The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-06-09
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.


known man. about forty years of age, was
discovered by boy named Charles Palm
er. in WinOoski river, near the residence of
Rufus Bishop in Jericho. The body was
partially decOmpOsed and entirely naked.
save small piece of shirt hanging to it and
a boot and sock on one foot. The boot was
fashionable one and had what is called a
Napoleon tap. with three rows of nails
around the heel and four going partly
round. Any further information that may
be desired can be obtained of the selectmen
of Jericho.
A pOstOffice has been established at the
railroad station in WillistOn, called North
WillistOn post office, and Mr.. Simonds ap-
pointed postmaster.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The new cheese fectory at Enosburg Cen
ter began operations May Sth, and is now
receiving milk from thousand cows
Four large watts are filled daily, producing
sixteen cheeses each day. There are now
two hundred cheeses slowed away in the
capaciOus cheese room, which, when COM
pleted. will hold three times that number.
The new hotel in St. Adams has been
named 1.-The Weldon House, after jesse
Weldon. the first civilized settler in the
town. A very good idea as well as name.
1t will be kept by Parks & Fisk, late of the
Marlboro.
The masOns of Bakersfield will celebrate
st. Johns day by defeating with appropri-
ate exercises and ceremonies new and at
tractive masonic hall.
Mrs. Sarah j. Farnham has recently been
appointed pOstmistress at st. Adams Bay,
in place of her father, Nathan Perkins,
Esq, deceased.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The Mansfield hotel company at Stowe
have added 80 rooms to their house. built a
bowling alley with sleeping rooms above,
and beautitied their grounds generally.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
There has been made in Westfield this
year u 1922 pounds of maple sugar. This
terent sugar orchards. making upwards OF
AGO pounds to the orchard on an average.
The house of Capt. Ruben Kirk of New
port was burned on Thursday night of las,
week. By great exertiOn the outbuildings
were saved, and the house of Charles Rob-
inson. Esq, which was seriously threatened
The furniture was partly saved. The loss
will be from $1,000 to $1,000; insurance $3.50.
Miss Emma Orne got knocked down while
passing water at the fire at Newport, and
was rather severely injured-she was insen.
sible some six hours.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
A new and large car shop is to be imme
diately erected at Rutland by the RUTLAND
& Burlington railroad. The building vii
be 200 feet long and s. feet wide, and abOu
. 100 men will be employed in it.
, f. D. Seldom, Esq, of Brandon, has sole
his marble mill. quarry and most OF thu
tenements. for about S150,OO0. S. L. Good
ell and several gentlemen from New Yorl
are the purchasers.
Rutland is making an effort to raise thu
requisite 100000 to secure the location O
the agricultural college there.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
George J. Colby of Waterbury offer
$4,000 for the patents covering the right
for the best willOw-peeling machine tina
: may be invented within three years iron
May Is, 1865.
I Sunday afternoon last Augusta Maria,
seven years old daughter of Alexander No
BILE of Montpelier, was drowned in the mort
i" branch of the Winooski river, near tn
= sand bottom bridge"
), AT Cabot June Sd. the men recruited b.
Hiram Perkins for company of cavalry
}. ORGANIZED by J. P. Lamson, Esq, by tn
:, elections of Hiram Perkins of Cabot, CAP
Il tain, and Putnam j. JennisOn of Walden
/ 1st Lieut.. I'd Lieut.. vacant: Charles Sher
# ard of Marshtield for orderly.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
George Newman & Son have sold the
machine shop and saw mill in Rrattlebor
l. to Ferdinand Tyler & Son, for So, 900.
s. Hon. Justin S. Morrill, will deliver til
r. annual address before the Windham count
q agricultural society at the annual fair
October.