St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01
Vermont News.

memorial -uiN was celebfateu at Beth
ell this year for the fiji st time.
The state medical society holds its
semi-annual meeting in Rutland June
10 and IA.
The first summer visitors have ar
rived-currant worms and potato bugs.
/ Newport Express.
Rev. F. w. Bartlett of Mortified has
accepted a call to the rectorship of En-
manuel church, Norwich, \. \.
Miss Lizzie Munson of Williston has
completed, after five years of labor, Il
patchwork quilt of 900 pieces.
William Boyce, of Woodstock. found
in his garden the other day perfectly
preserved "Liberty" cent of the date
1877.
A fourteen-year-o son of II. H.
HOugh of South Burlington fell into Il
kettle of hot soap and was badly scald-
ed, Saturday.
The governor has appointed Hiram
Carleton of Montpelier probate judge
for the district of Washington, vice
Henry Tilden, resigned.
The Brattleboro Reformer promises
to become an eight-page paper in Au-
gust and to issue it from Il new press,
cut, folded and pasted.
OF the 1900 graduates of Middlehury
college 800 became preachers, Is pres
idents of colleges or theological schools,
20 college professors, 10 missionaries.
5. NJ. Field, the Newport counter
feiter, did not appear for trial in the
circuit court ut Windsor on Monday
and his bail of $4,000 was declared
forfeited.
The state prison, according to the
annual report has l2O men couvicts
and one woman, II less than it had II
year ago. There have been no escapes
from the prison for I3 years.
At Woodstock the grand jury have
indicted VIII and Frank Gallagher,
John and Frank McClinton, Ed Gafney
and George Field, for assault with in
tent to kill upon Henry Barrett, in
Windsor, about Jan. |.
The old Fletcher farm and homestead
in Bridport have been presented by
Col. Albert Fletcher to Thos. W.
Fletcher, his nephew. The farm is one
of the best in the county and the prop
erty is valued ut about 100000.
William Lamson. aged twenty three,
son of John Lamson of Brookiield. shot
himself through the head Saturday
evening, dying instantly. His hopeless
sickness for the past six months was
the cause. The evidence shows that he
premcditated suicide
At Montpelier, Homer w. Eaton pays
taxes on S65, 300, Col. E. p. Jewett,
so, 1872, James X. Langdon (real cstate)
S54, 454, b. F. Fifeld, ,O75. Erastus
Hubbard, S40,4G4 Charles Dewey,
S2I ,O65, Judge T. p. Redfeld, S27 ,I63,
James w. Brock, 80, 900.
Mr. Eaton of the civil service COM
missioners has appointed John A. Ar
thur and w. l.. Greenleaf of Burling-
ton, J. F. Richardson of st. Adams,
and J. Z. Dickerman of Newport an
examining board for the Burlington
custom district, under the civil service
act.
The Good Templars of Chittenden,
Lamoille, Caledonia, Franklin and
Grand Isle counties will meet Wcdnes-
day, June &, at the MOrrisville camp
grounds for IA Good Templar's camp
meeting, instead of holding their regu-
lar unions. The programme consists
of literary exercises 10y the lodges, fol
lowed in the afternoon by an address
by Rev. Merritt Hulburd.
E. p. Cheney, in the edge of Glover,
recently discovered bundle on the
door steps, which was found to contain
bottle of milk, some infant clothing
and Il girl baby, about four weeks old
Cheney not being in want of a child.
notified the Overseer. who under. OOk to
find out where it came from. He final
ly got Il clue which resulted in the par
ties removing the child and promise
to look after its support.
The estate of Rev. DIR. T. A. Merrill
of Middlebury was closed up the 2}d,
having been i'll court about twenty-five
years. According to the account rem
dered by the administrator, Rev. DIR.
a. b. Lambert of Rupert, the estate
was indebted to him in the sum of : =
I67 81 =: as allowed and finally adjust
ed, ne owed the estate 81 ,S9O.52. The
Vermont Domestic Missionary society
is the residuary legatee and will receive
the 81 ,S90.52.
Williams, the negro who caused so
much excitement in Rochester last win
ter by running away with Young
schoolgirl, and who has since been
lodged in the Woodstock Jail for steal
ing the team and Il robe in which he
carried the girl out of the state. has
Just returned to his home in that town.
the grand jury failing to indict him.
This case has cost the town of Roches-
ter some 5000, and Williams is now a
free man.
The listers of Montpelier have com
pleted their work, and have appraised
the real estate at 81 800 .924.Sj. and
personal estate at II Ass, 1851. one
per cent of which, with the addition of
polls, will give list of $500, 92I as a
basis of taxation. Taking into account
the reduction in the appraisal of real
estate and the taking out of railroad
property under the new corporation
tax law shows an increase of about
$3.50. 900 over last year.
DIR. John L. Chandler. whose death is
announced. was one of the oldest and
best known citizens of st. Adams. He
has been very feeble for many months.
indeed, has been steadily declining for
some years, and his death was not IN
expected He died of old age. fading
quietly away and without much appar-
ent suffering. He had reached the ex-
IRENE age of more than ninety Years. a
long life of usefulness, bonOred, ad-
mired and respected by all who knew
him, says the Messenger.