Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-03-29

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-oh iuoSua) ia''
Young lad, son of MIR. John Landon OF
This placc, was thrown from wagon, near
the Bardwell house, and seriously injured,
IN consequence of the horse taking fright
and running away. In falling, his head
struck the ground, severely fracturing his
skull and otherwise injuring him-so
that it is feared he cannot recover. An
other bow, who was with him, was also
thrown out of the wagon, but escaped
unframed. -Rmland Herald.
ALBANY, n. Y, March 26. The bill
providing for the submitting to the people
the question of calling convention to
amend the constitution has passed to a
third reading in the assembly.
esS The connection of Gen. ID. W. G.
CLARKE with the Burlington Times ceased
on the LIST inst. The editorial department
of that paper is now under the charge of
orr friends HENRY L. LAMB and GEO. H.
BIGELow. .H>,a..
RAILROAD Accommodates the freight
train South on Thursday left West Burke,
the engineer, Mr.. Charles Pike on looking
back saw the stakes breaking on car
that was loaded with fence rails and the
load being scattered along the track. He
whistled for brakes and reversed his en-
pine. Mr.. David Elkins of this place,
came out of the saloon car to apply the
brakes but was struck by one of the rails
and knocked off the train. AS soon as
the train was stopped the train hands ran
back and found Mr. Elkins who had just
crawled out from beneath the rails and
wood with which he was covered. He
was taken into the car and brought to
this place where physician pronounced
his injuries severe but not fatal. 1t was
little singular that the cars were not
thrown off the track, as the wood and
rails were strewn under the car and along
the track for quite distancc.-Ca ledon'-
an
gyCharles Lyman, Esq, of Montpelier,
has received the appointment of Secretary
of the Senate Committed on Public Build
inos. of which Senator Foot is Chairman.
egGen. D. w. G. Clarke, of Burlington,
has also received the appointment OF
Reading clerk in the United States Sen,
ate.
SMASH Up.-On Monday as two mer
were coming into the village. leading ;
horse behind their own team, it suddenly
took fright, and sprang forward, jumped
across the shafts of the sleigh, breakin!
both of them, and setting the other hors'
free. This was followed by a genera
"scare" among other horses fastened
near One belonging to Mr.. r. G. John
son broke from his fastening, and running
into another team, was thrown down an(
very seriously injured. Two or thre
sleigbs were partially broken, and consid
ering the injury done to Mr. Johnson
horse, which is valuable one, the damage
done must have been considerable. Brad
ford Telegraph.
SHELDoNs-One would be apt to sup
pose, from reading over the list of town
officers recently elected in Rupert that tn
"Shcldons " of that town are quite numer
Gus, or else that they are vastly more pop
ular than the average of people there. w
notice that Thomas l.. Sheldon was chosel
moderator, Henry Sheldon town clerk ant
Seth Sheldon treasurer. L. ?. Sheldol
is one of the selectmen Thomas l.. Sheldon
one of the auditors, Seth Sheldon one o
trustees of surplus fund, W. Sheldon on
of the fence viewers, and G. +. Sheldol
pound keeper.-HeraM.
CorrFcTING REyENITE IN THE SECEDINt