St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

said had been engaged by the tow
authorities TO look after the Stockwells
came to the house. Mrs. Stochkwell i
an old and an esteemed resident O
DummerstOn, and the affair causes wild,
comment. 1t is inferred that the sol
| frOze to death.
MURDEROUs ASSAULT.
While Charles Robbins, postmaste
at Chester depot. was entering hi
office on the 9TH inst, he was approach
ed from behind by Warren Head, who
dealt him him several murderous blow,
on the head with club, infiicting very
severe injuries. Head is 80 years old
and has been considered harmlessly
insane for some time. He held q
grudge against Robbins, who is q
neighbor- Heald was arrested and
Will probably be taken to the Brattle-
boro insane asylum.
THE ELY MINE TO BE SOLD.
Chancellor Rowell has decided to in
struct the receiver to sell the mining
property at Ely, Vt, for the benefit
of the bondholders and creditors on
the motion of the Vermont Copper
Mining company made in January
The property is valued at 81 900 900.
MARBLE co. IN TROUBLE.
A despatch from Middlebury says
the Cutter Marble company's property
was attached Tuesday on writs in favor
of Boston parties for $4,000. The
company have been somewhat slack in
their business methods for several
months and slow about paying work
men. They owe considerable to them
now and Saturday this week is their
monthly pay day.
The Rockinnham check list contains
1000 names, a gain of 6S over year
ago.
Mrs. James C. Barrett of Rutland fell
on an icy sidewalk recently, breaking
both bones of her leg.
Rutland will have law and order
league to prosecute violations of the
liquor laws.
There are 6000 bushels of potatoes
for sale on the road in Jericho, in a
distance of two miles.
Miss Della Lanou was knocked
down by IA coaster on College street,
Burlington, and severely injured.
There are in Burlington ten pension
ers of the United States government
for the war of 1872.
Col. X. Haskins of Brattleboro has
drawn arrears OF pension amounting,
It's said, to about 100.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Deacon Horton was celebrated at South
Londonderry on the 3lst ult.
Hattie f. WardweIl of Jamaica was
thrown against a post while coasting,
with such force us to make her insen-
sible.
The docket of the March term of
county court, just out,
presents 256 law, and II chancery
cases.
A valuable horse and sleigh with
harness and robes, belonging to VIM.
Howard of Orange, was stolen from a
horse shed in Barre.
Chas. Bass, an engineer at GrOtOn
Pond mill, was shot through the hand
while handling a revolver; another
case of didn't-know loaded.
Philander Hulett, who went to Flor
ida five years ago from Benson, has
raised 10000 oranges this year from IA
grove that he started about five years
ago.
Pensions have been recently allowed
TO AlOnzo HOyt of South Reading, with
arrears amounting to $3.50, and to
Addison F. Palmer of Woodstock, with
arrears amounting to S4;}2.20
Herman Post of Hinesburg has i'm
ported span of bay Clydesdale mares,
two and three years old and weighing
l44O and 1910 pounds respectively.
They are from Scotland.
A young son of Benjamin Wetherbee
of Bellows Falls slipped on the crust
Sunday afternoon and fell down 30
foot embankment, striking on his
head and intlicting probably fatal in
iuries.
BERTHE, the twelve-years- son of
A. B. Pike of Jacksonville, struck his |
head against an apple tree while slid
ng down hill Sunday and died of his !
INJURIES Monday.
John F. Tyler died in Brattleboro
rom blood poisoning. He cut off a
niger while chOpping kindlings three
weeks ago, then caught cold and |
srysipelas followed.
H. w. Love of Rutland has been |
acquitted by jury in the prosecution
against him for publishing a Sunday
edition of the Review. In the first
rial in January the jury disagreed.
The st. Adams telephone exchange
seems to be losing ground. Quite a
number of subscribers have dropped !
IF since the new management obtain
ID control, because the rates were
'aised.
The supreme court has sustained |
Chancellor Royce's decision ordering
IN equal distribution of the st. Adams
rust cOmpany's assets among deposi-
ors, thus setting aside the preferred |
,laims. The receiver will soon de-
'lare 20 per cent dividend.
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