The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-01-31

their school master, in Newhurv wb;le b,
was attempting to punish one of them for dis
obedience.
fiRE.-Saturdav morning last there WIS
an alarm OF fire on Rlroad Street. caused
by tn" firing Of one of the Railroad Comnarv :.
''nements occupied tv Mr. N. X. lIDwzcr
Inc house was cleared OF furniture, and the
II ''"es >nbdue'i without very much dama..
II caught from the stove funn,, There w.r.
also fires in Tins State on this sam. h;,,.r
cod morning at Chelsea and Mentueli.r.
-Wilbur Davis retir+s from thu, s, Al.
bans Messenger to become editor Of the
Wood>'ock S'an-ard The Star dard i, now
edited by q. e. Sampson.
NEW .,mong the patents is
sued during the week ending Jan. 10. w.r.
The toIlowin" to Vermont inventors:
hhttlns Machines Enoch Col,in Of Poul,
ntv.
Platform Scales Thad,leus Fairbanks. Of
st. John>bury
IosT OFFICE CHANGES Henry c. Lane
has been appointed Postmaster at Wes,,nIn
S;er. wee i. S.tlorG ,rn.ov-.i
In Rpckin.ham, Willard S,owcil, vice II.
Orrn' renewed
l" ST. Albans, Charles H. Reyrold~, Wee
ii Is Sowle>. resigned.
In I"mrano">u'. Norwich, G orge b Rev
nold>. ,l'~ Bc'j Preston, resigned.
SUDDEN DEArn.-ilr Catch T,h,m
o! eather>firld, and Old man in his s3l
year. having had some trouble. with 4 cou:,,c
men III III" management OF his farm. and yet
iinI into dl>nut" with them sad tia, h,
would die first. but that he would l.a., a.,
own WAY part "i the time" au, atrcr say.
these words, h. dropped dead. lie was hi.h
ly respected Times.
WINDHAM County BANk-The stock
holders of tins Bank met AT Hrartl.l,nro
Tuesday the 18Th. Directors were chosen
who elected y b Wl,l>ton, President; s..
lars VI. Wait, Cashier
FIRE IN CHrL~HA.-La>t SATURDAY. morn.
Ing. about ! 0'c.ork the culJt>, mo,ui,,o
OF the sra>on--the large t,yern House in
Chelsea, kept 10y Mr. Merrill, was Discovers
ed TO be on fire. 1t was "court time" a"I
the house was .ul o. Tod. The fire adj,
Rapid l'royrt>, and the entire building stables
Nc. were entirely consumed. Considerable
OF the furniture was saved. |, wa, owned l.;
W ) larhrll. and mort rrd to Others. We
near that there was an In>utarrt IN tie
v. Mutual OF >ljoo on the bulinr. Aid
1000 on the ulnlturp g..
ENTEA SFs>!"N.-ll> Exc,!cncv, Gov
trnor fletcher. has dccid, 4 10 call an Ex,r,
Session oil the l. -.i>aturc, to Ice convened
al Montpelier sometime in February. rro>.
mo, 10 act on The subject of rrpalrur the
State House
FIRE. "A on" story wooden building. be
longing 10 MIR. Samuel Wells. and orcu,,i,d
10y Mr.. CIough. near the burning nrnu,d II
this Village was discovered TO It. on tjr,. a.
hont eight O'Clock Saturday morninr: bar
The Engines, even with the Thermometer At
forty dr.rers below Zero. would not let it
burn. The top burned! oil, and tin, rest tad
ly damaged. Furniture mostly saved. In
>urrd Tor Sloo wiIch vii! rroba!lv cover
the loss Ertcm,,n.
FIEE IN EprN-The iollowin, account
OF a fire III Eden, hy which in. iw-Iiln ,-i,on,,.
ana ou'-hnIdI'"> OF Samuel plum!rv. E>u
wtr" burned to the ground. we cory Il,
the / Freeman
=, 'EDEN, Jan % 1857.
My I'FAR----: | seat myself 10 inform
Won OF the Very SAD event ut our h..ylnr no
home. YES We now rra;iz,. it-w, have. mn
nome and 40 clorhin- Yr>t,ri4v-,,rl,r>
about | O'Clock. We Sn,rlt lir.. and u,ou
GONG INTO the attic found at the root
was ali on fire. In one hour it wa, AL .u ,i.
ground and not a person but our own t.nniv
TO see 1t 9o-ho man tat father. with his
broken irg-th- bows hrin. zone. to >,.lo,
he SHOW was 50 deep ami drlt,d that. al
thon!h We threw son" things ont doors. WI.
could hot move 'lrm TAR rnouu! from the
house I" Keep them from trny Lufnc,! =
Ever. tim. IN the shape. O. iurnirurr. clotl,cs
ana rr",i>'"n>- save d NIT urn,-wa> ton.
>uinri We do r't k.ow " here The. fire ,;r,s
"n' >nrr">" IT 10 te from the pIje> IN the
atrlc. >ninrw here"
| he loss l. probably in M. vicinity Of =.
geo. Insured IN Tie Vermont Mutual for