St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15
Vermont News.

OF assaults.
John Saddler of Bristol, who at
tempted to take the life of his wife a
few days ago, has since died.
Montpelier feels healthy just now.
Only one death occurred in that town
from May Both to August 5th.
The Montpelier and Wells River rail
road company are fitting up picnic
grounds at Marshfield summit.
The address at the Soldiers Reunion
at Montpelier is to be delivered by Col.
Charles I'll. Joyce.
DR.. Middleton Goldsmith proposes to
erect free dispensaryat Rutland, where
the poor from all parts of the State can
obtain medicines and medical advice
free on bringing proper certificates from
the officers of their towns.
The state Good Templars hold a
union temperance camp-meeting at
Mortified August 10, 20 and 21. 1t
will be prohibitOry demonstration.
Royal Briggs of Fairhaven drank a
pint and half of proof spirits recently,
and died of delirium tremens.
Justice Hinkley of Montpelier, has
sentenced Thomas A. White, who ran
away with d. w. Dudley's livery team,
four and half months in the house of
correction, and his wife to five months
in the same institution for robbery in
Berlin. This is Montpelier's first con-
tributiOn to that institution.
The widow of Oscar Remington of
Wallingford, who was drowned in the
freshet last spring, has sued the town
of Rutland for Han1anaS
Mr.. Enos Bin, an old gentleman of
eighty-three years, who lived in Bur-
lington, while trying to enter closet
on Tuesday, opened the wrong door
and fell down the cellar stairs, at the
foot of which he was subsequently,
found in an unconscious condition.
Medical aid was at once summoned but
his injuries were so severe and the
shock to his system so great that he
died in few hours.
AT Calais recently, three young boys,
Willie Wells, Philip Martin and Henry
Gray son of Otis Gray, were playing in
some sand under a bank when the bank
fell, breaking the neck of young Gray
and completely burying him; Willie
Wells was buried up to the chin, while
Philip Martin was uninjured and ran
Immediately to the nearest neigbbOr,
who fastened to the spot and dug the
boys out as soon as possible, probably
within five minutes after the accident
occurred.
A family jar is the summers sensa-
ton at Waterbury. Cries of murder
Tuesday evening gathered crowd at
the house of one Patterson, who was
found to be beating his wife in horri-
BILE manner. The woman arrived on
the evening train from a visit to her
friends, and, being refused admittance
by her husband, she broke into the
house. When ordered out, she drew a
revolver and tried to shoot Patterson,
but he knocked her down and dragged
her about by the hair Meanwhile
PattersOn's four children had taken
refuge at relatives house, where an
officer afterward removed their mother.
The husband and wife accuse each 9th
er of infidelity, and it is said that fur
ther developments will implicate Others
and make startling disclosures.
Miss Harriet Adams, so years old,
committed suicide at Mortified We'd
nesday night by hanging, while tempo
rarily deranged by sickness.
VIM. F. Harmon of Bennington, 80
years old, was caught in threshing
machine at Hoosick, n. Y, Wednesday
and so badly hurt that he died next
day. He leaves young wife.
Though ex-Gov. Levi Underwood has
been taken from the Concord, n. H.
insane asSlun, ba has NOT by any
means recovered his mental health.
The Vermont Emery Wheel Compa-
ny at West Charleston, recently shipped
two wheels to New York, each three
feet i'll diameter and four inches thick.
They were the largest wheels ever
manufactured by the company, and
cost $3.50 each.
The Rutland Herald says that seri-
Gus if not fatal accident was ayerted
the other day by the GOODNESS and quick
ness of James Dillon, porter at the
Bardwell House in that place. An
elderly lady just stepped off train on
the middle track at the depot. The
White Mountain train was switching at
the time, and was coming through the
depot on the track on which the lady
stood. She did not see it, but Dillon
saw her and sprang forward and pulled
her from the track as the train dashed
by, the locomotive just scraping his
leg. The lady was very much fright
ened and was profuse in thanks to her
deliverer.
The other afternoon the house of F.
ID. Boyes of johnson, with the entire
buildings of r. c. Cristy, including
new house and several barns, also the
property belonging to the heirs of Eli
Horner, were consumed by fire. The
property of BOyes and Cristy was in
sured on that of the HOrners there |
was no insurance.
To Obviate any possible delay in the
delivery of the rails for the narrow
gauge railroad, Harris Bros & Co. have
notified parties who had contracted to
furnish the same that they will waive
the credit portion of the contract and
pay all cash on the delivery of the rails
at Brattleboro.
Quite respectable sum has been
raised among the workmen in Estev's
shops to satisfy the temporary wants of
Mrs. D. w. Hagar and her family,
whose husband elOped last week. 1t
s rumored that another married woman
1ad made all preparations to depart
With Hagar, and had even sent her
'runk to the depot and mailed an ex-
letter to her deluded hus-
Dand, who, however took in the situa
ion and fOiled her expectations.
The town of Lincoln was excited SAT-
lrday morning at the finding of Miss
lemon, by her father, lying dead near
he railing of the stairs, in his house,
Il passage about two feet wide. Sew
'ral physicians from Bristol were called