St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02

was-already under heavy bail in other
matters. The grand jury failed to find
a true bill against Mrs. John Quinn of
West Rutland, accused of poisoning
her husband by paris green, and she
has been discharged. Seventeen true
bills in all were found.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT DEMOCRAT.
Winslow c. Martin of Port Kent,
who died in his 5Ist year, was mem
Der of the first Vermont senate, county
treasurer, delegate to the democratic
convention at Baltimore in 1885, and
to Cincinnati in 1856. He has been Il
candidate for member of assembly,
county Judge, member of congress
from Essex county, and also state
treasurer, and was presidential cleo
tor on the democratic ticket in 1856.
Mr.. Watson has added many valua-
BILE contributions to the history of our
country, among which may be men
toned "Men and Times of the RevO-
luton" Report and Survey of Essex
County" "Pioneer History of Cham
plain Valley "HistOry of Essex COun-
W, etC. he HIS dIsp Detn IL COHlIIDu-
tor to many magazines and newspa-
pers.
GIFTS OF FREE SCHOLARSHIPS.
Nathan S. Hill, Esq, for many years
treasurer of the Burlington university,
has endowed perpetual scholarship
furnishing free tuition to a member of
the institution or from his native town,
Isle La Motto. In case there be at
any time no student from that town,
applicants from the town of Craftsbury
shall have the preference. Three
other towns have the benefit of such
| scholarships, namely, Bakersfield, by
| the liberality of Mrs. Jacobs of Boston,
who has endowed five such scholar
ships; Westford, by gift of Judge
Poland, and Weatherstield by Charles
| p. Marsh of Woodstock.
HOW DOCKETs ARE swELLED.
| Before the October term of the Uni
ted States and district courts to be
opened ut Rutland Oct. Z, before Judge
Wheeler, there are II cases on the
docket in which the Steam Stone Cut
ter company of Rutland is Il party
which grow ont of the Wardwell- Lam
son stone channeling machine patent
litigation, and ~ cases brought some
time since against Vermont quarrymen
to recover damages for alleged in
fringement of the LeschOt diamond
drill patent, which was recently de-
clared void by Judge Shipman in the
United States Circuit court for New
York after extensive litigation in that
court.
WHITE RIVER CROPS.
The grain crop of White river and
its branches is the largest harvested
for several years. There is not us
large an acreage of potatoes this yeaI
as there was last, but the crop is &
large one. The hay crop was only
about three fourths AS large as that OF
last year, but it will keep very nearly
as much stock. Many dairymen have
sold some of their cows because of the
low price of butter and the supposed
scarcity of feed; others, believing thai
butter will soon command better price,
and that feed will he cheap, are keep
ing their full number of cows.
A PROHIBITION FLAG RAISING.
A prohibition flag was raised at st
Adams last week. Across the top of i
: were the words, "ProhibitOry Candi-
dates" ut the bottom the names of st
John and Daniel, and in the centre
portraits of the candidates. A drum
corps furnished music, and speeche,
were made by Rev. T. P. Frost o
Montpelier. Rev. II. F. Austin of Yer
gennes, Rev. Mr.. Taplin of Georgia
Vermont Christian Messenger. Rev
Mr.. Morgan presided.
The Craftsbury academy numbers
over 80 students.
Potatoes are selling for 33 cents {
bushel ut Greensboro Bend.
Burlington has been designated as {
port of entry by the president.
Ratio l.. Stowell of She!burn, a pen
sioner of the war of 1912, died Sept. p
aged 80 years.
Joseph Ratigan is to have charge o
the depot, telegraph and express bust
ness at Barton.
IN. Jones of st. Adams has raised
nine bushels from twelve pounds o
the Pearl of Savoy potatoes.
/ lockwood Barrett, representative
elect of Rutland, has been married t.
Mss Abbie l.. OSgood of Rutland.
E. r. SAKE & Co., the new st. Al.
bans bankers, have begun business al
the rooms of the Vermont National.
William IL. II. Mears has been com
miSSiOned postmaster at MarshtielC
and George b. Petty at North Dorset
An inmate of the workhouse ut Rut-
land, Plankfield by name, attempted
suicide by hanging, but was cut dow
and restored.
The fourth annual reunion of Com
pany ID, Sixth regiment, will be held
at Glover on the afternoon and even
ing of October 4.
James Kelly, waiter lately EN-
ployed ut Manchester, jumped from
the steamer Saratoga of the Citizen,
line, and was drowned.
An eight-year-old son of Mr.. Thos-
neau of Mortified disappeared from
home on the 10th, and at last accounts
had not been heard from.
James Mitchell of Springfield shows
"A Chinese bean pod u inches in length
but containing only IA beans placed
from One-half to two inches apart.
JACOB hODlnSOn SnOC Que nefOn Oh
brook that runs through the Justin
Moody meadow in Waterbury, 5 feet
q inches from tip to tip of its wings.
Z. A. Wood, Brattleboro dealer fol-
twenty years i'll stoves, tinware and
agricultural implements, has made al
assignment. His liabilities are est.
mated at $4,000; assets unknown.
! Forty farms, thirty of them in {
lump, are advertised for sale in las
weeks Newport Express. There is {;
chance to engage in farming without
going west.
C,,.,+ r,;II Of Ev.na,;IIo ao.I-l d.