The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-02
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
John Sterling, a lad of II years. residing
in Lincoln. fell on the ice one day last week
while skating. and so injured himself that
he lived but two or three days.
The Vermonter tells a good story of
man in that city agreeing With wood SELL
er for load OF tip-top wood. He got what
ne bargalned fora load of limbs; but he
don't like to be asked how $ tip-top" wood
sells since.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Vermont and Boston telegraph COM
pany have opened an office at Barton
There are now three offices above this
place-at West Burke. Barton and New
port.
Two puncheons of whiskey were recent
ly seized at Newport, for violation of the
revenue laws, and placed in the depot for
safe Keeping. Two whiskey chaps, named
Green and Wiley, in the night got under
the depot, bored up through the floor into
the puncheOns, and drew out sixty gallons.
which they carried off to sell. Having dis
posed OF part of it, they were discovered
and arrested.
The Express says quite an interesting re-
vival is in progress at Newport Centre. I'M
der the auspices of the Advent. Methodist
and Freewill Baptist denominations. Six
teen have been already baptised. and fire.
quent meetings are held.
Messrs. Simonds & Cummings of the
Newport Express have started an Express
at lrasburg also. to supply the want = at
the county seat that neighbOr Earle could
not do.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Burlington Free Press SAYS that Mr..
+. n. Massey. pressman in the Rutland Her.
aid office. and formerly pressman in their
Office. discovered a bee tree in the woods
near Rutland the other day. While look
ing up at it he let his Gun drop on mink.
which happened to dodge between his lees
at the moment but didn't dodge the gun
stock. and was killed by the blow. Next
day Mr.. Massey obtained some choppers and
felled the bee tree. In falling. il split. and
through one of the clefls the honey poured
forth in sheet two or three feet wide. By
setting pals underneath considerable
portion was saved. The honey was secur-
ed. three men ate what they wanted on the
was wasted. weighed los pounds. the mar
ket Valae ct which was p cents pound.
The mink skin sold for seven doll arS.
VIM. Clark, a night Waterman at the
railroad depot in Rutland. was killed on
Wednesday morning by being damned be-
tween two cars while endcavOiing to adjust
a bunter." He was - Years old. re-
turned soldier and participated in Sher-
mans grand march.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The farm at Waterbury which has been
bought for the state reform school is on the
y inooShi river, near he villag,. and cost
$1,000. Ii was formerly owned and occu-
pied by Gen. Butler. (not Benz. F. Rev.
y. Il. PeaSe Of Norwich. acting commits
>oner. will soon remove to ". to enter up
on his duties.
y correspondent writiu" from Montpelier,
says: One of the mos beautiful chu~ch
buildings in the state is the one Just COM
! pleted by the Joint society of the Universal
lists and Cnilarans of this place. 1t is
built OF wood. with tall and beautiful spirc.
: painted brown outside and neatly tre>cO-
ell within. 1t will accommodate from 300 to
! 100. and costs about Sl5.OOO. An organ of
GOOD tone and OF ample capacity for the
house has lu>i been put up by the elder
stevens of Cambridge. The church is TO
be dedicated OH Thursday. the 18th. Other
works of a public character are talked Of
20 be completed the present year. but il i
900 catly yet to Sl,eak adyiSedly concerning
Them. They are. the new church for the
congregational society, to cost about SlO.-
'N)d; new town hall. to cost $4,000: and
! 4 rem0de!iug and rebuilding of the Mc;ho-
dist chapel. according TO plans of modern
! design.
WINDIIAM COUNTY.
! \ man in Townsend. named A. ID. Ben
s0n. was chopping i'll the woods. Il few DAYS
since, and accidentally struck his TX into
his boot. SEVERN" two toes entirely. and
nearly scvcrng two others. His toes Were
LETT in the boot when it was taken off.
We learn from the Record that as Alvin
Knapp Of West DummtrSton. Oh FRIDAY
motnin" laSi. was leading horse to the
rear OF the BrattleborO House. the horst
became unmanageable and rearing. threw
the Young man down. trampIing him in :
shocking manner.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Died in lIartland, Aug. %. 1860. Abe
! Snort. aged 81: Sept. ,. 1850. John Short
aged 81: Jan. 8. 1856. VIM. Short. amed %
The above were brothers. and all resided il
liartland since they We're children.
Tie postmaster general has changed tn,
name OF the post Office al &" Shows Store
TO " North Pomtret.'
Rev. Franklin Butler. for II years paste
OF the Congregational church at Windsor
but more recently an agent OF the coloni
zation society. has been appointed chaplain
OF the state prison.
STATE AT LARGE.
f The Burlington Times says it is rumore,
/ that the Vermont Chronicle is to be moved
to that city and edited by Prof. Buckhan
and other Congregational clcrgymcn of tn,
vicinity.
. Rev. j. f. Rankin, native of Chester
and graduate of Niddlebury college, i
l wiring a serial story for the Boston Re
l corder, entitled " The Family"
Walton's Daily says: We learn that tn
committee of the general convention ar
: endeavorln% to make arrangements for tn
publication in the state of paper Whicl
will be more acceptable to the denomina
ton than the Chronicle under its presen
management.
Lake Champlain is frozen over now. fo
the first time this winter.
Gov. Dillingham; has gone to Washing
ton to see if he can obtain the discharge G
:. the 9TH regiment.