St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-19
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The people along the mail route he
tween Bethel and Middlebury, who
have been losing letters. ful the past
three months. find that Mrs. Fannie \.
Jcwctt. wife of the postmaster at Han
cock. has been helping herself to any
that she thought might he valuable.
Special Agent Camp of Boston started
for that part of the country. about IL
fortnigh ago. and. assuming the role of
Il railroad conductor who WAS taking Il
vacation. he put into the mails letters
containing marked pieces of money
and. having power to open the mails.
he finally traced the robbery to the
Hancock office. The money of Mr..
JcWctt. the postmaster. was examined.
and it was all right. but his wife WAS
finally induced to produce an old wallet.
which WAS found to contain four pieces
of scrip that Camp had marked. She
confessed having burned four letters that
she ritlcd. and her thefts are estimated
ut 5000 OF $500. The poSt-ofiice has
been turned over to one of Jcwett' :
>urcticS, but Mrs. Jcwctt i allowed to
live with her husband for the present.
though under bond.
btNNlN'TlpN COT MY.
The depot ut North Bennington was
entered 10y burglars last Friday night
i,y opening Il window into the ladies
room and from thence into the ticket
room. They took from the depot two
trunks. and an overcoat belonging t.
Patrick McCartN. who works III the de
pot. who found the trunks in Il freight
ear that afternoon. badly broken. the
contents being scattered around it : but
everything safe except Il cape valued
at about $500. Mr.. McCarty found
nothing of his ovcrcoat. This is the
second time within il wear that this
depot has been entered. and lately they
have kept Il dog in the building. hut Il
few days ago somebody poisoned it.
The steamer Lady of the Lake" he
gun her regular trips yesterday. VIII
run one trip Il day for the remainder OF
this month and after that will make
two trips us usual during the summer
months. 1t now leaves here at = O'Clock
Il. M. and returns in the afternoon in
season to connect with trains here
Single and family tickets for the season
are now for sale at low prices. There
is no way in which people can secure
so much real enjoy ment us by buying
one of these tickets and occasionally
taking trip on the lake with family
and friends. Those who have ever
tried it will continue to do so. and tn,
only wonder is that every family al
about the lake does not purchase ii sea
son ticket Express.
CIIITTENDEN COUNTY.
Mr.. }. G.. Harmon. well-knowI
phv stefan of Westford. who had beer
very intimate with a young girl of tha
village. recently attempted to procur,
an abortion on her, but was unsuccess
full. About - hours after the birth o
the child, he wIested it from the aIm
of its mother, in spite of her earncs
entrfIties, and putting it in box will
an uncorkcd bottle of chloroform. wen
off with it. The Indignation of tn,
people was intense, and he would hav,
been mobbcd, if he hadn't been takrl
sick. He is well now, but has gone t,
Canada to save his life. This is the lie
poit made in the Argus.
President Buckham breaches the bac
calaurcate sermon at the university q
Vermont III Burlington on Sunday, Jul,
), and the society of religious inQuir,
has its annual Tddress in the evening
On Monday. come examinations for al
mission and medical commencement
on Tuesday, the alumni meet and al
address will he delivered before tn
Phi Beta Kappa society 10y Col. Home
3. Sprague of Brooklyn. y. Y. Wed
nesday, the Sth, is commencement day
The residence of Oscar \. Burton. OF
College street. Burlington. was cnterc,
during Monday night and property val
ued at over $500 taken.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Barton Monitor furnishes the fol
ing items !:
George Dillingham; whose home. W.
believe is in New Hampshire, but VIII,
has been for the past winter at work OF
bridges for the railroad company. fell
last Sunday from the Mansfield bridge
into the river. distance of thirty feet
without breaking any bones or sustain
ing any serious injury. In the fall h,
struck against some slanting timber
which partially broke the fall. Had i
not been foI this he must have been in
stantly killed.
Alta town meeting held in Craftsbury
on the 9Th inst, the town refused to ale
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