St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04

was the orator of the day. The annual
commencement boat-ride came off in
the evening.
The residence of Gen. c. S. Hamilton
of Hartland was entered by burglar
or burglars Sunday night, June loth
First, they partook of good square
mealn from the pantry, then entering
the room in which Mr.. and Mrs. Hamll-
ton were sleeping they took from ou,
reau drawer Mr.. Hamilton's gold watch
and heavy gold chain and seal, also a
nice guard chain attached and small
sum of money; from there they went
up stairs into Miss Bell Patterson's
room and were about taking her gold
watch from under her pillow when she
was awakened, and screaming, the fell
lows ran down stairs and escaped.
Mrs. Julius D. Scott of Waterville re-
Gently, met with severe accident
She was unhitching a horse from a
wagon and having nearly finished, the
horse jumped suddenly kicking he1
down and stepping upon her head, cut
two large gashes upon the left side neal
the ear. She was taken up insensible
and thought to be dead. At last ac-
counts she was comfortable and will
fully recover.
A rather uncommon case is that OF
John Leech of East Rupert, who has
been committed to jail for contempt OF
probate court in refusing to obey the
order of the court to pay over $50 a
month from his fathers estate to the
widow.
Allen Wheadon, well known and
highly respected farmer of Pawlet,
while on his way from Salem to his
home Saturday afternoon, was kicked
to death by his horse. He had been
subpenaed as a witness, and while re-
turning hOmeward the horse began to
kick. Getting out to take the animal
by the head, Mr.. Wheadon was kicked
in the breast, the blow breaking three
ribs and driving them into the lungs,
from the effects of which he died in a
few minutes.
A two years old child of E. johnson
of Waterbury fell into tub of I've on
Wednesday, but was rescued, and there
is some hope of his recovery, although
his eyesight appears to have been de-
strOyed.
The fate of the family of Mrs. Bryant
of Bethel, is peculiarly pathetic one.
A few weeks ago, Alfred Bryant, an in
telligent, active and fine appearing
young man, came to Quechee to spend
a few days with his uncle, Warren At
wood, leaving his family apparently in
the full enjoyment of perfect health.
He had been here but short time
when he received a telegram advising
him of the prOstratiOn of his brother
Willie with malignant diphtheria. AL
fred feared the terrible disease, but his
love for his brother and a sense of duty
constrained him to return to his home,
and aid in caring for the sick. His
brother died in few days after Alfred's
return, and in about week Alfred also
died of the disease. And by latest adj,
vices the only remaining child, daugh-
ter, has met a similar fate. Thus, with
in few weeks, this poor woman has
buried every child.
AT Windsor Saturday morning, while
three boys were swimming in "a mill
pond, Leslie, son of the late Isaac Nor
gan and ward of Hon. Gilbert A Davis,
aged Is, was drowned.
Fire broke out in the hotel at Low
ell, VT, on Friday night at midnight,
which destroyed the hotel buildings
and the A. E. Powers house. The fur
niture in the buildings was mostly saw
ed. The hotel was insured, but the
Powers house was not. Loss quite Sc
we're.
John Bigelow, Frenchman residing
in Groton, and employed on the granite
works at South Rygate, met with sad
accident last Friday. He was attempt
ing. to turn a large block of granite.
and not having the stone properly bal
anced the chain slipped off and the
stone fell and caught his right leg be-
low the knee, fearfully tearing the flesh
and breaking both bones, producing
what is called a compound fracture.