St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-31

The third trial of the famous case of
DR.. A. P. Grinnell VS.. Edward Weston,
to collect damages for false imprison-
ment, which was begun in New York
over week ago before Justice J. A. Belts
ofthe New York supreme court, came to
an abrupt end last week when one OF the
jurors became seriously i'll. The defend
ant declined to proceed with only eleven
jurors and the court declared it a
mis- The case stands at the head
of the calendar for trial the first Monday
in June. The case has already been
twice tried and each time Doctor Grinnell
received large verdict.
Rev. J. T. Stocking, pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Bellows Falls, has
been called to become pastor of the
Central Congregational church of New
tonville, Mass. He has not get given his
reply, but in case of acceptance will not
leave Bellows Falls until September.
The Newtonvile church is large one,
having over 400 members, and owns
handsome church building. Mr.. Stock
ing has been pastor in Bellows Falls since
October 1. 1908.
The jury in the United States district
court in the case of Mrs. Walter D. Stock
well, of Brattleboro, against the Boston
& Maine Railroad Co., returned verdict
Friday afternoon for the plaintiff to
recover $5,166. The plaintiff sued for
$1,000 for the loss OF her husband, who
was killed June 20, 1908, at North New
port, N. H., by falling from train. The
limit OF damages allowed under the law
of New Hampshire in cases of that kind is
$1,000. and ten of the jurymen stood for
giving Mrs. Stockwell the full amount.
William NJ. Silloway OF Morrisville died
Saturday of typhoid pneumonia. He
went to Morrisville from Elmore two
years ago.
Governor Bell has granted permission
to the 65th Regt. Carabiniers of Mont
real, active militia of Canada, to pass
through Vermont, armed and in uniform
June II, the occasion of their visit to
Portland, Me.
Rev. W. S. Hazen of Northfeld, "Bishop
| of Washington County," who has been
pastor of the Congregational church at
| Mortified more than 40 years, deems it
best to retire from active labor, and,
much to the sorrow of his parishioners
and the regret Of the community at large,
| is to make his future home in Beverley,
| Mass, where he has relatives. He has
been trustee and chaplain of Norwich
University for years, and he has held the
Offices OF town superintendent of schools,
director of the graded school, chaplain of
| the Vermont Senate from 1880 to 1886,
and other offices within the gift OF the
people.
The difficult task OF thawing out the
water pipes on the fiat at Island Pond
was finally accomplished only about two
weeks ago. Nearly 100 yards of the fiat
had to be dug depth of about four and
| one.half feet to get at the pipes, of which
nearly every other one was split by the
frost. While digging in Bellows Falls
about two weeks ago AZ bursts were
found in water pipes and FIVE other places
were cut out because Of dents in the pipe,
all within short distance. Six inches oil
frost were found six feet from the top oil
the ground.
Forty acres OF land on the farm Of w.
E. Robinson at South Royalton has beer
| purchased by the trustees of the Nor
mon Church at Salt Lake City, for the
purpose of erecting monument, shrine
and cottage on the site of the birthplace
OF Joseph Smith, the founder of the Nor
mon church.
Rev. Peter Merrill OF Enosburg Falls, Sc
years old and enc of the Oldest members
of the Vermont Methodist conference
died last Wednesday. Mr.. Merrill had
been prominent clergyman in the Meth
odist conference. He is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. J. M. Jefords, and one
son, Hon. DIN Merrill, collector of Gus
toms for the first district of Vermont al
the port of Burlington.
Angelo Balduzzi an Italian, OF Benning
ton, committed suicide Friday by blow.
ing the top of his head off with shot
gun. He was 35 years old and is sur
vived by his wife and FIVE children
Three years ago he was injured by thu
premature explosion of blast Will
working for the Ramage Paper Co.
being made blind. Thursday in tn,
United States circuit court he obtained 6
verdict for $4,000 damages, but the cas-
was again appealed. This discouraged
Balduzzi and is supposed to have beer
| h;s reason for ahoofinp himself