Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-02-21
VERMONT ITEMS


"a GiFr SENT FROM GoD."-Mr. vii.
son Higgins Of Jamaica buried an infant son,
the first day of February, which left him with
out an heir On Thursday morning the 9th
inst, Mr.. Higgins was aroused from his
sumbers by loud " knocking at his door,
when he heard a horse and sleigh as il in the
act OF turning around. He went to the door
as soon as possible but saw neither man,
horse nor sleigh, but on the door step was a
small bundle carefully done up, which he car
red into the house. Upon examination he
found, much to his surprise, living infant
hog evidently not more than twenty-lour hours
old. warmly enwrapped in flannel folds and
sleeping sweetly therein. Enclosed in an envel-
ope were two jewels AS his companions--frst
a five dollar bill, and second a note bearing
these expressive word A Gift Sent from
God Surely the ways of our Great All
Father are wondrous and wise, and, as is the
case with those of some parents, are past
finding out The child. we learn, is tender
ly cared for 10y Mrs. H., the recently bereayed
mother -Phcnir.
LARGE MEN.-lt has been held by some
naturalists that the largest men are grown in
limestone regions, and that the average size
OF men in Kentucky and Tennessee exceeds
United States, because they are raised in a
section Of country Astounding in limestone 900
Whether the facts are as stated and the con-
illusions correctly drawn we do not know, but
we do not believe that any section of the
country can turn out larger men than are
recruited at random in Vermont. For inst
ance Company +, Sth Regiment Vermont
Volunteers, recruited from Washington Co.
an ha of tfl alf
thereto, contains 90 men, the average weight
of whom is III - lbs William Shontcll,
the LIST Corporal of this company is the tallest
man in the Regiment, his height being sir
/e.t SIR and q half inches '-Fdanir
FATAL Accident Horace Stone Of Ches-
terheld was literally crushed to death under
a load OF wood that he was drawing to the
village, on Wednesday OF last week The
accident occurred just across the river and
was witnessed by another driver who was fol-
lowing after. The team was Immediately
stopp d but Stone was so closely impacted
beneath the load that it was necessary to
throw off the wood and raise the sled TO cx-
uica him He was brought TO this village
and received all necessary medical care but it
was found that his legs were broken and that
he was severely bruised externally. aside from
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prove fatal. lie dieu the same afternoon. He
was single man of weak intellect. but sharp
and accute in some OF his eccentrcties His
age was about 5 years -- Brohieboro' PbuDir.
FATAL AccrDENr.-Mr Oliver Carter, of
Bradford, went into the woods last week Fri
day, about three o'clock in the afternoon. and
not returning at shutdown, search was made
for him. lie was found about six O'Clock.
where he had been chopping, with his head
badly bruised and In a state Of insensibiliry.
From appearances, a tree which he had just
telled, had lodged upon the limb of another
tree, by which the butt Of the falling tree was
thrown back from the stump, aud Mr. Caiers
head struck by it. and perhaps caught be-
tween that and another tree. He was taken
home at once. but never recovered his senses.
lie died Monday evening at about 8 o'clock.
The Woodstock Ligh, Infantry. which
served one Of the companies in the LIST
Vermont Regiment, three months volunteers,
is being reorganized, and are about to com
mence their dill. A large number Of the
company have entered the L. S. service for
the war, but their muster roll now numbers
fty-eight men, and is fast being filled up.
Since their three months service, one Lieut..
Colonel, two Captains and FIVE Lieutenants
have been taken from the ranks and are now
holding commissions in the grand army now
il the field
An Old Folks" concert in which were
some forty performers dressed up in good old
continental stylc-the gentlemen with pow
dered hair, rufllcd shirts, short trowsers and
knee buckles, and the ladies with monstrous
bonnots high hair combs, huge caps, short
wasted dresses, and scanty skirts, without
iasthiugales-was given at St. Johnsbury on
Tuesday evening. under the direction of Mr.
f.. b Frost, formerly connected with faith
er Kcmp's old folks 1t was repeated ON
Wednesday evening with entire success.
EIGHTH RIoMENr-The 8th Vermont
Regiment under Col Thomas is organized as
fOllDWs.