St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-01-07
State News.
LAMOILLE COUNTY,


On Wednesday afternoon, Harvey >.
Rogers. IL young man living Ill 'ahl-
bridge. went to his fathers sugar mouse
and committed suicide by shooting INN
self through the head with Il revolver.
He was found late in the afternoon, life
having been extinct for some time. lie
WAS twenty years of aye. and ii Is sad
that disappointment III love WAS the
cause of the rash act.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
States attorney Thompson visited
this village last week and spent c"n>id-
cradle time i'll giving the public i'll
struction in regard to the liquor laws of
Vermont. Among the persons present
at the school of instruction. we noticed
lawyers. magistrates. shcritfS, doctors.
professional men. peddlcrs. landlords,
small liquor dealers. and Slmdry non
descript. The tuition WAS chiefly paid by
poor boys, German peddleIs landlords
and the State. 1t is hoped that the i'll
struction will be'bcncticial To the com
munity. Those parties that considered
their tuition bills to high should re
member that those who steer clear of
oifenses against the law. rarely ever
suffer the penalties of the law Bar
ton Monitor.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
An unknown tramp WaS shot at Ben
son, Thursday night, by Franklin Nun
ger. He entered The house of Mr.
Munger about 10 o'clock and demanded
something To eat. Food WAS set before
him, and after partially eating il he
got int" an alteration with Munger
and went to the deor to call II compan-
ion To assist him in an assault. Munger
fnliowcd him To tn" door with Il double
barrcllcd gan. loaded. The tramp
turned about, seized the gun and struck
Munger, when one barrel WAS dis
charged 10y the latter. The tnli char.t
entered the abdomen of the tramp. y
ply stefan was called. but could do
nothing. and the tramp died III four
hnuIs. lii. Wout not give. his name.
nut SAID IN Wa- Tr>prrtahl, connected.
and would rather di,. is he wis. an
known. He sad he Was the one to
blame. and cNon"iaIvd Munger. The
tramp Wis about 81 Years old. five feet
eight inches high. light complexion aud
>;tndN haiI. lie said lac came from
W whitehall. y. y. and has the appear
incc al being au American.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The stock at the Moutpclirr and
" ;li- River railroad has been sold un-
tier IN attachment nn debit to l.. +.
kInnIc OF Barre: il WIS huHght by -.
Ii. S"itW"Il "t East tImhrid.c. Mass.
G. j. Gleason of Montpelier and Nh
Bartlett for ~ cents per share. Mi.
>"GtNcli l. Il larg" hcmd-h"Idcr it, the
road. and mo-. pIn!';iIlN. huldS Il ma-
l"IIiN OF The stock >r,1u. MW of the
stock owned 10y Montpelier WAS sold to
J. W. Brock of Montpelier fol about
the same price.
The Lane Manufacturing Company.
"f Montpelier. will exhibit at The. Cen
tcnnial an ordinary sized circular SAN
mil III operation Il heavy double, mill
capable of cutting logs up Is ,iN feet in
diameter - "Nnnitnl Turbine vat,.r-
wheel hc;;N aud li"ht Watchers and
p!HnrI>. With p">-ihll other machine, of
then minutdctnr. The EXPENSES at
tending the company exhibition ;,r,.
not expected Ia fall short of -. 900. ana
nal reach SIU.0n1 i,yt;,rr .II, cin~r Of
the exposition. The Montpelier Man
ufHrtulim% Company will also make 4
rrcditahic ,Nhihiiinu.
The tIil! of Joseph I.aPagc for the
murder of Josie Llngmaid at PEN
hl"hr. y. H.. began at C"ncord Tues