St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-27

...> lAHi'if Id@t @dDpath DcneatN me rect OF /
l.> hoi~", in his barn, ANA horribly man
-iet! ny their hoofs. He leave. q wife and |
.ur children.
CIIIrTENDEN COUNTY.
The Rutland and Burlington RAILROAD /
.a.upany are about TO convert The ''cGve'
at Tie latter city into vast lumber ward |
9Th piers ami docks. y canal 30 fee ,
sid" and deep enough for all vessels will
He maize from the cove into the lake. con-
.rriug with a splendid basin 300 feet
.Ioarr aud eight feet deep at low water:
Jr-,,.e which Lawrence Barnes ~ CO. viii /
.is,. 4 large planning mill, and extend
thence a canal southwark AID parallel |
viii the railroad track. A breakwatcr |
900 ieet long is now being built to protect /
hr shipping.
\ hog raised by Mr.. Basil Kilian of Jer-
..;io. was killed by :. II. Weston of Wi
.,o>ki the other day. which weighed.
@'lcn dressed, $50 pounds This porcine
monster was two years old. and i called
y til, butchers generally the largest hog
ever slaughtered in this region.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
4 ircsheJ ON the MiSsisquoi river at
rNauion oil Thursday carried away par,
and about ninety feet OF the bridge below.
Loss about $1,000.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
James 7. Parish OF Stowe lI.iberaD is
ri,e.c'lt County Commissioner over Parker.
Proh5b.iiouist
ORANGE COUNTY.
The people of South Ncwbury very
/ Igrc,ahiy surprised their pastor, Rcv. II.
\. Burton. the other day. He was invited
/ 10 meet them on The afternoon and even
/ n, OF March -, at the house of one of
heir number. MIR. johnson Chambcrlin.
'or A social visit. The spacious house was
A"li filled. Al the close of a delightful
Interview. after singing. with prayer and
remarks by the pastor, fifty and ten
Iollar bill were slipped into his hand. az a
sal stanial token of their kind regard. be-
sides some other good gifts.
Thc Opinion SAYS: \. L. Rankin. secre-
taiy of The Vermont Board of Education.
addressed the people of Bradford on Tues
iay evening. on the subject OF Education.
Tie was listened to with much interest by
those present. The practical views and
proposed reforms in our common school
system. set forth in Mr.. Rankin'S lecture
left no doubt in the minds of his hearers
.'hat he se"rctarvship of our Board of Ed
Ic9tion mas been bestowed upon an able
man. who will use his best endcavOr TO
advance the standard of Education in the
state.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
e Numbers of sheep are dying in some
,loitians OF Bloomington of grub in the
D mead.
Rufus /. Wilson's leg was broken in 1
. drunken spree at West Derby. instead Of
while shocing horse, as we gave it last
p week.
g. =. Clough, of Newport. few day.
p since sold a valuable pair of matched
Z horse for $500.
ID 1t meeting of listers held in Ira>bur2
= last Saturday. the following rates of ap
''' VIC dSittt upon - tiIS oI'
colts. 5000: , years old colts. $500
= Nt@rIh@ colts 1900: oxen l25.0O: COW.
., Jo.o'; years old steers. handy. Der pai,
. GOO: years Old steers. HANDY. 1900
. ycaring=. 100; sheep. 200: Bees ne
swarm. 400; swine. per pound. .O4. rail
road stock. per share. 300; hay. Der ton
wool, per pound, %; butter, per pound
-; oats. per bushel, 40.
= RUTLAND COUNTY.
II Edward ). Piper has been found guilt
= at the County Court at Rutland, of uttel
i iug ana passing forged drafts on the Ru
!. land County Bank.
:. Prof. Perkins of CastletOn has lost fOu
u Sons in little over the same number {
5. years. The last one, Joseph. died o
j. Tuesday. the 10th inst; his aye was
years. He served three years faithful
Ic and honorably in the late rebellion as
It. member OF the LIST Vermont Cavalry. Tw
H. of the Doctors sons were in that regimen
As and both are now deceased.
OF The Independent is sorry to learn tn:
it. several OF the citizens of Rutland, upo