St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-01

tNnlDltlOll OF the JtNeIt milk pan. I'm
ners 80 cts. each. Single teams - cts.
to hay and oats.
ORSON HMAN, Pres't.
f. f. lIovEY, Chairman Com. of Ar
Engagements.
CIIITTESDES COUNTY.
About half-past seven o'clock Sunday
evening the iewelry store of George
Simpson, on Church street, was broken
open during the temporary absence of
the clerks. The r;lscals had pried open
il window in the rear through which the
shop was entered. The clerk, who
sleeps in the store had been out but il
short time, and when he returned he
noticed that the gas which he had left
burning WAS eXtinguished. He unlock
the front door and entered. As he did
So there was Il tremendous rush in the
darkness, and one or two men rushed
through the rear shop and sprang
through the window. He raised an
alarm and the police were soon on hand,
but the villains had escaped. one WAS
tracked to Cherry street. The track
was Il small one. \ large black travel
ing bag, containing promiscuous lot
of jewelry hastily "raked in" was left
on the floor of the shop. As far as
money or Il single article of iewelry is
missing. darlington Free Press.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Since the opening of the =. X o. X.
K. through Greensboro to Hardwick,
the Caledonia press laudably interested
perhaps for the extension of their own
domain. are eagerly agitating the ques-
ton of annexation. The interests of
the people of Greensboro are adr"itlN
urged. and it is proposed as soon as the
legislature assemblies to set of the town
from Orleans to Caledonia county.
Why not petition for Il special session
of the legislature at once. Not yet.
gentlemen wait till you hear from
Greensboro and old Orleans. Express.
That is just what we did. Greens
boro was the first to speak in the mat
ter and suggest the change.
Newport came near having a fire last
Saturday night. \ caSk containing
ashes. standing back of Goodrich's block
took fire about midnight. Mrs. Preston
discovered the flame and gave the
alarm i'll season to save the burning of
two blocks of buildings.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Robert GillcnS. Il resident of Rice
| Hill. while on Il visit to his friends in
| Canada, was found IL few mornings
since in state of insensibility, his feet
frozen above the anclc, and both hands
above the wrist. He had not been seen
since early the previous evening. and
had been laid by the roadside all night.
| He is now ut Broom Corners, lying at
the point of death. his recovery is deem
ed impossible, and were he to recover
it must be with the loss of both feet
and hands, manned for life. another
victim of lntcmpcrance. We last week
gave an account of an almost similar
occurrence in Bennington county. And
in light of such facts men yet put the
bottle to their ncighbors' lips and make
them drunken.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
On Wednesday. the locomotive .'St
Adams was running up to Pittsford
from Rutland. When Il short distance
from Centre Rutland. John McEwcn.
the fireman, III passing from the cngim,
to the tender made IL miSstep and fell
from the engine to the road bed. As
soon as the engineer discovered that
the fireman was missing, he reversed
his engine and slowly returned, keeping
all the time sharp look out, expecting
to find the dead body of his comrade
After proceeding Il short distance he
met McEwcn walking along, apparently
unhurt. and us cool and unconcerned as
if ne expected to overtake the engine
| La - Il II.,
taken aboard the engine and is now as
well as ever, only suffering somewhat
from slight bruises.
Ephraim Rand of Pittsford, commit
ted suicide ut the Douglass House
Brandon. between one and three o'clock
Thursday morning. When discovered
he WAS suspended by il scarf from tn,
towel roller, i'll the wash room, life be-
| ing extinct. He was about siXty-Ont
years old, and resident of Pttsford.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
, A Musical Convention is to he held
at Montpelier next week. 1t will b,
under the exceedingly capable charg,
of Col. ii. ID. Hopkins. Miss Oliver, o
Grace Church, New York, Mr.. Phillip.
l of Christ Church, Montpelier, and Mr.
George X. Titus of St. Paul's Church
Boston, with others, will appear IA,
soloists, and Mrs. NJ. ID. Shepard, o
Ashland, n. H., us pianist. The Con
vention will study the beautiful Can
tata. AS the Heart Pants" by Men
lelssohn, and '.The Power of Song" 10y
. Romberg, and "'The National Chorus
. Book" Concerts will be given Thurs
day and Friday evenings.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The house owned by Mrs. Melin;
Pettigrew, was destroyed by fire Thurs
: dav afternoon. Loss estimated Il
II 800: probably insured. The saddles
thing is that daughter of Mr.. Petit
grew, between sixteen and eighteel
; years of age, of weak intellect, wa
| badly burned. her clothing to her wais
e being literally burned Oft, and he
limbs and body burned i'll shocking
manner. so that she has since died
Never lock your children into hous
unless you stay there with them.
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