St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-19
VERMONT MATTERS.
WindSor's Epidemic.

Windsor dispatch of the 18th says:
This little town is in the throes of an
epidemic of typhoid fever, which, its
small population considered, is over
whelming. Over 100 cases makes the ra-
ito OF patients to the whole mum Der of peo-
pie approximate l to 5. tits now thought
by the physicians and professional
nurses that the crisis has been passed.
Business has been impeded considerably
by the absence of those stricken with the
fever, and such as are about are Cypress
ed with anxiety for their families and
friends. The five resident doctors and
DIR. burlington of Hartford, who has
come to assist, have kept themselves
and large staff of trained nurses at
work both night and day Fourteen
nurses from New York, Boston and
Hartford have been secured. The high
school pupils have been given a recess of
indefinite length for the cause that the
teacher is in the hospital at Hanover.
Such other of the schools as are open
have but very small attendance, the
parents feeling that to allow their chill
dren to attend school would be exposing
them unnecessarily. The town has been
transformed into an immense hospital,
nearly hundred households constitut-
ing as many wards. The cause of the
epidemic has been fruitful topic for ar
gument and discussion. Every case so
far reported has been easily traceable
directly to the drinking water, and that
is undoubtedly the cause. DIR. Hamilton
of the State Board of Health is of the
opinion that the epidemic resulted from
gross negligence in connection with one
case which contaminated the spring and
brook from which the water supply was
obtained
Gov. Fuller has refused the application
for pardon for John O'Neil, sentenced
to Imprisonment and heavy fine for
violating the liquor laws.
Railroad men who were at work near
Bartonsville Saturday found a com
plete set of burglars tools hidden in a
sand bank, where they have evidently
lain all winter.
Peter Todd's house, barn and carpen-
ter shop, together with all the house
hold furniture, a horse and carriage and
valuable tools. were burned at Proctors-
vile recently.
The house of Mrs Morse of Proctors-
vile was burned the other night
Chas. A. Prouty, Esq, has presented
Baxter Post, 6. A. R., of Newport, with
a handsome record book.
The farm buildings of Charles Freye of
Waitsfeld were burned the other morn
ing, with all the live stock. No insur-
ance; cause unknown.
One of the speakers at the Vermont
Methodist conference at Bradford yester-
day, Rev. Vim. ]. Kidder, of Mortified
who is "a years old was one Of the origi
nal members of the conference formed in
1914. The only other living original
member is Rev. A. Hitchcock, aged 80,
also OF Mortified.
new chair shop, with capital of
SIS, 900, is to be started in Ludlow.
The stock will be composed of15O shares
of $1,000 each, half to be paid in the first
year.
c. B. Tilden has been confirmed as
postmaster at Mortified, and John Rob
inson at Bennington.
Eugene Ilsley. a notorious moonshiner
of Thetford, has been captured after a
long hunt, and his still broken up. In
the cellar, where the still was located,
were found Is casks of cider and other
evidences that Ilsley had been doing a
wholesale business. Only a small quanti-
ty of brandy was found. Ilsley is now
under $1,000 bonds to appear before the
| U. S. court.
B. H. Smith. well known wealthy
citizen of STAFFORD, committed suicide on
the 18th by hanging. Poor health was
the cause.