St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-03-26
State News.

SHlpISu iNSNh'iF or HoloS PS"N'" $500
threshers to Siberia. The shipment will
20 via San Francisco to Saghaln Island,
where the Russian government has
several penal colonies The order came
from San Francisco, but the purchasers
are supposed to be the Russian govern
ment.
Asa Weed OF Hartland as agent for the
town to prosecute and defend suits, maze
this report at the March town meeting:
mo suits; no expense" Mr.. Weed was
elected for the twei 'ieth time as select
man. This is goo endorsement OF his
business methods.
Nelson D. Phelps, chiet engineer OF the
Barre fire department, and wife were
badly injured in a railroad wreck at
Cumberland, Ind, recently Mrs. Phelps
is prominent in social circles at Barre.
There was considerable anxiety in regard
to Mrs. Phelps as her health has not
pSSu VI TIC DeSl anu ~ was pm"
cipally on her account that she and Mr..
Phelps, early in the winter, went to
Southern California, whence they were
returning at the time of the accident.
A barrel of cider was stolen in Ripton
last January, and out of it have grown
four criminal prosecutions while two
men have been confined in jail 10 days
each and there has been paid in fines
$56.67.
A hydrocycle is being constructed at
Burlington, for use on Lake Champain
next summer. For the benefit OF those
who never saw one it may be explained
that hydrocycle is bicycle made to
use on the water. 1t is made OF two
boats, each about 10 feet long, placed
side by side, with bicycle frame erected
between them, on which the rider sits
and pedals as on land. The pedals may
turn either screw or a propeller, and
rapid speed can be obtained.
Guy Sheldon the 12-year.old son Of J.
Il. Sheldon of Newport, accidentally shot
himself last Friday, while playing with
loaded gun. The ball entered the head
near one eye. The shot was removed and
the boy is doing we'll
The income OF the Huntington fund
amounting to $12660, was distrit-
uted among the 245 towns in Vermont
by State Treasurer Field on Monday, the
18th. The apportionment is based on
the census of 1890.
Orange county furnished 2491 men for
the Union army in the war of the rebel
lion and of that number 236 were citi-
zens OF Newbury.
The divorce statistics of Orange county
court for 1896, as prepared by the county
clerk for the secretary OF state, show that
26 divorces were granted, the wife being
the petitioner in 20 instances and hus-
|
band in 6.
The first postmaster commissioned
under the new administration was |. r.
Allen OF Fair Haven, VT, vice w. f. How
ard, commission expired. The signature
of the President and Postmaster General
Gary were affixed to the commission
March ~.
state.
William Barry, who a few years age
was drug clerk at Brattleboro, is one
of the leading actors in the Rice come
dams who are now playing in Vermont
Karl Lindstorm, the youth at BELOW.
Falls who became angry with his bene
factors recently and took revenge by
cutting their wardrobes into pieces, ha
been sentenced to states prison for on,
year on conviction of malicious mis-
chief
The little hamlet ofFelchville was earl,
wiped out by fire Wednesday night, ant
not so much as a pail of water wa
thrown on the flames. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000, insurance, $4,000
The Howe Scale company of RUTLAND
has put on the market high grade bi
cycle called the Howe" The compan,
has made contract with the Remingtol
Scholes Typewriter company to handl
its entire output. The Howe cor1pan.
has perfected grain and coal seal
which registers automatically the weigh
Of any quantity passed through it.
The Fall Mountain Paper company i
getting out about 100000 feet c
spruce from the timber landsin Rochester
Granville and Pitts6eld, to be floate
down White river this spring. This
by far the largest amount ever cut by
and furnishes with work many men.
all its camps it probably has about 20
horses and as many men. In addtio
large quantities of poplar, cut in for
loot lengths are being CARED at Beth
station to the same company,
Rev. c. w, Sanborn of West Bolto
has been sued for $4,000, by w. +. Davi
a former member of his church, Tor aliel
ating the affections OF the plaintiffs VIII
Mrs, Davis was the organist of Il
church, and has now gone to Iercl
Center. Sanborn is only IS years of az
and was well liked as preacher befo