St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-29
Vermont News.

William Phelps, brakeman, was kill
ed Monday morning by striking Il
bridge at RoyaltOn.
John Foley of Putney, who was in
iured by falling between cars ut Keene,
\. H., on the 10th inst, has since died.
The Grand Jury of Montpelier has
indicted Mccartney of Waterbury for
murder. 1t will be remembered that
some time in the spring Mccartney
committed an atrOcious crime, murder
dering his wife and her mother, and
was claimed to be insane.
The Free Press accuses the Burling-
ton city fathers of gross negligence.
1t appears that the tax levy and grand
list were illegally drawn, and that no
jurymen have been drawn for the pres
ent term of court.
Horace Todd and Ruel B. Gary of
Rutland were each fined $1,000 and
costs Thursday, for selling liquor, the
latter being also sentenced to one
month in the house of correction.
Burlington is considerably excited
over the Indictment by the grand jury
of five of the city's ten aldermen for
failure of duty in refusing to open the
city liquor agency. The agency has
been closed year, the county commits
siOners having appointed a liquor
agent unsatisfactory to the aldermen.
The penalty under the Indictment is
heavy fine.
Frank Reed, seventeen ears-old
lad of Mortified, received IA serious if
not fatal wound Saturday, because of
= h.a e L.
Phillip Corbett. Both were upon the
fair ground in crowd when the shoot
ing took place.
Another outrage was attempted at
| West Fairlee the other afternoon. Mrs.
Bartholomew, while walking between
West Fairlee and Ely mines, was met
! by three miners, one of whom indie
Gently assaulted her. Her cutlery
brought assistance and her assailant
desisted. She Immediately notified
him to come to her home that evening
and settle for his assault, or she would
prosecute him. He came by appoint
ment and was met by an officer with a
writ and was arrested. On leaving the
house, however, the officer was beaten
senseless by some of the prisoners
friends and they and the prisoner es-
capped.
There are several cases of diphtheria
in st. Adams, but as yet in a mild
form.
The depot at Hydepark was robbed
Sunday night and those at WOlcOtt
and Hardwick Saturday night. The
depot at Hydepark was entered through
a window. Every package in the tick
ct room was opened, the ticket case
bursted and Is cents in cash taken.
AT WolcOtt they achieved equal sue
cess. At the depot they got no money,
opened the packages in the same man
ner, but took no goods. They went
through F. H. Strings grocery store,
where they got 50 in cash, a revolver
and what eatables they wanted. In
Hardwick they got 30 cents. Nothing
else was taken.
John Garland, aged So, of st. Ar
mand, just out of prison from serving
fourth term, was arrested at Mont
pelier, Monday, for stealing three
horses, Saturday night, from one
Mitchell of st. Armand, p. O., and a
harness und wagon from Mr.. Rey-
nOlds of Franklin, Vt. He pleaded
guilty and was bound over in $1,000 for
each offence. The property was all re-
covered.
The Central Vermont is putting axes,
saws, etc, into its passenger cars for
use in case of accident.
The insurance on the life of the late
T. o. Bailey, of Montpelier, amounts to
S25, 600.
Capt. R. j. COffey of Richmond takes
possession of the Windsor House at
Windsor, on the first of October. Capt.
COffey is a veteran and capable land
lord and he will keep such a hotel as
has long been needed at Windsor.
George B. Warner of Mortified,
died suddenly from apOplexy on
Thursday. In 1868 and 1869 he repre-
scented Mortified i'll the legislature,
and he has been prominent railroad
man.
Henry, the ten-years-Old son of JAS
X. Fullerton of Waterbury, broke his
thigh bone while engaged in jumping.
Mrs. Eliza Buckham of Island Pond
having died last week under suspicious
circumstances, an inquest was held,
|
died her husband came home drunk
and began breaking up the furniture.
| The neighbOrs heard the woman scream
and went into the house, but saw no
blows struck. An examination of the
body after death showed bruises, how
ever, and the case was held for further
examination.
Judge Z. H. Cleveland of st. Adams
has received as IA gift from Colorado a
cane made of wood grown in Southern
California. In the head is inserted a
specimen of gold bearing quartz, and
the entire length of the cane is studded
with A specimens of minerals found in
Colorado.
Romance Spaulding of Bethel was
thrown from a sulky by a colt, last
week, and so severely injured that he
died within four hours.
Mr.. F. F. Holt of West Hartford
was sitting in his store, one night re-
Gently, having had some writing to do
which kept him later than usual, when
he heard slight noise, and looking
up saw IA mans head just rising above
trap door at the opposite side of the
store. He sprang up with a threat,
and the would-be burglar disappeared.
Mr.. Holt then lit a lantern and went
out on the platform, where he came
suddenly upon some one, and struck
him with heavy piece of iron. The
man fled Immediately, and Mr.. Holt is
convinced that he is the same one he
he saw in the store.
A BrattleborO asylum attache was
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case of mistaken identity. A stranger
was espied climbing the bank not far
from the institution, who was thought
l to lao ascana1 v.tianf .u1 on,na of