The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-07-22

the hill to the Blacksmith's shop then plung.
ed down the hill and swan the Connecticut
river. He was plainly seen by the bright
! light of the moon to land on the Vermont
shore at about 10 P. NJ. Crawford had boast
ed that he should never be taken. The Lam
caster Republican, in which We find this &C.
count, says active measures are being taken
for his capture.
Fire in Danville.
The buildings owned by the widow Gregg,
consisting Of house, barn and shed, situated
in Danville Hollow. were totally destroyed
by fire Wednesday night. Loss heavy.
The dwelling house and barn Of Allen J..
! Wilder, near Bartonsyille, was destroyed by
! fire at about II o'clock Sunday night t,and
ives undoubtedly the work of an incendiary.
Mr.. Wilder and his family barely escaped
with their lives AID the few clothes they had
on, everything else being burnt. Mr.WildeS
| is returned soldier in limited circumstances.
| There was hail storm and quite a tor
nado at Bratteboro Tuesday afternoon. The
steeple of the Congregational Church was
blown off, trees torn up, and tn sheds to the
freight depot were blow down, and much
glass broken in houses. AT the hospital
tents were torn Up leaving patients exposed
to the mercies of the storm.
The Vermont Valley railroad trustees have
bought quarter of the Island House pre- p
trty at Bellows Falls, to give them more
room for projected machine shop.
They imprison men in Windsor and Chit
tendent counties for selling liquor. The
following appeared in the Burlington Free
Press, July IA: "Patrick Cavenaugh was
arrested for violation of the Prohibitory
Law; it being the third offence, he wa, fined
$40 and costs, and three months imprison-
ment."
July LIST, Mr.. c. X. Whitney Of Essex,
son of Rev. George Whitney of this place,
was very seriously, and for time it was
feared fatally, injured by being thrown from
his buggy by an accidental collision on the
highway near Essex Center-Newsdealer
Moving machines are some times danger
Gus, Mr.. Alger of Stowe cut off two legs Of
a colt with one the other day.
Cardy's carriage shop in Stowe was burned
Wednesday of last week.
Orange Remington of Morristown,a men,
Der of Co. Z, 18th regiment, committed sui
cided by cutting his throat on the 18th of
last month, near City Point, Va. He had
been suffering some days from the effects Of
sunstroke and his conduct gave much evil
dence of insanity.
| A private in the 9Th Vermont regiment,
named Stone, young man Of about eighteen
years of age from Windsor, is reported to
have escaped capture in the late affair on the
! Weldon railroad, as follows: Seeing the con-
dtion Of things he fell among the dead, from
whom he obtained blood and applying it to
his own face laid on his back, and feigned
himself dead. The rebels passed him and
when they we're sufficiently distant, he had a
sudden resurrection, lut end ran, making his
escape to our lines.
Father DrLnon, has closed his connection
viii the Catholic Church in Montpelier, and
is going to France.
Engine Co. No. 5, of Montpelier, made
trial Friday evening, and that too, with an T.
, inch stroke threw water to the highth OF 10
, ct
TIE Montpelier Argus has raised its price
to 81 year 10 sdyance, or $3.50 at end OF
year.
Robert Andrew of Manchester was 500
out of pocket few nights since by the opera
tons of burglars. Fellows of the same base
sor, are figuring at Arlington.
The following Vermontsrs wounded in the
trenches before Petersburg, were received in
the ID division Hospital, 9th army corps,
July 3:-Isaac Raymond, Co. c, abdomen
severely; Thos. Baker, B, foot; Henry D.
CRAZY, ID, arm; al of the 18th regt.
The following recent deaths of Vermont
soldiers in the hospitals in and about New
York, are reported: John Henderson, Go. 4,
Sd VT. Joseph Longe, Co. l., 18th Vt. A.
S. Whipple, Go. H, I'd U. S. S. S., enlisted
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