The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-20
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

Somebody, in the depot yard at North
Bennington the other night. attempted to
remove the bolt at the bottom of the target
rod, the switch being locked, and shift the
rails. SO as to let the sleeping train into q
freight train that was standing there. For
tunately the rails were not sufficiently re-
moved to prevent the train from passing
over, and it struck upon the other rails with
but little damage. The train was under so
high rate of speed, that it ran quarter
of mile without stopping.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
DR.. D vid S. COnant, professor OF surgery
in the University of Vermont at Burlington,
died at New York city recently. He had
been professor ten years, and was an hon.
ored citizen.
a LOT of furs, seized as Struggled, were
sold at Burlington on Wednesday, by the
United States marshal. and brought 81. 700.
Stephen Billings, who recently committed
a rape on little girl, has been sentenced to
six years in the state prison, by the Chitten-
den county court at Burlington.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Willard & Parker of CastletOn, recently
disposed of one half of their marble quarry
and property at West Rutland for $4,000.
The lecture committee in Rutland have
been quite successful in engaging popular
speakers for the coming season. Engage
ments have already been made with Miss
Anna Dickinson, DR.. Holland, r. w. En-
ersOn and Rev. DR.. Stone. Miss Dickinson
is expected to lecture on the 10Th of No
vember.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
In speaking of the liquor seizure. resist
ance of officers, examination of parties i'm
plicated, ETC., at Montpelier. cOntempOra-
~ remarks: Behold how great matter a
little fire kindleth." The writer has a diff
ferent idea of the amount of fire in sixty
barrels of whiskey from some of his neigh
bOrs.
Mr.. Lyman Beebe of Waterbury. gather
ed the present season from one tree, fifty
two bushels of common apples, whic.l he
sold for 1,50 per bushel.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
A boy named Fisher, belonging in Brat
tleborO, has been fined and imprisoned for
firing loaded gun at another boy and
wOunding him. The thing was done in fun
but the court refused to recognize the &C.
ton in any ludicrous light.
STATE AT LARGE.
Mr.. c. d. Noble, late of the editorial
staff of the Vermont Record. is soon to re-
move to Texas to assume editorial manage
ment of the literary department of the
Houston Telegraph.
DIR. PHELPS.-It is stated that DIR. E. F.
Phelps of Windsor, has accepted profess
sOrship in the medical department of the
University of Vermont. Whether he is to
fill the place made vacant by the death of
DR.. COnant. we are not informed; but such
are his eminent attachments in the science
of his profession, his experience as a lectu-
rer in the medical department at Hanover,
and his long and extensive practice as a
physician and surgeon in the army. that we
congratulate the university on its good for
tune in securing his services in any depart
ment which he is willing to fill. We are
also glad that his services are secured in
the state.-N. Chronicle.
Capt. D. 7. Corbin, 18th regiment V. R.
c., is judge-advOcate of general court
martial convened in Boston by order of Gen.
Hooker. Capt. Corbn was formerly Of the
Sd vt. Vols.
DIVORCES. - The Vermont Chronicle
says: AT the meeting of our last general
convention, the subject of divorce was
brough, before the body, and a committee
consisting Of Rev. L. A. Austin. of Orwell,
Rev. Z. Ii. White. of Coventry, and Hon.
Jason Steele, of Windsor, were appointed
to petition the legislature so to amend our
laws on the subject so as to make them
conform to the law ofGod. The committee
has issued a petition, and we hope that it
will be widely circulated and signed. An
address on the subject is also expected
from the committee, but We have not seen
it. 1t would be important to have it accom-
pany the circular.