St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-18
Vermont News.

Thirty-tive persons became members
If the Congregational Church in Yer
gcnnes, on the 9th.
John Hull was killed ut South Roy
alton the 9th, by tree falling upon
him while he was chopping wood.
Lake Champlain is now closed from
Whitehall to Port Henry, and from
Cumberland Head northward.
James Rice of Pawlet died on the
9TH, aged 67 years. He was constable
and sheriff Is years, and postmaster
nearly Is years.
DIR. 5. \. GOss and wife, formerly of
GeoIgia, celebrated their china wedding
in Chelsea, the 4th inst. Mr.. Goss was
originally from Waterford.
The steepie of the College Street
Congregational Church, Burlington, is
TO have Il tower clock.
The Barre Congregational church has
had Il Jubilee over the raising of the
$1,000 debt last year.
William Woodwork, who shot John
! Whitney at Bennington last month, is
acquitted on the ground of self defence.
The Bennington battle monument
association held their annual meeting
at Bennington the 9th, aud elected Gov
Fairbanks president. Cows. Rice of
Massachusetts and Prescott of New
Hampshire were chosen to fill vacancies.
The association has already received
S21 800, and much more is expected.
The Windsor county court recently
closed its December term, after SEES
sion of 81 days. The new cases enter
ed number lSl fines imposed for as
saults, S55 larceny, fine and fortiture
of bond, 500; firing Il pistol without
intent, $50; liquor fines, exclusive of
costs, 81 $50, with several cases csntin-
ued, in which more than 81 900 fine is
claimed by the states attorney. Nine
divorces were granted for all the stat
utory causes four dismissed and de-
MED. Judge Barrett heard all the di-
vorce cases in chambers. excluding the
public curiosity.
SUICIDE IN BERKSHIRE.-Mr A. c..
Wells, an old and respected citizen of
this town, while laboring under mo-
shot gun and shot himself through the
head, blowing the top of it nearly off.
1t seems that Mr.. Wells had been i'll
| IOl SOulc llllc, bIl uO OIt suspected Ills
condition was anything serious. He
was Il man respected by all that knew
him, and has held many positions of
honor and trust in town. A wife and
three children survive him.
MONTPELIER & WELLS RIVER RAIL
ROAD.-At the recent annual meeting
of this corporation, the following direct
Ors were chosen ID. r. SOrtwell, Bos-
ton: S. S. Thompson, Lyndonvile :;
w. H. H. Bingham, Stowe; Z. c.. Sher-
man, Boston and L. 2. Redfield, Mont
pelier. AT Il subsequent meeting of the
directors, ID. r. SOrtwell was chosen
president, Joel Foster, Jr., clerk and
treasurer, and w. A. StOwell, superin-
tendent. The net earnings, last year
were S27 900, or a sum sufficient to paw
three per cent, on the bonded debt of
100000, and leave a surplus of 1000.
| The road has been remarkably free
from accidents, there not having been
one the past II months.
SUICIDE AT CoLCHEsTER-On We'd
nesday, Jan. 8, Mrs. Phebe Ann Otis
committed suicide at the residence of
her father, James S. Furniss, at Colches-
ter Center, 10y shooting herself through
the mead with revolver. 1t seems
that about Il score of months since,
the, unfortunate woman married a
man named Frank Otis, of Buring-
ton, who, however, treated her SO badly
that few months ago she left him and
returned to her fathers. Recently he
had been attempting to persuade her to
live with him again which she declin-
ed to do, threatening, it is said, to shoot
him i'll case he troubled her further.
At half past nine o'clock, Wednesday
morning, younger sister was startled
by the report of revolver, and, hasten
ing to Mrs. Otis's room, found her lying
on the floor in the agonies of death !;
and in five minutes all her earthly sor-
rows were at an end. She was only
twenty one years old had always borne
an excellent character; and there is no
doubt but that her domestic troubles