St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-10-19
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
Three large barns filled with hay and
grain, belonging to Ripley & Fisher
about three miles south of Middlebury
were burned Friday; loss SO, 500; in
sured for $l,650 supposed to be the
work of an incendiary
At Ripton, the 9Th, Herbert, an elev-
en-years old son of Rev. q. Elliott, was
caught in swiftly revolving shaft Of
Mr.. Elliott's mill, and before it could
be stopped the lower part of his body
and limbs were completely torn to pieces
and scattered about the mill, causing
instant death.
On the night of the 10th, an attempt
was made to rob the pOstoffice in Yer
gennes. Thieves entered the basement
through an insecurity fastened door at
the rear and commenced boring auger-
holes into the Office above, but are sup
posed to have been frightened away by
man passing late at night. The post
master noticed suspicious persons in
front of the Office when closing.
As the coffin of the late Willis Dan
iels, of Bristol, was being lowered into
the grave recently, the latter was found
to have been dug too short, and the
casket was taken out for the purpose of
remedying the defect. While moving
it from over the grave a portion of the
earth caved in, causing one of the bear
ers to fall into the grave, and the other
three being unable to hold it, the coffin
fell upon the man, severely bruising
him.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Ex-Governor Hiland Hall is already
recovering from his late quite severe
sickness. He is still confined to his
room and to his bed most of the time.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Sunday -schOOl Association and Teach
ers' Institute will be held in the Con-
gregational church at Bennington, Oct.
23-4-5, commencing Tuesday at 2.30 D.
m, and closing Thursday at ii 40 a. IN.
The annual meeting for the transaction
of business will be held on Thursday at
9 a. IN. Prof. w. F. Sherwin, of New
Jersey, has been secured as conductor
of the institute. Rev. Lyman Abbott,
ID. D., of New York, will be present
and assist in the exercises. Each Sun
day school in the state is entitled to
send two delegates.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Brandon News says L. S. Drew,
Esq, of Burlington, went to Brattle-
bOrO the 10th, accompanied by the wife
of Capt. William Anderson, of the Lake
Champlain steamers, to be placed in
the Vermont asylum for the insane. A
son died a few weeks ago, and Capt.
Anderson himself has been dangerously
sick for some time. Truly, an afflicted
family.
The ravages of diphtheria continue
in Ferrisburg, and several recent deaths
have taken place.
While Lawrence Barnes, Jr., of Bur-
lington, was training a spirited horse,
the animal rolled over, catching one of
Mr.. Barnes legs under him, and causing
IA severe fracture of both bones, below
the knee.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Wallace SOule, aged Is years, son of
Hiram B. Soule, Esq, while assisting
his father in the curtain fixture manu-
factory at st. Adams, had the thumb of
his right hand caught in the shafting,
tearing it off at the joint, and pulling
out the connecting chord some ways.
1t is reported that the Vergennes sus-
pected murder case has taken a new
phase, and suspicion points to another
duplicating the latter seems too flimsy
to warrant action.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Martin Legion, of Pawlet, the sec
ton foreman, who was so seriously in
jured by being thrown under the wheels
of a hand car recently, died the 18th,
the lower half of his body being COM
pletely paralyzed. He was about AZ
years ofage and leaves large family.
j. R. o. Parkhurst of Wallingford has
mysteriously disappeared, and his
friends fear he has met with foul play,
as he carried considerable money on his
person.
Young Allison, the colored young
man who was arrested at Rutland and
lodged in Jail for stealing horse and
buggy from Tunbridge, was brought
into the court at Chelsea, at the ad-
journed term, and plead guilty. Judge
Powers then sentenced him to three
years hard labor in the state prison. 1t
appears that the case was not fully pre-
sented to the court. Some leading per-
sons secured re-hearing, whereupon
the court revoked the sentence, and he
was admitted to bail on his own recog-
nizance.
The other night, Delano Ackley of
Rutland was knocked down when near
the post-Office, and bundle of clothing
which he had just purchased taken from
him. The clothing was afterwards
found on the street, where the robbers,
who escaped themselves, had thrown it
in their flight.
A fellow wearing mask called at r.
T. Williams house in Fairhaven, the
other night, and sent in badly spelled
note demanding $25, with threat of
vengeance if the money was not forth
coming, But on hearing Mr.. Williams
request his wife to bring his revolver,
the unwelcome visitor beat hasty re-
treat.
The Rutland Herald says, Monday
noon, Oracle, youngest daughter of
Daniel w. Bromley, attempted to catch
a horse feeding on the green, when the
animal wheeled suddenly and kicked
her on the head, rendering her sense
less. Medical aid was procured, but
the little sufferer died at 5 p. IN. She
was in her eleventh year.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The marble bust of Judge Collamer,
made for the state by Preston Powers,
has arrived at the State House, in
Montpelier, from Italy. When pedes-
tai is prepared, it will be placed in the
governors room.
Harry D. HOLSTER, twenty -four years
old, of Marshfield, met with quite an |