St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28

wholly lncOnsOlable.
Ronello C. White of East Walling-
ford recently found eleven teeth while
digging a ditch on his land. They are
about three inches long, one inch
square also a small jaw bone filled
with other singular teeth.
Mrs. Langtry will open her second
dramatic season in this country at the
Howard Opera house, Burlington, next
month. The play will be 1.-The School
for Scandal" and Mrs. Langtry will
take the part of Lady Teazle."
The grand jury of Franklin county
have found thirtytive true bills and
five not true bills. This is the largest
number of true bills found for years
the usual result of grand jury's
work not exceeding say fifteen bills.
On Saturday months pay was given
the employees of the Howe Scale COM
pany at Rutland, with a promise that
during the coming week they should
be paid in full, and hereafter receive
their pay regularly. The funds were
advanced by John w. Cramton.
Charles Bruce of BrattlebOro was at
tackled, the other night, by man who
threw him down and struggled with
him some time. AT last Bruce got the
better of him and got away but in an
exhausted condition. The object of
the attack must have been robbery.
The total deposits of the St. Adams
trust company are 500, 40, divided
among the residents of fifty eight
towns. OF these st. Adams has $2O5,-
81, Georgia $4,000, Highgate S29,-
600, Enosburgh S27 900, and other
towns smaller amounts, down to South
Hero with S2.4l.
The Addison courthouse building
committee at Middlebury are said to
he in Il box. They neglected to include
in the contract with the architects the
construction of vaults for the preserva-
ton of the county records and now it
is feared that another appropriation
will be required for their construction.
The case of Mrs. Margaret Strick-
land of Nergennes, who has been paid
! $50 back pension, and allowed a
monthly pension of IS for herself and
81 each for her two children, was COM
menced about nine years ago by Mr..
Strickland, who subsequently died, and
shows what perseverance will accom-
plish.
In the supreme judicial court at Bos-
ton on Monday, Judge Field dissolved
the Injunction restraining the Ameri-
can Loan and Trust company from is
suing the bonds of the Consolidated
Railroad company of Vermont to the
stockholders of the Vermont and Can
ada Railroad company, in exchange for
their stock.
NJ Il
who died suddenly at Worcester, two
weeks ago. has been eXhumed and eX-
hibts evidence of violence. The mat
ter has been placed in the hands of the
grand jury. James Templeton, at
whose house she died, says Mrs. Hurl-
| burt had violent alteration with her
| husband just previous to her death.
The "frozen welr' at Brandon is
about thirty feet deep, and on clear
day, by the aid of a mirror, Il person
can see Il substance at the bottom of the
well which resembles ice. This well is
on the same line as the Billings marble
quarry, and in all probability this for
nation at the bottom of the well is
marble, or a portion of the vein running
from this quarry.
The grand jury at Burlington have
indicted l.. 5. Drew, manager of the
leading hotel c. w. Mead, whole
sale dealer in ale and beer James A.
Stone, n well-known restaurant keeper;
Robert Nulty, hotel keeper, for VIC
lation of the prohibitory liquor law,
and William l.. Strong, prominent
wealthy citizen, for renting property
on which liquor is sold.
A Brattleboro correspondent writes
that Col. Walker, referee in the suit of
the First National bank against the as
signees of S. NJ. Waite's estate, has
made his report to the county court,
allowing the bank Il balance of Sol ,S45.
This total amount granted is 500, 800,
but Il counter claim of the defendants
amounting to Sl4S, 654 is allowed, leav-
ing the balance as stated.
The steamer Reindeer was injured
on Friday from $4,000 to 5000, when
about three miles from Port Kent, by
the breaking of the forward end of the
walking beam. The accident was due
to n flaw in the wrought iron band
which surrounds the frame of the
beam. She was towed to Burlington
by the A. Williams, where the repairs
will be made, but she will probably not
run any more this season.
In Rutland county court, the 10Th,
the jury returned Il verdict in the will
case of Kincaid VS.. Buxton, in favor of
the contestant, Mrs. Orvilla w. Buxton,
only child of the testatriX, Mrs. Orvilla
Wait of MiddletOwn, who gave all her
property, amounting to about 81 200,
to her three sisters, Mrs. Kincaid, Mrs.
Martin and Mrs. Austin, and disin-
herited her daughter, Mrs. Buxton.
The case will probably be taken to the
supreme court.
1t has reached Burlington "A lively
sensation was caused, Saturday, by the
finding of an infant, four weeks old, on
the steps of Buel j. Derby's house.
The baby was handsomely dressed and
with it a change of clothing, and a note
conveyed the information that its name
was Harold, and that its mother was
dead and father poor, and that it trust
ed Mr.. Derby would adopt it. The
unfortunate infant was turned over to
the overseer of the poor, who proceed
ed to take steps to ascertain its pa
rents, but at last accounts without sue
cess.
. An eleven-months'- daughter of
theron GOODWIN, Jr., OF CastletOn, was
shot while in bed with its mother,
Saturday morning. The mother claims
some one unknown to her entered the
room and fired the shot which killed
the baby. Her husband was absent at
, the time fishing on the lake near the
scene of the murder. She claims that
shot was fired at her through the
window an hour before which missed
her. An official investigation is being
, held in the matter. The testimony