The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-03-16
Orleans County.

ofteanS county.
The Standard gives laushable account
of an explosion which occurred in Iras5urs
short time since. Ii seems that Mr.. Abe!
Scott was sitting by his own kitchen s:o,t.
when all at once it went up. 1t appears Tia.
one of Mr.. SCOTS neighbors had bored
hole into a stick O! wood that belonged l.
hinl-;he neishbor-and filed it with pow
der. when some evil minded person 5orre,,-
ct 1t and put it into the generals stove, 81
that when it got well 10 burning, it went OF.
though not exactly in the same way ,ha, j:
left the premises of its first owner.
The same paper gives an account o.
drunken row which occurred at Irasburg on
Friday week, in which Joseph Allen ar:
Frank Adams took conspicuou. part A.
len was taken to Jail. tried and acquitted
The Standard says there is one item of quite
sharp practice" in connection with this at-
fair, which is too good TO keep. Just bef,.-e
MIR. Aliens arrest, he fearing that he Nigh:
he taken, and as he feared that the Gaze
would so against him, he determined 10 pay
a Yankee trick" and not be worth ANYTHING
should he have TO pay fine, SO he turned
out his horse and sleigh to Mr.. +. G. Serb
ner. and called two witnesses to the fact that
he had sold them and got his money for tie
property. That delightful fac, coming to lie
ears of Messrs. Cooper 4 Bartlett, they forth
with made out writ and attached the horse
and sleigh upon one of Mr.. Scribners Oh
debts to said firm, amounting to more than
enough to cover the vaiue of the property L.
ken.
Three barrels and key of the liquor seq
ed at Barton was spilled. The remainLt.
was claimed by Mr.. Hodsden, town agent a:
Troy. The County Commissioner seemed 70
think that 1856 gallons of gin was rather more
than was necessary for the health of the town
and consequently revoked the appointment
of Mr.. Hodgden.
The same journal says that there is strike
among the hands employed on the Passump-
sic extension.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD DECIsION.-We ur-
derstand that at the late session of The ST.
preme Court held at Woodstock. the case of
Conn. 4 Pass. X. X. r. Co. V. VIM. II. Bax-
ter, was decided in favor of the defendan:
Baxter and adversely to the company-,hus
reversing the decision of the county court
his case has been in court some time. ard
has excited considerable interest in the coun-
ty among the subscribers to the road. from
the fact that the decision in the case would
establish precedent for large number O;
Others, involving some S5OO,OOO. The p..a
OF defence We suppose is generally known
the subscribers claiming that the company
had not fulfilled its obligations by putting
the road under contract to Derby Line VII
laSe, which the company declared that they
never agreed to go to the village Judge
Pierpoint gave the opinion of the court and
decided that the company must establish The
fact that they have put the road under con-
tract to Derby Line village. which they DO
not claim to have done. This is most in
portant decision. and we suppose settles the
question of the extension of The road several
years at least, the road will therefore stop q:
Barton, unless the company shall devise
new mode of raising the means TO extend it.
Standard.