St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-08

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twenty pounds. and the next day three
watching thirteen pounds each and
wbiIe aSo. Curtis Brown of Belvldere
killed his thirty ninth bear.
Rev. A. j. Samson of st. Adams, VINO
was detected in financial irregularities
some time ago, has been removed from
| his position as administrator and guar
dian of several estates.
The Vermont Supreme Court has de-
cided that the taxes amOuntln g 10 SloU'
600. along the line of the Rutland Rail
way. which was leased to the Central
Vermont line, must be paid by the nut
land and Burlington Company.
A Barre school teacher was expelled
Inv his scholars, some of them men
grown, the other day, and two unruly
school bows in Windsor have been lined
1915 apiece.
The dwelling house and store belong
ing to james H. GOss of East Berkshire
we're burned on the Goth the buildings
were fully insured, but the loss of goods
is about 81 800.
According to the statistics of regis
tration the number of marriages In
Vermont from 1860 to 1876 foots up
3,35S, and the number of divorces
granted I40I.
Grouty bachelors made so much fuss
because the Pawlet young folks coasted
down Westinghouse hill on moonlight
evenings, that a public meeting was
called to consider the grave question,
and the old fOgies were beaten.
Milo R. Crosby, treasurer of the Will
mington savings bank, died very sud-
denly Monday morning, it is thought of
heart disease. He was sleeping in the
bank, and was seized with great pain
about midnight, when he sent his little
nephew, who was spending the night
with him, some distance to call his
daughter and her husband, but barely
survived until their coming. He was
SO years old, and had held the position
many years.
An incendiary attempt was made to
burn the dwelling and store of l.. r.
Parker of East Richford, the 28th ult.
A large amount of kerosene was poured
OH the building, and shavings and
pieces of dry cedar wood piled up
against the building and set on fire, but
fortunately it proved unsuccessful.
An aggravated case of assault and
battery occurred at Hardwick the 30th
j. Vanorman and his son got into some
difficulty with Frank Britain aud his
mother, in the course of which Frank
was knocked down with stick of
wood, getting a cut on the top of his
head and another across the cheek and
mouth, us we'll as a blow on the arm.
Mrs. Britain was knocked down twice
hy- ,,lI Nann,,,,.,n no With his
were Immediately arrested.
DR.. w. L. Worcester, late of Burling-
ton. has been appointed Assistant Su-
perintendent of the State Insane Asy-
lum of Michigan, at Kalamazoo, and
has accepted the appointment and en-
tered on its duties. The institution is
an extensive one, having some 700 pa |
tients.
Mrs. Huldah Hook, over 90 years old,
Fletcher's oldest inhabitant, broke her
shoulder by falling from lounge re-
Gently, and is not expected to recover.
Mrs. John Hull of Ludlow celebrated
her Goth birthday on Thursday by an
old lady's party, the average age of
those present being % years.
James Welch of Northfield, Mass,
about 70 years of age, was discovered |
lying by the side of the road, in the |
south part of GuIlford, recently, in an
state. He left the train at
Vernon, and being under the influence
of liquor, became bewildered and lost |
his way. He was discovered in the
morning apparently dead, and from the |
marks of his tracks he had evidently !
spent the whole night walking and |
crawling back and forth for short dis |
tance in the SHOW. He is not expected |
to recover.
An incident connected with the re-
port that the Middlebury bank had
lost $4,000 by the Batcheder failure.
was, that an anxious ministerial depos-
ltor to the amount of 500 telegraph
ed the cashier to know how it would
affect depositOrs, and to let him know
by telegraph.
Five tramps attempted a revolt in
Nergennes because they were called out
for an hours exercise in breaking stone
before breakfast, bur they were prompt
y subdued. They don't seem to relish
development in the direction
Of stone cracking, and will soon learn
10 rub out Vergennes us desirable quar-
ers for tTamps.
AT VerShire, Orange county, because
l married woman declined to carry out
her promise to elope with him, Lorenzo
W. Scale took saltpeter and oxalic acid,
With the full intent of Shutfliug off his
Mortal coil. But stomach pump
checked him in his mad career. He had
the text for his funeral sermon
Revelations xvii, 7-"Aud [ will tell
hee the mystery of the woman.'