The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-09-15

of 1865, for the reason that the votes Of the
republican party were divided among three
candidates and neither dared to decline on
account of offending their friends. Five
ballots were had, and as there was no pros
pect of an election, it was then voted to ad-
jOurn. The state ticket stood Union, 157,
democrat, 57-soi it will be seen that the
Union party are largely in the majority
Messrs. Lance & Paige have sold their tin
shop and interest therein to Hatch Broth
ers who intend to maintain the former good
reputation Of the concern.
Dea. Jas. Marsh, the oldest inhabitant of
the town, died Sept. 10, aged, 80 years.
He came to this town when 1t vas wilder
ness, but lived to see most OF it brought to
fertile fields, and see his children to the 4th
generation. He also witnessed nearly the
whole growth of the Cong. church in this
town. and filled the office of deacon tor 80
years. He was the last Of the three that
were appointed at the same time-Deacon
Marsh, Deacon Osgood and Deacon Fisher.
When his mental faculties failed so that he
did not know his own children, they were
fresh upon the subject of religion. Truly
we can say that he "came to the grave like
a shock of corn fully ripe
Il Big AlcO-h0uI.
Sheriff Kmball from Barton travels the
wrong way for smugglers. Monday at
about o'clock A. NJ, he ran down and
overhauled nice team and one hundred
and twenty gallons of 80 per cent. of the
''critter," taken about three miles south of
West Burke. WB.
justices of the Peace.
Cabot-M. P. Wallace. L. II. Lance, VIM.
Putnam. L. Fl. Hooker. c. c. Perry, w.
W. Lyford, E. S. Hoyt.
Lunenburg- VIM. Chandler, Sylvanus
Lane, Jonah Brooks, j. w. Hartshorn, Jas.
Morse, Levi Silsby. j. G. Bowker.
Baton-J. L. Woodman, NJ. W. Joslyn.
E. Barnard, H. Pierce, A. d. Bigelow, w.
c. Parker, c. G. Drown.
Char7eston-George Leland, E. w. Par
lin, Hiram Fletcher, NJ. NJ. Melvin, J. p.
Tyler, c. B. Stone, Albert Lawrence.
Westmore-Calvin Gibson, Adna Benis,
Harry Cheney, E. P. Spencer, o. NJ. Fogg.
Derby-Asa Kimball, Isaac Blake, Harry
Human, Jacob Bingham, Lewis c. Bates,
VIM. G. Norris. Ira A. Adams.
G7ocer-F. w. kimball. Emery Cook.
James Simonds, Il. Mcclellan. B. NJ. Spal-
ding. F. P. A. Clark. J. Dwinnell.
Greensboro-H. S. Tolman. John A. Saw
yer, John Somers, John NJ. Smith, r. Es-
don, Alex. McLaren. j. Pinney.
ADDISON COUNTY.
On Friday night last. Jean Storms of Adj
Olson, colOred man, cut down a bee tree
which had been hollow for fourteen feet in
length and eighteen inches across. 1t was
entirely filled with honey. The night be-
fore he cut bee tree from which he OBJ
tanned 50 pounds of honey.
CHlIIENDEN COUNTY.
r. Colberth OF Burlington has sold his
gray horse to Mr. jenkins of Glens Falls,
n. Y, for $500.
c. N. Isham, late hospital steward of the
9TH Vt, dropped dead at Burlington, Sun
day, of heart disease.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Sixty feet of the bridge over the Missis-
quot at Swanton Falls suddenly subsidized
into the river on the 18th ult., under the
weight Of two men. two horses and two
trucks carrying heavy block of marble.
Astonishing TO say. the men and horses es-
capped with ducking and some slight
bruises.
On Thursday last, at st. Adams customs
officer d. h. Gibson discovered choice lot
of dressed furs within package of nndress-
ed bearskins. which enveloped them. and
the entire lot. representing S2.022, was con-
! iisoated. Friday. another seizure. of cloths
concealed in travelling trunks to the amount
| of 500, was made.
W. II. II. McAllister, late sergeant in the
4th Vermont, and who lost leg at Freder-
i"sburg, has been appointed deputy collect
or at St. Adams.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Geo. W. NewcOmb, aged 10 years, son of
widow Lydia Newcomb, who resides at
Perkins Vile, was drowned while bathing
with others at the Bridge Falls on the La
noble river, near the village Of johnson,
Thursday afternoon, Sept 9Th.