The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-17
A SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENT IN Ply

TO Tyson Furnace, and on going down the
"notch HILL" holdback broke, letting the
wagon on to the horse and throwing then,
both from the wagon, breaking one arm Of
the man, and precipitating the young lady
INTO deep gutter striking her head with
great force against rock and horribly mutila-
ting her head and face. She was taken IN
apparently dead. She revived little, but
died in about four hours. People cannot be
too careful as to the soundnes of a harness.
B. F.T1mes.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCOMPLISHMENTS VIII
son. engineer on the Rutland & Burlington
Railroad was instantly killed on Monday
afternoon at bridge near Gassett's Station
IN chester. 1t appears that he was standing
Oh freight Car at the time and was knockc cd
Off, and falling upon the track the whole train
passed over him, mangling his head hor-
rlDly. lie was p years of age the day before
his death, and leaves a wife and two children
who reside in this place and who have the
heartfelt sympathy of the whole village in
their sudden and awful bereavement
lows Falls Times.
BURGLARS ARREsTED-On Thursday night
OF last week, MIR. J. r. Langdon's flour depot
was broken into and three barrels of flour
were taken, conveyed to Middescx, and bill
ed for Burlington by Railroad. Notice was
at once given to Mr.. L. Of this suspicious op-
Grafton at Middlescx, and means were at once
taken to ferret out the thievcs-and success
luily. Two men were arrested and evidences
OF their guilt found, as we'll as of a connec-
ton with other parties out of the State
Inns trail was followed, and resulted in the
discovery of the goods stolen at Mr.. WOOL
sons long ago, part of which were recovered.
-4NOntpelier llMchmoa
SAD Acc1DENr:-l.ast Monday afternoon,
Lefty aged five years, daughter of Mr..
Andrew NJ. West, of this village, met with a
serious accident. She was PLAYING with
another little girl near gate which was un-
hinged, and during their play the gate fell
down and struck Lefty on the left leo. break
ing the bone square off in two places.-Dop-
rifle star.
STABEING AFFRAY.-A man from Walpole.
crazed with liquor, entered the Bellows Falls
House on Saturday and becoming boisterous
and noisy the landlord directed the porter to
have him leave the premises. lie resisted,
but the porter forced him out, and DURING
the scutile, stabbed Mr. Crawford. 1.-THE portcr)
in the face. The blow was aimed at his neck
but "arded upward by Crawford's arm. The
blood flowed rather freely and Crawford
started for the doctors Office, to ascertain the
character of his wound, but before he had
got far, found the blood did not issue SO
fast. and thereupon turned about and pursued
his antadonist who was beating a retreat in
double quick time for New Hampshire. On
seeing his pursuer he shouted murder, but
was Immediately knocked down by Crawford
who pommelled him till satisfied. and the
affair ended. Crawforl's wound was not
serious The other was pretty badly bruised
IN the head and facc.-Ediows EuNs Times.
ACCIDENT AT CHARLESrowN, y. Hive
learn that at the recent Fair at Charlcstown
during the trottinga man worse for liouor
drove abruptly on the course and thereby
came IN contact with horse and sukv drove
b! Edward Putnam of Springfield. The this
of the former were driven several inches into
the breast of MIR. Putnam's horse. which
kicked in such manner as to tear the sulky
in pieces and struck Mr.. p. on the inside of
his knees, disabling him for some time.-B.
+. Times.
Iv' a Bear, weighing 1870 pounds, was
killed in the eastern part of Oxford, n H..
on Monday, 9TH inst. Old hruin was caught
in heavy trap which she dragged some two
miles, were she was found and shot. Two
years since bear was caught in trap near
the same place, hut escaped leaving fore
leg IN the trap; and as the one caught on
the 9Th inst. had but one forc-lcg, she is
supposed to be the one that escaped at that
time.-Newbury -iuroyu.
WINDIIAM CoUNTY.-L. V. ii. Crosby, has
sold out his lease of the Revere House.
Brattleboro, and has gone back to concert
life.
IMPROvING.-Thc finances of the Vt. Con-
ference are most obviously improving. A
gradual advance has been apparent for a few
years past. We can recollcct when this, the
Mortified station, thought they did well by
their minister. they made his entire claim
three hundred and seventy dollars. The es-
timate for their present preacher, is six
hundred and eighty dollars. This has been
made with the design, we presume as usual
with them here, to give round donation
over and above the full payment of the cs-
innate. This in our view is advancing in
the right drection.-Nonhfeld Messenger
RAILROAD ACcIDENT.-Th up passenger
train run over an old gentleman at Mortified
falls, on the afternoon of the Sth. One leg
was severed below the knee, and both fright
fully manglcd. lie attempted to lead horse
across the track without sufficient time. The
engineer rang the bell and whistled but to