St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-09
VERMONT NEWS.
A Tough Story.


When the remains of Benjamin Wes-
son were taken from Windsor to South
Reading, after l3 years burial, nothing
unusual was noticed in moving the
coffin and box upon their disinterment;
but upon reaching South Reading, it
required the full strength of all the men
who could get hold of the box to re-
move it from the hearse. Examination
showed that the body had become
petrified in the short time of exposure,
if the current report be correct, and
the weight as taken from the hearse
was estimated at some 700 pounds.
She Rose From the Dead.
A report comes from ReadsborO'.
that the mother of Dexter M. Bishop,
aged so years, who was supposed to
have died Friday and who was laid
out for burial, astonished the watchers
after IL hours of apparent death by
rising in her coffin and opening con-
versation. She is still living. Addi-
tiOnal particulars state that Mrs. Bishop
has been rather feeble since last Sep
TENDER, when she fell, hurting her hip.
or late she has experienced cOnsidera-
bic difficulty in breathing while lying
down, and has been obliged to sit up
most of the time. 1t was while in one
of these upright positions that, calling
the family around her, she bade all of
| them gOodby, then, to all appearances,
died. She was laid out on the bed,
her hands and arms turned purple, and
her feet became cold. After cOntinu-
ing few hours in that condition she
showed signs of returning conscious
ness, and wine forced between her lips
revived her, since which time she has
been improving. After recovering she
said she heard a voice saying "Motherr'
it was that of her son Franklin, who
died in the West about so years ago.
She also heard voice saying "Lois ~
She said "What 7" and then continued.
81 have been greatly afflicted" This
speech and words were spoken while
the family thought her dead, and the
wine was then given her.
Bradford pays $4,000 to secure the
location there of the Chubb fishing
rod factory.
The dwelling house, shed and barns
burned Friday morning. Loss and
While cleaning 22-caliber revolver
Sunday George E. Scribner of Mont
pelier, Ii, accidently shot himself in the
left breast near the heart. The chan
ces are against his recovery.
The auction sale of the property of
the Vermont copper mining company
in Orange county, known as the Ely
copper mines, to F. NJ. F. Cain of
New York for $35, 900, has been ap-
proved and confirmed by Chancellor
Rowell. But few years ago this prop
erty was valued at one million dollars.
Three stone cutters of Barre while
intoxicated started to walk home from
Montpelier Friday night. Hale Ran
som was overcome by the cold and
| fatigue and his companions, obtaining a
hand-sled, undertook to draw him the
remaining distance, but he frOze to
death before Barre was reached.
Gilbert Smith of Centerville, and his
son, Rev. G. H. Smith of Townshend,
were at work shoveling snow from the
roof of Il barn, and the son quit and
went to the house. Soon after, on
looking out of a window, the feet of
the father were seen sticking out of
the snow 20 feet below the caves of the
roof. Running ont bareheaded and
Will only SllpperS Oll, Iuo SUI SuCCcou-
ed in digging his father out, just in
time to save his life.
Amorette Whitney of Brattleboro,
widow of the late Mather Adams, who
was a prominent and wealthy Marlboro
farmer, committed suicide by poison
ing February l. Mrs. Adams had
been in poor health and Respondent
for a year past. She had come down
from her Marlboro home for tempo
rary stay with her daughter. Rising
at 2 O'clock in the morning, she took
a large dose of paris green which re-
suited i'm her death at s o'clock. She
was universally respected.
A current item says that Senator
Edmunds is 50 years of age, but is
made to look much older by his bald
head and patriarchal beard. He owns
a $4,000 house in Washington, and is
said to make $4,000 year out of his
law practice. Senator Edmunds is
very domestic in his habits, and he
enjoys being at home with his family.
He is also fond of animals, and has a
dog on which he "dotes," and for which
he has had Il private staircase leading
from his library built.