St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-19

Rev. Aldace Walker has resigned the
pastorate of the Congregational Church,
Wallingford, owing to ill-health.
The people of South Troy are in a
bad fix. 1t appears that the land on
which most of the village now stands
was mortgaged, about 25 years ago,
and the deed has since fallen into the
hands of Rufus Stuart of Beebe Plains,
P. O., who fOreclosed, about year ago.
The years of redemption have expired,
and the decree becomes absolute, but
Mr.. Stuart, who is now in California,
and has received some $4,000 for 81 >
700, won't tell the anxious hOuseholders
what he proposes doing, until he re-
turns.
HEAVY DAMAGEs.-Ch Chelsea, IT., Jan.
IA. The case of Carlos M. Gilman of
Boston against the town of StraffOrd.
which has been Oh trial the past week
in the County Court, was concluded
last night, Judge Poland making the
closing argument for plaintiff. The
jury returned verdict for plaintiff ;
damages $4,000. Plaintiff was Grip
pied for life by reason of defective
highway in STAFFORD.
Among the distressing losses of chill
dren by diphtheria, within a day or
two, have been the death of the only
child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frissell, bright
little boy of nearly five; and three chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. A. BurgOyne, I'M
der six years of age, who died Monday
morning within an hour of each other
| The three remaining children of Mr.
BurgOyne have been i'll with this terri
BILE disease, but are improving, and will
doubtless recOver.-Free Press.
A correspondent at Windsor writes
''John P. Phair the convicted murder
er of Mrs. Freize of Rutland, is now in
solitary confinement in the Vermont
State Prison at Windsor. He has writ
ten his autobiography, giving an ac-
count of his early life and his expert.
ence while in the army during the re-
bellion. 1t is written in plain legible
hand, and the correctness OF the Ian
guage shows him to be the pOssessOr Of
considerable education. His execution
will take place i'll April. Recently
when urged by the sheriff to make {
confession, he declared that he haC
nothing to confess, and knew nothing
of the crime whatever. Phair has {
stern, stubborn disposition, and vii
probably, like Major, walk to the gal
lows carrying the secret of the deet
with him."
A. G.. West, the stage driver ant
mail carrier between Montpelier ant
Morrisville, who has been accused o
theft and forgery, has settled with al
the injured parties, paying them tt
their full satisfaction, and is again OIL
the road.
The Montpelier National Bank ant
the First National Bank of Montpelie
held their annual elections. In thu
former bank the following board o
officers were elected. President, Jane
r. Langdon; Viee-President, Georg,
C. Shepard Cashier, Charles A. Reed
Tellers, George G. Kellogg, Fred. w
Bancroft; Directors, James r. Lang
don, E. ?. Jewett, George c. Shepard
Albert Johonnott and Charles A. Reed
The First National Bank is Differed a
follows: President, John A. Page
Vice President, James Il. ThurstOn
Cashier, James C. HOughton, Jr.; Tel
Ter, E. Blackwell Directors, John A
Page, James T. Thurston, Charlie
Dewey, J. w. Ellis and P. P. Pitkin.
The first years receipts of the Ia
miles-long Woodstock railroad wer
$21 1894. Two trains each way hav
been run, daily, carrying 1928 pas
sengers and 66I4 tons of freight, with
out accident