St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-10-14
4 Teacher Stoned to Death on Her
PUDjfS.


Mass. was thrown into great state OF
excitement on Wednesday, by the ston-
ing of y female school teacher by four
of her scholars. which resulted In her
death, the following day. 1t appears
/ that the school in the Pleasant street dis
trici has long been noted for its disorder
iy character, and the previous teacher
only succeeded III keeping order at the
expense of the GOOD will of the people in
the district. She ut length found it i'm
possible to obtain board in the district,
and resigned at the end of the summer
! term. Her successor was Eta X. Bars
tow. a young lady about 20 years old,
OF diminutive statue and in feeble health.
She commenced teaching in September,
and had succeeded in keeping the school
under her control until last Wednesday.
| On the morning of that day, when she
rang the bell for the assembling of the
scholars, several of the larger boys re-
fused to answer the summons. Size
then turned the key in the door, shuttir 6
out the delinqucnts, who Immediately
windows. Wh,n the dinner hour ar
rived. and Miss Barstow started for her
boarding house, four boys, named re-
Spcctivcly, john Cotie. | | years of age,
James Cugswell, Is, Daniel Keliher, 9,
and jeremiah Keliher, II, commenced
to stone her. One of the missiles, the
size of a common inkstand, hit the teach
or on the neck Just below the ear, and
another stone struck her on the back,
which caused her TO stagger. She finally
managed TO get to her boarding house,
and after taking Il nap ate a hearty din
ncr. She then went to sleep again, but
un awaking said that she did not fee
well enough To teach that afternoon, and
that she intended to 90 to her home
in Boston. With the assistance of friend.
she was taken TO the train and from il tC
her home in Boston. y physician wa;
called, who pr, srrihcd for a complaint
under which she had long suffered, with
out beng told of her Treatment at Can
ton. She gradually failed, and died a
O'Clock. Thursday morning. On bcin,
ave ms opinion that an old disease haC
cuiminIted la the stoning she had re
ceivrd. Immediately after the assault
on Wednesday, all the boys except Cogs
well, who had run away, were ARRESTED
and sent 10 the state reform school, OF
the charge OF disturbing the school
| \ post mortcm examination is also bein!
= made in the case. and it is probable tina
the -rard jury OF Norfolk county vii
iind a bill against the boys for manslaugh
ter.
\ REMARKABLE SURGICAL OPERA
IIpN.-Fur some ten months past Gen
Klpairick our late minister 10 Chill
has been suffering from an erectilc tumo
in his throat. which at the time of tn
e operation protruded ouIwardly as larg
H. u hens rgg. luwardlv it was mucl
larger, crowling the windpipc half al
inch over to the lett making the effort t
talk and eat very difficult and painful
} Ga Tuesday last the operation was per
! formed. and i thus described: 'NGen
Fitzpatrick was placed under the intluenc,
of ether. -Four !ar.c sized darning-nee
- ll,~ were then inserted in the tumor
. some idea can pc formed of the stub
aornc,- OF TIE tumor bv the fac, that i
required all the strength stron.
AL possessed to force the reedl
. into it. The fac, that it was nea
| the iu-ular VEN increased the diff
rW,y. An unusually powerful clec
, rric battery Wa then applied to the nee
, lies. the tall force of the battery bein.
even. Notwithstanding the influence o
tine ether. the electricity had such an eff
feet up n the patient that two powerfu
men had ~ much a. they could do I,