St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-02-06

the .Etna companies. III which they
held policies, refusing to insure against
explosions. About 1000 of the so.
600 lost is on the stock. and the adj
iuStcr> Sai that this was destroyed by
the explosion. The fire. however. ragged
for three hours after the explosion. and
therefore the companies probably won't
care to 90 to law on the point.
,IIIITENDEN COUNTY.
Frank Vincent. a carter, residing in
Burlington, WAS badly kicked in the
face and body recently 10y his horse.
He was found on the floor of his barn
Scnsclc>>. and remains in Il bad >itna-
ton.
Hon. Carlos Baxter. Il prominent and
one of the oldest citizens of Burlington.
died from the effects of Il fourth stroke
of apnplrXy, on "Wednesday evening.
january 18th. AT the age of sixty five
Years. Mr.. Baxter was Il son OF lion.
VIM. Baxter, Il we'll known lawyer of
Northeastern Vermont. and Il Younger
brother of the late Hon. Portu> Baxter,
VI. {.
IAMOu-LE COUNTY.
Mary l.. Emory. of Johnson. has been
granted Il pension for herself and six
chiliIen. the back pay amounting To
5000. This ease las haillcd the skill
of several legal gentlemen fnr about
EIGHT NcaI>. from the fact thar Mr..
Emory stands on the records of the
Department ~ Il dcScrter to the rebel
army from Andcr>0nvillc prison hut
the claim agent got the allidaNitS from
every surviving soldier. of the regiment
who WAS al the prison ut the time OF
Em"ry'> death. some fourteen in all.
which made the case 80 clear that the
Commissioner decided that the record
must have been an error. and granted
the pension aS stated. which i Il god
send t" the poor widow.
EI.rLANB COUNTY.
1t i :" healthy 1T Rutland that one
of their phl ~irian> DIR. Middleton
Goldsmith. has been away to Virginia
duck hunting. ~ the result of his
shots hr brought home - ducks and l.
Wild gcc>r. compri>lu" more varieties
than the Rutland bind famcicr~ could
name. lie also brought Il large whit,
swan. which measured five feel tire,
inches from Zip To tip.
\ lihrIally-c lucatrd man OF Castle
ton. i graduate of Middlchurl college
more than thiItl lcaI> ago. and ON,
well to do ~ regards this worlds goods
and hcarimg the title of Rev. is now
employ eel IN Teaching district school il
that Village. He j. i'll school six hours
walks four miles day. and boards ut
home al Il salary "t fifty dollars Il month
He claims Ia Ice the greatest mathcma
tician "ut>idc of ANY college in rhC
land.
\ prculiaI rpi~o'ic nrcuIIcd III ;
Rutland Church last sunday week
\ worthy tanner dropped t" ~lccI
il the middle of the sermon
u"thiu. very unusual bat he had tn,
niqhtnutr. and >uddcnl, >tdrtlrdpIrach
cI and congregation 10y throwing M
hi arms and uttcrin@ an unrarthly veil
He was r"u>rd with some difficulty. III,
preacher proceeded. and the >l"rpr
wrHt (" steep "G"i".
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Under the head of settled Al last =.
the Nutchman gives the following: Ih,
Nluntprlicr y Wells RivcI RailIoa,
Company have settled with Judge Rich
md~"n ful his labor~ a. President q
the road for the two Ncar> and tiV'
months of his ~cjN ice. paving him S2JtW
They haze also settled with Mr. Lyon
President of the Boston. Concord \
Montreal road. including the much talk
ed of coupons. and releasing the r"a'
from its Subscription of ~i.juW t"war'
huiIdiug the Montpelier \ Wells Rive
road.