The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-04

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nays that some rogues entered the ex-
tenslve tailoring establishment of 8. C. Woo:-
son OF that village, by means of false keves,
on the night of the 9th, and took between
five and six hundred dollars worth of his best
satins and broadclotbs, which he had lust
brought from the cities, and departed. No
clue Of the rogues has been obtained.
A TEAM DROwNED-The Sentinel learns
that while Mr.. Edward Rush, one ofthe pro-
pr'etors of the Stage running between this
place and Pittsburgh, was returning from
the latter place, last Saturday, his horses
suddenly dropped through the ice near Al.
Ple-tree Point, about four miles from Burinc.
ton. Fortunately the sleigh containing three
passengers remained mostly upon the solid
ice, from which the horses were quickly
separated, but all efforts to save the team
were fruitless. The harnesses were after.
wards recovered. The horses were valued
between $3.50, to $500.
RAILROAD ACCIDENr-The Burlington
Free Press says that on Thursday afternoon
as freight train on the Rutland and Wash
'nston Railroad was crossing the bridge over
small stream near Salem n Y, the locomo.
was thrown from the track, by the breaking
of a rail, and striking the side of the bridge
the whole structure, engine and cars. were.
preclpitated into the bed of the stream, eish;
or ten feet below. A portion of the broken
rail was driven through the fire box, letting
out the steam, and scaIding, though lot Sc
verely, the engineer and fireman.
-George W. Curtis Esq of New York
City will address the Literary Societies OF
Middlebury College, on Tuesday, the l1th
of August next. The annual Commence.
mcnt OF the College takes place the dav fol-
lowing, Wednesday, August 18th. The
graduating class is larger than it has been
tor the last fifteen years, numbering twenty
one members, of whom fifteen are Vermont
ers.
The Waterman says that the sum
OF 100000 has not been appropriated by
Congress for post Office at Montpelier.
RAILROAD Acknowledged says that
a MIR. Clifford while passing the railroad
track at North llayerhill, n. IL, in WAGON,
on Friday last was run over by the cars,
killing Mr.. Clifford Instantly. The horse
was not injured. 1t is said Mr. Clifford was
deaf
AIR. W. S. Carter, of Quechec, has
just sold a fine stock horse, known as the
'Quechee Boy" to gentleman in Tennes
see, for the nice little sum of 81 900: and
MIR. j. l.. Lowering, of the same place, sold
the same gentleman pair of gearing mare
colts tor S2OO-a!so some rare sheep and
swine, for which he realized unusual prices.
thls is but another evidence of the high est
nation in which Vermont stock is held A.
broad.-1eieyroph.
-Mr. Timothy Markham, of Pomfret, died
on Tuesday last, from the effects of an in.
jury which he received few DAYS previous.
ty the upsetting of load of hay on which
he was riding. The injury was supposed to
have been internal, as the deceased died af.
ter several hours Of intense bodily suffering.
Ill.,
Aaron Beede, Esq, of Stafford,
slxty-six years of age. shot large bear in
that town on Tuesday week, which weighed
two hundred and fifty pounds. Bruin had
been seen number of times before he was
shot lie is said to be the only one killed
In town for number of vears.-U.
RULE MANuFAcroHY.-NIr Rows Jones
an ingenious mechanic of this place, has
commenced the manufacture of wooden rules
for carpentry, board. wood and timber meas.
ur'ng OF all sorts. For workmanship and ac.
curacy they are superior. There is one be.
tore u.s. OF his own devisng, by which the
cubic contents of round timber NAV be read
oil " like book" This makes airtbme,,s
OF little account.-.Nonhf-M MESSENGER.
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