St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
VERMONT NEWS.
A Madman,s Deed.

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Gently became insane, but was cOnsid-
cred harmless, attempted to kill his
brother John at his residence in Straf-
ford Tuesday. He became very vio-
lent during the evening, and fired sew
eral shots from a revolver at his broth
err, one of the bullets slightly wound
ing him. The neighbOrs came to the
rescue and the maniac was subdued
after hard struggle. He was secured
and will be taken to the asylum at
BrattlebOrO.
A Terrible Accident.
Thomas WEIGH of Richmond. while
assisting George Goodrich in thresh-
ing Tuesday, slid from the NOW and
was impaled OH an iron bar standing
against the NOW. The iron penetrat-
ed his body twelve inches, but he drew
it out himself. He was taken home to
Richmond village and walked into the
house. He continued along in great
agony until Thursday about noon when
he died, having been kept under the
influence of morphine as much as pos
sible. He was aged thirty years, was
over six feet in height and weighed
nearly $50 pounds SO that some idea of
his terrible fall can be gained.
Accident i'm st. AIbans.
Johnnie, 15-year-Old son of Guy
b. Meigs of st. Adams, while swinging
cane Saturday, struck the hammer of
IL loaded gun, held in his other hand
causing its discharge, which shot away
a large portion of one side of his face,
and broke a part of the skull. 1t is
feared the fellows injuries may prove
fatal.
The Rutland Rink Sold.
The Rutland bicycle club skating
rink was sold at auction Saturday fore
noon to James E. Greed for $2325. The
rink was built and finished i'm 1884 at
cost of about $4,000 by stock COM
pany. 1t was the largest and finest
rink in the state.
Felix w. McGettrick has been ap-
pointed postmaster ut st. Adams, and
R. j. Humphrey at Poultney. The
special correspondent of the Spring
field Republican says: "Hiram Atkins
secured another victory to-day in nam
ing for postmaster at st. Adams, VT,
his friend F. w. McGettrick. Some of
the democrats in the town have filed a
protest against his appointment in
Guiding K. q. Greene, who, though a
democrat, has represented the town
and county, both republican, in the
Legislature and DR.. George Dunsmoor."
Four of the thirteen ex-governors of
the state who were living six month
ago are dead, Hiland Hall of Benning-
ton and Ryland Fletcher of PrOctors-
vile, who died last WI elk, being the
oldest. The other two who have pass
II Iii, I'll.
of Woodstock and John B. Page of
Rutland. Those now living are Fred
erick HolbrOOk of BrattlebOrO, j.
Gregory Smith of st. Adams, Paul
Dillingham; of Waterbury, John w.
Stewart of Middlebury, George w.
Hendee of Morrisville, Horace Fair
banks of st. Johnsbury, Redfield Proc
tor of Proctor, Roswell Farnham of
Bradford and John L. Barstow of Shell
burne.
A young fellow claiming to belong
in Newark, was given a room at the
Junction house, at White River juno
ton, Thursday night, and when he
left the next morning he entered
room opposite his, stole a suit of
clothes belonging to Scott Clark and
crossing into New Hampshire walked
away. He was captured by Sheriff
Wolfe at Lebanon, N. H., and has been
lodged in Woodstock Jail.
A baby nine months old belonging
To a niece of Mrs. Benjami Downing
of Newport accidentally tipped a cup
of hot water upon itself short time
ago and was scalded i'm such a manner
that death followed IL few days after.
Intelligence has been received from
Woodstock announcing that Jackson
Smith, the burglar captured at Royal
ton, 10y Henry T. Clifford few months
since, was sentenced Friday to Is
years in the states prison.