St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-23

Mr.. George P. Baldwin died Friday,
at Bradford, after an illness of two days,
at the age of 70. He was fol long
time judge of the county court.
The Rutland County Bar, at a meet
ingheld on Saturday, unanimously voted
to recommend to Gov. Fairbanks the
the expected vacancy on the Supreme
Court bench.
James Willard, 70 years old, was
found dead at his house where he lived
alone in Jay, VT, on Monday afternoon.
From the examination of witnesses at
the inquest, it is evident he died from
the effects of Intoxicating liquor fur
nished him by Henry Sartwell and
Charles Lapland, who have both fed to
Canada.
They say that one of the BrattleborO
congregations was disturbed the other
Sunday during the momentary stiffness
following the opening prayer by a voice
from an adjoining dwelling, exclaim-
ing: MARY where's the nails ?" Soon
the answer came, ''In the coffee pot,
you fool !"
Quick work A young man, in Ja
maica, the 18th, was detected in having
forged two notes at the bank, was ar
rested in BrattlebOrO, arraigned, and
indictment found by the grand jury,
and committed to Jail within forty-eight
hours from the time the forgery was
committed. As the county court is in
session he will be tried at once, aud
within two weeks may be boarding at
the State institution at Windsor. His
| -, n,anp E1oaea, ha hoe hnn,,
agent for sewing machines there for
some time past.
They are getting an early spring in
Middlebury, the college juniors having
blossOmed out in new plug hats.
Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington
and Hon. A. B. Gardiner of Bennington,
are mentioned by the Rutland Globe
for the appointment of judge of the su-
preme court in place of Judge Wheeler.
Mr.. E. r. Wolcott of Shoreham caught
IA deer on the ice of Lake Champlain
the other day. The animal had been
driven upon the ice from the opposite
shore, and slipping it was unable to re-
gain its footing, whereupon Mr.. VOL
colt, who happened to be passing. sue
ceeded in tying it, and carried it home.
One day last week, the parsonage
woodpile at Westminster was attacked
by an army of woOd-sawyers, and in a
short time fitted for the stove. After
paying their respects to about seven
cords at the Congregational church.
they called at the house of Mr.. G. H
Albee, who is sick, and soon converted
his cord wood into stove size.
The bottom fell out of part of the
race course on the Connecticut river, at
BrattlebOrO, the other day. A man
was driving over the track with some
horses when the horse which he was
f driving stepped through the ice, and he
barely saved his team and the horses he
was leading by refining short for the
shore. Looking back he was just il
time to see six horses which were fol
, lowing on other teams, and one double
sleigh, go out of sight in the water
Help was procured, and after an hour:
work, all the horses were got out, badly
chilled.
Mr.. w. D. Hodgkins, of Rochester
VT, lost $3.50 horse while crossing ;
bridge during severe gale of wind anC
snow. The animal either lost its bal
ance, or was chOked down by drawing
oNCl ihC odlc plduh, anu icil doou
twelve feet on to the ice and rocks be
low, breaking its neck. AS the hors,
went over, it broke from the sleigh, ant
3 left Mr.. HOdgkins, Mrs. Wright, and ;
child sitting in the vehicle.
The Rutland Herald says cit il
rumored that Frank Aubertin, the brut,
who pounded his wife and then raj
away and attempted to beat the insur
: ance companies by pretending to have
committed suicide, is to return to tow
and assume his old position at the de
pot. Since his departure his wife ant
family have been supported by tn,
2 town. The return OF such person an(
2 his reinstatement in office would be al
I insult to the whole village