St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-10-21
Vermont News.

Vermont News.
The cotton mill at Middlebury has
been shut down indefinitely.
The fastest time ever made in Yer
month is so alleged-was made last
week at the Burlington trotting park,
III free-forall race, when "Phillis"
made 2:2St.
The following batch of Chittenden
county criminals have been sentenced /:
Alfred Neal, burglary, four years in
the House of Correction Eugene Car
penter, impeding an officer, three years
i'll State Prison; Thomas Fassett, same
offence, one year i'll House of Correc-
tom Charles Jones, assault, six
months in House of Correction Den
mis- Nash, larceny, one year in House
of Correction; Luke Henry and Thorn
as Mansfield, larceny, one year in the
House of Correction.
Geo. Gale left his home in Whiting
ham recently, and was found under IA
log pinned to the earth. The log lay
squarely across his body, and he said
it did not hurt him much but he died
soon after his release.
The West Randolph Congregational
church celebrates its semi-centenniai
on Friday of this week.
Superintendent Dart holds an edu-
cational meeting at Chelsea the 25th.
He is to be assisted by Principal A. w.
Edison of Randolph and others.
President Hamlin of Middlebury col
lege continues making improvements
in the college.
State convention of Baptists at john
son this week Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Chestnuts are plenty in Windham
county at s. per bushel.
Peter Marcott, Jr., % years of age,
teamster, of Montpelier, was thrown
from his team by defect in the high
way, breaking his neck and killing
him instantly. He was unmarried.
Mutilated coin has got to be such a
nuisance in Springfield, that the mer-
chants have adopted the following tar
if for them Dollars, soc half, 40c /;
quarters, poe dimes, Sc nickels, 4c.
The other evening the wife of Hou.
Tarrant Hibley of Bennington Centre
took a dose of laudanum by mistake
for cough medicine. Antidotes were
promptly used and she will recover.
James Hurley was recently found in
bed at the Elm Tree House, Benning-
ton, insensible. His room was closed
and Il kerosene light burned low at his
head. Physicians say asphyXia was
caused by inhaling the fumes of coal
oil GAS His state il critical
The 3lst annual meeting of the state
Homeopathic society was held ut
Montpelier on Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week.
The sum of S100.93 was contributed
i'll the Congregational church at St.
Adams for the Michigan sufferers.
The Vermont medical society in SEES
sion at Montpelier has elected these
officers : President, DIR. o. ii. Sher-
win of Woodstock vice-president,
DR.. c. w. Kidder of Vergennes sec
rotary, DR.. j. S. Richardson of Wood
stock treasurer, Sumner Putnam of
Montpelier &; auditor, ID. G.. Kemp of
Montpelier. President Garfield's wound
was discussed, and Drs. Allen and
James, two of the best surgeons in the
society, thought skillful men would
criticise his treatment.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
Tuesday morning to rob the safe of the
First National Bank of ROyaltOn by
parties entering the bank and blowing
open the vault. The noise aroused the
people living near, which drove them
away.
Roy Tower of Rutland, five years
old, was scalded to death Monday by
falling into boiler of water.
There is tax case at Tunbridge
similar to that of Chauncey Warner of
Cambridge. Aaron NJ. King failed to
make out his list, and the listers by
doubling assessed him S92 900. He
appealed to the selectmen and they
reduced his list to S5O,OOO, ut which
sum it appears in the grand list book.
w. w. Moves is being tried for en-
bezzlement in the Washington county
court at Montpelier. The case is pc
culiar and interesting. At.the time of
the $40 certificates by the United
States, in the summer of 1879, the ma
tional banks of Montpelier made grab
for all that came into the town, and
called in every one, boys and men, to
90 and buy for them. Among those
who bought was Noyes. He took the
money from an employee of the bank,
and, as he says, was told simply to ego
and buy some certificates" He did so,
making the purchase in his own name,
paid over his money, took his 800 i'll
certificates and walked off with them.
At the instigation of the bank officers
he was indicted for enlightenment.
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