St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-09-06
Vermont News.

van (Eurkeyt missionary, who was made
d. d. by the University of Vermont,
at its last commencement, writes from
London declining the honor as inappro-
pirate for one who has done nothing
outside of the ordinary work of min
lister.
William Penn of Granville, aged 81,
who had just completed his summers
work at Marshfield and was going to
Chicago to seek his fortune, was at
tackled, robbed and left for dead near
Montpelier village on Wednesday night.
His injuries are possibly fatal, and his
assailaDt has been arrested and lodged
in Jail to await their result.
The case of John P. Phair, who is
now in the Windsor prison for the muir
der of Mrs. Frieze at Rutland, several
years ago, having narrowly escaped
hanging year ago, is beginning to
attract attention again. His reprieve
expires in April, when he will be hung
if the coming Legislature refuses to
grant him another trial, but his counsel
profess to have discovered evidence
which will not only gain him this sec
Ond chance for life, but eventually ac-
quit him. Unprecedented persons who
have carefully examined the case see
no reason for doubling his guilt, how
ever.
A Barnard man killed, the other day,
stripped snake, out of whose mouth
sixty-seven young snakes subsequently
emerged.
As Ezra Walker and Miss HARDWOOD
were driving along the highway be-
tween Grafton and bridgeport, the
king bolt of the wagon came out and
both were thrown to the ground. Mr..
Walker was not hurt, but Miss Har-
wood, striking on her head, was serious
ly injured and now lies in a critical
condition.
A Waterbury correspondent writes
the st. Adams Messenger, "There have
been three mad dogs, which have bitten
three persons. The first dog went mad
early in July, and from ten to twenty
other dogs were bitten, in consequence
of which some of them were killed. 1t
is now said that one of the dogs that
was so bitten, has been sold to some
body in st. Adams. 1t is large white
dog with black spots, and the best
thing the authorities can do, is to lind
the dog and have him killed, if they
would prevent possible trouble"
The Brattleboro Phoenix says: And
now the farmers have another enemy to
contend with-the white grub of the
June bug, which is devastating moving
lands and pastures in this vicinity.
The pests are as numerous as the army
worms were in some localities a few
years ago, and working beneath the
ha 81,
turf to be burned up by the rays of the
sun. Frequently acres in area have
been laid in waste by these destroyers
of vegetation, and there is no known
remedy for the evil. The same grubs,
we are informed, are also injuring the
potato crop.
The Brattleboro Phoenix says Nathan
Howard, boy nine years old, who
lives with j. o. Lamphear, in Jamaica,
was sent Monday evening to catch the
horse. Not finding the horse in the
home pasture he went into a back pas
ture, and night Overtaking him he
thought he could not find the wav
home, so he concluded to camp out un-
til morning, and then crawed under
some spruces and went to sleep. The
boy not returning, Mr.. Lamphear made
search, and not finding him got the
neighbOrs to the number of twelve, who
searched all night without success. In
the morning word was sent to the vii
lage, about three miles, and a large
party started for the search; but be-
fore they had reached the pasture, word
came that the boy was found. He woke
up in the morning and caught the horse
and led it home. He said he had a
good nights sleep and heard no one
calling him. Men had gone within Is
feet OF him during the search and often
called his name.
The body of George A. Dunbar, aged
25, who has been working this summer
at Springfield, has been found in the
Connecticut river near Claremont, N.
FL. He is supposed to have been drown
ed while bathing.
Rev. Joseph Cook lectured at Orwell
the other evening, and drew a crowded
house at 50 cents ticket.
VermOnt's fat woman, Mrs. Albert
Smith of Rochester, died recently, her
weight being over 400 pounds, and the
coffin, in which she was buried at Sax
tons River, was as wide as a common
express wagon.
Plucky Woodstock women have set to
work to raise money enough for pub
llc library, without soliciting subscrip-
lions, and lawn party, with which
they started their enterprise the other
afternoon, realized about $50 for them.
At Wells River the other day, James
Hamilton, a brakeman, fell from the
deck of bridge nearly sixty feet into
the river where the water was four feet
deep. The water broke the fall so that
he was not seriously hurt.
At Coventry, the other day, a little
boy was run over by an OK cart which
was heavily loaded with stone; the
wheel passing squarely .over the child's
abdomen. Strangely enough, it did not
break bone or injure the little fellow
so badly as to keep him on the bed
single day.
The Fuller Light Battery, NC. ".
will encamp at Brattleboro, on ssthe old
camp ground" September 4th to 9TH.
1873. The review by his excellency.
Gov. Horace Fairbanks and staff, will
occur on Friday, September 9th. The
battery will be inspected by Adiutant
and Inspector General James s. Peck.