St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-03

since January lst. This fountain of health
is certainly fountain of wealth to its pro-
prctor.
The butter market at St. Adams on
/, Tuesday showed little activity. though
prices remain at - to 80 cents. The de-
: mand for the article at the LAST named
price is falling off.
ii Is reported that the Vermont Central
and Vermont and Canada railroads have
offered to build a railroad from St. Adams
to Fish's hotel, North Sheldon. provided
the people OF the Missisquoi Valley will
pledge themselves to build il at least ten
miles further.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Good TemplarS OF Orleans county
had union in West Albany last week
Rev. c. Tabor delivered All address on
The Rumscllcr and his Trade" aud Mrs
Tabor read all original poem: subject
The Village Rcdecmed.' The next meet
! ing Is to be held 1T Coventry. on the Sec
omd Tuesday in June.
/ The salary of Rev. VIM. Robinson of
/ Barton has been raised to 5000, and the
use OF the Society's new and excellent
! parsonage.
Peter Mcintyre. OF Derby, last week
sold New Yorker 4 valuable pair of hor-
ScS for $500
! The citizens of Craftsburv intend 10 erect
new academy buildings this season. with
a view to support school the year round.
Mr. L. w. Miller. of Westlield, met with
serious accident on the 23d inst. lie was
al work i'll his sugar-place when 4 dead
tree fell upon him. crushing him to the
ground and severely injurin@ one hip and
shoulder.
Rev. Geo. II. Bailey. OF Newport. met
with an accident with horse he was eX-
ercising, in rather an unusual manner.
The horse prancng about. reared up and
losing lis balance. fell backwards break
in. its neck.
The town of Greensboro on the 2Gth
inst. voted /" accept thr enabling act
passed by the last LEGISLATURE. and 10 take
lis quota of stock in the I.amoilie Valley
Railroad. The apportionmeut is $4,000.
ii. :. Tulman. j. \. Sawyer and john NJ.
Smith. were recommended a. commission
crs on the part 81 the town according to
the provisions OF the arj.
The @ri>t mill owned 10y Chas. \. Chase,
ii las, Charleston. WAS destroyed by fire
last Friday night, supposed to he the work
OF an inccndIary. as Il previous attempt
had been made t" burn the same. The
loss i about - .sOo-in.urcd tor $1,000.
:. -. Pcmdar has closed his connection
with tho Mcmphremagog House. and /.
Buck assumes the entire management ot it.
y. Hardy. OF Troy. has Il yearln% colt
which weighs 100 lbs.
wAsHINGTON COUNTY.
\ painful casualty. resulting in loss of
lite and property. occurred on the Yer
mont 'enral railroad n No. Is bridge near
Montpelier. on Saturday night last. \
car in the cattle train. loaded with horses.
took fire and ten 81 The noble animals Wcrc
burned to death. A. The tire was discpN-
cred and the train halted the men rushed
hastily from the saloon ear and Mr.. Geo.
l.. Hill OF Ncitu.t,. the owner of portion
Of the stock on board. leaped into the
stream. He called for help. and though
every means was used tor his recovery. II"
was drowned. y portion OF thu horses
might have tce; saved hu: ior the casual
" to Mr.. Hill.
WINDIIAM COUNTY.
Anon. the curiu,itjcs at J. u. Brilg-
mans trout ponds this week, is n pair of
~iamr-e t"in trout. Matched lew morn
in@s since. They have ruo distinct heads,
but are connected below the middle from
their heads. and have but one tail anu one
mubiical sack. and appear to be ~ smart
as any Of the others.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
y destructive fire occurred at Chester on
he 18th int. Il originated in the meat
market of Hall ~ johnson. Whirh. tugeth-
or with the furniture warr-room of Athcr-
ton X Hall. and the dwelling house of +.
" Marsh. we're totally destroyed. The
loss of Anterior & Hall i 81. 100. Insured
for S5.1UO: Marsh. -. Dos. Insured tor 81
eco; Hall u Johnson. about $500. no in
zuraucc.
They have haG great run II sap the
past wcck-pcrhaps the best for years.
Many farmers have had To boil night and
day 50 long continued 4 run does not
come once in ten wears. The best maple
honey rrtails in Windsor for Sl.00 4 gal
lon. or about nine cents pound.
STATE AT LARGE.
Than Hon. James Barrett the Supreme
Court ut Vermont can bosst no clearer
headed. Woodworking, able and conscien-
tious JUrist. Among those questions ON
which he seems To have well defined ideas
is that OF divorces. Al the close of 4 re-
| cent Term in Windsor County he prefarcl
the granting OF petition for divorce with
the plhy remark: My associates think.
from the evidence. i divorce ought to be
granted. and | think so. too. from what |
knew ct tn" parties. don't think these
parties ought to be yoktd up together any
longer, ANY more than any other cattle.
In all. Judge Barrett ''unyoked' twenty
three couples at HAT session OF the Court.
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