The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-02
YER 'lOCT NEWS

~ On the last night Of the Lccislaiv.
Session, while the Schoo! hill was under dis
">>'"h' member complained that >choo
boys mad lost their polilcnr>s. and their re
srect. Mr. Bartlett, of Lyndon, sad i
acknowledge the truth OF the rt..i,lDman'> re-
MARKS. once was forced to oil with nv cat
SKIN cap TO every raSser-hy Now, 10 box
nncovtres his head. \ few wears s::ncc
was RIDING through Orleans County in a
Si'i@h, and overlook boy who had at...:.c,l
the age oi 'lne years. He stei.:,cd ou' OF thc
road TO let me pass. There he stood upon
the clustered. bold. aspiring. lie did 10,
propose tG doll his tcavcr.-rot h.. SAID
= My lad. Won should ALWAYS take Off ,orr
hat to gentleman Said hc.-I ditruy>
DO. SIR - Hui;ud UsrriJ.
Ky We are very clad to be able 10 an
nouncc that Dr +. H. Spencer has engaged
TO take the pastoral! care of tie Inivcrsal>'
society III +. Montpelier. and will commence
his laho's there Immediately. v Epo>;fo5y.
FIEE.-lt becomes our melancholy duty
as Journalist to record tie destruction. Nv
fire. on the Monday evening last. OF orr
village Nine-pin Alley and Billiard Room.
standing on land leased TO til. lroic' Tor Of
TIE establishment ~ he Hon John Spanl-
ding and in tie rear of his store. The fire
was communicated, we understand. by Tie
,,,;i;;.,r OF some cour!,henc. and. owing to the
ulastvriN lRcc,i"'', 90 .,,,,,,,,,:. .,..
not oyerpowc:c,I till thu splendid establish
ncilt was reduced; to Dck mas, Of >mori-
dcrinc ruins. In excuse Tor their strange
apathy on the monen;onS occasion. the fire
men alcgc. i. is said, that though the c>taI-
l>hmcnt was in>;Irc! to the amount Of 500.
against losses from fire. the morals Of the
Village were Hoi insured a"ains: losses from
Tie establishments Etl,ta,ta.
GoIDI STOWE 4 ioh0 fIc discovery
OF cold, which promises to throw the Windsor
County gold discoveries entirely into the
shade. has Recently been ma,!,. il, the south
par; CT stowe. O', Il brock which comes down
from the Elmorc Mountain. and crosses The
Plank Read al'oat mile from the northcrIv
li"c Of Waterbury. The discovery Wa, maic
as early as .l"cu>. last, Ly a returned Cali
:oi':iian, :Shic fishing in the brock But
Keeping his own counsel he sought ont the
owner OF the farm through which the brook
runs, and soon succeeded in purchasing it on
reasonable terms. md last week. having
come fully into Possession. hc made known
his discovery. duo and washed out Il small
quanli'! iron. banks. and permitted visitors
TO Go he sa.c. a> matter OF curiosity. We
have corvc:>, &! with reliable freud who
has hcrn on the spot. dug enc painful q earth
and washing it out found at the bottom thi:,-
seven cents worth of gold. which lie showed
Us. at the >:inc iiE,c relating the far greater
success OF ether visitors IN a similar ,rOrcs>
Ih" owner thinks from the few experiments
lie has made. tibet ,lic deeing> will prove a>
r:ch us the average OF iioginn> !, California
Oar informant states that God has been
.oun! a!.o IN the Roth pr: OF tie sam" town
sv another retained Caliioini.n. on the
stream coming from Mansfield Moun.ain.-
Ir,ch,dI,.
Fire. ThurS,ilv evening, TIE ,cth. .hc
IaacI;Ie Shop and furnace occupied hv Nj
OIEc. IN 'his village, were consumed ly
fire.
The fire i Supposed tie have caught from
4 chimney Standing close 70 the ccIlinc. whic..
was somewhat ont OF repairs. !, fir, broke
out in the second story and there beng lao
Engine IN the place. ii WAS impossible to
Ike X it in Ike least. There was u.uch com
ba>;it!c matter in the room where ii !rokc
:oolA From The lowe, ,,,.un, and also from
HE furnace. the .:.o>i that was valuable was
POT o., We understand Mr.. Ornc estimates
tie loss a. !juo.-on which there vas an
insurance Of Sjoo.- fi":."c, !ra.i,.rHi.