The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-11-24

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| from report it is far from it. When count
ry tavern sells upon the Sabbath sixty dol
lars worth of liquor by the glass in one day,
where"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
! AS Mr.. uubbell. cashier of the MSsis-
quot Bank. Sheldon. was getting ready.
Nov. 9Th, to leave home for New York.
taking oil and throwing down the coat in
which He carried Il revolver. the piece dis
charged, and the ball passed through the
| tieshy part of his wite's hand, coming out
between the thumb and f0retinger bones.
not breaking either, but grazing both so
severely as to be considerably flattened in
the passage. As no bones were broken. the
injury will not be likely 10 prove very seri-
Gus.
Mr.. James Walker fell down stairs in st.
Adams. on Saturday morning. and broke
his neck.
The st. Adams Messenger mentions three
eases OF insult to women. in the streets of
that town, in the evening, and says -. We
regret that such is the fact. but women can
not walk our streets after dark without dam
ger of Insult and violence
ORANGE COUNTY.
At 4 social gathering of the students of
NeWbury Seminary. on the evening of the
Sd inst, 4 very pleasant surprise was fur
nished to the Principal. Prof. Geo. C. Smith.
of a chaste and beautiful silver tea-service
The presentation in behalf OF the students
was made in an appropriate speech by Fred.
NJ. Miller, and responded to by Prof. Smith.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mr. ~ T. Varney of Barton brought
| to the jail in this village last week. charged
with breech of misunderstanding soldier
OF the money which he had committed to
his care while he was in the army. leaving
him to draw his state pay, ETC., and then
when asked to hand over the funds he re-
fused to do "A fellow by the name of
W. Miles. and who is considerably nder
par as to the quantity and quality of his
brains, was brought to Jail on Wednesday
OF last week, charged with burning a sugar
house belonging to Widow Clark in Glover.
1.-THE cracker pedler of Cross & Sons of
Montpelier. lost $500 in this village or on
the road leading to Albany, one day last
week.-hasbury STANDARD.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Last week Thursday, about 3 P. NJ,
woman named Clayton, who had said she
had money with her, was attacked near the
Huntoon tavern in Rutland, by two men,
thrown down and robbed. She was found
by the neighbors insensible from fright, and
had commissions Tor two or three days.
Next day. two young men named Haynes
and Nash were arrested on suspicion, and
required to give $3.50 bail each.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
J. N. Smith, a jeweler. has been PLAYING
confidence game at Montpelier, bleeding
various citizens out of sums ranging from
$500 down. He has travelled since and been
heard of in New i ork, Boston and other
places.
I c. G. Howe, returned soldier at Barre.
has been passing counterfeit money freely.
and been arrested. Considerable spurious
money was found on him. also a letter from
New York, signed by one Howe. sayin"
that Wheni that money was gone he would
send him more, or if that did not 90 to re-
turn it, and he would send him some other.
An attempt was made on Wednesday
night to burn Barre Academy. Fortunate
ly the fire was discovered in time to prevent
:. serious damage.
States Attorney Carpenter has seized
counterfeter. (whose name is reserved for
good reasons.) and will in due time give
him the benefits OF the statute. The bills
+, consisted of a five dollar national currency,
East River National Bank, New York, al
tered to fifty, by FASTING on the face and
back: counterfeit Is on the Jefferson
County Bank. WATERFOWL. n. Y: and los
on the Fairfield County Bank, Norwalk.
Montpelier journal.
STATE AT LARGE.
The corporation Of the University of Yer
mont at their meeting Wednesday evening
voted to comply with the acquisitions of the
: act incorporating that university and the
state agricultural college, and chose the
following trustees: Oliver p Chandler.
Woodstock: Worthington c. Smith. st. Al
bans: Rev. C.. Z. Ferlin. Hinesburg: Rev.
Charles G. Parker, Waterbury; Lawrence
, Barnes. Burlington; J. S. Adams, Burling-
ton: Henry LOOMS. Burlington: Henry i.
llickock. Burlington; Albert L. Catlin.
> Burlington.
The Governor has appointed the follow
:, ing as commissioners OF the new state
LefOrm school: Rev. Aaron G. Pease of
Norwich. Rev. L. A. Dunn of Fairfax, and
Lewis Pratt OF Woodstock.
At the late officers reunion at Montpelier
Gen. Washburn mentioned the proud fact
that the last shot fired at the rebels bv the
9th Corps, was fired by the I'd Vermont,
and that the last cavalry charge of the war
was made by the First Vermont Cavalry.
The Governor has appointed as commits
sioners under the joint solution relative to
the restoration of sea fish to the Connecti-
t cut River and its tributaries. Hon. Charles
f Barrett of Grafton. and Albert d. Hager.
Esq, OF ProctOrsville.
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