St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-10-25

Beach. in August last. were brought be-
tore a WinooSki justice on Tuesday. and |
seven OF them found guilty and fined.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Anna Dickinson is expected to lecture
at It. Adams the 3lst.
During three days last week there were
shipped from st. Adams S6,ll0 pounds Of
butter. and 81 $50 lbs. of cheese.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Hydepark Newsdealer has the fol-
lowing account of Il dastardly outrage in
CraftSbury: About O'clock Oh the eve
ming OF Thursday last. the house OF Mrs.
Deborah LOOMS, a very piOus and eXem
piary widow lady. Il years old. and sis
ter OF the photographer Worcester-pos-
>t>Scd of some means. and supposed to
have consider able money on hand at the
time. was entered through the cellar win
dow by a rutfian in disguise. Mrs. LOOMS
| lived entirely alone and had retired. but
was not yet asleep. when She heard noise
in the kitchen. and went to see what il
was. As SHE opened the door she con-
tr0nted the villain who Immediately eXtin-
@uiShed the light and seized the old lady
III violent manner and threw her upon
| the tloOr.-she crying murder. The brute
| jumped upon her and beat her in a saya@e
manner for some time. when she appealed
to him to know how she had ever offended
| or WrOngtd him. and asked MIN what he
waited. telling him she was poor lone
widow with 10 protector but God! He
/ replied that he wanted money. and money
! lie would have. She told him she had
! none. aud We suppose such was the truth.
After eXtorting from her a promise that
she would give 40 alarm until morning.
the brute left. telling her that his name
was Hall. aud that he had been hired by
three men i'll Greensboro to do the deed,
and Instructed by them how to proceed.
aud that they We're waiting outside for
him. al OF which was probably false
caough, but if true. only deepened his VII
lany-il such villany can have deeper hue.
However. us soon as the cid lady could
consistently with her pledge. she rallied
the nearest neighborS. \ search was i'm
mcdiately instituted. and tracks found
leading to and from her house across a
plOwcd field to the house of one Chester
Aunis. who was Immediately arrested.
His boots correspond with the tracks aud
were bloody from the wounds Inflicted up
on Mrs. LOOMS. lie had his examination
before Judge Douglas on the l2tn inst.
who held him to bail in the sum of six
hundred dollars. in default OF which he
was carried to the lookup at irashurgi.
where We hope he will De safely kept
until both righteous punishment is meeIed
out, and bitter repentance ovCrtakes him.
Capt. l.. II. Bisbee of Newport has been
appointed deputy collector. i'll place of |.
i i. Woodbury., ordered to Burlington. The
former is succeeded as states attorney OF
Orleans county By W. ID. Crane of New
port.
Miss Addic '. Sanborn Of Lowell com
: United suicide on "Wednesday OF last week
i by hanging herself in a shop adjoining the
hOGse.
n. II. Mason. Of Glover, has two apple
trees from which ne has gathered fifteen
r bushels and thirteen bushels respectively
- RUTLAND COUNTY.
Seven men We're injured three probably
fatally, by the premature explosion of ;
: blast in The slate quarricS of j. William,
Il at FdirllaVcn. The accident was cauScG
/. by two keys ot guupoWdcr being pourey
=. into crevice which probably containe,
fire from u previous blast.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
The following account Of pretty hgi
" handed operation. we find i'll the Below
= Falls Times: \ supposed attempt at bur
i, glarv and murder occurred in Windhan
last week. On cducsday night of las
=, week. Mr.. Simeon Barrett ana family wer
II al absent except his son. Cortez Barrett
: vino occupied the house alone that night
i Daring the night he heard some one tryln!
i the lock at al outer door. and arning him
- sell with revolver. and not knowing how
many there might be 10 contend with out
side fired through Il paGnel in the door
which he Immediately opened, and seem:
n Il man in flight. fired again. ana as til
n man apparently passed into shed at tn
, barn. also fired into that. and retired int
- the house. In the morning blood wa
l. found OH the door step add other places
l. and the would be burglar was apparent
: wounded. The other two shots appcare
70 have taken effect, one in post and tn
~ OtLcr III an OK yoke under the shed. MI
Z Barrett senior had some days ,preyiOu
$ sold his wool ana was supposed 10 nav
: money in the house which Is also suppose
10 have been the object of the burglar
50 much tor The first part. On oaturda
of evening of last week. Il party OF youn
l. leople gathered al the house OF NJ
~ .;hnades. Mr.. CoripZ Barrett proposed
attend but The family had fears Tor II
( safety. and did not wish him to be on
e. At about eight O'clOck. however. he stel
ped out without saying where he was e
M. and Immediately proceeded toWarl
the house OF Mr.. RhOades. and reports tn;
: he suddenly heard steps behind, when /
,t turned. and a man came up with 4 revOlN
cg pointed directly al his head and fire.
It Che bail passing one side OF his neck. ju
:" Grain" tAe flesh and tearing his cola
ot Mr. Barrett threw up his hands. and %oln
y, backward. kept up Il running battle on It
l., retreat. with his opponent. who hied
liz him again. this time the ball passing
lie his clothes under his arm on one SIDE al
nd without injur; to his person. BY Tins TN
" the cumbatdnts had arrived ii All old Sic
when Barrett seized stake anu linlneL
Nv atcly commenced offensive operations {
as his enemy. who now turned and fed, ii
to was puGsued till NJ. b. otuDbed his 70
i. in getting over 4 wall. where his enen
was 50 far ahead. that he shouted TO Iii
"0 thai he was coward. and that II he Won
come back. he would fight il out with III
ON that line. whereupon his enemy d
turn back. and eXclaimin@. 'd-E 70
for take that fired at him once mere. Il
II bali passing between his arm and Doe
e., Into a fence. The unknown person thu
~ fled and was seen no more.
Frederick r. Thomas OF Braulebor
zen While walking out last Sabbath near Ba
sic I'LL. c-pied 4 curious looking amin
o. which his dog had driven up a tree.
Thomas returned. got his gun. went ba
w. and shot down a rather formidable brU
tile measuring. when stretched out. i feet
mt inches; weight 10! pounds. All unite
to calling the chap lynx.
laIf STATE AT LARGE.
cen President Smith of the Vermont a
Canada ana Central railroad and GC
Page OF the Rutland road. have furnish
5 each station on their roads with an elega
Bible.
rs. The Vermont and Canada railroad h
,, chosen the following directors: Wor
49, ington c. Smith Of ST. Adams. John p,
ne. Ter of Hartford. Edward Blake. Beniau
site p. Cheney and Samuel Atherton OF b,
the ton. John W. Newton OF st. Adams. q
J. +. Clark OF Milton.