The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-01-18

nation. and was bound up tor appearance
at the county court, in the sum of 5000. |
Billiard has also brought a suit against
Call for private damages, for the sum of
$1,000
The Express has the following narrow
escapement:
r. =. Stevens and another man were
crossing the bridge over the river at East
Charleston, with two horse team, load
ed, when the horses became unmanageable
and rushed off the bridge. The sled to
which they were attached did not 90 over,
as the pole broke The horses were sus-
pended in the air until the traces were
cut, when falling some twenty feet they
were percipitated into the river below.
They were not seriously injured and were
soon rescued.
One day last week, French boy in
Glover, named Mitchell Spring, who is a
very harmless, irotiensive boy and in very
delicate health, was set upon and very
badly beaten and bruised by cowardly,
british fellow named Robinson. The
attack was without any provOcation what
ever, and very naturally aroused the
righteous INDIGNATION Of the citizens of the
ne" hborhood At last accounts an officer
was in hot pursuit of tie villain.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Henderson Bishop was struck on the
head by the limb of a falling tree, near
CaStleton, on Tuesday, and fatally injured.
/ WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MIR. Almon Joslyn, of Waitstield, has
kept the past summer six cows,-one Of
them being tarrow, and one only three
years old,-trom which he has made and
sold lO0lt pounds of butter, receiving
for it SHOPS. This is in addition to the
butter, cream and milk used in his family
consisting all the time of six, and most of
the time OF seven persons.
Walton's Journal says: \ farmer, who
recently died in TIL, neighborhood, dis
posed of all his property (about six thou
sand dollars. after paying debts, one out
lawed debt being provided for in the will, }
hv giving it to his wife for life. if she shall
remain unmarried. and after her death the
whole to be expanded in erecting monu-
ment but If the wife shall marry, she is
To receive two thousand dollars. and the
remaining sum of four thousand is to be
expended upon the monument and. i'll
erecting ii, the executor is required to take
good advice and expend the money ,judic-
lousy and economically. The deceased
has no children.
\ week ago Sunday was the commence
ment OF the twentieth wear since Rev. Mr..
Lord commenced TO preach TO the first
congregational church and society in Mont
pclier He took the opportunity TO preach
Il discourse reminiscent and historical,
which was listened to with great interest
by III unusually large audience. The
church l. how i'll numbers more than
twenty per cent. larger than when Mr..
Lord WAS settled there and in all it> mtiu
cncc and christian work. il has proper
iionally strengthened.
DIR. {. Is. Chandler. OF Montpelier. dice
III 4 moment one evening last week. o
apoplcxy. He had just come home from
j.. lauiicll, where he had been TO visit {;
patient. He had been in usual health
He was born April -. 1876.
We learn from the Freeman that til,
late Luther Henry. Esq, of Waterbury
by hi> will gave $1,000 to the Methods
i church i'll Waterbury. and $1,000 TO ioun,
4 Law library tor Washington County Bar
to be called the Henry library A. Mr.
: Henry WAS not 4 man OF very lar",
: wealth, these requests are truly liberal
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Foul boys have been arrested tor steal
i. inc in West Windsor and Reading. anc
sent TO the reform school Their theft
embraced 4 wide scale, from cigars. glove
|, and clothing up 10 l0l dollars III none,
stolen from Deacon Adams and 3l2 dol
:. lars stolen from Martha Moulton. TIN
, mode OF robbng this lady cvnccd Il higI
degree of telonious skill The boy pre-
vailed upon the good womaa to dress
sore upon his neck. and, while he had hi
) head in her lap for that purpose, took tn
pocket book
!, Frederick Billings. now as formerly o
IL Woodstock, though long of California, lla
Is had placed in the Windsor county cour
Is house at Woodstock an excellent IikencS
}, Of Norman Williams, the clerk of tn
Il court for the last 20 years, painted 70
, Mr. Billings by benjamin +. Mason. In
! terestins speeches Of the presentation an
;. acceptance were made in the court hous
ii by Mr.. Billings, hy Gen. Washburn of tn
c bar and by Judge Barrett
10 Capt. Isaiah ii. Carpenter died il
II Woodstock on the ID inst, aged 81 years
t. He was by trade 4 printer, and served hi
: time with Alden Spooner. Esq, the iirs
= publisher and proprietor of the Vernon
NJ Journal, at Windsor. commencing his az
u, premiership about 1900. He e>tabliShc
!" the first newspaper published in Woo
i stock, in 1905. called the Northern No
X mcnto. In less than year he gave III
i the business and went TO farming. |!
: was an honest and good man.
t, STATE AT LARGE
III At the annual communication of tn
Re Grand Lodge of Vermont. held at Mont
I'll pciier. January 9th AMI 10th. the follow
Il ing officers were elected for the year ensl
ri ing:
h VI W, Leverett i Englesby, Gran
~ Master.
ne u w Eeoroe !, Hall nnnutv Gran