The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-03-23

siding abroad. and Hon. F. E. Woodbridge |
IS named as the orator of the occasion.
Next August is the month in which it is /
to celebrate.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Mr.. Porter, the newly elected constable
of Underhill. is poor and patriotic veteran.
with one leg, (the other being left in the !
He was chosen by vote of
156 to ).
The people of Burlington talk of borrow
inc Sl5O,OOO. to procure water. payable in |
twenty years. This sum looks large. but |
they will pay much larger sum for whis-
key in the same twenty Walton's
Daily.
The Chittenden county agricultural sOc- !
ETY. has bought the old fair ground at Bur-
lington for society purposes for $4,000.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Hon. Joshua W. Sheldon. of Sheldon. |
died on the 18th inst. in his 9th year. A
lawyer by profession. Representative five
years in the Legislature. and Senator one
year. when he declined further public SER
vice. Since 1888. agriculture has been his
business.
The Rutland Herald says: We have no.
ticed the dissolution of partnership and re-
firing of the landlords of the Weldon House
at st. Albans-MeSsrs. Parks & Peabody.
We now learn that there was something of
a row. all the permanent bOarders having
been ordered to leave the house. During
the evening Rev. Mr.. Lord of Montpelier
lectured in st. Adams. and in the portion
of his discourse where he quotes the saving
- mans house is his castle" as specially
the case in Vermont. he happened (without
knowing anything of row at the hotel to
add, unless he is boarder at public
house." This unconscious hit brought
down the house" with long applause.
A Montreal paper having stated that
among the recent contributors to the Fenian
funds was Governor Smith of Vermont. who
gave $50 toward the equipment of several
companies in st. Adams. that have been or
ganized. armed aud drilled for the invasion
of Canada under his eyes. the st. Adams
Messenger gives the statement an utter
denial.
The Congregational Church of EnoS-
bur@h. al their last monthly meeting. passed
Il vote unanimously disappearing the prac-
tice of conveying milk to the cheese factory
Oh the Sabbath.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
They have the small poX in Holland. with
one or two deaths.
Since the organization of the town of
Craft Sbury. in 1892. the office of Town Clerk
has never shifted hands but once. the pres
ent clerk. Mr.. Scott. having held the office
for thirty-Seven years. and the former in
cumbent of the office. Gov. Crafts. having
held it for the same period. or from 1892 to
1929.
The Express says that the Black well at
for Sl6OOO-the company doubling their
money. The same paper says that the Gus
toms officers at Island Pond seized four
teams. last week, loaded with contraband
goods. The first offender was one Henry
Atkins who had a boy to drive the team
! Just ahead of the Stansead stage. /" make
| the THU" look innocent and honest. while
Henry was riding on the stare. and to make
it more so he had borrowed Il team from
one Of the Custom House officers there.
/ Alas. poor Henry lost the team and three
KEGS whisky. The next seizure was from
a notorious Smuggler named Rufus kimp-
ton. who. according 10 his own story. " has
killed more officers than all others Oh the
tron'er and has a grave yard of his own.
He ,,aS taken in East Haven with a GOOD
team and six kegs whisky. and in company
with him was one Captain Dunlap. who was
" innoccnily" drawn into the snare BY be-
coming Il common carrier. He had two
kegs whisky. some raSin>. tea. numcw>.
cloves, De. The fourth was a Canadian
with cigars. carpeting. dc. They We're all
l. 4
before the /. :. Courts.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
i Walter r. Dean. of Factory Point. has ;
bull which has attained greater weigh
than any OF the mamOth bullockS reported
When two years and eleven months old h,
weighed 5000 pounds. Last Christmas IL
was five years and eight months old. an,
weighed 42l0 pounds. and is still growing
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The mex annual session of the Vernon
Methodist Conference will be held at Mont
pelier on the 9th Of April. Bishop Simpson
i, to preside.
Washington Ford. of Mortified, has
. native COW which gives 4 very rich quali
OF milk. He recently made thrcc-quarter
of pound of butter from three quarts {
: milk The COW is II years Old. This beat
the Jerseys.
:. Found dead in her room in Montpele1
- wears widow OF a soldier. Sh left
child about one year old. which was suffer
= inc from cold aud want of food. 1t is SUI
posed Mrs. O'Brien's death occurred on TIL
previous day. Attention was called to tn
nv l,n 4 It,yjf
Daily.
l. +. Royce of Mortified. Charles Royce
iFayStown. l.. O. Peabody of Northtield. {
l.. 1hurSton of Brainree. Charles Woo,
bury of Mortified and {. f. Cadv of Co
n>h. y. H.. employees in the freight depar
mrnt of the Vermont Central railroad. ha,
II been arrested and bound over for trial G
IF the charge of stealing articles OF freigl
~ which passed through their hands.
m Waton'S Daily says rlImorS of burglar
and thieving aboun here. and for the latt,
there have been numerous arrests. III
d hardest case of burglary was the entran'
III of the house of George Jacobs. on Thur
10 day night last. when two L. 5. bonds fl
:, Sl00 each. and money to the amount
l. $3.50. were taken. Locks and SiX-shOOte
Ill are in demand.
We WINDliAM COUNTY.
III Burglars undertook TO break into Il
~ Bellows Falls bank one night last week, b
I'd they failed to get into the vault.
Mrs. Gardner Smith of BrattlebOr0 #
upon the ice. a few days ago. and has sin
died of her injuries.
;; Larkin G. Mead, Jr.. of BrattleborO'. t
ne Vermont sculptor. who has been in lta
us for several years. is expected home in IL
a weeks on visit. He brings with him
nc wife. q native of Dalmatia.
- STATE AT LARGE.
g. Roy Horny Martyn Frost. Late rector