St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-03-10

golfers are constantly drawing charcoal,
burnt thereon, to North Adams, where
it is shipped by rail to his furnaces in
Connecticut.
Aaron Bayard of Peru is % years of
age and his; wife 81, and both can do a
very fair days work. She can see to
read readily without spectaclcs, her eye
sight having returned to h.r since she
was so years ofage. They went to that
town 6S years ago when there were but
10 families in town, Mrs. Bayard riding
on horseback through the unbroken for
est and has before now driven bears out
of her path, when on her way on horse
back to Manchester 10 do her shopping.
CIITTEEDEN COUNTY.
Burlington elected Republican may
or, city judge and two aldermen, Tues
day.. G. Dodge mayer, w. G.. Shaw,
judge.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The farmers about St. Adams must be
a vilanrus set, or they are traduccd by
the ''lccal' Of the Messenger who says:
Dry wood II wet and or les rotten
Aad four feet in length / r,,u urc forg ,ttcn.
In ST. Adams considerable feeling was
excited Tuesday ny a Sharp game
played in Town meeting, For Consta-
be and Collector Il. +. Kelly had plain
" the inside track but his opponents
gathered, about 80 in number, in the
hall, organized the meeting very sharp at
the hour, took vote on constable the
first thing, and had their candidate (NIr
Joseph Wccks) declared elected before
kelly'S friends were on hand in number
sufficient to secure Il ballot
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Ira Clifford of Wolcott, on Sunday
evening took strychninc, but medical aid
was summoned AMI the poison removed.
The next morning hc was found suspend
ed by the neck in Il piece of woods near
by, having used a pair Of llarncsc spices
for the purpose. His toes touched the
ground, and on being released he showed
some signs Of life, and at last accounts
was doing well, though quite feeble.
lie is thought to be insane.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The HcrGH says: The individual
who sent a ''baby" TO one of the ci;iz,us
Of Chittendcn on Valentine Day, will
obllge him by forwarding wet nurse
without delay
There are Sertntcen chcesc-!actorics in
Rutland County besides some eight or
ten in tie part bordering Oh the county.
They average so cows each.
Mrs. Elcazcr Gilman of West Pawlet,
left her home about ) o'clock on Friday |
afternoon, attred simply in her night
clothes. All traces of her were lost,
and about one hundred of the residents |
were cut searching for her. At night
when the family and ncighbors were |
about discouraged, Mrs. Gilman walked |
into the house, and when asked where
she had been, said she had been lying I'M
der the woud>hcd floor. Monday she
was taken to Brattleboro.
The Rutland Y. NJ. c. A. are holding
meetings at the Jail. y bible
Washington engine company of Rut-
land discharged two of lis members OH
evening for being drunk at
funeral.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Montpelier gossip: Vermont, in this
p ,rt. il having fine, clear weather, with
cool nights, SO that maple sugar is being
made quite extensively and in excellent
condition, too, rs the process has been
much improved in the past two years.
The ice is passing out of tho rivers Gr,rd-
ually, which are still very low, rs there
has been but very little snow and rain
this winter. The most Of the winter
Shedding has been postponed until anoth-
er year, or else done on wheels Lee
lures have been Of rather higher clL>>
than any previous season, sill they have
not been 80 numcrously attended, proba-
ly from ;he same cause as at other places.
Prof. Parker Of Amherst college supplied
DIR. Lords pulpit last Sabbath, while the
latter otliciatcd at the Center church in
Hartford They are determined he shall
settle with them, notwithstanding lis
parish have raised his salary TO $4,000.
DIR. Lord hardly knows how to decide
John II. Hopkins, son Of the lately de
ceased Bishop Hopkins, otiicjatcI at
Christ church, Sunday.