The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-05-04
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Inc 1ecoru IS Sprlghtiy little weekly
paper, printed at New Britain. Ct, by
). y. Oviatt. 1t is crammed full of just
such matter as any one likes to see in
local paper. We wish Jour new exchanges
abundant success.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
DR.. Sylvester Wilson of Fletcher. about
81 years of age, was recently found dead in
his house. He was. says the St. Adams
! Messenger. a physician Of acknowledged
professional ability in the community in
which he lived but was unfortunately sub
ject to periods OF terrible intemperan,e,
! when his indulgence of the fatal appetite
was so excessive and prolonged. as to pros
trate and scatter his whole system. At
such times he would drive his family from
the house, shut himself up with his enemy.
ans! continue his debauch until satisfied or
exhausted. And it was in one of these sea
sons that he died. \ neiyhbor had brought
him two pals of water within two days,
which. apparently. he had DEMONSTRATING
most immOderately to allav the burnin"
caused by alcoholic pOiSons. He had said
he should not survive. but as he had repeat
eddy expressed such an opinion, no alarm
was excited.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mr. Earl W. Westeate. who has been
Principal of Bradford Academy for three
years. giving satisfaction to his pupils and
the friends Of the Institution, is to remove
to New Ipswich. y. H.. and take charge of
Appleton Academy at a salary of fourteen
hundred dollars per year.
( Two young ladies in West Randolph
Misses Mary and Susan Albin. were run
away with on sunday. thrown from the
wagon. and one had an ankle broken and
the other an arm.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
| The Standard says that Merrill Sherburne
OF Lowell had ali the fingers of his lett
hand cut of by circular saw. while at
WORK in the clapboard mill Of ID. +. Works.
The house and barn of 5. b. Knapp OF
Lowell wee burned to the ground together
with the furniture in the house and hay in
the barn, one day last week.
School district No. /. in Barton. ha, made
ll.>OO.lbs. maple sugar this season. Chas.
Ellis and +. Virgins each made 1890 lbs.
while several farmers made a thousand
pounds each.
/ Mark Nulter and his wife Of Barton were
thrown from their buggy while returning
from church Sunday week. aid Mrs Nuttcr
was considerably injured. The horse took
fright from the breaking of the harness.
Henry NOrthrup robbed the safe of Vim.
iOsiyn & son OF Barton. of about 500. on
Monday of last we X. The money was re-
covered. but NorthrUp escaped to Canada.
VIM. Hail has been arrested charged with
helping Northrup over the Line
Hon. Ira II. Allen of Irasburg. promi-
neut citizen, died last week.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
1t will be remembered that RutlanG'S
March meeting Was Il great farce. those
present not even votin" money to pay eX-
pclisc>. John Cam, coppelhead editor. was
chosen moderator. ana he, together with
tie Finnigans. run the machine At a
town meeting called few days ago. John
3. Page was elected moderator. john Cain
claimed 20 held over under the March cleo
lion. and the finni cans made q yelling
ti@ft 10 prevent action. The sheriff came
to the reeclle Of chairman Page. and that
liOt being effective. all GREER was issued to
cali out The militia. On this. the beliger-
. .
both retired, and Moses Hayward (Hepub)
was then elected moderator. and Rutland.
through great tribulatiOm. is herself again.
LII Rutland village meeting, the trustees
We're instructed Oh motion ut Mr. PAGE. to
set cut five hundred shade trees yearly for
tie establishment of streets, and to erect
and maintain lamp posts i'll the principal
streets ii tbeii discretion.
Andrew Lapine at Rutland. was struck
by a stick trom lathe al which he was at
work, Oh the I'D. and severely injured III
the head 1t i thought he will recover.
lie once lost three fingers by Il circular saw.
i Welchnlan named Roberts. Il sober
man. was SCI upon near his home in Castle
ton. on The It'll inst. by two Young scouii-
drei> named Parhhur,t. bro. he's. and had
his skull broken and was otherwise shock
. ingly manyleti. The villains are held tO
bail in the sum OF 81 900 each. Rum did it
While two boys We're playing with load
ell pistol at Menlon Notch. on the 20th it
was accidentally discharged. the ball enter
t ing the body of one of the boys just uIi;ier
/, the collar bone. The boy will recover, but
il was q narrow escape.
The wife of Thomas Rogers recently took
from her ear a kernel of corn which had
been there MiHy-tWO years. The corn had
: nearly persisted. all but the null and chit.
+ Mrs. jefferson Davis passed through Rut-
land, Monday morning, on her way to see
her husband AT Fortress Monroe accom-
panied by her physician. his wife and two
servants.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Netlie. daughter OF Wesley B. Howard
of Jamaica. was burnt to death by hel
clothes taking fire.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
EX-Gov. Fletcher OF Cavendish, has been
: severely injured by being thrown from d
. wagon.
} STATE AT LARGE.
: Nalton,s Journal says: We put the num-
, Der OF visitors to Vermont the coming sum
7 mer-f they car ind room and money 10 j)aJ
for tat one hundred thousand and con
slider it 4 low estimate. Finish up the new
hotels. and cleanse and Turkish the old
ones. All will probably De wanted. Clean.
illness. plenty OF room and air and good
food will command a premium. Invest
: mentS in soap. Whitewa>h. paint. paper
ilangings and furniture will pay well.
;, Sorfiai i;nfiffG.