The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-12-07


will not come here from St. Johnsbury. he
being the third that has come from that
town and stopped until they had started a
fair practice. and then left - notice being
given of the same by the attorney. who
sounds the whistle TO" settlement. J.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The kerosene oil dealers of MiddIebury
have published an agreement to draw no
more oil for their customers except bv day.
light, on account of the danger of explo-
sion. They are either very nervous. or
what is much more likely. sell a very Door
article.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
DIR. Osman OF Manchester TOOK from Mrs.
j. Doyle. of East Dorset. who has been
sick with the dropsy for about a year. an
ovarian tumOr containing sixty pounds of
water. last Wednesday.
Mrs. E. BOurn of East Manchester.
about seventy-five years old. while milking
a cow last Wednesday, was kicked over
and had her arm broken.
On Thursday. the 1st inst. Mr.. Andrew
kiderett. an emplOye on the quarry of the
Vermont Italian Marble Company. Factory
Point. had his hand caught in the cog
wheels of derrick, and so badly injured
as to render the amputation of the index
finger necessary.
Mr.. E. Hostey of Manchester. employed
in the clothes pin factory of Mr.. Pierce. in
Sunderland, recently met with a serious ac-
ciIent. By taking misstep he fell. strik-
ing his hand upon a circular saw which
was in motion. cutting off two fingers. and
badly injuring the third. rendering ampu-
tatiOn necessary.
CIITTENDEN COUNTY
man. evidently foreigner by birth.
and about thirty or thirty-five years of age.
was found dead lying on the track of the
Vermont and Canada railroad. about two
miles north of Essex Junction. Both legs
were broken little above the ankles. and
the body badly bruised. No papers or any
thing to lead to his identification were found
upon him.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A few weeks since. Jason Parker of
BroOktield. was out hunting. his weapon
being cavalry revolver. From being too
heavily loaded. or some other cause. the
hammer flew back. ard struck one eve with
so much force rs TO destroy it. which mis-
fortune fell heavily upon him. he being a
young man dependent upon his industry.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Simon 0. Whipple. of Newport Centre.
on Monday evening last. received serious
injury by the explosion OF powder. He
was attempting to draw a charge from a
rock at the bottom of a well which he was
digging, when the powder exploded. break
ing his left arm, two fingers and thumb on
the same hand. the arm and hand being
badly burned and mangied His face was
also seriously burned, and skin filled with
powder.
Mr.. W. {. SchOtield of Coventry has two
Leicester ewes which for the last three
years have each brought him two lambs
each year. He sold the lambs for sixty
dollars and the wool tor twenty. His four
lambs this year weighed 50. 80. 81 and 10
pounds. He has also eight cows from
which he has made since tn first of April
l20O pounds of butter. and reared four
calves. The butter brought him S490.22.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
James Nichols. a One-aTmed soldier en-
ployed by Drew Il Pearson. ab>conded last
Monday evening. taking with him clothes
and other valuablcS. 1t seems that in the
absence of Capt. Drew. Mr.. Pearson had
trusted him to remain in the store at differ
ent times, and suspicion being aroused on
account of the SmallneSS of the sales re-
ported by him he suddenly lett.-Rmland
! independent.
| This Nichols was one of the five si@nerS
to the Hail Columbia" handful just before
the first Hydepark convention to show that
all our soldiers were going for Baxter
Burlington Free Press.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Two youthful rOwdes of Montpelier
named John W. Burke and John Gravelin
assaulted Vernon W.. son of {. {. Bullock
striking him in the head with stone. cauS
ING an injury from which his life is in dan
ger. Some of the local papers cry out bit
terly against the young rowdie> who intes
the capital. and charge the matter home (,
the parents. Burke and Gravelin are il
jail awaiting the result OF Bullock : injuries
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Two full grown pantherS are hOverin:
around Wilmington. \ few nights since
calf fell victim to their clutches. Tin
huntSmen are Oh the qui rire. waiting for
slight fall of snow. when they will rally ol
a grand hunt for the ''vafmintS.
The school house at Bellows Falls wa
burned on Tuesday night of last week. to
gether with several hun lred dollars WORT
of school books. school apparatus. etc. Los
from ten to twelve thousand dollars. 1t i
supposed the fire took around the furnace
: and the Times says it could have been sub
r dued had there been a supply of water. \
, it was. the flames were confined to the base
ment for an houri and Il half. Freeman
AyreS of BrattleborO. fireman. was knocke
Oft his engine by the water tank. and Sc
verely injured.
t 4 thirteen years old boy at Brattleborc
has been sentenced to two years i'll the VI
reform school. tor theying. The Pheni
: SAYS they have other candidates there 70
the same institution.
Col. VIM. Austine. for so long musterin
t and diSbursing officer at Brattleboro. la
q closed up the business OF the office. an
gone to Florida to spend the winter. \ fey
friends presented him with gold watch o
l. his departure.
b WINDSOR COUNTY.
d We are informed that MesSrs. Joel an
e Lemuel Davis of Chester have this ia
caught tOrty-seven raccOOnS. besides shoe
: ing and trapping various other kinds {
game.
IL GOLD AND GOVERNMENTS. Dec.