St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-01-14
ALL AROUND THE STATE.
Whaf the Flames Did.

7. A. Leach's frame dwelling-house
and outbuildings at Westminster
were burned recently.
The Methodist church at West
Rutland was burned or Sunday.
The furniture, pews and carpets
were saved. The church "a built
in 1885, cost $4,000 and was consider
ed one of the prettiest in the Troy
Methodist conference. The insurance
was $4,000.
A house occupied by Henry Patter-
son at Bellows Falls was burned to
the ground the 9TH inst, the family
barely escaping alive.
The Death Roll.
Label w. Ellis, a prominent capital
ist of Montpelier, vice-president of
the First National bank and a direc-
tor of the Vermont Mutual Fire In
franc company, was stricken with
apoplexy on Friday, and died the
next day.
Ex-Sherif Barton of Chittenden
county died recently, aged 90.
Dennison B~atchelder, a wealthy
Barre farmer, aged 70, died on Tues
day morning of the grip. He was
prominent in town. having been Sc
lectman, lister, overseer of the poor
and justice of the peace.
Peter Mitchell, a dry goods mer-
chant, aged Sc, dropped dead from
~apoplexy in his store at Montpelier
on Tuesday afternoon.
Daniel Tarbell, a leading citizen of
East Granville, died Monday of pneu-
monia, agedS1. He formerly owned
a large property in Roxbury and
West Randolph and a business block
in New York. He built the first
houses in South Royalton and was
president of the bank there. He once
owned many stage routes in Yer
mont.
Has Learned a Trade.
Young Stanley, who was sentenced
to four years Imprisonment in the
house of correction for burglary, from
the Chittenden comfy court, will
complete his term next month. Dur
ing his prison life Stanley has learned
the marble cutters trade and War
den Richmond says he is worth as
much as the mechanics who are get
$3.50 and So a day. He says he
will continue his trade when he gets
out.-TRutland Herald.
Killed in a Marble Mill.
Michael Nugent was killed at the
mill of the Brandon Italian Marble
company on Monday, making the
second accident of the kind at the
same mill in little over a year.. Mr..
Nugent had charge of the gangs and
filling and was at work near n of
the gang frames, when it caught his
head, tanning it against an upright
post, probably killing him instantly.
He was about 81 years old and
leaves a wife.
East Calais people are realizing
the need of a city hall.
A new lodge of Odd Fellows is to
be instituted at Cabot on the 10Th
inst.
Hartland will probably clean up
the last of her war debt of $4,000
this winter.
The closing examinations and
graduation exercises of the 5Oth class
from the Johnson Normal school oc-
Cured this week.
K. w. Morse, formerly of West
Randolph, has, with A. A. Niebaun
of California, leased Hotel Burling:
ton, at Burlington, for ter years.
St. Adams is to have a lecture
course, in which DR.. Conwell, Chap
lain McCabe, Rev. D. S. Mackay, the
Boston Rivals and local talent will
participate.
The value of merchandise entered
at the port of Island Pond during
last month was $1,376,693.11, ano
the duties secured amounted tt
1891, 21O.O2.
N. B. Douglass of Rutland, who re
Gently filed a voluntary petition ii
insolvency, owes the Pittsford far
mers the greater part of the liabili
ties, $11, 200.
Henry L. Stillson of Bennington
has been appointed historian for tn
Bennington centennial celebration
He has had considerable experienc
in historical writing and is an abb
editor.
The stomach of a recently slaugh
tered West Randolph OK was fount
t. contain 81 nails, varying in length
from one to four inches, severe
pieces of wire from baled hay, and
piece of brass.