St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-02-14
ADDISON COUNTY.

tlltIS Ol Inc man : name WHO carried
Dow off are John Fry. CITIZEN.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The Middlebury Register SAYS: The
aces which were to have come off last
week on the ice at this place. were de-
erred Con account of the Supreme Cour)
until Wednesday and Thursday of this
week" Did the Judges want To attend the
races?
CIIITTENDEN COUNTY.
Rev. E. II. Griffin was installed as pas
or of the First Calvanistic Congregation
al Church of Burlington last Thursday.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The St. Adams Transcript comes to us
much enlarged. and printed on new type.
1t was always handsome paper. but now
it is much improved.
They have had another shooting affair
at st. Adams. A French grocery keeper
toners who had got mad and undertook to
smash his windows and things.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
In the erection OF school houses. in pro-
portion to the wealth of the inhabitants.
Lowell takes the lead IN Orleans county.
and perhaps in the state even. NOtwith-
standing the large tax necessary to build
their new church a. 4 cost of $1,000. the
people OF the village have erected beau
tiful school house. now nearly completed,
which will cost $1,000: while the inhabi-
tauts of the adjoining districts. north and
south, have each built neat houses costing
the past year.
The Memphremagor House at Newport
caught fire on Tuesday afternoon. from Il
defect in chimney which had burnt out 4
little time previous. and only the timely
discovery and prompt action on the part
OF occupants. saved the house from total
destruction.
The Express says: Customs officer Bis
bee. of this place. seized twenty-one head
of tat cattle. en- rout" to market by cars.
Richard klmpton of Stan-tead, was the
owner. having few days since purchased
them of L. Lee Ttrrill. of Stanstead, but
evidently having forgotten the amount
paid for them. entered them at the Gus
tom House for less than half cost. an over
sight that led to the seizure.
last Thursday customs officer {. W.
smith of Barton seized three teams con-
tanning over seventy gallons OF contra
band whisky. the teams aud all valued al
800.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Royal Il. MilIikin. editor OF the Brandon
edition OF the Vermont Record, was founC
lead in his bed at Brandon. Friday morn
in~. lie has been cripple on crutrhe!
since he was seven years old, but his life
was successful through his energy and per
sistencc.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
\ man named Leslie Myers, of Water
bury. having been forcibly elected from {
grocery while tipsy. collected a band u
his friends. returned with the intention o
cleaning it out. They pitched into TIN
groccryman. and general fight ensued
at the close of which Myers was nearl!
killed and his comrades severely injured
Mr.. W. ). Lamphear. Of BrOOkfield
while putting his horse in the stable of tn
American House. Montpelier. the 9th inst.
received a kick from the horse whicl
broke both bones of his leg below tn,
knee.
\ correspondent OF Walton's Daily say
q sad accident occurred al Waterbury tn
18th: George Thorndyke. a youth about l
years of age. together with number c
others, was enjoying the bright moOnigi
evening by sliding down what is Gale
Blush Hill in the highway when his sic
upset. throwing him violently upon tn
ground. He was hit by the sled next be
hind him. and so badly hurt that Their
can be no hope of his recovery. His le
arm is badly bruised and his skull broke
through, SO that a piece large as spoo
bowl was taken entirely out with some {
the brains while dressing the wound.
wINDIIAM COUNTY.
Charles Harris Of West Brattleboro. Gu
a maple tree on his farm which yielde
eirht and onc-halt cords of wood. Ii wa
called the largest tree in town.
Estey & Co.. the meiodeon makers {
Brattleboro. have Ill hands, and sell q
= instruments month.
q Some butchers in BrattlebOro. had qui
a struggle in killing a two year old heift
. last week. She had broken her fastening
the previous night, and in the mOrnir
e when the butchers entered. charged then
d driving \. VI. Wilicut into a stall whel
= she knocked him down, and would SOC
IS have killed him had not the others con
c. to his aid. His injuries, though sever
in are not fatal.
IL Rollin c. Miller, of Dummerston, COZ
II menced growing deaf some twelve yea
o. ago, and had nearly lost his hearing, L
Is Ketchum of Brattleboro performed 81
IN gical operation upon him last week Al
is took two kernels of oats out of one e
Id which it is supposed had been there du
m ing the whole twelve years.
of WINDSOR COUNTY.
e. Daniel Lake and his wife Susan
c. Bridgewater are notable couple. Nes
E. ly So years old, they are dwelling in