St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09

Total.
Average, 20 80 Years.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COT My.
! News was received in Middleburv. last
Saturday, of the death of Mrs solomon
Jcwctt, daughter of Philo Jewett. Esq,
of Wcy bridge. who WAS recently muir
dcred in California. with her Youngest
child. by the Indians. ii is supposed.
Her husband was absent from home at
the time. and returned To find his wife
with her throat cut from ear to ear and
the body of the child horribly mutilatcd.
Mrs. Jcwctt WAS at home last season on
Il visit To her parents and friends. This
terrible event has thrown hcI fond
parents. brother and sisters. and II large
circle of friends int" deep anguish and
SoIrow. as she WAS highly esteemed 10y
all who knew her
BENNINGTON cot MY.
Mis-. CLili>s;t Crouch. lie of David
Crouch. of Last Rupert, was burned 81
rs to cau>c her death. 10y her clothes
taking lirr. on january eth. She was
over 40 Years of age, and was Il native
of MiddletnWn.
CHlTTENDES cot MY.
/ bn Thursday. H. the wood train on
the Rutland Road. was passing Il Gloss
ing near Federal Bridge" yoke oi
oxen driven hN Nh. James Gibbs. hay
ing met with some difficulty at the
crossing were struck hN the engine and
one of them killed.. Ih,- other ON was
/ thrown against Nh Gibbs. imiuring him
81 seriously that his recovery is doubt
tul.
People will be surprised to learn that
Il prominent citizen of this city. has
J u 4
taken to pcddling duuglnutS He he
gan trade at the sociabl. last night and
soon got rid of his " hole stock Ba,iing-
ton Free Press.
iu ILl\D cot MY.
Thursday evening about O'Clock. "a
II. l.. Monaghan. Esq. was driving from
Cuttimg>> lille. his tw" dogs following
him Wrre attacked 10y some animal who
hit and tore the flesh of the dogs in u
tcuihlc manner. Nh. NJ. hearing the
shrirks 81 hi> dogs. catching Il club.
went To them assistance: he found the
animal tearing his dogs III pieces. and
succeeded III Tc$cIIlmg them after Vigor-
Uusl ' apply ing the stake for Il moment.
1t WAS dark :" the animal Was not $Ht-
hcicutll visible to hc recognized. bat
from the wounds. he appears I" hc Il
trrorl"uS and dangerous beast and L.
supposed To hr II panther. Were it not
ful the dogs he would have undoHhtrd
y attacked Nh. M.-Hmidnd H,ruId
t>HI$GTON COUNTY.
The Montpelier Waterman SAYS. that
1T the late annual meeting ni the First
congregational society. (BcthanN,} the
annual salary 81 the pastor, DR.. Lord.
Was. 10y 4 unanimous Vote. fixed 1T
>3.oOn. This sum has been Voluntarily
paid for the past yraI, but has ncNcl
come before the society fnI its action
until now.
Harvey Dow. OF Cabot. had cow
chokcd with IL piece of tmmp. which
could not hc removed. Thinking the
COW must die. they sent for Mr.. DaNi i'll
Common. who cut her throat open, took
out the tunip and the COW is getting
well.
joel Goodwin. OF Cabot. while groov
ing il piece of wood on his circular saw.
: cut two "t his fingers badly. one clcnl
of and the other hung by Il little skin
Horace Greeley heard that they made
5000 pounds of butter from sixteen COWS
at DanburN. He bought IL lot of COW,
1T once. and is going to have them
ground up and churned. "lOu see,
said he. Il can buy Live Beef for eight
cents IL pound and butter is worth for
tN. If it costs two cents a pound fnl
; labor, shall clear three hundred pei
/ cent. The man who says this is not SO,
is II liar and IL horse-t thief ~ hicrg,
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