Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-01-18


SAD CALAMrrY.-On the oath Of Deem
Der, Abby, daughter of Joseph n. and Louisa
Leonard, of Johnson, aged about years,
was so badly burned by her clothes taking
FIRE that she died in about eight days.
1t appears the girls mother, with three
children, two younger than the one burned, oc-
cupied the upper part of house, in the lower
part of which was another family. The moth
ct had occasion to go below to attend to some
work but had not been absent long, when she
and the family below were startled by screams
from the chamber They Immediately hur-
ried up stairs, and on reaching the room
where the children were, all were Mortified to
find the clothes Of the oldest girl were on fire,
the flames reaching to the ceiling. The fire
was Immediately extinguished, but not until
the girls clothes were nearly consumed
The account which the girl gave of the ac-
cident is that in attempting to replsnish the
/ ERE in the stove, she partly stopped over the
front part Of it, and that her clothes, which
were of light cotton, caught fire while so do
ing. Medical assistance was Immediately OBJ
tanned but it was of no avail. After about
eight days Of suffering, death put an end to
her pains.--Ne,0sdedier
and installed pastor over the South Congre-
tional Church in st. Johnsbury, on Thursday
of this week. The exercises were as follows:
Invocation and reading ofthe Scriptures, Rev.
g. l. Bard of Lower Waterford Introducto-
ry Prayer, Rev. f. c, Cummings of st. Johns
bury; Ordaining Prayer, Rev. j, Eastman of
Danyille; Charge to the Pastor, Rev. VIM.
/ w. Thayer of st. Johnsbury; Right Hand of
y n ID w 4. %
field ; Address to the People, Rev. j. Bowers
of East st. Johnsbury; Concluding Prayer,
Rev. A. Boutelle of Peacham; Benediction
by the Pastor. Cdledonian.
E1HQuite a sensation was occasioned by the
appearance in our place on Sabbath evening
OF man dressed in military garb; and when
it was known that he was the bearer of mes
sage from Gov. Andrew of Massachusetts, to
Gov. Fairbanks, rumor and speculation were
rife. Whether Col. Wardrop came simply
on the . salute mission, or whether he was
looking up the resources of our State prepar-
atory to a concert of action with the other
Northern states in the work of sustaining the
Flag of our Union, had not fully been settled
in the minds of the people at last accounts
Caledonidn.
The las, accounts are that the whole affair
is humbug.
ACCIDENT IN oNEsyILLR.--A French
boy of IA, in the employ of Stafford Colby Of
Jonesville, while at work about horse pow
er straw cutter on Monday, slipped and ran
his arm into the cutter, by which the arm
was instantly cut off, and fatal injuries would
probably have been inflicted, if the slipping
off of the belt had not stopped the cutter
DR.. Knox of Richmond was called in and
amputated the fragment of the injured arm,
about three inches from the shoulder.
SERIOUS AccIDENr.-We learn that Mr..
l.. l.. Church, of West Fairlee, met with quite
a serious accident on Tuesday last. He was
riding in his sleigh, when, as is supposed, he
was seized with fit, and thrown to the side
of the road. Some time after he was found
in an unconscious state, and though he was
taken to his residence Immediately, his reason
was restored for some time. He is now in
fair way of recovery, having sustained but
slight injuries from the lall.-IelegraPh,
LOCATION OF THE VALLEY FAIR.--At
meeting of the Managers Of the Conn. River
Agricultural and Industrial Association held
at the Windsor House on Wednesday last, it
was decided to hold the Annual Exhibition
of the Association for the next three years, at
White River Junction.
~ The Rev. Eli b. Smith, ID. d., Presi-
dent of the New Hampton Institution, at Fair
fax, died at Colchester, after three weeks
sickness, on Saturday, aged 81 years. Pres
dent Smith was born in Shoreham, and was
graduated at Middlebury College. Ho has
been for more than quarter Of century at
the head of the New Hampton Institution.
10 An attentive correspondent at John
son sends us the following; On Monday the
oath ult., while daughter Of Mrs. Louisa
Leonard, aged 9 years, was passing near the
stove, her clothes took fire and she was so
badly burned that she died on the morning of
the first inst.
BEAT THIS WHO oAs.---Within a space of
one and one-haf miles, including part Of
Topsham and Orange, there can be found
eight pairs OF twins, all well and hearty
journal.
VHon. Edward Everett lectured on ''the
early days of Franklin" in Brattleboro, on