St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-11-06

atty of $40, but he was let off by psy
ing the costs.
AT concert given at Middlebury
for the benefit of the Congregational
church, the violin used by Charles Es-
tabrooke was genuine Cremona,
made by Guarnerius in 1896.
Percival w. Clement has been
elected president, and John A. Mead
as clerk and treasurer, of the Addison
railroad company.
Several cases of typhoid fever in
Rutland and vicinity are reported by
the physicians, and some cases of scar
let fever.
! a reduction of ten per cent. in the
wages OF laborers in the West Rutland
quarries took effect November /.
J. w. Sleeper of Waterbury has
been awarded pension of four dollars
a month and back pay amounting to
81 ,O30.
Nearly one thousand people attended
the opening of the new skating rink in
Montpelier. Rev. j. Edward Wright
delivered the address of welcome.
1t is officially announced the next
annual session of the Vermont MethO-
dist conference will he held at Bellows
Falls, probably some time the last of
April.
The body of Edwin Tracy, a fine
musician and member of the Jericho
band, whose father was formerly pas
tor of the Congregational church at
Jericho Centre, was found near Essex
Junction on Wednesday of last week.
He had no coat on and in his pocket
was found 80 in money.
Geo. l.. Chamberin, son of the late
A. l.. Chamberiin, formerly we'll
known resident of Middlesex, was
killed recently near Omaha, Neb., by
collision on the Union Pacific railroad
in which there were two other fatali-
tics.
At special meeting in Vergennes,
che city voted to deed the water privi-
lege and property on the east side of
Otter creek, at the falls, to paper
company from England, who propose
to erect large paper mill. AS they
will employ between 300 and 400 hands
they will be IL great addition to the
city.
Obadiah Allen of West Ferrisburgh
has picked the second crop of string
beans from his vines-enOugh for a
large mess-and gathered several per-
feet roses from his bushes on Sunday,
Oct. % Strawberry and apple bios
SONS are quite plentiful.
Sophia Harris, aged y, of West Fer
risburgh, has pieced five quilts in
year, containing 1886 pieces beside
three others of IA different pattern.
The first winter meeting of the Gran
lite State Dairymen's association will
be held at Claremont, n. H., next
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Butter and cheese will be the subjects
of discussion. Messrs. Mead and Tink-
ham of Vermont are expected to be
present.
Brandon is to erect n soldiers mon
ument, of Barre granite. and will be
surmOunted by the figure of soldier
seven feet and ten inches high. The
entire height of the monument, includ-
ing figure, is "a feet 10 inches, and it
is estimated to weigh between 35 and
40 tons.
The annual meeting of the Vernon
and Canada railroad company was held
at st. Adams Thursday, and the fol-
lowing board of directors elected John
l.. Mason of Richmond, Jed p. Clark
of Milton, Alfred S. Hall, Charles Z.
Billings, Henry ID. Hyde, Thomas II.
Perkins and Augustus Russ of Boston.
C.. NJ. Robbins of Hancock, who has
had large experience in bear hunting,
reports recent exciting and success
full chase. One of his traps having
been carried off, he followed it and
soon found the dog and broken chains.
Hearing tsae clink of the trap further
on, he followed and caught sight of
bruin some distance away and making |
off rapidly. Finding that the bear
was getting away, Mr.. Robbins com
menced firing with small skeleton
breech rifle, and after several shots |
brought down the game at over one
hundred yards. The beast weighed |
nearly go. The trap was attached to
the fOrcfoot and was badly broken.