St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-04-06
State News.

B. F. Fitield, Esq, who has for eight
years past filed the Office of United
States District Attorney, for the District
of Vermont, was, on Friday, re-appOint-
ed by the President to that office.
The Mount Mansfield Hotel Company
have engaged Col. Keller for the COM
ing season. 1t is reported that Mr.. E.
c. Bailey, Of Boston, has bought the
late Mr.. Halls share in the hotel and
now owns more than half the stock.
Scion H. Wooley, of Grafton, who
has been convicted of murder in the
second degree, for killing his brother
last OctoJer, is about 35 years old. and
the murdered man was five years older
they had quaIIeled about property and
the care of their mother, and Frank
drove to Solon's house to try and set
tie matters, when Scion ordered his
brother off, aud, on his refusing to
leave, shot him dead.
Miles, the Barre bank robber, has
been telling an interviewer that he isn't
guilty, and that his pal, Peter Curley
swore him in prison to save himself.
New York friends are working for Miles,
and all this is preparatory to asking
Gov. Fairbanks for IL pardon.
Rev. Mr.. Kneeland, of Waterloo. n.
Y, sOn-in-law of the late DIR. Lord, is
engaged to supply the pulpit of Beth
any Church, Montpelier, for two months.
In West Enosburgh, last Saturday,
Il five-year-old son of Joseph Japan,
while playing III swing. became en-
tangled in the rope and was strangled.
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been extinct some time
n. B. Williston's carriage manufacto-
ry at BrattlebOro, with the exception of
the stOrehOuse connected with it, was
burned by an incendiary, Sunday morn
ing. The stock in process of manu-
facture was saved. Loss, about st, 600
insurance, 81 $50. The fire started in
A. Newton's barn adjoining, which was
also burned.
Rev. a. d. Barber, succeeds Rev. C.
S. Smith us editor of the Vermont
Chronicle.
Rev. r. Hicks, pastor of the Congre-
gatiOnal church 1T Bakersfield, has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect
April LIST.
Rev. T. S. Hubbard of the Congrega-
tiOnal church, at Rochester, Vt. has
rendered his resignation.
The town of Rutland has paid G. A.
Mietzke $500 for damages sustained
from a defect in the highway.
Maj. j. H. Cushman of the Benning-
ton Banner, who has been very sick and
at one time reported dead, is much bet
ter, and some hopes are entertained of
his recovery.
An Orange young lady recently lost a
valuable gold ring, and after considera-
BILE search it was found in the camphor
bottle. She shouldn't have worn the
ring on her nose.
A full and harmonious settlement of
all pending controversies between the
Central Vermont railroad managers and
the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain
railroad company, has been made, and
papers of mutual discharge and release
Interchanged. The contest between
tween $250,000 and 100000.
The last Legislature passed an act
leaving the first Tuesdays of March and
September out of the list of legal bOli-
days, and inserting in the list the Both
day OF May, commonly called decora-
ton day.
Albert Waite, a well to do farmer
OF Dorset, committed suicide the %.
he is reported TO have been Respondent
upon his financial condition. His fears
were without foundation, he being
worth some $4,000.
Dubois & Gays block and two small