The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-11-23

him while cutting timber on his brothers
farm in Moretown. Tie leaves wife and
several small children.
On Sunday, Bryant 4 Holcomb's, and At
woods livery stables. at Rutland, with Pond
& Morse's drug store and bowling saloon,
were destroyed by fire; total loss $4,000,
partially insured.
Several cattle have been found dead in
their pasture recently, in Hartwellville no
cause has yet been discovered.
Joseph Durham of Athens caught coon
while ago, weighing twenty-seven pounds.
The Argus wishes che had killed him earlier,
as the election returns show shat that same
old COON has badly damaged the democrats"
S. F. Merrill says it has cost him $50 to
keep q hens for year, and they have
brought him s12, making net profit of $50.
He sold 33S dozen of eggs at Is cents, and
chickens to make up the balance.
CENSUS OF 1860. We learn from Marshal
Partridge that the census OF Vermont for
1860 will show gain in population of about
$500 over the census of W0ltonS
Daily.
Capt. Nathan Jewett of Montpelier, now
50 years of age, cast his first Presidential
vote for Washington, and on the 9th inst.
braved the storm and cast his vote for Lin
coln.-Halton's Daily.
! On Wednesday evening last, while one of
! the guard, with two prisoners, were in the
meat cellar, to the state prison, one of the
prisoners expressed a wish to step out, at
at the same time doing so, locking the door
after him, and with the assistance of ladder
he scaled the wall of the yard and 'vamosed.
Windsor Journal
A correspondent at Georgia sends Us the
following "a venerable man was presen,
at the polls in Georgia, on Tuesday last
Dea. Walter Cotton, who is in his 9th year
He voted for Washington at his first election
and has voted also at every succeeding Pres
idential election. 1t is needless to say hi:
ballot was cast for Lincoln and Hamlin. Dea
c. is still remarkably vigorous, and enjoys
beyond most OF his Years, "a green old age.
He is able to attend church occasionally, ant
converses with that laconc pointedness fo
which he has been characterized. "-St III
bans Messenger.
EAGLE CAUGHT. A fine specimen of thu
bald eagle was caug hit in a trap at Coventr.
few days since. 1t measured two feet ant
seven inches between the tips Of its extended
wings, and weighed two or three ounces les
| than 10 lbs.-Lrdsjutyh Standard.
: OFF THE TRACK. The up-train of the Pas
, Sumpsic railroad ran off the track at Yves
} Burke last Monday night, in consequence OF
the displacement of switch. No one wa
injured, but the train was delayed six hours
, while hand-car was run to st. Johnsbur
for another engine the passengers in tn
:. meantime having ample opportunity to mag
, inc, for it was too dark TO see, the delightful
scenery in the neighborhood of the Yves
: Burke ation.-Standdrd.
AFM SHELF. Mr.. c. c. Meacham Of
Newport, wishes us to say that he killed
: half blood merino sheep on the 3lst ult., tn
meat of which weighed eiShty-three pounds
and the tallow weighed 2s4 pounds. .Stu
dUd.
>. GONE TO CEyLoN Rev. Dr. Ward, la;
o pastor of the Congregational Church at Nc
Troy, with his esteemed lady. Mrs. Ward. 5.
l sail few days since for the island Of Ceyloi
It They have returned to resume their labors q
e missionaries in the island, which place the
i left about thirteen years ago, after an inte
eSling and profitable service of fifteen yea:
; We wish them that success which the
u Christian magnanimty and untirng endea'
l. ors so richly deserve.-St,mddrd.
J. Dr. Skinner has removed from Barton
,; Nepnset, Mass.
A. c. Elliott of Jay. raised Is bushels @
carrots from piece of ground 10 feet by 3
The clearinghouse, barns, out-buidin;
u and crops in the barns, belonging to. Franz
il lin Severens of Rockingham were consume
J. by fire on MONDAY night last. Insured ft
- $500.
t \ fellow in Brattleboro. a democrat, VII
=. was going to the village to vote, saw 4 trt
soon after it had been shivered by Lightning
= and declared with much emphasis that it W;
n a sure omen of Lincoln's election. "Whv
Q inquired republican friend Because
{, said he, "Old Abe is round here splittin
rails
q Two Of Col. Fremont's partners in his gol
miEe, which is said to be yielding a gre;
u profit, are Fred. Billings, formerly of Woo
stock, and I. W. Park of Bennington.
On Monday last, Peter Maynard, man
bout % years of age, was instantly kille
IS while blasting in the quarry of the Brando
d lime and marble company, at Whiting. II
- leaves a wife and child.
The Rutland Courier publishes a list O
twenty-five names of republicans who are a
ready applicants for the post office in til;
village.
n There were interesting exercises at the S,
h preme Court in Montpelier last week Wee
nesdav, over the retirement of Isaac +. Re,
field, the long time chief justice. An adore.
IS from the bar of the state was presented
l.. B. Peck, to which his honor replied vii
deep feeling.
DIR. B. W. Dodge of Plainfeld, is unfort
t nate. He had hardly recovered from his a
It cidant of some weeks since, when in ridin
6 from East Montpelier, the kingbolt of h
Il wagon gave way, and he was again throw
out, bruising him severely. and breaking h
> left arm at the same place as before.
Jabez Wilcox of Stamford, eloped on Mo
day night of last week, with the wife of l.
!. man Grocer, and after stopping in Bennin
n ton one night, started for Canada the folio,
r ing morning. Wilcox left wife and fol
e children, and his paramour husband ar
o three children.
J. The Bradford Telegraph, democratic p
n per, is to be republican henceforth. d
Butler announced last week his withdraw
- from the editorial management and SAYS II