St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-28
Vermont News.

Plaintield is to have 10 new silOs.
Rutland wants telegraphic fire
alarm.
Throat diseases, pneumonia and fe-
yer, are prevalent in Burlington. One
doctor visited and prescribed for 800
different patients in one week.
VIM. Carey, the Mortified town
pauper, who was injured recently i'll a
fracas with John Hanley, another pau
per, died the 18th. Consumption has
tened his death.
NJ. d. Greene of st. Adams has been
appointed adjutant of the first regi
ment Vermont national guard.
A Southern literary magazine-the
''WOman at Works. going to mi
CRATE to Brattleboro.
At the recent dog show in New York
c. ID. Hunts Irish setter, from Wealth
erstield, took the first prize i'll his line.
The physicians mt the Brattleboro
insane asylum, where he is confined,
are unanimous i'll the opinion that Me
Catfrey. the Waterbury murderer, is
not insane. This opinion is shared by
nearly all the people who knew him
before he killed his wife and mother.
States Attorney Pitkin will undoubt-
edly see to it that the case is brought
before the grand jury at Montpelier
in September.
John Gilfoy, of New Haven, old,
poor and insane from illness. hung
himself recently.
Emma Rice, of West Cranky, while
temporarily insane, jumped into il bon
fire and was fatally burned.
Amburgh Hood, of Albany, was Sc
riOusly and perhaps fatally injured on
Saturday by being struck on the head
with Il piece of moving machinery ut
Hoods mills.
Benjamin Markham, the postmaster
at Sherburne, was appointed during
Van Buren's administration, and has
held the office ever since-45 years
with the exception of about four years.
Fire has destroyed Newton 4
Thompsom's factory at Brandon; loss
$40, 900, insurance $4,000.
Theron Baker of Enosburgh has re
Gently died and left Sl5,O0O to his
wife for life, One-half to go to the
american bOdlu III HllsSIOuS VI
Boston after her death and one fourth
each to the Vermont domestic mission
AIRY society and the American mission
airy association, New York.
l.. II. Farnsworth, while unloading
stone in Barre, had his leg broken by
"A large block which rolled off upon
him.
Loman Martin of Rochester fell
dead recently, while coming from his
barn to his house. He was a substan
tial and highly respected citizen.
DIR. J. NJ. Clark, late assistant super
intendent at the Brattleboro asylum,
has bought IL place ut Burlington,
where he Will open private asylum,
A compromise has ended the suit fol
$500 brought by Mrs. B. F. Levin
against the owners OF the Junction
drug store at Width River Junction foI
selling her husband rum which caused
his death. The widow takes $500.
The post Office ut Castleton was
broken into and robbed on Friday
night.
The indications are that the totaI
amount of personal property returned
tor taxation this year in Rutland vii
| be much less than IL year agO-pOSSl-
! bly, not over twO-thirdS as great Il,
then. Other towns report substantial
ly the same state of things. - Rutland
Herald.
a serious shooting affray, resulting
i'll the death of one person, took place
i'll Sandgate, in the region known a.
Beartown, last week. 1t seems a diff
Guilty arose between party of gypsie
and two families named Written ant
Williams. One of the Whittens wa
killed and Il gypsy was MORTAL.
wounded. Some arrests have beeI
made at the instance of the states ut
torney and the town authorities, ant
more will follow.