St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-12

had come TO himself and climbed upon |
the bow of the boat bidding the rest |
have no further care for him. At this
juncture help came and after much diff
ficulty, all were rescued. Miss Gilbert
was to all appearance dead, but she
responded to the treatment they could
give her and revived after reaching the
shore. Mrs. Phillips had ceased breath
ing when grasped by her husband, but
his vigorous action restored respira-
ton. All are now doing we'll.
The Coming State Fair.
The joint exhibition of the Vermont
State agricultural society and the
Champlain Valley association will be
held at Howard park in Burlington
from September ID to IL. The total
amount of premiums offered amounts
to $1,000.
Death of DIR. s. j. Allen.
DR.. Samuel j. Allen died at his resi-
dence at White River Junction, Sun
day evening, August 8, of Bright's dis
ease of the kidneys. This announce
ment will bring sorrow to the veterans
of the state. DR.. Allen went into the
service as surgeon of the Fourth YER
mont volunteers upon it's organization,
in August, 1861, and took high rank in
his profession.
While playing ball one day Ed. Dan
iels of East HubbardtOn broke one of
his legs, and will ill consequence be
confined to his bed for several weeks.
Vermont sent to Boston week before
last III cattle, 2133 sheep, 622 calves,
% swine. This was more in each class
and total number than any other New
England state.
Recently, while a woman in the east
part of the town of Holland was sitting
at her window, two young bears came
into the door yard and played like kit
tens. Soon the old bear came up and
devoured pail of milk sitting in the
yard, when the three leisurely walked
off to the woods.
A. S. Wordsworth of BrattleborO, a
machinist, who has been living at
Springfield, Mass, since last April,
shot himself three times in the head
Sunday morning, at his boarding place,
dying soon after at the city hospital.
He was 81 years old and widOwer.
He had been out of work two weeks,
was respondent and had been drinking,
St. Adams is to have the electric
light. A dynamo is being put in at the
Willard manufacturing cOmpany's es-
tablishment, whence the power will be
furnished and there will be two
lights at the depot, two on the street,
one at the Weldon and one in store
An expert will be sent shortly to start
the machinery, and as soon as arrange
ments can be perfected the electric
lights will be put in operation.
I, lo1 D,,k1o I'd
ers with cheap jewelry was arrested
giving his name as j. w. McCurdy
He was fined $50 and costs for selling
goods without Il state license. Com
plants were then brought against Nc
Curdy and his assistant Bolton fol
maintaining a lottery. While they
were gone to dinner, McCurdy sudden
ly disappeared and could not be found
when the court reassembled in the
afternoon. Bolton was tried as an ac-
complete to the swindle. The jury
disagreed, and the swindler gave bail
in $75 for appearance at the county
court.
Ellen Lupeer, young married wO-
man of st. Adams, died few days
ago under suspicious circumstances
and an investigation showed that al
abortion had been performed. Fred
Balch. a young man from LamOIlle
county, who had been intimate with
the woman, disappeared the day she
died, but was found in a barn neal
Johnson Saturday by the sheriff
Balch showed fight and drew revOlv-
er on the officer, but was finally hand
cuffed and is now i'm st. Adams jail
awaiting preliminary hearing. 9th
ers besides Balch are implicated.