St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-06-11
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
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Connecticut decided against Morris
the democratic governor. and Bulk
elev is now the acknowledged ruler of
the Nutmeg state.-A cyclone visited
Laporte, Ind, doing much damage.
"A heavy rain fell in Ohio and the
country is deluged. Wind also did
considerable damage and some were
killed by falling debris.-National
Bank of Manchester, Mich, failed.
The cashier is missing together with
$4,000 of bank funds.-Judge Allen
of Northampton, Mass, judge of the
Massachusetts supreme court, died
of neuralgia of the heart, aged 90.
His father was president of Dart
mouth college in 1S16.-The Itata
surrendered to the U. S. war ships at
Iquique, Chill, with all the contra
band cargo.-A mob near New
Orleans shot one negro and lynched
three others for being connected with
murder.-A frame building at Chica-
go fell and killed one man.-Dr Phil
lips Brooks elected to the bishopric
of Massachusetts, call issued for
a convention of the peoples party at
St. Louis June IS. An unknown
buglar found dead in a ravine near
Danburv, Conn.-Dartmouth defeat
ed Williams by score Of 5 to 10 in
a game characterized by hand hitting
on the part of the Dartmouths.
VERMONT.-State eclectic medical
society convened 1t Montpelier for
two days session.
Friday.
GENERAL.-Two Waterbury, Con-
necticut, boys sent to the reform
school for attempting to wreck a
train, which they were doing for fun.
-Jugiro, the Japanese murderer,
was sentenced at New York to be ex-
ecuted in the week beginning July 6,
the same week fixed for the execu-
ton of three other murderers.-1saac
Sawtelle says that he saw an agent
of DR.. Blood shoot his brother,
Hiram, and that the head was
thrown from a boat into the Atlantic
ocean by the murderer Report
comes from Alaska that many are
dying there of the grip.-Thirtv
Alpha Delta Phi club, were fined So
each for keeping liquor in the society
hall.
VERMoNT.-Sixtha annual field day
of Middlebury college held and five
records broken. The 100 vd dash
made in 10 $40 seconds, the running
broad jump 10 feet II inches and
standing high jump four feet seven
inches. The college record for throw
ing base ball was made, 353 feet 1 70
inches.
Saturday.
GENERAL-Austin, Texas, was
visited by a severe rain storm and
the Colorado river rose five feet in
five minutes. Within three hours it
rose II feet and As hours after it
stood % feet above low water
mark.-Sir.J Ohm Mcdonald, Canada's
premier, died at 1915 p. m. The
bells of Ottawa were tolled to notify
the people.
Observation-Disclosures was made
a first class post office with a salary
of $4,000 a year.-Richard Williams,
a foreman in the Warren Slate COM
pany's quarries near Poultney fell q
distance of rs feet and received fatal
injuries.
Sunday.
GENERAL.-Northern Italy was
VISITED Dy severe earthquake III
which three persons were killed and
several badly injured. The shock
was felt at Venice and Milan and in
this country at New Brunswick, N.
J.-Reuben Palmer, noted counter
feiter near Troy. Pa, was captured.
In default of $4,000 bail he was COM
mitted to jail.-John Hoyt, the old
est paper maker in the country, died
at Manchester, N. H., aged 81.
Monday.
GENERAL.-The grand jury of Phila-
delphia found IS indictments against
ex-Citv Treasurer John Bardsley,
charging him with appropria ting to
his own use city and state funds
Report of brutal massacre at Port |
au Prince. President Hippolyte
wantonly murders 80 prisoners and
hustles inOffensive citizens off to the |
cemetery to be shot.-Pisagua, Chill,
bombarded by torpedo boats, but |
little damage was done as few Of the
shells reached the town.
VERMONT Desdemona, widow of
Jacob Estey, died at Brattleboro,
aged 81. Jacob Estey died about a
year ago.