St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-31

was heard before Judge Rowell at
White River Junction last week. The
motion is based upon the depreciation
in values of the property from the sus-
pension of work at. tbs mines. The
suspension Is caused npart by several
pending suits which cannot be ended
within year. The decision was re-
served.
Minister Morton At Paris is so much
pleased with Il photograph of the La
fayette statue nj Burlington that he
sent Tor another copy for the present
marquis of Lafayette, with newspaper
accounts Of the dedication.
The Fletcher freclihrary at Burliug-
ton has 4,5t}S volumes. az having
been added the past year There were
23,l96 books taken ont
North Thetfortl woke up Saturday
morning to find the thermometer
standing at ;}9' below.
! Burlington is to have u district tele-
graph service.
! Our people should remember that
there Is no stnte tax this wear, the cor
! porntions having kindly relieved us OF
/ the burden. For week or two past
the collectors office has been bcsicgel
by thrnngs of wealthy citizens and citi-
! zenesses, each with a gripsack contain
| ing the amount of a tax, and. when
! they discovered that there was nothing
to pay, their grief was heart-rend,ng.
II Free Press.
! n Montreal train from Rouses Point
collided with Il freight standing on the
.af
night The baggage car had the
trucks knocked out and the freight
engine was somewhat damaged Con
ductor O'Day's ankle was spraiued
Charles Ilibbard of the Central Yer
mont passenger department., received
two or three cuts on the head. face and
leg, and one other passenger was
slightly hurt. The wreck was cleared
IN time for the Boston express to pass
on time. The accident was caused by
IA switch-rod being broken by the frost
Burlington must have either pho.
tographer or newspaper man fTon
Connecticut. The Free Press tells o
Il photographer who supplied a picture
for Il widow whose husband died with
out leaving such remembrance
There were. however, the remains of
bas-relief which had been made bv /;
son of LeGraud b. Cannon, and after
ward broken into five pieces. Tn,
photographer glued the bits of tn,
basrelief together, the widow stuffed
IA suit of clothes of the dear departed's
some one else found wig, and theI
the photographer "tookn him. Tn,
picture is pronounced Gan astnni>h
ingly good one, all circumstances con
sidered." 1t must be almost as goOC
as the story.
In the trial of Rev J. f. Bruce, pas
tor of the Salisbury Congregations
church, it appeared that in matters o
marriage and divorce his had been
checkered career. He is now Twin:
with his third wife, and the circum
stances OF his connection with the TIVE
previous wives were not thought fl
vorable to his efficiency It's minister
, Mr.. Bruce made an able defense, bu
the evidence against him was strong
and after a secret session of two hours
the council decided unanimously il
: favor of deposing him from the minis
: try.
r These officers were chosen bv TIN
Central Vermont Masonic association
at Hartford Friday: President. f. Z
Tewksbury, Woodstock; vice-presi
dents, G. c. Jones, Windsor, George c
Perkins, Lebanon, J. V. johnson
llartland secretary, j. 7. Aiken
Hartford treasurer. A. l.. Pease, Hart
ford executive committee, G.. w
Pease, Hartford, l.. p. Kendall. Soutl
+ Woodstock, w. p. Davis, Hartford ii
: nanciai committee, l.. II. Morgan, O
) q. Kimball, j. s. Fairnan.