The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-01-19

SoChct, anu lt!ldlly DuTSt, eXtOrtlnS from
the boy scream of intensest agony. Med
zeal men hereabouts say that they have
neve" known or heard of similar case.
where simple inflammation of the eye caus-
eel so disastrous results.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Burlington Free Press saws that a
boy named Winslow, while sliding down
hill, on Champlain street, Saturday, on a
traverse sled had both legs broken by rum
ming against tree. Be careful, boys.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The shipments of butter and cheese from
st. Adams, as shown by table furnished
to the Messenger by Mr.. Hobart. master of
transportation, have steadily increased from
393 tons OF butter and 245 tons of cheese in
1871. to l5l7 tons of butter and 5S7 tons of
cheese in 1865. The grand total for the
fifteen years amounts to 33,603, ga lbs, of
butter, and l6,62S,19 lbs, of cheese. or
about seventeen thousand tons of the form
er, and eight thousand OF the latter.
The Vermont National bank at st. Adams
Will commence business next month, and its
capital Of 100000 is to be increased to
100000.
There was ''run'' upon the st. Adams
bank last week; but the bank redeemed all
bills presented. The Messenger says its
solvency is beyond question.
The loss of the Missisquoi bank at Shell
don by Hubbell, the missing cashier. is now
stated to be between $500. 900 and 500, 900.
The directors are liable for all the debts of
the bank and each or all of them will be ru-
| inc fin H,,b fnt In
hubbell, is one of the directors and the
richest man in Franklin county. but will
lose every dollar he has. Hubbell seems
to have managed things at the bank in his
own way. and perfect confidence was plac-
ed in all his transactions. 4 New York de-
post OF S2S, 600 belonging to the bank was
left behind, and a package containing S.
600 in new Missisquoi bank bills was found
i'll Hubbell's room at his house last week.
His personal effects have been attached by
the bank and will be sold on the 29th.-
Among them arechoice sheep and horses,
rare wines and brandies. and four gold
watches.
DIR. II. F. Stevens of St. Adams. died
Jan. II, of typhoid fever. A physician of
much SKILL and a good man.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Morristown has voted $4,000 for the
Mount Mansfield railroad.
\ correspondent in Stowe thinks the mar
riage of Elisha Parish and Maria Holmes.
noticed last week. to be of considerable i'm
portance. for by it Miss Holmes comes into
possession of whole parish (Pari>h)
while he secures one Of the many good
homes (Ho!mes) waiting an occupant
NerSieGler.
The officers of the LamoiIe county bank
are-PreSidcnt. l.. H. Moves: Cashier. 4.
Samuel Merriam. Horace Powers. Geo.
Wilkins. Olio Cady. {. c. Chadwick. c. 5.
NOyes.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Barton Standard commenced a story
by Eugene Sue that was 10 extend through
a whole years papers. After publishing
in>talmeutS for three weeks. the editor dis
continues it for the following very good
reason: "Wejhave yet 10 see The first per-
son that likes the idea OF our publishing il.
they had all rather have shorter stories and
more Of them"
The ira>burg national bank has elected
The 1oilOWins directors: Ira \. Alien,
Thomas Guild, Hiram Mcclellan. Loren So
per and Isaac II. Met larry.
The Vermont Grand Lodge of Good
/ Tenriar> held lis third annual session AT
ira>5ury on Tuesday and "Wednesday of
a.; week. The order seems to be fast
rowing IN i!ibic favor. and, judging from
appearances, il is destined to do great and
-ood work iii or state. There is certainly
work enough 10 be done. Among the off
,r.- for tiIc next year we notice Rev. II. T..
Cushing, Barton. u. W. {. T.; Rev. =. II.
Wi.i,e. Coventry. G. ". G.; Mrs. TWi-
ii.i,t. Bloomington. G.. W. ": Horace Il.
i'rown, st. Joinsbury. G.. W s.: Miss
OIIiS Carpenter. st. John>bury. q. ". +. .:
Rev. i. y. Granger. Holland. q. ". Chap
! lain; L. ID. Paige, Esq, Burlington. q. W.
NJ; George Woodward. lra>burg. q. W.
Mess: l.. l.. Lawrence. Esq, Burlington.
q. W. |. g.; and - BoWker. Lunenburg.
q. ". .. q. The next annual session is to
be held at Burlington i'll January. 1867
! Express.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Justice June. of Brandon. fined Reuben
Fiiield. Henry Keller. Harry Sessions. ant
Allen Draper, 500 each with costs. Ton
proianc and obscene language in the street,
of that town on Christmas day.
II Rutland. on Monday morning. As Mr.
Briggs. keeper of the Jail. opened the door
Of the prisoners room. four of them made
a violent assault upon him. and succeede,
in holding the door open and made th@l
escape. Two OF them were pursued an,
recapturcd. but the other two were still a
large at last account. MIR. Briggs was Sc
verciy beat about the head with an irol
lamb.
John $ Barrett of West Haven killed
$50 pound black bear few days ago.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
I. l.. Upham OF Wethcrsiield has sold a
American MerinO buck for $1,000 to 90 t
= Texas.
Woodstock National bank declares
semi-amual dividend of per cent.
A fire broke out Thursday morning q
about one O'Clock in the building occupie
! by l.. {. Fay Il Sons. merchants. at Wine
sor. The building and contents were Ell
tirely destroyed. The fire extended to tn
building occupied by White & TuXbury
, which was nearly destroyed. but most ,
: the goods were saved in a damaged cond
ton.
, WASHINGTON COUNTY.
, David Jack of Marshteld caught twenty
seven minks last fall. which he sold for 5
each.
A musical convention is in progress /;
: Montpelier this week, under charge of Nj
= Emerson.
|. Hon. c. W. Willard has returned frOl
Z the west and resumed the editorial charg
, OF the Freeman.
STATE AT LARGE.
The Grand Lodge of Vermont met at tn
Town Hall in Rutland, on Wednesday
Sixty Out of the seventy subordinate lodge
u.nrn rnlrnsantal In tho fnran0nn Gra IL