The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-08-18

VERMONT - r. VS.
-lIrAvY F1rrcrS Mr.. +. =. Chase.
of SALISBURY. this county. ila~ twelve Span
sh M.rno l,uchs. one year old, from which
were shorn this scason 1923 pounds clean.
washed wool The heaviest one OF these
twelve slcarcl 10 pounds and II ounces
H.. IN, also the sire Of these bucks. who is
four wear, old. and whose fleece wciuhcd
Il mounds. well washed They were shorn
IN, 18Th Of Jane These are indeed heavy
hcrcrs. auc. 90 to show that u heap of money
can lie made ly our farmers l,v impro>in.
their stock. 1t costs no more TO support good
stock than poor. many aver not rs much. We
believe That il proIagatorS of stork would
more generally observe the rule OF Keeping
none tut improved blood stock. they would
reap greater harvc>,s. We congratulate our
iirnl Chase uIon the GOOD fortune that has
attended his crdravor> thus Tar to improve
the woody tribr.-Hcnring'on Bul.r.
-ANnImEE RAILROAD ACCipENT.-
On the eth inst. as the : o'clock tram was
approaching Waterbury. about two miles be-
low. the rear ear was thrown from the track
Gown an ,mhankmcnt some fifteen feet. hv
the hrcakin. IT a rail. No lives were lost
Mr.. ii. Tcnncy Eri1," master, Conductor
Field and Mr.. l.. ScavcnS We're severely
bruised \ lady had her wrist broken and
was otherwise bruised. No blame can lie
attached to any c.-.NorLt,M NT.
--VrrM">r CENTRAL RAILROAD
The creditors OF the Vermont Central Rail
road. tired with delay, have commenced por-
c.cdin.> against the Vermont and Cana''a
road, hy attaching stock and trus'ccin- re-
ccipt>.
GREAT LAND SLIDE At TIE (vNE-
EIr> On THURSDAY evening. july 18th, an
u,trhanuiny mass OF rocks and earth. meas
urin" two hundred feet IN lcnr'h, fell mo
the quarry of the Rutland Marble Company.
No person was al work in the quarry at the
time. but John t. brewster had but a mo-
mcnt before the avalanche occurred. been in
to the PIT to attend 10 an cn.nc that was
,umpin. wf,,r. Tie engine was buried
twenty feet in the rnins. hut Mr.. brewster
ESCAPED unhur;. The loss Of property by
th> accident is not less than ten thousand
dollars The pit will tie opened AGAIN dur
inr the winter ruH.
-Lrpron LAW II SrockrrIn@r--A
few DAYS since. officer Gibbs OF i,'>ti,ld
was authorized to search for. and >czc a bar
rel Of liquor ON IL" premises OF one Dulker
IN Siocktridle The barrel was found and
placed IN store room for safe keeping. The
trial Of puikec came on before NJ f.. Smith,
E>,l |, was shown that about twenty per
sons lad engaged Durkcc to obtain "A barrel
Of liquor for them, part OF whom had paid
lin tor the liqnor. and part had not. Smith
very strangely decided. that Durkcc had no,
furnished or sold liquor to any one, and
therefore was not @uiltv.
When burke went for his liquor. he found
that a hole had been bored through the floor
INTO the BARREL and that the liquor had made
ITS escape. Hiuid.
a new organ has lust been put M i'll
the l>t CONGREGATIONAL Church (hrick
church, Montlc,icr-a superior instrument
IN every respect. and crclitablc alike to the
manufacturers. the rc,n,niiec for contracting
an! those who SO literally contributed tor its
,nrcha>c We are indebted to Mr.. II. D.
Hopkins, the leader OF the choir, for the fol-
towing n,cmoran "A Of This instrument.
Built " W. T. u. Simmons X Co.. Dos
ton cost -3.joo. Case. 93 feet hirh H.
broad. and 10 deep. Two banks Of KEYS
great o:gan, = stops; swell organ, II, and
Icd, > four conpIcr>. pedal check, below,
sIgnal trcmtIant, Nc.-makinr 40 stops in
all The number o. pipes is about loo
l'Mcin1H.
JOHN O'Hrirn while drunk. walked
oil the end OF The Railroad tunnel at Bellows
Falls, last Saturday eve, and was killed.
-GAs WorkS At MoNTrEIIFE. - \
Company chartered at the last session Of the
Vermont LEGISLATURE. has been organized,
and the works are progressing RAPIDLY
Ground was broken on the 18th of July. and
it is intended ~ LIGHT the VILLAGE As soon As
the first OF October. When completed. Their,
will be somewhat more than two miles of
main pre- Among the buildings to be lighted
IS the state House, INTO which the fittings
are probably 10 tc rUt III season tor the next
session OF the LEGISLATURE The stock of tie
Company is >30ou0 ard the works are Of
tniiIicIcrt capacity to manufacture about -
COO feet per day. The contractors for put
ting mp the works are McsSrS j. r. i. Hunt
md David lliil, of this city Nonchc>'u T.
ft TtCun.