The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-07
METEOROLOGICAL.

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The average temperature Tor the month OF
April was ia rs degrees At 2 +. NJ, 2Ia
degrers colder than the corresponding month
last year
The coolest day was the oh C2O degree,
at a. NJ aud the warme,t day wa, tto
2Jth COS degrees at T.. NJ
Snow fel on 8 different days, measurir,
10 OH o IL inches, Rain fell on o dGlrcr,
days, Amount Of rain and melted snow M
gauge, ZIG inches.
Frogs made their appearance on the 20th.
days later than la,t year. The swallow,
came on the 23d, days earlier than ae
year. -.
~ Mrs, lhomas Wells Of Bellows Fall,
was scuously burned few days since. by
the ignition Of burning fluid which was Turn.
ed into her lap from two lamps.
~ twenty-five pike have been caught d,
bc,io"s Falls the past week, weighing from
three % seven lbs. each.
Janice McDauicls, one Of the osolid men
n Vermont died recently Of paralysis %
ltutluud, aged about 80.
The dwelling barn and outhouscs, Be.
longing 70 Nathan Pierce Of Westmiustcr,
were burnt on Monday,
H. W. Bailey Of New bury, recently Soda
Morgan horse 10 a. Adams, Of Adams a.
press company. Boston, for Slo0.
The Mossrf. Wardeld Of Perkins,illc have
recently added q looms to their cotton i-e.
tory.
George Cameron Of Forc,lyillc, who t
was said, committed suicide q few DAYS since
hy drowning, didn't do any such thing, bu,
lA now iu Plr,hrld, Mass, and says biz wife
"as so jealous Of him that he couldn't live
With her,
Davenport x Cluys WOODEN factory o.
Mildlrhury was damaged by fire 20 Oh,
amount OF $1,000, a short time since insured
There Is forty foot we'll IN Brandon, which
passes through a strata Of frozen earth abort
10 feet down, and every night the water
freezes over. On several occasions, when
the bucket has been len in the well under
Nat-r over night, II has been found necessary
90 descend the well, and with Ratchet GU,
ihc Icn in order 20 cxt,ieatc H..
A. Z. Palmer Of Charlotte, has sold h.,
Black Hawk horse Napoleon 10 parties r..
siding iu pitsGcld, Mass, This horse has
taken four premiums in Vermont a"d Nrr.
Hon. Leonard Keith Of Barre had hi, l..
broken by the nick OF horse, on The 25S
ult. "
NOT DgowNrp.-A little lad uamel Jr,,.
came near drowning by falling into ,htbr,,cb
ON Tuesday, but was savca by the q,r,ior,
81 Peter -S'fr'eitt. n Young man wo b5J
the courage 10 nearly drown lHmself\ ricl.
ing the boy up after he had sunk.-Iima,.
Br,TU or Hos. FfuRA~p Il. Nlra,,.
Died suddenly at his residence in thi4n,..
oi appocNy, Monday morning lastI5p
Fcuand f.. Merrill.
Mt Merrill was born in this towto,,
-, 1874. aud always resided here. H. ba
studied his protcsson-the lav-andl sr,
his life ia its duties. lie gave his nttl,n
20 IT, 20 the last, being on his wav to NJ
lice Whcn seized by the fatal attack naar
ara ttittr before Htz- rir1ttEi tie ha5frt
much in public life, and was very gcnd
acquainted and known throughout the 4
and We are confident that in every towE
our Commonwealth, there are those who
remember the. man.. will gladly rise uN
witnesses of his great worth, his manly Vi
tues, his unspottcd fame, and will agree viii
us IN saying that in his public l:fc he mad
troops OF friends bat 40 cHemiGs.- EItemGR
How CAME TINY rUuRE?-A short time
since lady in this village extracted from
ono Of her limbs 4 nccdlr (which not molc
than ouctourth of an inch protruded In.
ul she was scratched by the protruding cx-.
iremity she had experienced no sensation Of
pain or Inconvenience More recently
neighbor of ours found needle in the yolk
OF an egg which she had just broken ortlo-
nestle purposes. There were no external in
dcallons of its presence hrmr.
a. Our respected Loeofoco brothcrofthe
quill Cain Of the Rutland Courier $50 says
the Troy Budget has been ruthlessly deeap-
itatcd by the administration axc-Causs
slight symptoms Of Douglusism. We tender
him our most heartfelt sygspathicS for the
loss OF his official head. One Mechanics, a
Cow boy, succeeds him, - burlington Times.
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