The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-03-29

Whiting Station to the depth of IS feet and
solid rock but no water struck. At the
depth of 20 feet a rich peat bed Is feet in
thickness was found. and at the depth OF 81
feet a fallen tree or log. in comparatively
good preservation.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A petition will be offered al the special
session of the Legislature. Tor charter for
railroad from SALISBURY to Woodtord.
Searsburg has had no doctor nor death
for the past year. Before the last storm
from four to seven feet OF snow was the
average depth in that healthtul locality.
ThurstOn & Co.'S steam stave mill at
Sunderland was burned Friday morning.
Loss 1000 insured for $4,000.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
George White, a boy II years Old. has
confessed to recently rObbing and burnin"
Day & Hines store at Colchester Centre, in
which was the post office.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The will of Reid Paige of Bakersfield
who left $4,000. nearly the whole of his
property. to be divided between the Ameri
can missionary and other charitable sOcic
ties. will be contested. He left no children
but a number of disappointed nepheWs ant
nieces.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The Valley Lodge" of Good Templars
has been organized at North Hydepark.
Two sons of Schuyler Whitemore of Wa
terville got into dispute about an axe. the
older one had the best axe which the young
er wanted. but which his brother would no
let him have. so while using it. the younger
one kept thrusting his foot into the cut ii
the loo "a. the axe was descending. Tn,
blows were arrested several times. but Il
last the axe descended clean through the
right foot of the small boy.
ORANGE COUNTY.
On the l4th inst. as the Chicago EXPIRES
train was due at West Randolph. Mr. vii
Der Howard and VIM. ii. Dubois. were pas
sing the railroad crossing just south of tn
village. when they discovered rail on tn
main track broken twice. and thrown out o
place; at the same time the train came il
sight. and within few rods at full speed
With instant presence of mind. Mr.. Duboi
ran down the track waving his handker
chief. Mr.. Howard swinging his hat. an
they succeeded in stopping the train, one o
two rods before reaching the broken rail
thereby preventing what chit have been
serious accident.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Samuel Ord while boiling up chair stu
at the chair factory, at Barton village. aC
cidently placed his right hand in contac
with the large saw which severed his thum
and cut deep cash in his wrist.
The hotel at Irasburg is about to chang
proprietOrs, r. Z. Richardson. the presel
landlord going out and 5. F. Edgalton ,
Hydepark. taking possession.
The paper mill of NJ. j. Black & Co.. g
West Derby, is completed and in tine run
ming order. They employ ten hands an
consume q ton of straw per day. turnin
out twelve or fifteen hundred pounds {
paper daily. The kind manufactured {
present are straw and Manila paper bU
the company intend at an early day to ereC
another mill tor the manufacture of whit
paper.
The Express thus speaks of a new an
somewhat novel enterprise: The new bar
mill. on Coventry street will probably b
completed by the middle Of June. 1t wi
cost when completed more than $4,000
and will employ twenty-five hands. cor
suming from thirty to fifty cords Of bar
per day. The boiler or pan in which tn
liquid is evaporated, alone cost ten thou