St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-08-19
Vermont News.

Frank Parker, an Adirondack guide
who was arrested lately for brutal
assault on a lady, and who was fatally
shot in attempting to escape, turns out
to be Frank Cook of Sheldon, who
has always lad bad reputation, and
has been concerned in many crimes.
Ora Paul, of Woodstock, had fifteen
sheep killed by lightning the other day.
Four st. Adams butchers got into IA
hog row the other day, and one of them,
Brennan, came out of the scrape with
number of severe bruises. His as
sailants were arrested and bound up
for trial.
The grocers of Montreal had pic
mic at Highgate Springs last week, and
enjoyed themselves very much. Tugs
of war, weight throwing and races
made up the days programme, and at
the close three cheers were given for
Queen Victoria and President Garfield.
Vermont is doing good deal just
now in contributions to the daily fire
record.
Mrs. Chas. II. Mann, of Bradford, was
thrown from buggy mt Claremont, n.
H., few days ago, and had a shoulder
dislOcated.
Rev. Lawrence Phelps of Barton has
been granted six months leave of
absence to complete his theological
studies.
Seth Chase, fourteen years old, living
with Thomas Poland of Waitstield,
was drowned recently while bathing i'll
Mad River.
Rev. NJ. A. Wilcox, for the past four
teen years pastor of the First Baptist
church in Burlington, has concluded
his labOrs with that church.
The following is a correct summary
of the grand list of the state Polls,
Sl4, 729 600 real estate appraised at
Sl02, 437 ,102 personal property S46,-
S96, 967 total valuation Sl64, O63, 600.
A. J. Tucker of West Halifax, a
prominent man and proprietor of Il
large tannery, sent his son Arthur, 20
years old, to BrattlebOrO, the other
day, to get $500 check cashed. At
last accounts he was still missing.
A vein of silver, two feet wide, has
been discovered in MOretown, ut the
top of Il mountain. The owner of the
land has refused eighteen thousand
dollars, but will give lease for one
third. The ore was assayed in Boston
and found to be worth five thousand
dollars per ton.
James ii. Williams, president of the
national bank of Bellows Falls, died of
pneumonia Saturday, aged 90. He was
prominent i'll local affairs, a director
and treasurer of the Rutland and the
Cheshire railroad companies, and of the
Vermont Valley railroad of 1871.
A dwelling house, L and barn in
West Fairlee, owned by Alvah Bean of
West Fairlee and occupied by Ephraim
Lampher, was burned on the 10th.
Most of the furniture was saved.
Cause, defective chimney; loss $1,000;
insured.
Perry Marsh, veteran of the war of
1872, over SIS years old, resident of
Mortified, was assaulted the other
morning by a stranger on the public
square, and robbed of a watch. Capt.
William II. BOynton endeavOred to ar
rest the rObber, but he drew a revolver,
under cover of which he turned and
fed.
Fred Marco, of Barton, has become
so insane that the authorities have had
to shut him up.
Saxton's River had Il fire on the 10th,
which burned three buildings and
caused a loss of some $1,000.
The dwelling house and barn of
John DemOra of Alburgh Springs were
burned last week. Most of the house
hold goods were saved. Loss about
$1,000; insured for 5000.
Edward Spaulding, mailing from
Bellows Falls, was arrested ut White
field, n. H., the other day on charge
of bigamy, and committed to Jail to
await examination, which was held
at Whitefield, August Ii. Spaulding
was recently married to Il Miss Carpen-
ter of Burke, VT, ut Carroll, n. H.,
where she was teaching school. 1t is
claimed that Spaulding has a wife liv
ing in CharlemOnt, Mass, to whom he
has been married several years. He
claims to believe she is dead.