St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-17

Lemuel Chamberlain OF Barnard has
freak in the form OF three-leeged rooster.
Nellie Briggs, while at work in the fac
tory at Forestdale, stepped too near the
machinery and her hair caught in belt
She was drawn up to pulley before the
machinery could be stopped. Large
punches of hair were pulled from her
head, but she escaped serious injury.
James Murray Of Ripton, 101 years
old, was buried in the Roman Catholic
cemetery in Middlebury Sept. 9.
The different manufacturers at Ben
nington report an increase in the amount
of business. AT the Lasher stocking
company orders have been given their
statesmen not to take any more orders for
certain kinds of goods and although the
mill is run five evenings in week the
company is behind over IL, 900 dozen of
stockings in filling orders. One shipment
vi N,OOO uOISH WAS maui iiiuay' lhS
same state OF affairs exists at the knit
ting mill OF William Campbell, and at the
mill of Holden, Leonard & Co., where
women's wool suitings are made. The
Tiffany Brothers are adding machinery
to enable them to increase their output
largely.
According to the United States Geo.
logical survey the following elevations of
mountains in this state have been deter
mined by them: Kilington, 4,241 feet;
Pico, 1867 feet; Equinox, 1916 feet;
Dorset, 1904 feet; Glastonbury, 1854
feet. The bureau of the survey states the
height of Mt. Mansfield given by Guyot
as 4,43O feet.
DR.. c. w. Scott of Boston, reelected
corresponding secretary of the society OF
the Army of the Potomac at the recent
meeting at Troy, N. Y, was close to the
youngest of the drummer boys. He en-
listed at 10 years from Johnson, VT, and
was discharged for disability and after
DIS re-enlisted in the 7th Massachu-
sets Volunteers and was brigade bugler
in the second army corps. He was Sc
verely wounded in the head in the battle
OF the Wilderness.
The business of the Bennington electric
railroad will be begun this fall and every
thing got in readiness for an early start
in the spring. Officials OF the road are
now in Boston negotiating for funds that
have been promised for the purchase OF
materials for the building.
Barre horsemen have received letter
from Mr.. Browne, the driver and mana.
ger OF Gentry Combination, where he
states If the Barre track was clayed on
the stretches it would be the fastest half
mile track in the world.
&c. Hood of East Topsham gives ar
account of the product of one brood SOW
in five years that beats all known records
All pigs were kept until ready for mar
ket September ~, 1892, and the last o
August Ia, 1897. total of 146 pig
were raised, which were sold alive at al
average OF five cents per pound, the az
greeate proceeds being $1,S9S. Quite ;
number of pigs were sold during tn
Chicago strike at seven cents per pound
. The sow was full blood MEDIUM York
SHIRE and weighed when marketed 60.
pounds in just four weeks after pigs wer
weaned. She would have been KEEP
longer but she became totally blind an,
5 deaf.
The state yearly meeting of the FIRE
1 Baptist church was held at Enosburg
Falls last week, closing Sunday evening
y, The meetings were held in the Free Bar
: fist church on Park street. Anelaborat
: programme was prepared and about 5
S delegates were present from all parts c
e the state including about 80 ministers c
b, that denomination. committee on Ell
t tertainment provided accommodation
for tina, number among the homes OF tn
1 different denominations and pleasan
K and profitable session held was.
i Vim. A. Lawrence, who shot Thoma
4, A. Seaver at Woodstock short tim
= ago, was given hearing last week. Fl
h pleaded not guilty and was ordered t
: furnish bonds in the sum of $4,000 70
appearance at the December term {
: Windsor county court. In default
e bail he was recommitted to Jail.
Try Aliens Foot Ease.