St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
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1t is reported that Mr.. Galley, father
of Mrs. Dea. Smith, the VergepDes wo-
man who was poisoned, will aloly for
a new trial of her husband, on the
ground that several of the jurors Who
acquitted him, had formed and ex-
pressed opinions favorable to him, pre-
vious to the recent trial.
Miss Mary Cummins, school teacher
at Middlesex, was wounded, probably
fatally, yesterday by the accidental dis
charge of revolver, while young lad
was carelessly handling it.
A large boarding house of the Fitton
mill at Cavendish, which had just
been fitted up for summer visitors, part
of the rooms being engaged, was burned
Monday night.
Mrs. Prussia Persons Walton, widow
of Gen. E. P. Walton, and mother OF
Hon. E. P. Walton of Montpelier, died
in that place, the 25th, in the Seth year
of her age.
Daniel Bartlett, of SALISBURY, who
was arrested, the other night, for ston-
ing the carr between North Bennington
and Bennington, was brought before
Judge Dunton, at Manchester, and,
pleading guilty, was sentenced to the
state prison for one year, with hard la
Dor. Bartlett is about twenty years
old, and was intoxicated at the time of
committing the outrage. The parties
who sold him the liquor will be brought
to justice and punished.
Mrs. Mary Gleason of Rutland was
terribly burned in the face the 25th, by
solution of nitrate of silver thrown
by some rascal who is yet unknown.
She is suffering pain from the effects of
the severe burning, which has extended
over large portion of her face and
nearly into one of her eyes.
Charles j. Ufford of Barton was
thrown from wagon on Friday even
ing while driving in Glover, and so
severely injured that he was got home
on a bed the next day. His horse step
ped through rotten culvert and fell,
and Mr.. UffOrd went out on to the
ground head foremost.
Amory Dawson of Craftsbury raised
barn las feet in 'length on Wednes-
day. A large gang of help assembled
completed in time fol- supper. This is
the largest barn in the county and will
probably be one of the best when COM
pleted.
In the divorce case of Ellen E. Hall
VS.. John V. Hall, which occupied Ben
nington county court full week to try,
the court found the facts substantially
as claimed by the petitioner, but hold
that they did not constitute intolerable
severity, explaining that course of
treatment, however harsh and severe
by one of the married parties towards
the other, unless it is accompanied by
physical violence, is not sufficient to
entitle to divorce. Exception was taken
by the petitioner and the case will go
to the supreme court for final deter
mination upon the facts as found by
the county court.
Some six weeks ago, A. G.. Harring-
ton, of, ODeonta, Otsego county, n. Y,
a maIffed man of some means, and con-
stable of the town, decamped, taking
with him Mrs. Hattie Youngs, of OF
segO, n. Y, a married woman, both
leaving respectable families behind
them. They were traced into Vermont,
and Rutland officers found them on
Wednesday, at ProctOrsville, where
Harrington was running blacksmith
shop under the assumed name of A. B.
Clark. He was keeping house with Mrs.
YOungs, she passing as Mrs. Clark. He
was brought to Rutland on the evening
train and lodged in Jail. The woman
was not arrested.
The commencement of the medical
of the University of Yer
mont, was held the 9th. The gradual
ing class numbered 80. They were
addressed by President Buckham and
DR.. Darling. The valedictory was de-
livered by Henry NJ. James. The first
prize, $50, for general proficiency was
awarded to n. c. B. Haviland of Dan
vile, VT, and the second, S25, to James
Conhnd, of Vermont The ''honor
men" were James Conland, n. C. B.
w. H. Kirk, H. P Miller and
w. G. Robinson. DR.. Chandler, pres
ident of the State Medical Society, well
coined the graduates into the ranks of
the profession. After the exercises the
faculty and graduates had banquet at
the Van Ness House.
During the thunder shower on Thurs
day afternoon the lightning struck the
house of Antoine Revoir of Lowell, Vt.
Mrs. RevOir was hit by the lightning,
the electricity striking her on the head,
and running thence to the floor. When
last heard from she was unconscious
and it was feared would not recover.
A few days since, while a gang of
hands were at work on the road in
Lowell, they saw a small bear in the
pasture near by. A dog was set upon
him and he soon made himself safe from
the dog in tall spruce tree. Ladders
were procured and the tree was climbed
nearly to the top, when young bruin,
who had retreated as far and as high as
possible, jumped from the tree to the
ground, a distance of more than sixty
feet. He jumped up uninjured and
ran, but was soon overtaken by the
men and captured. The Fisher boys
have him in training and hope to coax
or lick the ugly out of him.
In the last volume of the Vermont
Reports (49th) there are seventy-six
cases decided besides original cases and
pro fOrmG decisions in the courts below.
Of these the decisions of the several
judges were affirmed or reversed as
follows:
Affirmed. Reversed.
4 3
Barrett, 9 6
Wheeler, 2 2
Royce, 4 3
Redfield, 8 2