St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-02

ceived, the fact is that Mr.. Hadlev pro
ceeded TO frame and raise a high post an,
BOARD structure, little longer than MI
MOVE house. and as high as the cave
Oh the same. Mr.. Howe thinks. and tn,
htlghh"rs generally think. this was don,
To spite him. and Oh account of tb,
trouble between these two men: bu
MI Hadley has the benefit of his ex
PLANTATION. As Mr.. Hadley was severn
weeks at work upon this fence before i
was raised into position. it gave Mr.
Howe and the other neighbors plent,
of time to talk the matter over. Mr.
iiadieN plan was quite generally con.
demned, and threats were INDUCED il
that II 1t was raised it would be pulled
down, etc. But the work went on. and
thursday morning the fence was nut in
position, completely oveIshadowing and
darkening the north side of the How,
house.
On Thursday evening. or early in the
night. knots of men and bows gathered
III the vicinity of Mr.. Iladley's house.
and some of them uudertook TO mil
down this high structure. Mr.. Hadley
went out and ordered them away. when
stones were thrown at him. and three
pistol shots were fired. A ball from
one OF these shots entered the front
piazza step, where Mr.. IIadley stood.
MIR. ii. retreated into the house and the
party outside soon dispersed. 1t hav-
lug been talked about on the street the
next day that the fence WAS coming
down the coming night, quite number
of persons gathered about the square
the latter part of the evening. BY ten
O'Clock men began to appear on the
ground, disguised with wells or hand
kerchiets tied over their faces. After
waiting half hour OF more. during
which time the masked men received
quite Il number of recruits. Il party of
them entered Mr.. IIowe'S ward. behind
this high fence, and commenced boring
INTO the posts with an augtr. Mr. Had
ley heard them at work. and passing
through his yard to the west end Of the
fence, SAW them there. and ordered
them away. Upon this. several of the
party nearer the road. started towards
HIM throwing stones. Mr.. Hadlev re-
treated across his yard upon his back
piazza and escaped into the house. One
of the shower of stones sent at him.
passed Mr.. Hadley's head. and striking
the blind upon Deacon Durkec'S house.
PASSED thorough the blind. taking in its
course, blind, sash and glass, and land
ed on the other side of his parlor. This
stone weighed one pound and a-halt.
Being satisfied that the mob were will
ing to take his life if he Offered any
opposition to them, Mr. Hadley then
kept ont OF the way.
The party at the fence then seemed
t" abandon their plan of boring the
posts of, and going over To the engine
house, procured some iilr-honks trom
placing them upon the top of the fence.
pulled ii over int" Mr. lIadleN' garden.
W hen IL WAS down Hat. they INDUCED
III Il blirf wardancc upon it. and then
chopping it in two. lifted the sections
carefully over the front fence into the
street. and carried them out upon the
can
by Il little after midnight. the party
who did the business. and the consider
able company at spectators who had
been attracted there 10y the noise or the
light. had all returned to their homes
In the morning it was found that the
remainder of the line fence hctwecn
these. two men. which WAS Il common
picket fence. and had been set of ;>
Mr.. H"wr'> portion 10y the fence ,irwrr>
had been pulled up and burned on
the YIound. 1t is not known who did
this latter job. but people are very free
t" say it must have been IIadlrl. But /.
this is simply suspicion.
w men WI. IldutN WIS tll\tn mo
his house 10y the first onslaught upon
him, he sent his snI-in-law. VIII" lives .
in the same house. after Il policrman 7
Mr.. S"mcrs returned with the iuiurma-
ton that the policeman was not at .
home. Mrs. S"mcIs and Mrs. Colby .
then went for the sheriff. whom they /
,l,
removed and we'll on fine As these
women returned from the >hcrr1's .
house, they exposed their lantern
which, "u going down they had kept
hid under their shawl and on being
10y the party burning the
fence. some one shouted ont to 'BIrak
objected to their throwing stones at
women, and they passed into the house
Although Il good many
stones hit the house during the melee.
not very much damage was done the
The ground glass front door
was broken. one chamber window WAS
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that Mr.. IIadley might see who were
the treSpasSers. was also broken.
We have in the above given all the
important facts in this diSgraceful affair.
So far as we can learn them. There
must he many regrets on both sides.
1t WAS Il great pity that these two
negbLors could not agree about their