The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-03-01

D. Mcfarland, of Greensboro. was al.
rested and tried Oh Friday. the Sth inst,
tor selling liquor. In consideration of his
promising to be good fellow in the future
and respect the statute. the court let him
Off by paying $1,000 with costs.
Lit. S. P. Joslyn, of the sixth e. S. In
fantry, formerly of Barton. has been ap-
pointed acting assistant quartermaster for
the military post and depot of Columbia.
sc.
DR.. J. c. Rutherford of Newport has re-
ceived the appointment of examining sur
geOn OF the pension department..
A very pleasant gathering took place at
the house Of DR.. G. A. Human in Holland
last Tuesday evening, and gifts, in money
and valuable articles. to the amount of $50
were left there for Rev. A. R. Gray of Co.
yentry, who preached part of the time in
Holland.
The civil appropriation bill contains a
clause arprOpriating $4,000 for building a
custom house at Newport.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Addie Goodnow, a daughter of Willis
Goodnow, of Brandon, wandered from her
seen since, although the residents of the
town have searched for her for several
days.
The L. 5. court house at Rutland has
cost S72.9l4. and that at Windsor SS4.97l.
e. ID. SpOOner of Rutland has sold half
of his patent right for car coupling. for
$4,000.
The house of Horace Barney of Rutland
was entered by burglar, a 8 O'Clock,
Tuesday evening, and $500 in government
bonds stolen.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Freeman comes to us in new dress,
and looks as bright and clean as one of
these spring mornings. Mr.. Willard knows
how to make good newspaper. and he
now adds beauty to the other good quail
ties OF the Freeman.
Rev. Eli Ballou of Montpelier has bought
out the interests of his partners lin the
Christian Repository.
Capt. Holden Putnam. who lately died at
MiddleseX. bequeathed $1,000 towards the
erection fund of the buildings of the new
Methodist seminary at Montpelier.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Rev, 7. III. johnson of the Congregations
al church at Bethel. has received presents
to the amount of 800. and $500 have Just
been expended in improving the church
building. The liberal souls are now made
glad by unusual religious interest and con-
versions.
| The town of Bridgewater has voted S10.-
| 900 for the Woodstock railroad.
The body OF Miss Frank A. Williamson.
who was drowned al the recent inundation
OF West Hartford. was found on Saturday
resting on q bank of snow and ice. under
six feet of almost solid ice. about fifteen
rods from the spot where she was last SEEN
| Since the disaster. hundreds of men have
worked patiently and thousands of tons of
ice have been cut into fragments and NOV
ed by hand, in the search. The place where
the body lay was at last pointed out. after 4
fall of snow on Friday. by the numerous
tracks of cats, which had been drawn to it
! by the scent.
The proposal To construct a new county
( from portions of Woodstock and Windsor
counties. seems to be generally well re-
celved among the towns most immediately
interested. and Chester. which expects to
be the shire town. and have the county
buildings under the new arrangement. will
give l.UttO of the 81. 900 necessary for
their erection. In the new union county
none of the towns will be more than nine
miles from Chester.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
\ man named stiles. WllU was suspected
! Of improper intimacy with Il married w0-
man at WardSbOrO. was treated to Il ride on
a rail. recently, by the virtuouSly Indignant
citizens, ami left town while a kettle of tar
was being warmed for him.
! twenty-five farmers in Westminster have
associated tor the purpose Of Introducing
the Alderncy breed OF cattle.
STATE AT LARGE.
Smuggling over the line from Canada is
a profitable employment, and is still car
ricd on with much skill and persistence.
! Last week carman named Richard Kane
was detected in importing about three gal
Ions of whiskey. which he had bottled up in
a hole seven feet long. bored with a two
inch auger in one of the beams of his sleigh
rack.
Out of 1872 members. senate and house OF
Michigan, Is are Vermonters.
Lieut.. Col. j. j. BOvntOn of the second
regiment of state militia was promoted to
be colonel, at a meeting of the commissions
cd officers OF the regiment at Essex June
ton. on Wednesday, and Adjutant Henry
Ii. Woods to be lieutent colonel.
The Senate. on Saturday. confirmed the
appointment of Arson j. Crane of Rich
mond, as collector Of internal revenue in
the Sd district in Vermont, in place of Car
los Baxter, resi- gned. There We're several
applicants for this position. among whom
We're ROlla Gleason of Burlington. Gen. W
W. Grout of Barton. and Gen. Geo. p. Eos
ter of this place. Gen. Fosters appoint
mcnt was favored by large portion of the
district. and urged by a great number of in
tiuential men. and was thought to be sure
-Nerpot Express.
\. D. Hager. Esq, commissioner from
this state to the Paris Exposition, sailed fol-
| Erropa "Wednesday