up to the 9th was over 20 tons
The Spring Grove camp meeting fol
Burlington district will begin at Spring
| Grove camp grounds, New Haven
| "S9""SJ aug 10 anu COublhuC ICL
days.
A "genteel comedy" is on the boards
in New York entitled "Our Colored
Friend" the scene of one of the acts in
which is laid in the Ely mine, in Yer.
shire.
The comptroller of the currency has
given authority to organize the Ma
tional bank of Windsor with n capita
of one hundred Thousand dollars. Hon
Hiram Harlow, " as president o
the old Ascutnc az, has consented
to take the sam, position in the new
institution.
Miss Austin, Il Burlington artist anc
Il devout Catholic, painted some tim,
ago n valuable st. Matthew for th,
altar of st. Matthew's church at Wash
ingtOn, ID. G. The head of the tgur
was cut ont the other day by II dement,
ed woman who has been haunting tn,
church and wOrshipping ut unusua
hours.
A society of American florists ha
been recently organized in Chicago fo
the purpose of encouraging hOrticult
ure i'll all forms, advising and cOmpar
ing the growth in each district, t
award certificates of merit to all new
and deserving flowers, to give an exhi
, bition of flowers ut each annual meet
ing in one of the large cities, to Civ
plans of the best greenhouses aud hes
, mode of heating. The next annual
meeting will he held in Cincinnati
f Ohio, August 1885. C. f. Allen q
r Brattleboro was appointed vice presi
: dent for Vermont.
Orion Clark, Il well known barbe
: of BrattleborO, committed suicide Fri
: day night by hanging himself to Il tire,
, He belonged to Il good family, wa
I fairly educated and, being well liked
: had good business and laid IL
= money. About ID years ago, however
= he became possessed with Il craze fU
z getting rich and thought he had til
secret in IA hair lotion which he il
l vented. He sold out his barber shO
, and put his funds into "OriOn's ha
: lustre," from which rich results wei
expected. All the country arOun
BrattlebOrO and the surrounding town
e was plastered with SNOWY hand-bil
e bearing a picture of the comstellatiO
Orion and various high flown recon
= mendations of the ''lustre." He 10,
= his money.
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