Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-07-22
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Fox SK1Ns.-Danforth. who went to Jail
on the Fourth, had obtained goods at several
places in this village, and also at Saxton's
River, where he bought dozen pounds Of
pork of Mrs Butterfeld. in the absence other
husband who is butcher and managed to
steal a ham from the premises before he left.
He would pay in a few days for the pork,
or 10 might 20 on account Of some calves he
had sold her husband and which he was to
bring "in a few days He always had Just
the kind Of goods his customer wanted. The
best story of his operations we have heard is
that of obtaining a suit of clothes at Clare
mont He went some time ago into tailor's
store at that place. where he observed a very
nice fox skin, and in due time stated that he
had twelve fox skins. He expressed no speci-
al desire to sell them. but casually threw out
that he had said to his wife that when he
sold them he meant to get him new suit Of
clothes. This bait took, and the tailor pro-
posed to get him up suit and take the skins.
After some delay in being able TO find goods
that suited him, trade was closed, Soon
after, the heroic Danforth called for his clothes
He happened there by accident, having been
off in other places on business that day, and
had no idea of coming there when he started,
or he would have brought the fox skins but
he would bring them down ''in a few days
The suit was delivered He was hailed in the
street soon after. but made some kind of ex-
cuse, ending off with "in few days" No
fox skins came and the tailor paid a visit to
the house OF the man of fur. Tn arriving he
Immediately recognized by Dantorth,
who said,-"l guess you have come for those
fox skins The tailor replied that he was that
way and thought he could take the skins and
save him any further trouble. "Weel ''said
Danforth, II haint got the skins ready, and |
was telling my folks this morning that l must
90 and catch them fores r'-Bellotos Falls
Times.
SCIENTIFIC TRrUMPH.-A little girl ten
years old, daughter of Geo. Cady, of North
field, while "coasting' with some other chill
drcn in the early spring, was suddenly thrown
from the sled and received a violent blow,
by which fire Of her front teeth were en-
tirely displaced and left upon the snow
Mr.. Cady went Immediately for the mis-
sing teeth. and at the same time sent a mes
scnger for DR.. Gilbert, Dentist. who arri-
we'd about fifteen minutes after the accident,
and after examining the mouth replaced the
wiole fee, which have, under his treatment,
become firm in their sockets, and are, the
little girl says, "as good as they ever were.
We have heard of a single tooth having
been replaced after being removed by violence,
but the instance of the restoration of so many
as five with complete success, we believe to
be entirely without precedont.-Freeman.
How TO AVON THE DANGER OF LIGHT
MING During thunder storms, persons in
houses should sit or lie in some place as far
distant as possible from the chimney, and
the most exposed part of the walls-the
middle of the room, if it is large, is the safest
locality. Sailors on the sea should keep as
far from the masts as possible, and farmers in
the fields should never seek shelter under
trees. Horizontal strokes of lightning some
times take place, and several persons have
been struck while sitting at an open window
during thunder storms. Every window Of a
room in which persons are sitting, in such
cases. should be closed fash of the fluid,
which would pass through an open window
into an apartment, will be conducted down
/ through the floor and wall to the earth if the
window is shut.
A LONG DRIVE WITH PAIR OF ELK
The Cleveland Leader announces the arrival
in that city Of Mr.. George Raymond, all the
way from Salt Lake City, via Cherry Creek
mines and Kansas, having come the entire
distance, driving span Of elk before d
wagon. The elk in question are only three
years old, an age at which horses are not a
all fit for use, yet Mr.. Raymond asserts tha
he actually travelled as fast as 100 miles in
single day. Mr.. X. is on his way to Vernon
with his novel team. The elk have now upor
their head horns three feet in length, which
have been only six weeks growing
CAPITAL DIvIsIoN.-At meeting OF Cap
ital Division, No. S4, Sons of Temperance
in Montpelier, July lst the following Officers
of the Division, were installed by ID. G, w. p
Eli Ballou, viz "A. c. Brown, w. F.
Ephraim Abbott, w. A., c. II. Severance
Jr., X. s., j, S Sterling A. r. s., +. Taplin
f. S., H. Ramsdell, T.. f, o. Prescott, G,
J. Yoodry, A. c., NJ, NJ. Clough, l. s., X
T. Davis, o. s.; Joseph Poland, z. w, I.
Eli Ballou, Chaplain.