The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-30
st. Johnsbury.

The Wings Of 81 Johnsbury 0ro requested
to meal al Curlia ilolel, nj o'clock on Mon.
day evening, July ., 10 make choice Of Dele
gates 10 tho Wing State Convention TO be
holden at MonlprlirS on "Wednesday next.
Q-5"Thr Cuirdruiu Couhly h,sUoh 81 ihr
Coalition mermC0umy Convention, AZ Dan
Vile, lasl week ErHRAiH CnAMnlNLN, Esq
of Lyndon,und JonS McLrAS ESQ, Of Cab
o. compose Tie ticket Tor Seunlors. Mr.
Chan,brrin H. decided Coss man, aud yio-
lcu,ly opposed io"lree soil" or Was 10, ut n.
uy-rnlc, until wIrhifn very short Time Mr.
Mclean was lormcrIyN Wing
psY WEATHER. The crops in ibis Soc
ton l,o,e suffered for lhe wan, ofrain. Gross
lands, especially, need thorough drcueAng.
The crops IN other sections Of New England
MISC, uro ia n similar siliniiou. At this time
at writing, "Wednesday the pastures md
fields, with us. inthr dricr locations begin to
nssume yellow appearance, aud unless wc
haze large quantities of rain eoon. the crop
Cha, wit be- VERY light; aud with rain, the
crop must bd dcGcicuA Query Would
II not be- well for farmers to SOW oats and cure
them, Ia all them IN winlcriug their stocks?
Stock, Hthc crop of hay bolight, will be low
/ ia tie C,il, but whoever can winter his stock
viii find - good4narkeLihe following SprSlg.
OrrSlNG or rnr CENTRAL RAmUoAn TO
/ MoNrrELIG The Vermont Central Rail-
road was opened to Montpelier last week on
/ Wednesday, aud the Boston train Of cars
reached there nbout five o'clock, u. NJ Tue
opening was the occasion Of rcIoicing-c
mon were fred md The multitude of people
urcscn, chccrcd lfhe cars sowr, regular
~ from Boston to Montpelier and from Mont
pelier to Boston.
/ 0F"Alhert l.. Cntin, Of Orwell, has been
appointed by the President, Collector for the
District Of Vermont, Vice Russell b. Ilopkin-
son, removed.
1 GA young man, rs or II years old, wa,
drowned iutJoc's brook, in Burnet, last Sub
bath. lie was, with other boys, ba,dng1 Iii,
J nail.r lyc- Laxc- nnt learned. -nndnrAianl
he was nm apprentice TO II black smith in the
vicinity.
Tor WEATHER. Last week, mud for Of
10 dnysin succession, we had the hotties
weather ever known-ior 80 many consocu
Five dnys-by the "oldost inhabitant" II
this place the mercury was, on Thursday, n
80 degrees above Zero. The newspapers il
} various places ia New England speak OF III
no; weather as remarkable, the mercury rang
ing from 90 to % degrees above Zero.
r DARrMourn CoLLroE The annual ex
, animation will commence on Monday, Jul,
! l6, and continue during the week. The fol
lowing gentlemen will constitute the Com
miuee of Examination. Hon, Jared W
Williams, of Lancaster, n. H.; Standard L
| Colby, Esq, of Montpelier, W.; Rev. Charlie
I w. Tenncy, Ginanton, N. II.
The several societies will celebrate thei
anniversaries on "Wednesday, July 25. Ed
win +. Whipple Of Boston, addresses the U
| nited Societies. Rev. Milton p. Braman, OF
Danyers,is tho orator for the Theological So
ciety.
0FThe Supreme Court ofthe State o
. Pennsylvania have reversed the recent de
= .cison of Judge Lewis, in the case of III
widow of VIM. Geigley Of Lancaster, mn
, hnve decided that n testator can prescrib
conditions to his widow in reference 10 maj
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