St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-14
Vermont News.

on the Montpelier and Wells Rive
railroad, on the 9th, NJ. NORWOOD O
West Groton, twenty-five years old
was instantly killed while trying to gel
upon a moving freight car. His body
was terribly mangled, one leg and al
arm and the upper portion of his heaC
being cut off.
Near Jamaica, the other day, where
the BrattlebOro and Whitehall narrow
guage railroad is being constructed,
piece of rock was thrown by blast
across West river, a distance of fifty
rods and struck a man named Charles
Dean, of Jamaica, on the head, killing
him instantly. Mr.. Dean was forty
years old and leaves a wife and mar
ried daughter.
Harry Hockenberry was made tre6ly
happy on Friday of last week when his
wife presented him with triplets-three
boys. They are all healthy and doing
we'll at present. Two weeks ago we
recorded the birth of twins to Mr.. and
Mrs. Brigham, neighbors of Hocken-
berry.-Bradford Opinion.
A pair of three years old steers were
stolen from the barn of Oliver T. Will
lard last Friday night, at South Barton.
Mrs. Nathan Norton, of Glover, an
aged lady, fell from her bed one day
last week receiving injuries which re-
suited in her death last Friday.
On a recent night as Mr.. and Mrs.
Levi MagOon of West Derby, returned
to their home after an evenings visit,
they discovered their house on fire in
two or more places. 1t was evident
that some party had been in their house
and scattered Goals about in several
places, for the purpose of destroying
the house.
Gravelin, who is to be hung next
month for the murder of Herbert White
of Weatbersfield, was worth $50, 900
when he was arrested, but this has all
been gotten away from him, it is said,
by persons protesting to be his friends.
Chief Justice PierpOint of Vergennes
had a sad duty to perform when he
gave his opinion against John P. Phair,
the Rutland murderer, the other day.
The latter's mother, an estimable wo-
man, has been a nurse in the Judges
family at different times and watch
ed tenderly at the DEATH bed of his
youngest daughter some time ago, but
now she accuses him of cruel prejudice
against her son. Phair writes his mother,
however, that he shall lose no sleep on
account of his doom.
Edward Whitney, West Randolph
lad of 16, has been arrested for robbing
a Providence Or. I) jewelry store,
where he was employed, and IA requisi-
ton has been issued for his return to
Rhode Island.
Timothy O'Day, aged about twelve
years, of Hydeville, died last week from
the effects of a fall received at school
some months ago.
The Rev. George l.. Walker, of Brat
tlebOro, has accepted call to the Cen
ter Congregational church at Hartford,
Conn. His salary is said to be $1,000.
The sum of SIX thousand dollars has
now been pledged to the Bennington
monument fund. in addition to the APP
preparations from the several states
This has come from all parts of the
country and all but about 800 of it is
in sums of 500 and upwards.
Mrs. Sally Slayton of Calais, who died
the other day, at the age of 95, leaves
just that number of living descendants
The third anniversary of the opening
of the Pavilion, Montpelier, will he cele-
hrated by grand ball on Friday eve
ming, February 2lSt. Music will be
by Carriers band of Boston.
ID. b. Bosworth, ii well-to-do citizen
of Berlin, attempted suicide Friday. 10y
hanging. He has been deemed crazy
for some time.
TnE DIrHIHERIA IN rLAINrIELD.-t
Our correspondent says under date of
Friday Mr.. Fred Gale the medical
student who volunteered to nurse in
the family of Mr.. Charles Morse, where
seven children died of diphtheria. has
had Il terribly severe run of the disease
and is hardly ont of danger after being
five weeks down with it; while a
brother, Pliny Fisk Gale, recently of
the Normal School at Randolph. aged
10, took the disease from him and was
buried Feb. 5th. A few other cases,
none as yet severe, have occurred
among those who have taken care of
the Gales.-Free Press.
The Danville Star says that there is
Il gray kitten at Il dwelling in that viii
lage, about seven months old, that is
us wild as IA hawk, and as shy of man
;Is Il fox. Last summer this kitten
mated entirely with the hens and chick
ems, went with them in all their rounds
in perfect good fellowship, and this
winter the same kitten has taken ND its
abode in the hen house, eats and drinks
with the fowls, and every night can be
found perched on the roost with them.
provided you approach caustiously, and
puss" don't know you are looking.
EX-COngressman F. f. Woodbridge
OF Nergennes, assistant secretary of
state, moves to Polk county, Col, in
the spring, to engage in farming on
several thousand acres of land which he
owns on the Red river.
Lorenzo Richmond who committed
suicide at st. Louis, Saturday, was a
native of Woodstock.