St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-06-21

Morristown Plain, about two years old,
was playing with other children, around
an OK sled, which was tipped up on its
side, or end. the sled fell upon him and
instantly killed him,-literaly crushing
his brains out.
The Finnegan murder case was dis
posed of in the Lamoille County court
by the acquittal of Mcdowell and his
son. The Newsdealer approves the YER
dict of the jury.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Work has been partially suspended at
the copper mines at Corinth. One of
the companies operating the mines pro-
poses to establish smelling works at
Bradford, aud have secured peat bog
near by with the purpose of using peat
for fuel if it can be made available
RUTLAND COUNTY.
David Chapman, of Bellows Falls,
brakeman employed on the Rutland and
Burlington railroad, while employed in
Stacking cars in the depot yard in this
place yesterday, had his head caught be-
tween a freight car and stick OF timber
projecting from platform car, and ter
ribly damned. He was taken in an in
sensible condition and conveyed TO the
Central house, where medical aid was
called, and everything possible done to
alleviate his suflerings. He was quite
comfortable last evening. though doubts
are entertained of his recovery.-Rm-
Lnd Herald -
SAD CALAMITY.-During the preva-
lence Of the thunder shower in this vi
entity about noon Thursday, two ladies,
the wife and daughter of Mr.. James S.
Willis of Mendon, while standing in the
door of their residence, were struck by
lightning and killed The electric fluid
entered the house at the chimney, damag-
ling it somewhat, and passed down to the
second story, where it struck 4 pile of
skirts in the same room, some eight feet
distant, and directly over the doorway in
which deceased We're standing, whence it
went through the floor, striking Mrs.
and Miss Willis, and, II is believed, kill
ing them Instantly. As soon as they
We're struck they pitched forward into
the dooryard, Mrs. Willis in her fall
striking upon stone step with such
force rs to fracture her skull, thereby III
tlicting frighttul wound upon her fore
head, which alone was deemed sufficient
10 have produced her death. Two Young
er children of Mrs. Willis were in anoth-
er portion of the house at the time of the
shock. and escaped without injury \
nci9hbor who was approaching the house.
i'll the dooryard. was stunned by the
shock An cmploye of Mr.. Willis, who
was standing under 4 wagon shed in the
yard, WAS also Frustrated. and Mr. VIII
lis and another elnplove who were ap-
proaching the house from the opposite
side, sustained similar shocks. and Mr..
W. Is still suffering from the effects there
of. Mrs. Willis WAS 81 and her dlugh-
ter IL years oli-Rattutd H,1uH
The Rutland Independent has the fol-
lowing: \ Mr.. Halves of Wallinstor,l.
color-bearer of one OF the Vermont rcgi-
ments. was wounded in the thigh by Il
minnie ball received while in line of bat
tie at Gold IIarbor in 1861. He was
Immediately taken 10 the division hos
pital where he bled protusely. No at
tempt WAS there made 10 extract the ball
was told that it would heal up. He
was afterwards sent TO Columbia ho>pi-
tai. Washington. where an attempt was
made TO remove the ball but without sue
cess. The patient was next sent 10
BrattlcbOro. where the wound became
gangrenous and no efforts there made at
extraction. During the wear 1906. the
discharges were somewhat diminished ~
that the patient could walk a little
when he reached home became worse ami
confined TO his bed with every prospect
OF i speedy dissolution. At thu stare
OF the case he was treated hv DR. Fox
who called DIR. Goldsmith 10 his aid
:, and the latter by making Il series OF small
openings succeeded in removing the bal
and on the t.utt anniversary at the day
upon which he received his wound-Mr.
IIawes was in Rutland with the ball in
his pOckct-his wounds all healed. and
he, \ far happier, ii not 4 better MAI
than he had been for those long tire,
years
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
4 lad. who had been living with Mr.
Beebe of Berlin, was drowned in Doc
River. near Montpelier Junction. 81
Tuesday evening, when bathing. Hi
name was Edwin Mellon. age l.. w
learn that he WAS IN orphan, recent,
i from Bolton. and the son of 4 Union sol
der.
wINDHAN COUNTY.
8 A fatal accident occurred at Below
Falls, On Sunday. At eleven o'clock
: a. VI. Clark Aldrich and Richard Ne
Cartey were sporting with pistol on tn
shore fof the Conn. river, on what i
known as 1.-THE Patch" McCartev hel,
the pistol in his hand, and pointing i
e across the river, snapped the lock; /
{ chung fire." and he Immediately drew i
J, near to ascertain what was the difficulty
when it discharged, lodging three larg
# buck shots in the back of Aldrich's head
a lie lived till three o'clock on Monda,
V morning. when he died. He leaves
/. wife and moral behind him.
n WINDSOR COUNTY.
e Rev. DR.. Clement has resigned tn
n pastorate of the Congregational Churc
y in Woodstock, and council of Minis
T tiers voted to dissolve the connection bC
n tween the pastor and his people. d.
Y Clement is an old and highly esteeme
clergyman, and his people part with lin
K Reluctantly.