St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-07-23
bE.NNINnInN CnI,NTY

BENNINGTON COUNTY
Leroy EIiwcil of SALISBURY commit
ted suicide, on Friday night OF last week,
By hanging himself in his garnet, and
Samuel Wheeler OF the same town died
on Thursday OF poison mysteriously
administered to his entire family. Ell
wells suicide Is SAID TO have been caused
/ by remorse for dc>crtion Of his wife and
ialse marriage with another woman.
CIuTTENDEN COUNTY.
Jonah SWAIN o: Milton, has Il grade
Durham COW, five years old, that aver
aged through the month of June 43 lbs.
OF milk per day, and did it without any
extra iced. running with 10 other cows,
and having the same feed.
The Free Press is responsible for the
tUliO"l 100 y. III lpvcland of Hunting
tom Centre has now in his garden "A to-
mi't". winch he cultivated without the
and OF = hot bed, which measures fifteen
inches III circumference and on six vines
hr has one hundred that will average
from three to twelve inches in circumtrr-
/ CIV III 'tiSp His Olllpil> TilScl llll-
year in the open air. which are now ripe,
and Will measure seven inches in circum-
/ ference.
The Free Press records the discovery
in tie city of Burlington OF sulphur
spring. The street commissioners have
curhyd it. and we expect to learn soon OF
/ the " yu,irr.ul cures it has effected. Its
waters are sad to resemble the Massena
-prin- water, OF York state, OF noted
medicinal qualities.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Several wees, since William Marcy
ol Montgomery Centre married IA young
lady tilctr. notwithstanding he was en-
.a-rI toa -iri in Putncy Hearing that
on thu account some of the people We're
guii4 to -IEc linn q tin pan screnlde, he
ran away to Pu;ncv and married his first
love. Ignorant OF his second marriage,
. his Noutg .merv vile sent Il ncIghbor,
who went 10 putncy on business to tell
ii.A ii WIS all safe and bring him back
/ Surprising the man AN officer, come to
arrest han Cor bi.amy, he made for Penn
/ ~yivamia, lrtvin@ both wives behind
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Methodist and Congregational
Sabbath schools with the Mon Sabbath
school in Morgan celebrated Independ-
cncc on the Sd 10y IA basket picnic in Jas.
llHmlIton'S GROVE. Opening prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr.. Clarke of Morgan.
/ Remarks were made bv Rcys. o. +. .Ien-
kiu~ T +. Rnnncy, j. : Clark and Mr.
/ lIap,cs,!,u OF Morgan. There was good
vocal and Instrumental music by the
children and others, an abundance of re-
lrc-hments and everybody present enjoy
cd the occasion.
Erastu- Hubbard, vile and friends, of
Montpelier, are camping on the premises
OF G.. Whitelaw, OF Greensboro, as they
have done during two previous summers,
tor the purpose Of enjoying the splendid
/ li~hin@ and boating facilities of lake Cas-
plan. I've other camping parties from
Montpelier are expected soon.
| The Standard does not seem to enjoy
''hoss lrol-." Mr.. Earle winds up a no
tice OF their affair at Barton in this char
act"ri>lic manner: The purse of $40,
/ open to double teams, was competed for
| by teams owned 10y John Bean of Barton
and George W. True of Coventry. Beams
horses Won because lhey went the fastest
but Irues nays done the most trot:ing
There was It running match, open to all
hUIs,S that chose to enter for the purse
OF $40. Five went in and three came
out. l.. {. Rowcll won, while Gust
sell down and broke his crown, and all
came tumblin" after" There was race
in the forenoon between horse owned
by Governor Drown, enc by Peter Nc
iniyre and one by Mr.. Wiley, all Bar
ton horses. Drown ahead. We close
by saying that the day was pleasant 3; a
good number was present, and hundreds
more would have been had the news not
been sent abroad that the 'lIolmes
Hose" would not be in the race. But
if the trot.ing was not the best, there |
was a Great amount of first class swear
ing and drinking on the occasion, while |
the sprnk lng OF grcenhOrns and of those /.
who talk u great deal with their mouth /.
was liberal in the extreme. We still de
cline to think well Uf'.hnrsa trots." They
are III no manner calculated to promote |.
Il growth of Grace in the soul.
The Express has the following account
of a DARN outrage in Salem last Satur-
day night. Two strangers visited the
premises of VIM. Mitchell about midnight
and leaving their boots in the hall, pro-
ccedeI to ransack the house. Finding a |
lamp in one Of the chambers, they sue
cecdcd in fully exploring the upper por-
ton. Bot in continuing their investiga-
tons below, the light from their lamp
awoke Mrs. Mitchell, who sprang up and !
inquired what was wanted. The rob
bcrs each drew a revolver and informed |
Mr.. Mitchell. his wife and daughter, the
only occupants in the house, who had by
this time become fully aroused, that if
any alarm was given or any resistance |
made they would be instantly killed
that there was no chance to escape as
there were enough more of their party
outside to guard the house; that they
had no intention Of injuring any one,
and had only come to get $500 which