The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-30
An Accident,

dent IN tins village on Saturday. As the
. trends were returning home from burying
child of Mr.. Straw of Danville, the
: horse attached to the rear wagon became
unmanageable near the top of "Warner
HILL" and running at full speed smashed
into and over the next wagon, knocking
out both it, occupants and overturning the
wagon. Not stopping in the least, the
horse rushed on past the next wagon,
which was near the foot of the hill. with
out hitting it, and running into the yard
Of Gov. Fairbanks was secured with little
or no injury to either horse Or wagon. In
the team which did the mischief were
tour boys 1.-THE bearers) eleven or twelve
years old, one of whom. son of DR.. Wood
ard OF Danville, was driving. As he be-
gan the descent Of the hill, which is quite
steep, he was some ten or fifteen rods in
the rear OF the next wagon. He gave the
horse sharp cut with the whip. and as
he says the holdback broke letting the
wagon on the heels of the horse; at any
rate he was unable to control the animal.
and the only wonder is that some were
not killed A young man and girl some
II were i'll the next wagon to the run
away. AS they were thrown out the
wheels or the horse, or both, passed over
the girl. and she was finally left directly
nnder her own wagon. Strange to say
no bones were broken, and aside from
some bruises on her person, and wagon
belonging to Mr. Dole pretty we'll smashed
up, no other damage was done.
In the Brattleboro insane asylum we're
two young ladies from Middlepury, each
named Clara and each the daughter of wild
ow. One of them died recently, and the
same day brother of the living one called
to see his sister, was informed that she died
early that morning, looked at the corps and
gave orders for having her body sent home
On his way to the hotel he met an assistant
physician who informed him that the. Clara
ne wished to see was not dead, and returning
to the sylum brother and sister met.
The next session of the grand royal arch
chapter of Masons of Vermont will be held
at St. Adams, October |.
! John Conan, II year old burglar, has
been arrested in Bennington for stealing
watch and so in money from the house of
Jno. Draper of South Strafsbury.
F. D. Barton of Wal.ham recently purchas-
ed OF W. K. Sanford of Orwell % Atwood
merino sheep for Sl4 1000; and 20 choice eve
lambs were recently sold by Burtuam Rich
of Shoreham to Marin Burgess, Jr., of Hoos
I lex, for S24OO.
The Champlain valley fair held at Vergen-
mes last week was remarkable for nothing
but its sheep. but was very remarkable in
that respect The total value of all the
sheep exhibited estimated at 100000
Estey's melodeon factory at Brattleboro
is now turning out % to 80 instruments a
week
The bounty system which prevails in each
town paying much or little as it pleases, has
worked unjustly with the re-enlisted men of
the 18th regiment. They expected the same
bounty given to recruits, and those who re-
enlisted for Chester received $500 apiece,
while those who re-enisted for Springfield
obtained nothing. There is loud call for a
law equalizing the matter and putting limit
to town bounties.
The enlisted men from Vermont, Rhode
Island and Connecticut,at the conscript camp
in New Haven, presented the commandant
of the camp, Capt. JENNIE of the 9Th Vermont
regiment, with valuable horse of the Black
Hawk breed, Saturday evening. Capt. is
: regiment is expected home in few days, bu,
the captain is intending to re-enter the ser.
vice.
The transport Gen. Lyon left New Haven
with 623 recruits for Grants army, Saturday
The 81 Vermont regiment is to have 500 o.
them.
ALLOTTED PAY.-Assignees and Others
holding Allotted Pay of the 18th Regiment
and the Third battery, are hereby notified
? that returns have been received to June 80
2 and this office is prepared to pay the sums
| received in the usual way
JOHN B. PAGE, Treasurer.
Co. K-the last Co. of the 18th regiment
has been filled and has gone to New Haven
where it will be organized
. Last week Thursday night, some person
or persons felonious)y entered the Tanner.
n Establishment of Mr.. Horace Hazeltine, o
j this village, and stole theretrom six or sever
dressed calf skins, and a couple of heavy cot
!, ton shirts.-DdnriNe Star.
Mr.. Azel W. Will, graduate of Bango
Seminary, is to be installed soon over tn
CONGREGATIONAL church at Greensboro, so say
the Congregationalist.
Il The report thai Capt. E. J. Morrill,, lit
: VT, is prisoner with the rebels, is mis-