St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-04-04

Pennington. and to take from the en-
enlies of the country 4 load OF sauce
for wounded prisoners. But they
We're to leave enough for the families.
September ) the guards were order
ed to permit a certain suspect to re-
turn to his home and to take his cart
and oxen with him.
September Sth Capt. Ebenezer AL |
len was, told enlisted men were short !
of shoes. FIe was told,to go to Marsh's /,
lanyard ia Shaftsbury, and there take
leather and to make 'moccasins' for
the men: but the leather was to be
; appraised, and return made to the
council.
"A certain Lieut.. Col. Isaac Clark
did not own q horse on Sept. 10; so
Garrett Williams was directed to al
low this impecunious officer to take
j one red-roan horse which then be-
longed to Williams or his son.
The council administered the law
in summary way. An unarmed man
on Sept. 3rd was permitted to return
home; hut was to remain on his faith
er's farms; in case he was found off
this farm he was to expect 20 lashes
OF the birch seal
On Sept "a two men were tried for
theft called by the council, an afro
cious crime, and it was ordered that
each receive 80 lashes on their naked
backs, at the Liberty Pole, in place
where they were tried.
Capt Nathan Smith was directed to
march with his command, on horse
back, to Paulette and to bring back
i, a load of flour: the captain was to
furnish the bags.
The first snow roller that we have
an account Of was in January, 1878.
, Capt. Samuel Robinson was in charge
of the Tory prisoners. The council
directed the captain to detach ten
: men. with proper officers, and to
, march them across the mountains
, from Bennington to Wilmington; the
men were to tread the snow in the
, road of a suitable width for a sleigh
with a span of horses on each sleigh,
, and then to return in the same man
: ner. with all convenient speed.
, "The council had inventories taken
of the property of Tories. In March,
{ 1873 u Tory woman name not given
in the printed book was permitted to
take with her: two feather beds, and
: necessary bedding, six pewter plates
two platters, two spoons, one quart
t pot, one tea kettle, wearing apparel OF
e self and children, one frying pan, one
. cnddle stick and knives and forks.
s The council granted divorces.
: Mrs. McLane asked for divorce from
.ler observation-disclosures does not appear
, i'll record. The wife was discharged
= from her spouse, and she to have tn,
q lawful right to marry another hus
k band.
: Funny trials were had in the day
n Of the council. Nathan Stone of Wind
J. sor was charged with having Spoken
defamatory words set out in complain
y as follows: God damn YOU (meanin!
# the sheriff of Windsor county,, Co
@ damn your governor and your coun
# Gil. Stone was promptly fined 2
pounds and cost, two pounds and 1
# shillings in addition. ! wonder wha
# the present Governor of Vernon
:. would have done in a like case?
J., "Phebe whose last name is not Civ
en- was accused of violation of tn
eth commandment and was sued TO
4 divorce by her outraged spouse. L
granting the divorce it was declare
that was asked by virtue of tn
N court, and the unerring word of. God
and the decree stated, that the hus
81 band was relieved from all and Singh
lar of. the effects of nlarriage and
D separated Phebe from her husban
b. in every respect wherever the mar
e triage covenant had joined them to
gether; and the closing paragraph
Oh ended thus You are therefore. nc
re one tbutstwain; what the laws of Go
~ and man have. put asunder let n
ie tman join together Ia