St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-11-12
VERMONT NEWS

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Abbott of Rutland, II years old.
who took it on Thursday when in a
state of dependency and remorse.
Six weeks ago she ran away with
Russell Chaisson, 10 years old, and
stayed with him in Boston until
very lately. When he failed to keep
his promise to return to Rutland and
marry her she felt that life was
ruined for her and took the poison.
The authorities suspect that Chais-
son was engaged in white slave traf-
fic and became frightened and sent
her back to her home
A large automobile truck loaded
with furniture, broke through the
floor of a highway bridge, five miles
north of South Royalton Thursday.
killed Fred w. Runnels, of SPRING
field, Mass. Runnels was standing
on the trucks running board and
fell in such way that his neck was
broken. The truck landed in the
water right side up and the chauf-
feur, who remainded at the wheel,
was unhurt
Arthur Kingsley of Nottingham
disappeared from his home October
80 and returned November appar-
emily suffering from aphasia or the
effects Of some drug. His clothing
showed no effects of exposure. He
is in a critical condition and the
authorities are investigating the case
expecting some startling develop
ments.
The last execution in Vermont by
hanging will be. early in January
when Arthur Bosworth, convicted of
the murder OF May Labelle at Es-
sex Junction in May, 1912. will be
hanged. The two last executions,
that of Mary Rogers in 1906 and of
Elroy Kent in 1912 were horrible
bungles and the last legislature
voted to have the electric chair used
hereafter.
Odios Fortiee, a farmland, is in
the Barre hospital as the result of a
kick in the abdomen, given him by
horse on the Bailey farm. His
condition is considered serious. 1T
is thought the horse, which has been
considered gentle was startled by
his approach.
St. Adams has Joined the list of
Vermont cities to bar the tango from
all dances. The Romish priest,
Father O'Sullivan has taken strong
action against all such dances-and
the other ministers are taking SIM
liar stand.
George W. Flagg of East Brain
tree, aged IA, Orange county senator
in 1908, was married at Barre Nov. |
6 to Mrs. Hannah E. Batchelder, aged
g. The marriage is the outcome of
a romance which started when Mr.. |
Flagg carried the dead body of
off the battlefield of the Wilderness.
IL, fIeaTs fr1I
the army and was afterwards worlds
heavyweight champion.
An Irish setter belonging to DIR. |
C. A. Gale of Rutland has returned |
after a weeks absence, having fin
ally been located in North Thetford, |
go miles away.
Mrs Truman Waite of Bennington
killed a hawk which she found
molesting her prize rooster and did
it without a gun or weapon OF any
kind. She attacked the hawk with
her feet and must have disabled it
before it could release it's talOns
from the rooster. The bird has a
wing spread of so inches.
Charles Bachelor of White River
Junction has been arrested on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses by a check drawn up
on the Connecticut River bank in
n. H., upon which he
had no right to draw, it is said.
The transaction occurred a year ago,
but Batchelder's whereabouts since
then had been unknown.
Peter Pelkey of Fairfield was sui
located to death under his horse
November 1st, when he was thrown
from his wagon. In the darkness
-
bank and the horse fell on him,
His son, who was with him, was un
injured He is survived by his wife,
two sons and four daughters.
William Hodgdon of Newport was
instantly killed and DR.. j. H. Gaines
severely injured November l when
their automobile collided with a run
away horse, belonging to Charles
Adams of West Derby. DR.. Gaines
is one of the owners of the Newport
Stock farm and Mr.. Hodgdon was his
Mrs. Olive Barker Stone who died
at Swanton November 2 is survived
by three sons, all of them Episcopal
ministers.
Almon Richards of Bellows Falls,
who has been on trial for the murder
Of George Field on August 9 was
found not guilty by the jury.
Nearly all the buildings on the
farm of j. r. Barry in Fairfield were
destroyed by fire November 3 at
loss of $4,000, partly covered by in
The cause of the fire is
not known but it started in the COW
stable As the building could not
be saved the so cows in it were
driven out, also the 60 hogs in the
nest barn. Both these buildings
we're destroyed as well as the silo,
the dwelling, the ice-house, drill
ing machine which was being used
for an artesian well, and finally some
portable hen houses. The furnish
ings of the house went with it as
we'll as 200 tons of hay and 500
bushels of oats in the barns. Neither
the owner nor his men smoke
An unusual use of the parcels post
was made at Montpelier last week
when a four weeks old live pig,
Is pounds was received