St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-31
Vermont News.

1rampS are causing mucn annoyance
and some uneasiness in some parts OF
Burlington, by their frequent visitations
and bold demands for food.
Elliot Smith of Clarendon had little
tiff with his wife the other day, and got
even with her by clubbing her horse to
death.
The North Troy Palladium says there
have been no Fenians in that vicinity,
nor any movement of any kind that
would lead any sensible man to think
of such a thing.
The movement in the First District
to have Ex-Gov. Stewart succeed Con-
gresham Joyce, is assuming consider
able Importance. The Vergennes Yer
mOnter does not favor it.
The Palladium says An old lady
living Just over the line, is 50 ''afeared
o. Fenians" that she has gone to Berk-
shire to stay until the scare is over.
This reminds us of the little boy who
lived in Lowell, when hearing his pa
rents talk of the last day, said he
wouldn't stay in Lowell, but was goin'
over to Montgomery when the world
burnt up"
A scandal of more than ordinary in
teTest is reported from Milton, where
E. A. Packard, a widOwer of 65, who
has five children, has just been horse
whipped by one woman with whose
affections he had trified, and sued for
$4,000 damages for breach of promise
by another. His wife died eight years
ago under peculiar circumstances, and
sometime before and after her death he
is said to have lived with Frances May,
dress maker of rather bad reputation,
who is known as Fanny" After he
became Il widOwer he promised to marry
the latter, but later he transferred his
affections to Mary Hersom. a girl in
Fanny's employ. Repulsed at first in
his advances, he climbed trees and piaz-
zas to gain a glimpse of his new charm
er's face through her chamber window
at night, and once got bad fall for his
pains. When Mary became "hard upr
for money, however, she allowed him
an interview, consented to marry him,
and the day for the wedding was set,
but Packard's ardor suddenly cooled
when he found that his bride owed
large doctors bill. Both women learned
of the gay LOthario's faithlessness at
nearly the same time, one took her sat
isfactiOn out of his hide and the other
seeks legal redress.
James r. Sturtevant's two-years-old
child at Hartland was probably fatally
burned the other day by setting its
clothes on fire with matches.
A Central Vermont brakeman, named
st. John, was killed near st. Adams by
large stick of wood, which fell from a
tender and struck him on his head. He
leaves a wife and four children.
The Congregational church of North
field, receives $4,000 in trust from the
will of the late Mrs. Chamberlain, and
the two Congregational churches in
Brookfeld are also remembered.
Hon. H. K. Slayton of Manchester,
n. H., and his brother, George j. Slay-
ton of Morrisville, were thrown from
their carriage at Montpelier the 2Ist,
and the latter was quite severely in
jured. H. K. Slayton was slightly in
jured.
A cemetery in the little town of
Readsboro, has Is graves of suicides.
Mrs. John Parks of Chelsea has lost
the use of her left hand and arm from
pricking the palm of the hand with an
old brass pin.
1t is reported that the district COM
mttee in this district has decided to
call the district convention on the 24th
of July, at Hydepark.
The fellow who stole sugar from Job
Guild, of Barton Landing has returned
the can and paid Job so cents a pound
for the sugar.