The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-06

SEIZURE, FINES. IMpRIs0NMENrs.-The
friends OF temperance at the Centre Village
continue to visit rumscllcrs thcrcabouts with
the penalties of the law. Mr.. y. ". Clark
has for some time been suspected of illegal
traffic III liquor, but no sufficient evidence has
been obtained till week or two since when
suspicious looking trunk on the way to his
house attracted the attention of the officers of
the law, and, on Selling it. it was found to
contain five gallon kcg of liquor He was
summoned to show cause why it should not
be DESTROYED. and, after making the usual
brave show of fight. he surrendered. was fined
ten dollars and costs. and the liquor. There
was an interesting episode connected with
this case. Mr.. Clark gained access to the
place where the officer had deposited his
liquor, and carried it away in triumph. where
at there was great rejoicing among the friends
of free rum. who threw up their hats as if
the cause of temperance had been utterly
ruined. But they soon learned that serious
blundcr. to say nothing worse had been COM
mltted, and were glad to comply with the
terms proposed by the officer. namely. that
MIR. Clark should bring back the liquor in
broad daylight and restore it to its former
place ct deposit, which he accordingly did.
Mrs. llora. the nvcteratc Irish rumselcr
has again been prosecuted for continued vio-
lations Of the law. The officers seized her
ard her liquor-jug. and her twin babies. and
brought them all to the States Attorneys
office. where she was fined twenty dollars and
costs. and for lack of funds was committed to
Jail.
Last Friday. Mcloud, Scotchnan. who
has frequently been brought before the court
on charges of drunkenness. was again fined
i've dollars. and Sc; to work under the charge
of the Sheriff, till he should earn his fine and
costs. An lri>hman. named Sweeney. was
also fined five dollars for the same offence.
~ We learn that the Railroad is to be
opened as far as Lyndon on the 18th of July.
~ y correspondent of the Freeman saws
that eight bears have been killed in the Vi
cinitv Of Hancock within three weeks.
ty The Caledonia Conference of Churches
meets at the North Church in this place. on
Wednesday next, and Will continue through
Thursday.
No PROFIT IN RAISING PoRK.-Otis Evans,
Esq. Of Lyndon. bought shoat in the fall of
1870. paving therefor $40. This shoa,
brought him the next spring ten pigs five OF
which he sold at four weeks old for 81 each
three more he sold in the fall for $40 each
re>cr>ing two which were worth the same
amount. In the winter of lS5G-7. he fattcd
and sold the SOW for eleven cents Per pound
amounting to >;63 36; making profit over
ell expenses of keeping of Sl2o on one hog
IN one wear.
Mr.. Evans has also turned off $500 worth
of produce and stock from his farm, leaving
his farm and stock in as good a condition as
one year ago. This we call pretty good for
cold. backward Vermont,
JUNE live learn that there will be an
anniversary festival and social gathering at
West Concord or the 1th inst. There will
be speeches, toas;s. martial music. and spc,h-
ing from the odd field piece In short
they mean to celebrate the anniversary of the
battle of Bunker Hill by having social, gen
eral good time An invitation is extended
to all.
The New CENT.-.About 1000 of these
arrived here last week, and most of then,
speedily found their way into circulation.
The new cent is not a very comclv article.
In color it is Of dull white. and it rings on
tn" counter nst about as sharply as horn
button. On one side it bears the represent
alton of a fowl which is declared to be an
American Eagle; though when our eyes first
fell upon it. we took it to be LONGITUDINAL
section of clothes-linc. with a couple OF
shirts tluttering in the wind When we dis
co:cred this error and learned that it was in
tended to represent some winged ANIMAL we
could think of nothing we had ever seen, ex-
cept bat Notwithstanding these little OBJ
JectlonS. the new cent is really desirable lit
tie COIN being only thrccsevenths as heavy
as the old one. and every way a more convc-
nient article. We recommend all who have
old cents on hand to send them to the banks
that they may be returned to the mint. and
be removed from circulation as speedily as
possible.
COUNTY CoUET.-'The County Court COM
menccd its session at this place on Tuesday
last. with full attendance of lawyers. jurors
and all the other classes of men that have to
do with Courts. At the call of the docket
hity-four cascS-;ln unusually large number
were set down for the jury. subject, howev-
er, to the usual linlinution by settlements. con-
tinuanceS. &c. The promise is of long term.
and we shall endcavor to keep our readers
informed of everything interesting that NAV
occur
The following persons are in attendance as
petit jurors: Alexander Johnson. James Nc
Larcn and Geo. Mason of Barnet: Slas Uar
vey and Francis Jenncss of Burke; Charles
l.. Merrill. Ward B. Norris and Owen +.
White of Danville; VIM. Mclaughlin and