St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-05-13
Vermont News.

In Addison county some sheep were
put into the list at 500 each, and
whole flocks at 80 per head
Postmastcrs appointed George
Hammond, Middlcbury: J. II. Murdoch,
Woodstock.
A man in Holland has just had pea
taken from one of his ears that had
been there ut least five years.
From January LIST to May LIST there
have been forty deaths i'll Montpelier
twenty adults and twenty children.
OF these eighteen died of diphthrria.
During the same period last year there
were nineteen deaths.
Bears are quite plenty in the noun
tains this spring. A party of three
hunters recently killed three IAN old
one and two cubs) i'll the west part of
Bethel.
John w. Gay, a respected citizen of
Bennington, while driving through the
street, was brutality assaulted by one
Mccarthy, who struck Mr.. Gay III the
face. The aSSailant was caught
The Burlington listers have the pleas
ant task of filling out upwards of Il
thousand lists of taxpayers who failed
to fill them according to law.
The Richford personal list has in
creased from $50, 500 last year to SIPS,
926, over 400 per cent.
The annual meeting of the Central
Vermont railroad stockholders will he
held at st. Adams the 18th.
Orvis Ballard, of Georgia, has hung
himself.
Rev. L. b. Hubbard, of Ludlow, has
been III Boston. making arrangements
for the annual excursion of the Vermont
editors and publishers association.
Two children of Henry Colby, of
Weston, were poisoned, one day last
week, by eating Paris green which they
found while ut play in the yard. They
are doing well.
James Anderson is the largest sugar
maker of Craltsbury; during the past
season he has made 1000 pounds from
:, 800 trees.
Milo Clarll's house at North Spring
field was destroyed by fire the 2d.
Charles Hale, of Marlboro, aged 20
years, was killed by il tree falling upon
him May |.
At Hydepark on the 9TH inst. the
case of the state VS.. NJ. f.. Smith, NJ.
d.. for abortion and manSlan%htcr,
came to IA sudden termination AT noon
by the court refusing Ia admit the dy-
ing declaration of Flora V. Heath,
made to her mother May IL, 1850, the
day she died. upon the ground that the
state had not sufficiently proved that
Flora was apprchcnSivc of death ut the
time she made the declaration. Upon
this ruling of Judge Powers, the state
attorney said he considered il useless
to prosecute the case further. The
Judge ordered the jury to return yer
diet of not guilty, and discharged the
respondent. He has been confined III
the county jail for nearly year.
The Connecticut River Lumber Com
pany have opened their boom above
Wells River, containing about 10000,
900 feet of logs. which Will bc hurried
down the river, as the present stage of
the water in the Connecticut river Is
favorable to IA rapid drive. One hun
drcd men are engaged on this drive.
Between four and five hundred men
are at work at the head of the river
preparing the second drive of about
III. OOO, 900 feet.
There was heavy thunder shower
mt Wells River on Tuesday afternoon
and evening, nuring which barn was
struck by lightning and destroyed. In
the evening the lightning could he
seen dancing along the rails at Il con
siderable height.
At Bradford on Wednesday morn
ing the thermometer marked 30 in
the shade.
William Boynton, of Jamaica, was
killed on the 9TH inst. by the falling of
a tree.
The hearing on the application for a
pardon for George Miles, the Barre
bank robber, will take place at Brad
ford on Tuesday, May 18th.
J. w. Buck, of Sheldon, for selling
liquor, has been sentenced to fine of
$50 and 56l days in the workhouse.
This is one of the heaviest sentences
imposed of late for the violation of the
liquor law.
Geo. Parsons, of St. Adams, has been
sent to the work house for l55 days for
stealing clothes.