St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-10-12

The case of the State VS.. j. NJ. Haven
charged with the fraudulent issue OF
preferred stock of the Rutland railroad
while its treasurer, was called at Rut-
land on Tuesday. The entire after
noon was occupied in selecting Il jury
and at adjournment no panel had been
obtained. The state is represented
by States Attorney Howe and Judge
Walker; respondents counsel are
w. C. DuntOn, j. C. Baker and E. r.
Hurd.
The officers reunion takes place at
Rutland, Oct. Is. The address will be
delivered by Col. HOlbrOOk of New
York, Il banquet will be served in BaX-
ter Music hall by the landlord of the
Bardwell house, and the Rutland cor
net band will furnish music. The
annual reunion of the First Vermont
Cavalry regiment is expected to be
held at Rutland Oct. II. This reunion
comes, as usual, the day preceding
that of the Vermont officers reunion
Col. W. L. Greenleaf will deliver the
address.
The negotiations for the settlement
of the famous Burdett- Estey organ
suit have suddenly terminated and
rapid arrangements are now being
made for the arguments before the SUI
pTeme court next term. Both sides
have eminent counsel engaged, includ-
ing +. j. Phelps of Burlington and the
famous patent lawyer Harding of Phil
adelphia for the complainant, and
William NJ. Evarts and DIckersOn &
Beaman of New York for the defense
1t is rumOred that other suits are like
ly to grow ont of this important ltiga-
ton involving the priority of a great
musical invention.
A Wells River correspondent says
zone of the most disgraceful Gccurren-
ces ever known in this village occurred
last Saturday night. VIM. G. Bucking-
ham, claiming to have title to Mrs.
Robert Bailey's house, went there
when she was absent, took her furni-
ture and dumped it in pile in the
shed, stove, bed and bedding, clothing
pictures and all in heap, breaking
everything breakable and when Mrs.
Bailey came home, he assaulted her,
when she attempted to defend heI
property. She is poor woman who
supports herself by sewing. She has
been sick in bed ever since"
A Fairhaven correspondent of the
| Troy Times, in referring to the recent
Goodwin child murder, says The
| family all testified to the same thing
and that there was no i'll feeling be-
| tween husband and wife or between
the two families. All the evidence
| brought out pointed clearly to the in
nocence of the mother. There is only
one point to work on, and that is that
the child was murdered by some one
| familiar with the premises. The house
| is raised about two feet on stone
| foundation, with no cellar, so that a
person could crawl under the house,
open a hatclway and get into the room
where the child lay.
The connecting line from St. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad to
the Portland and Ogdensburg road, a
distance of sixteen miles, will be open
ed for business November /. This will
put the Portland and Ogdensburg in
unbroken connection with the rapid
New York lines, including the Canada
| Southern, the Blue, the HOOsac Tunnel,
the White, the Midland, the Rome,
WatertOwn and Ogdensburg, the Og-
densburg and Lake Champlain, the
Champlain and Northwestern roads.
The agents of these lines have just met
in Portland to adjust passenger and
freight rates and other incidental mat
! tiers.