St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-03-28
Vermont News.


ly of L. r. Graves, ESQ.,, of Bennington,
accidentally shot herself while careless
ly toying with revolver, on Saturday
last. The ball passed about one inch
above her heart, and has not yet been
extracted, but the girl is recovering.
Charles F. Sheldon of Jamaica, con-
fined at the House of Correction fol
cruelty to animals, was discharged Fri
day in obedience to a pardon from the
Governor.
Mr.. Oliver Butler of Felchville died
suddenly of heart disease few days
ago. Martin Pratt of the same place
had his hip broken recently by his
horse running against him and knock
ing him down.
A sad catastrophe befell tramp in
Pickett & Co.'S mill, Bradford. 1t
would seem that the tramp had enter
ed the mill and went to fooling with
some of the machinery, and got caught
in such way that when found in the
morning life was extinct.
Two sons of Trad Hart of Weston,
died last week of diphtheria. Other
members of the family are afflicted with
the disease. Several who have attend
ed them are also sick with it. and the
disease seems to appear in a malignant
form.
Within two years ending March Is,
Dea. j. c.. Kirby of RiptOn, has lost by
death one brother, one sister, two
daughters, three grand children, and
five cousins, an occurrence, we think,
without parallel, when it is known
that an epidemic was not the cause of
their deaths.-Register.
An old lady by the name of Thomas,
died at North Bennington, under rather
peculiar circumstances, and an autopsy
was held which revealed the fact that
she died of embolism. In the left au-
ricle of the heart was an organic sub
stance about half the size of butternu
which had several branches extending
out into the arteries.
Eledisa Plimpton, of WardsborO, who
died recently on her goth birthday, was
the last of the first settlers of the town
and the last of Il large family. She had
lived in WardsbOro ninety-two years.
Plainfield leads the state, this year,
in the matter of exOI bitant taxation,
having voted town tax of 300 cents at
her March meeting.
The mad dog scare at Dummerstou
had some foundation after all. One of
the dogs bitten showed unmistakable
signs OF rabies and was killed. A sheep
bitten oy the dog died in spasms, and IA
heifer also bitten became mad and was
killed.
John p. Phair the Rutland murderer.
who is to be hanged April 4, is becom-
ing restless and anxious as he realizes
that his last hope for escape is gone
Some think he will make a confession.
but those who know him best do no
expect it. His mother visited him fo
the last time or Friday.
The ladies of the Rutland Baptist
church realized about $500 out of their
Talr AT the town hall last week. The
chief features of the entertainments were
the cantata of the Carnival of Birds, the |
: Animated chess game and the Fan |
Drill. The Rutland cornct band fur
nished the music. The church is about /
$4,000 in debt and they are taxing their /
to pay it.
Early on recent morning Mr.. Sam /
nel Wood of Barnard, who had been for |
about four weeks on an extended cider |
spree, went out of the house, and not |
was sought by his wife. She /
found him down in deep Iavine back |
of the house, quite helpless and badly |
frozen. Medical aid was promptly sum |
moned and the mans life saved, but it |
is thought he will lose some of his fin
gers.
A correspondent of the Vermont
Standard, writing from North Hart
land says: verify, the occupations of |
some individuals are varied. Twelve
OF fourteen years ago young man was
at work on the telegraph line running
through this part of the town, but af-
forwards invested in a corner grocery
in distant village. Not getting rich |
in the grocery business, he invested in
an illicit distillery up in Orange county.
The distillery proved remunerative un-
tli the revenue officers got after him. |
He then tried farming. When last heard |
rom he was playing the role of circuit
rider and eXhorter out in Dakota"