St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-05-28

! Mrs. M. j. Martin, pOstmistress of
Burlington, for the past sixteen years,
is credited with sending the second
best reports, in point of penmanship
and accuracy, of any received by the
department at Washington.
The ten year old son of Leslie Brown
of Vergennes attempted to catch
ride on blackboard wagon recently,
when his foot caught in one of the
wheels and his leg was twisted entire
ly around the axletree. His outcry
caused the horse to spring forward,
and his body was carried around the
axletree and thrown nearly in front of
the wheel. The boy was assisted into
the wagon and taken home with one
bone of his fractured leg protruding.
The limb was broken in three places,
but it is hoped it may be saved.
Central Vermont railroad stations
are to be supplied with hand grenade
fire extinguishers.
Hilas Dickey, brother of Col. A. Nj.
Dickey of Bradford, died recently at
Manchester, n. H. He went to that
city when it was in its infancy, and
had much to do with its development.
Many of the finest buildings in that city
were erected Uy MIN.
Sheldon Abbott, who died in Barton,
May IA, aged sc, was the first white
native of the town, and had lived there
80 years of his life. He lived IA life of
industry, engaging in his earlier years
in teaming between Boston and north
ern Vermont. He four times married,
the last time at the age of SO, and
leaves several children.
Barnum's great moral show will APP
pear in Burlington OH Wednesday, the
3lst of June.
The whey from number of cheese
factories around Burlington has been
sold for the season to be made into
sugar of milk. The price is 81 for the
season for each COW represented.
Charles A. Clark, master of bridges
on the Central Vermont railroad, has
been appointed to represent the inter
est of the state in the building of the
bridge across the lake at North Hero,
on which work is to be begun soon.
The bridge will be completed in about
two years.
Ex-Lieut Gov. Underwood of Bur-
lingtOn has been taken to the insane
asylum at BrattleborO. His insanity
is of a mild form.
Senator and Mrs. Morrill, will return
to Vermont about June |.
Charles Perkins has been appointed
postmaster at Lower Cabot, in place of
Nathaniel Perry, resigned.
George w. Baker of Bradford and
the Bradford paper manufacturing
company have failed with liabilities of
nearly $4,000 and assets nominally
$4,000. Boston and Fitchburg par
ties are the heaviest creditors.
These men have been elected direc-
tors of the Vermont Central and Con-
solidated roads; j. Gregory Smith,
James X. LangdOn, Joseph Hucks, b.
p. Cheney, Ezra Fl. Baker, w. H. Bing
ham and Edward c. Smith.
NJ. j. Coughlin of Winooski was ar
rested on the Goth on Il charge of libel,
the suit being brought by ID. J. Platka,
who claims that Mr.. COughlin is the
author of the Letter from WinoOski"
published in last weeks Argus and
Patriot. Damages are placed at $4,000.
COughlln was not taken to jail, but
furnished bonds in the sum of $1,000 to
appear for trial.
The st. Adams listers have complet-
ed the list for 1885. 1t amounts to
$50, 1879, which is 81 ,216.S5 less than
the list of 1884. The number of polls
this year is 1856, II less than last year.
In Vermont and New Hampshire for
ty-eight towns have the same names,
viz: Albany, AndOver, Bennington,
Berlin, Bradford, Bridgewater, Bristol,
BroOkfield, BrOokline, Canaan, Charles
ton, Spelled Charlestown in n. H.
Chester, Concord, Danville, Dover,
Franklin, Goshen, Grafton, Groton,
Hancock, Londonderry, Manchester,
Marlboro, Marlborough in n. H. Mid
dletOwn, (Middleton in n. H. Milton,
Newbury, Newport, Mortified, Orange,
Pittsfield, Plainfield, Plymouth, Ran
dolph, Richmond, Rochester, Roxbury,
Salisbury, Sharon, Shelburne, Spring
field, Stanford, Sutton, Troy, Warren,
Waterville, Windham, Windsor and
Woodstock. In the United States there
are thirty WashingtOns and thirteen
Grants.