The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-10-25


MISSES. IDIT"E> 1t i not unueua
Tor men who are engaged in lifira'ion. an,
are 50 unlnckv as 10 Ic defeated in tEei,
CLAIMS. to accn>" the irrv of incomr,'cnr,
and dishonesty. and :he iu'crs not untr,.
lnent.v OF bribery: but such accusations
are Away harmless, for the public. who ar,
not interested and not pr, iudire,!. SCI, m f,i
10 see that no more than even-hanlcI iu>.ic,
has been mrtei on, to them This f,..lino
OF disappointment which enrcndcrs such
Siand"r"u> a'fa"kS. Is not coniinc,. to alver>,
decisions in courts of Justice. hut exhibits il.
self with equal spite IN matters of les ,.on>e-
quence. remat ka'c instance of chacrin
in not having everything 90 10 ones own lik
ING. is manifested in thu. communication n,
Mr. Charles Bnn in the last issue Of your
paper, at the decision Of the committee ON
Steers, at the Cattle Fair lately held at YOUR
place. Mr.. Bnn ar"ueS with great smart
ness, as he probably thinks. that the indies
were "dI>honest,' or wanting in wit" Ire
cause they did not award the first premium
TO his three wears old steers (ior it Will b..
seen by his communication that Mr.. EIinn
had already decided that they were inst ,b-ec
wears old. and further. thar tlev were deer
dedly the hes; steers on exhistion). Did i,
ever occur TO Mr.. BIinn that the three ind
vIduals who examined all the Steers unon
the ground. and who had no stock of their
own OF this description entered for premiums
aHd no interest whatever in the result of ,be
decision, would be- likely 10 arrive at As i'm.
partial conclusion As the persons who own
ed the stock. and who stood ready 10 rcreiy..
the prize none offered for The best >neci
mems OF such stock: Mr. Blnn presented
tine par OF steers. which he, probably hon
esflv enough. pronounced to he ONLY three
years Old. but they exhibited every sion and
appearance OF being four Years old. The
Committee called to their aid numerous mrn
who are rcputed to be the best judges of cat
tie IN the County. who all pronounced them
four years old, in which the Committee man.
imou>ly concurred.
The Committee NAV have erred in their q.
plnlOn. but does it fellow As a matter of
course thit they were either knavcs or e. is
Mr. bi'nn was undoubtedly taken in" when
he purchased those animals for three years
old steers. but it would doubtless he very i'm.
proper and unfair to say that for that he was
dishonest. or an undrr"it. 1t is greatly to
oe hoped that Mr.. BInn will not Withdraw
from the Agricultural Society his valuable
All and influence. but let future committees
who pass upon his property understand tina,
'h'v have fearful responsibility resting up-
On them and that they should perform them
iut! with fear and trembling"
~. WILLIAM ADAMS.
Waterford. Oct 20. 1856.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN MIIA>.-W,. lc,rr
hat IN the trr>h+t on the Androscoor;, a.,
~. bridge was carried away rear P,vr,.>
Wills, On FRIDAY evening af:.rw,rd.
''r' Andrew : Iewet and Nancy Spanidin,
we're crossing the dam in boat ai,ont $ -
lock IN the evening the boat upset near
a'h OF l"yS. and both were thrown into ,l..
wafer Mr Jrwctt was carried und..r ,h.,
'ri,t wood. throa.h the fIume of the mil
no thrown upon a large rock near the main
tream, where he was aticrward, discovered
iiSs SPtn'dlnG. on falling into the wafer Was
elzed 10y Mr.. .jewett. who lost his hold and
a>>'d under The water. Miss SpauIdlnr he. {
anne fastened to a log under the water am
'as drowned. Her body wa. recovered m.
ext DAY a. on' O'Clock, The parties w..r.
hgaIed to be married last Sabbath N,>s
p"",ai''" was about IS years of a"e.-C1o< }
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