St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-12-25


Now is the time 10 save fuel by havin q
weather stlip put about your doors. See
notice elsewhere of Mr. Hutchinson.
We don't know of Il more accepta ole
New Years %itt to il lacy friend than Il
good sewing machine. There are three or
teur kinds advertised in or columns.
DIR. Merril'S earl appears in our paper
to-Cay. The good people OF Peacham are
conEratulatia@ them selves that he has
cunrutled to locate with them.
The It. bloomsbury bakery advertises
Christmas toys aud Candies.
DUnUiiir.
| Al the scm-aunuai election OF Officers OF
Post No. ., Dept. of VT. G. \. Il. At Dan
willie. held Saturday eve. Dec. 10. the fol
lowing officers were elected. Silas II.
stone. commandcr: Ezra II. Brown. Scu-
or romman,icr; VIM. y. West. adjutamt
Geo. W. Cook. quarter master; Charles
Adams. surgeon; Oliver ". Badger,
chaplain; Chas. +. lIadlocl,. sergeant ma
ior: y. ii. Page. quarter master sergeant.
The rcnpcning OF the church at Moth
Damvllr Tor Divine worship will tax"
place ON Thursday the 3l>t OF Dec. at IL
o'clock. \. VI. \ watch night will be held
al the same place. OIL The evening OF the
same day. All are invited To be present.
. Last Tuesday. Mr.. Sila~ Underwood OF
Danvillc. as he was leading his horse from
The barn OF his sister. Mrs. Higgins. near
4 Danyiiic Green, suddenly tell down i'll
sensible. DIR. DuIant was Immediately
sent Tor. but before his arrival Mr.. |. was
dead. Heart disease is supposed to br the
cause.
Rev. Peter Merrill received AT hi duna-
lion last week Wednesday afternoon and
rvrnin%, about 3li0.
The legal voters of Dauvilic met in town
meeting last Tuesday t. see ii the loWu
would vo'e to rai-, tax to dctray the cN-
/ pen>eS OF the town 10 March /, 1863; also
/ 80 see il The town would vote to pay Waldo
stiles the sum of $500 additional bounty.
stiles enlisted to the credit OF Danvillc in
tuw.. 1854. and received bounty OF 5000.
With a promise Gas he says OF a. much
( more As the town should pay any recruit
vino should enlist under that call. The
Gown afterwards paid 500. and ). ha,
-ucd 10 recover the difference. Voted to
dismiss both articles.
the following account ola singular ac-
rideni We cut tom the last Danvillr Star;
LAST week Friday. Capt. samuel McadeI
Of this town. met with a sen ous and sin
| rUlar accident. He was standing upon
yearly the top of 4 ladder. engaged in rc-
/ pairing some part of hi, barn door. tia. M
which time. one OF his oxen. who was
| playing with his mate in the yard. ran
/ With full force under the adder. knocking
/ Mr.. Mradcr from his position. causing
Iim to fall some fifteen or twenty feet,
;t.ikin~ on Il blunt edged stake with Such
! ,prcc as to break thee ribs. severely cut
/ ling his head and otherwise. bruising him.
/ GuiedOIiid county court.
/ IoN. BENZ. Ii. : lEELE. Chief Judge.
| Hon. I'ETER BUCHANAN.} a., 1,.,..a.
Hon. CHARLES ROGERS. !
| No. -. NctrW St,cker Z. .I,hn II. Drc,r.
As>umpsit for money ovetpaid and tor not
/ delivering sheep according to agreement.
! PHI. Gas he says Though his agent, one
smith. entered INTO = contract with def.
y which he was 10 pay him So apiece tol
! 20 wct..ers, barren ewes and lambs, ami
/ hv which det. was to deliver these sheep
to- pltf. when called for. In tuliilment OF
The contract plif. had paid dett 500, anu
| had received only y sheep. Dett. refused
DO deliver any more unless pin. would
take certain sheep which pill. claimed We're
lot part of the lot bargaincd tor. Dett.
claimed that these We're a part of the lot
and that ne had always bsen ready to tul-
ill the contract on his part. Verdict for
Geft. Davis AMI Ray for pin. Hathaway
an .. :. Burke for delt.
No. 81. Home Insurance CO. [. 4. u.
| L b. f. MorriH. Assumpsit to recover
premiums and renewals due on fire in
Surance policy on dctl>. buildings. Detl>.
claimed that they did not request the re-
newal OF the policy and that the same was
done without their knowledge or consent.
and that they had paid all the premiums
and renewals tor which they were legally
liable. Verdict for detts. Ross aud Ray
Ior pin. Stoddard ana Bartlett tor diets.
No. 100. -Nqr-R Chdmhern =. ". III.
Page. Trc~Spa> tor cutting and carrying
away wood from land in which pin. claim
ed AN interest. 1t appearing that pin.
had no interest in the land the court or
ueIcd a verdict for eeit Rogers for pm.
Davis for delt. This was the last jury
case tried. The following cases we've
tried by the court.
No -. .Joha II. IqdCiocL Z. II. E. Fl tci,-
Cr ard others. This is one of the celebI ated
oil suits. 1t was heard on demurrer
10 plti's declaration. DemurreI overrulcd
aud declaration held sufficient. EXcep-
los by detts. Ross and Redtield tor
pIlI. Davis. Stoddard, Crane ~ Bis0ee
and Circuit for deits.
No. 30. Samuel Bruce Z. Willard Hast
. ,ngs and Trustee. Assumpsit for one hall
= the profits of n certain farm speculation.
| Referred to ID. \. Rogers, Esq. who re-
+ ported tina, drft having purchased farm
agreed with plff. that if he would assist
him in selling the farm again lac would