St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-06

ney bull, recently, and but for the time
ly presence of his hired man he must
have been killed.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Recently, Carrie Lawrence, girl
slightly shattered, went out near the
sugar woods on the farm of her brother,
in Hydepark, to pick berries. Being
gone longer than was expected search
was made for her, and she was found in
the field unconscious. Upon being re-
stored, she said a man seized her from
behind, pulled her over backwards and
turned from a vial some kind of liquid
into her mouth and she became uncOn-
scious. Her story is not believed by
the neighbOrs.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Wool buyers in Orange County are
paying 40 cents per 10. for wool, and
secure large lots at that price.
Mr.. w. Braman, of Washington, lost
COW, in il singular manner. In going
down a hill she attempted to pass be-
tween two small trees that stood within
about fifteen inches of each other, and
her hips struck against the trees, and
in that position she was held fast. She
was found dead hanging by her hips.
Charles E. Abbott of West Randolph,
manufacturer of sash, doors and blinds,
has suspended payment, and has been
thrown into bankruptcy.
A son of Mr.. Bemis of BroOktield,
eighteen months old, was recently play
ing about an unused well and fell in, he
was rescued by five year old son of
Mr.. Young, who reached down, and at
ter a severe effort, pulled him out, in
stead of running and screaming for help,
as most children of his age would have
done.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Chapman Smith has been appointed
postmaster at Glover, in place of j. B.
Smith, resigned.
E. Lothrop, of Coventry, wants sew
eral teeth and a whole jaw to repair
damages occasioned by the kick of his
horse last week.
Fred, little son of John Waterman,
of Barton Landing, had his arm broken
at school last Wednesday, by being
pushed from the steps by careless
boy.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver of Rutland
has declined the invitation to supply
the pulpit of Rev. DR.. Stone of San
Francisco, Cal, during the summer.
The pickpOckets did a thriving bust
ness at O'Brien's show in Ludlow, and
|. n. Wadleigh's house was broken into
and robbed of jewelry the same day.
The friends of Mrs. Maria Payson of
Rutland who was immured in an insane
asylum some weeks ago at the instiga-
ton of Gen. H. Ii. Baxter, have finally
succeeded in getting her out on a writ
of habeas corpus. She had been arrest
ed on complaint of Susie Ryan for al
legged SANDER in charging her with
criminal intimacy with Gen. Baxter.
That gentleman was not anxious to
have the matter pressed, and through
his influence and that of money, Mrs.
Payson was adjudged insane 10y the Sc
lectmen and sent to the asylum. Her
sanity is said to be unquestionable, and
the manner of proceeding was so con-
trary to law that trouble is likely to
grow out of it. Mrs. Payson states that
while in the jail at Rutland awaiting
the first examination she was threaten
ed aud beaten by the .jailer, and terri
fled into a consent to he sent to the
asylum. Judge DuntOn of the supreme
court will hear the matter Monday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The late fire at Barre was doubtless
of incendiary origin, and George Carr,
aged p years, has been arrested on sus-
piciOn.
jackson Bancroft, well-to-do farm
Ell of Barre, was instantly killed and
terribly mangled by il falling tree in
his woods, the 9th.
James Wheeler of Duxbury commit
ted suicide Thursday by shooting him
self through the body. He had been to
visit young lady whom he had been
counting for some time, at Frank Green's
III Waitstield, aud was refused admis-
sion to her presence. He then took
shot gun and attempted to kill himself,
but the charge was light and only in
tiicted slight wound at fist. 1t is
supposed he reloaded his gun, barred
his breast, and placed the muzzle of his
gun against it, discharging the gun by
pulling the trigger against limb of a
tree. He was % years of age.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
1t is stated that the Vermont Asylum
for the Insane is supplied with $50 OTIS.
of Strawberries, daily.
Brattleboro proposes to send the
largest delegation to the Bennington
centennial of any town i'll the state
This card, signed by 60 of Brattle-
boro's citizens, has been sent to the sa-
loon keepers and hotel proprietors in
town: We the undersigned, as friends
of the temperance cause in Brattleboro,
hereby notify you that we feel called
upon to insist that the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in this town under violation
of existing laws must cease. You are
kindly requested to discontinue the sale
or dispensing of the same yourselves or
through your agents contrary to law,
and, further, if our requests are not
complied with ut once you are assured
that, although we do not wish to injure
any legitimate business or individual,
the existing means of legal redress will
be used to their fullest extent.
William Smith had both hands hor
ribly mangled by circular saw at Es-
tey's factory last week.
A juvenile Kit Carson by the name of
Colt attempted to shoot clay pipe from
the fingers of one Dinsmore of Brattle-
bOrO, simply for practice. Result, loss
OF two fingers on the part of Dinsmore.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Michael Myers of Woodstock, has
made fourteen and three-fourths pounds
of butter from the milk of one COW in
seven days.