St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-09
VERMONT NEWS.
The Dead Alive.


A Barre boy, supposed dead has turned
I'D alive and well. Fred J. Smith who
has been given up by his friends as dead
for several months has at last been heard
from in San Francisco. He is the son Of
7. 7. Smith OF the Granite city ard for
MANY years has followed the sea for II
livelihood with the exception of the two
years past which he has spent here with
his pare nts. He sailed September Is from
New York harbor via Cape Horn Tor the
Klondike. No news had been heard from
him since until a lew days ago when he
wrote from San Francisco. The ship in
which he sailed was wrecked off the
South American coast and one man was
lost. After many hardships and voy-
age OF 1866 days the rest of the crew were
landed in California. Mr.. Smith has been
at different times in almost every port in
the world and does not seem to be dis
couraged BY hard luck for he says heis to
complete his voyage to Alaska as soon
as ship can get him there.
Smith Davis Sentenced.
Judge Start pronounced sentence upon
Smith G. Davis, the respondent in the
Davis. Cusliman case at Mddlebury
Thursday. Davis was asked il he had
anything to say before his sentence was
pronounced and in low wavering voice
said: II have nothing to say" Judge
Start pronounced the sentence as fol-
lows: 1.-THE sentence OF the court is that
Smith G. Davis be confined in the state
prison at Windsor in the county OF Wind
sor at hard labor for the term Of TOUR
years and pay costs Of prosecution and
stand committed until this sentence is
complied with"
Fiendish Crime at Chelsea.
A warrant is out for Amo, Wright OF
Chelsea, described as five feet ely inches
in height. weighing 100 pounds, So years
old, iuIl beard, lame in one loot. wearing
a light colored overcoat and winter cap,
having in geneI al the unkempt appear
ance of tramp. He is alleged 10 have
committed rape upon an eight-year-old
girl in Chelsea on Saturday. The story
OF the crime is that Wright, who resides in
what is called upper Chelsea" with his
wife and adopted daughter, was drunk
with cider when the little daughter OIL
Mrs. Leroy Sleeper. who lives opposite
came to the house for some milk. He said
he had some candy and took her by the
hand and then assaulted her.
A Peculiar Pension Case.
Amos Calkins, soldier Of the war o
1912. took out license to wed Saiat
Breed in Rutland county, in 1885. Fol
80 years the couple lived together think
ing the license was sufficient to make
them man and wife. Then Calkins dice
and his wife went to Iowa to live with
her son. A few weeks ago she engaged
the services OF lawyer to secure pen
sion. When proof Of her marriage tt
Calkins was demanded she produced thu
time.worn license, but on being ques
toned admitted that no wedding Eve
took place. She has several children
grandchildren and great grandchildre'
living, and they were all stupehed t.
learn that the Calkins were never le
gaily married. The lawyer will lay tn
facts before the pension office in the hop
that the couples evident honesty q
intention may he accepted as establshin
marriage. He fears. however, that tn
irr, gularities will make it impossible t
get pension. Mrs. Calkins is over 8
years old.