St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-07-16
Vermont News.
SEVERE STORM LAST THURSDAY.

SEVERE STORh LAST THURSDAY.
The worst storm for years visited the
section of Vermont about Burlington
Thursday afternoon. Buildings were
unrOOfrd, trees blown down and much
minor damage inflicted. Several horses
were killed, but no human lives were
lost. Reports from large number of
towns show that the storm was quite
general. A cyclone with terrific light
ming, thunder and rain struck Water
bury. The covered wooden bridge
across the WinOOski river, 2I2 feet
span, was blown into the water and
completely destroyed damage 5000.
DIR. Joues's large barn, partly finished,
WAS laid fiat; damage $500. Several
chmneYs, trees and the spire of the
Methodist church in the village were
blown down, and one elm tree four
feet in diameter, was torn up by the
roots. Two barns at the Centre viii
iage were blown down and two girls,
II years old. were buried in the debris.
They were found alive but in critical
condition.
There were 81 900 pounds of butter
shipped from Waterbury one day last
week.
Black diphtheria has been raging in
Newport. One family has lost four
young children.
Henry Mcmahon has been commits
stoned postmaster at Stowe, Charles F.
Orvis at Manchester, and human Orvis
at South Salisbury.
While a circns was exhibiting at
North Troy, Il stranger in state of in
tnN .,ft a.
tant child from the bridge into the
Mississippi river, but was prevented
by one of the cireus hands appearing
on the scene.
Harry Shays, Il young fellow in For
estdale, took a dose of Paris green last
week. Doctors were called and de
cided that he would probably live,
having taken So much that it cansed
vomiting. His excuse for this attempt
ed suicide was that "he was tired of
living"
The widow of the late Manning
Boyd of Wilmington, seventy-five
years old, cut her throat last week he
cause of melancholy, but it is thought
she will recover.
Rev. j. G. johnson, formerly of Rut-
land, was installed as pastor of the Sec
Ond Congregational church ut New
London ON Wednesday evening of last
week. The Hartford Post speaks of
him as Gin all respects an important
acquisition to the Connecticut minis
try"
A Bennington baby four days old
was given carbolic acid for castor oil
by mistake and died two days after.
There are twenty eases of divorce
on the September docket of the Rut-
land County court.
Frank Kirk of Swanton was struck
by lightning during the storm last
week, and bad his arm paralyzed. but
recovered the use of it.in short time.
The electric fluid left Il yellow mark [
on his arm. A boy standing near him
was shocked, but not seriously.
A twelve-year-oId daughter of Tru-t
man Kelley, at play with other chill
iren in The barn, of North Troy, got
pushed OF fell from beam, and in |
"A piece OF board entered the I
and was broken off making !
4 frightfnl wound. A surgeon sue
;eeded in extracting the wosd, and the /
are that she will recover.
Ite 11A uupn. iuSLIlhIt mas CItCUeU
Albert G. Hall of New York trustee.
Iud also president OF, the board of trus-
ees to fill the vacancies occasiOned by
he death of his father, Dudley 7. Hall.
Rev. George b. Sterling was installed
pastor of the Glover Congregational
hurch last week. -.
There are thirty-tWo sluice- WAYS |.
nj one bridge OH Il piece of road at
,outh Glover, less than two miles in
ength.
The Congregational society at Barre
oted at a meeting held recently, to re-
air their church. after the plan pro-
'osel by Mr.. Guernsey Gf Montpelier
he expenses will be about $1,000.
The anniversary of the Bennington
attic will be celebrated this year by
ulster post Of Bennington. AS August
b comes M Sunday, the celebration
I'll come on Saturday, the 18th.
The widow of the late Manning
.oyd of Wilmington, seventy five years
Id, cut her throat because of melan- =
holy int it is thought she viii re-
Dver. ........
Hannah $. Muiligan Of Waits River, II
other ofJames A. MuliigaH Of Com v
any C., Fifteenth regiment, \. H.. ", "
Is obtained a pension OF 81 a month ;
Id -.Sfg5tt arrears .. D.