The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25
with an old shoe within all inch of your

with an old shoe within AL inch of YOUR
nose .-Nc'c York Life Illustrated.
DRowNED-A French lad named Jean
Petit, about seven years old, was drowned in
the Winooskl, yesterday, ne ar the railroad
bridge He was bathing, and started to swim
across the river, but when half way across
he sank suddenly-Frce Press, 18th.
ANOTHER AEEEsT.-The temperance men
of this place and vicinity are beginning to a
wake to their duty. Several arrests have
been made lately for violations of the Maine
law. Mr. Moses White of this village was
arrested on Friday last by Sheriff Bean,
charged with being drunk. When found
though bri sht man usually-he did not
know Bea,,-s,' and so "Sile' brought him to
his wits by two or three pailfuls of cold wa
ter, which so revived him that he was enabled
to walk to the JAIL where he lodged till next
morning, when he was taken before Justice
Guild and fined five dollars and costs.
When asked where he procured his liquor,
he said he got it at Derby Line. Perhaps
he did.-LrasJmy Standard.
MORE ARREsTs.-Two men, Marvin Marcy
and - Bean, were arrested in Craftsbur,
on the 9TH, for selling liquor openly on the
18th, and were fined 500 each and costs. This
they refused to pay and were lodged in Jail.
where they now are.-H.
\ NEW WAY TO HATCH CIIICKENs-Dr. NJ
l.. Scott of Glover, had a hen lay dozen or
more eggs on pile of horse manure, under
the barn. and some manure was thrown over
them. when the heat of the pile acting upon
the eggs. Matched out eleven chickens. They
are all alive and doing wel-U
\ Coon YIELD-Mr. Thomas Baker. of
Barton. has no yearling lambs. the offspring
of his merino buck. from which he has taken
this season 800 lbs. of wool.-W.
HENRY ABBEY.-This gentleman. of whom
we spoke few weeks since. as having plead
guilty to the crime of Bisamy at the late term
of the Bennington County Court. received his
sentence on Friday morning previous to the
rising of the Court He is sentenced to three
years hard labor in the States Prison. Had
he not plead guilty he would undoubtedly
have been sent for five years. but as the
Court knew nothing of the circumstances of
the case. save that he wes guilty of Bicamv.
they dld not see. fit to sentence him for a
longer term than three wears. Within the
short space of one wear Il father and son have
been sent 20 the same States Prison. for the
same length of time. and for the same offence.
The father has married six women. most of
whom are now living. and the son has mar
ricd two. both living at this time. Thus have
two OF the greatest rogucs in the country
been brought to stand in the hcllish course
they were pursuing. and pursuing it too to
an alarming extcnt.-E:n"ingfon Eonncr
FATAL ACCIDENT At CONCORD. VIA
reliable correspondent writes Us that mel
ancholv accident occurred in Concord. VT.
on Thursday the 10th inst. \ bov. aged
about five Years. son Of Mr.. James Russell.
was killed while at play with a horse in the
pasture. He WIS accompanied hv two other
small children. but they were not able to mar
rate the particulars The horse wore a poke :
the boy had been leading him by it. and was
probably struck hy a forward foot of the ami
mai as the wound Was upon the top of the
head. the skull being badly frac,urcd- star
SINCLAIR CIEClMSTANCE-ErFrcT OF f.
LE'TEcIrY.-An Friday. the 18th of June,
Mr. James Hunter, while fishing in Harvey
pond. in Barnet accidentally fell out of the
boat. and come very near drowning. Rv great
eXcrtlonS, however. he succeeded in gaining
the shore. in state of complete exhaustion.
andhccamc inscn>iblc. In this condition he re-
manned for thrty>ix hours. until suddenly
aroused by a heavy peal of thunder He i'm
mcdiately started for home. which place he
reached about noon on SUNDAY. alive and
well. 1t is the opinion of medical and scicn-
tfic men. that Hunter is indebted for re>,ora-
ton. to the effect of electricity. discharged
from the clouds. Had it not been for this
loud and proviIential awakening, he would
have slept his last Sleep star.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. - Reuben and
William Smith. sons of Fielding Smith. of
this town. were both drowned while bathing
in a mill pond a short distance from their
fathers house. on the 18th inst. The oldest
who had just commenced learning to swim
vcntured out Il short distance from the shore
and finding that he could not touch bottom
became frightened and began to strange
when his younger brother who was upon the
shore near by seeing his situation. plunged
in to rescue him. and being 10 swimmer both
sank together. Their ages were eighteen and
fifteen ycars.-L""r0.tc,' EepuJlicon.
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