The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-13
damages.
damages.
For plaintiff, ]. Potts, B. n. Davis for de-
PENDANT, c. C. Dewey, S. B. Colby.

For plaintiff; J. Potts, B. N. Davis for de-
PENDANT, c. c. Dewey, S. B. Colby.
A SAD AFFA1R.-We learn that the wife Of
MIR. Rufus Townshend of Reading one day
last week was so badly burned that her re.
covery is doubtful. 1t appears that she was
boiling soap, when by some means the fire
suddenly blazed down the chimney and
caught in her clothes most of which burnt on
her body before she could extinguish the fire,
she being alone at the time.-B. +. Times.
LYNX SHoT-While our neighbors of
Rochester and Vergennes are killing bear
and bald eagle, We are doing something in the
menagerie line in these parts. A Lynx was
shot last week on the farm of Judge Van
sicklin, but little more than three miles out
of town.
The animal is rare one in this State is
of a greyish color, yellowish white beneath,
with ears ending in tufts of black hair an
inch or more long, standing little more
than foot high and measuring three feet in
length, 1t subsists on hares, rabbits and
such animals, occasionally attacking sheep
or even deer, which it is said to do by
dropping on them from branch of tree.
The skin is valuable, and the flesh is said to
resemble that of the hare-Free Press.
ACcIDENTs.-We learn that one day last
week boy named Francis Arpin, employed
in the Pioneer Mechanics Shop, as he was
recovering his balance from push carelessly
given by another workman, put his hand on
circular saw, which cut off three fingers, and
part of the fourth.
A young man named Langcvin. employed
in the same establishment was also seriously
injured by being caught in belt which he
was throwing on its drnm. lie was whirled
round the shaft, and one arm was broken in
two places and badly mangled-D.
70 We learn from the Times that mis-
cradle scamp named Stewart, eloped with
Mrs. Gassett another mans wife, from Mar
low, n. H., few weeks since. He took
Bellows Falls on his route, and is supposed
to have settled in the vicinity of Plattsburg,
NY.
A CHILDISH OCCURRENCE-Early on
Friday morning last, an Irish woman entered
one of the cars of the Rutland and Washing
ton train at the depot, in this village, and
laid down her "bundle" She then started to
60 to the Ticket Office to procure ticket,
but didn't come back to the bundle.
The train went off, and with it. of course.
went the bundle, which the gcntlcmanlv con-
ductor at length proceeded to examine, and
found fine fat infant "hercwith enclosed"
all nicely "bundlcd up" The mother, on
returning from the Ticket Office, had got in
to the wrong car-that'S all-and was carried
a good distance over another road. She
soon returned, however, in search other child
and we understand, found it "all right" =
Rutiund Herald
FRE.-On Tuesday morning last, the
dwelling house of Mr.. Geo. L. Sleeper of
Newport, was consumed with all its contents
save portion of their provisions in the
cellal-which was saved with great difficulty.
The family had barely time to escape with
their lives. Loss not known. Insured
HusbWy Standard.
A Coop Cow.-Mr. Samuel Stanford of
this village, has COW from which he has
made this spring,in fourteen DAYS. Il 81 lbs
butter. The butter was made between the
Sth and ODD Of May-nine lbs the first week
and. : 81 lbs. the second Mr.. S. thinks
that this is pretty good Weld for "a COW
weighing but 200, especially as it was made
between hay and grass. If any one can
beat this, his COW will try again-H.