The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-05-26

always a period Of greater laSSltudc than the
beginning. have often allowed my school
to take Geological or Botanical excursion.
once a week, or to occupy a day for a walk to
ncighhorins town, an! scarcely ever failed
of securing more rapid progress. as consc-
qucncc. Or in other words the time more than
made up. S. L. IL.
FIRE AT OANvILLE.
On Tuesday morning, between one and
two O'Clock, :hc most destructive fire occur
red at Danvi!c that ever afflicted that place.
The upper tavern stand, owned by Evans
Narncy& Burbank, and known rs the Weth-
crbcc Tavern, was entirely burned down.
with the barns and outtuildincs attached
as was also the banking house of Caledonia
E,nk. The fire originated in The upper part
of The barn in the rear Of the tavern stand
and in very short time communicated to
The house, ard so rapid was the progress OF
Tie flames, there being strong wind, that
manv :rtic les Of furniture, clothing. &C., BE-
longing to Mr.. g. A. Burbank, who, with
his family, was residing in the house, were
consumed:
Eight horses. scvrra! Of them valuable
ones, seven Of which l,c.on ed TO the STAGE
prnpric:0r>. were burned ~ death, as were
also twoya.Uahc COWS belonging to Mr.. Bur,
bank The horse not belonging to the stage
Co, was also his g. w. Gates and Amos
Barnes, of tbs village. were owners. or part
the house, barns. and property within, in the
VI Mutual. S2lio This viii not cover the
loss. NJ: l.. estimates his loss OF personal
property over and above Insurance, at : | goo.
Tie money, notes, bank books. and most
Of he personal property hcIon.n. TO the
Bank. were saved. There was an insurance
o.: : Lon on The Bank buildings in the VI:
Mutual. tu, this VII. 10. cover TIE loss. The
Bank house was comp, ,tc,y burncl GA; with
in but The brick walls AMI c,iimnevS are left
standing. Mr. S T. Ma,.ocks. the Cashier
who resided in the house, saved most of his
furniture, clothing. bedding, g., as ronsilc-
rahic time elapsed lctorc the flames cnvcl-
opcd til" house.
The Methodist Chapel. standing near the
Bank, was, by great cxcr;ions, saved. 1t
was on fire On Tie roof and in the cupola
Repeatedly. bat Wv the daring efforts Of SIEVE
"a! i,ilua'>, and the steady ard prr>cvcr-
Ing cxert;ons Of the Rocket Vac Company
aided hv the inhabitants. both male and tc-
ma,,. tins valuable c!i!icc was rrc>crvcd-
There was a scarcity {. water, most Of the
wells and ei>,ernS III I'll a, vicinity l.inr ex-
hau>'cl. "Nrycy," saws a correspondent
did oar people. no: merely those Of .hi.
village. but those Of lIarvc,s Factory vi!
lave and o;Ecr> Cor several mics around
show / better spirit. Or pat forth more siren
u"uS and ;UAl-iors Efforts - stay the pro
RES Il the ,!,yonras element. than on thi
occasion. .imu;.. these not The l,as, cou-
<;,iruo,.> were tic females oi the VII. l,". who
wc.c On he Ground .e:.rya'v. ard most ..
W on stood in IKE Tor more than an hour
!a:.:",, water. EXPOSED to = cold wind Even
very younr girls contributed very material
asst ,acc IN removing property.
<,t
person is known to have gone into the barn
after half past nine.
The light from this fire was seen by sever
al persons in our village, who supposed that
it was in the woods.
C,rr, l~n!tnct If n, (ahh'ni.m.
PEORIA, III, May 10, 1853.
ME'SES. EDIToES Il take ihc liberty Ia
send you for the amusement and cltica,ion
of your readers. a short notice of few of
the corn trades which have come under nv
personal observation within \ short time
From this one can !orm some idea how easily
dimes are made or lost here in the West. and
OF the style of doin" business; tut at times
II is over the left" and not always, as at
present, i" over the right" One month aco.
$. u Co. bought of NJ. & $. 10000 bushels
of corn at 40 cents, to he delivered in June :
two weeks ago, X. bought this contract, Che
corn IS not moved yeti and paid s. $50.
$1,000 bonus; in the mean time NJ. and X.
met, and X. SAYS to NJ. IL should like to buy
or sell You some corn to-day, but YOU never
had the lack home to trade with me-" NJ.
says, TRY me-" X. says, IL will give YOU a
dollar to say what YOU will give or take for
10000 buShciS.' Says NJ, "Will YOU set a
price for Is 2" Eyes" says X. 81 will
give or take IS cents for 10000 bushels.
NJ. says, Draw the papers; ! will take it."
The trade was closed at the above time. X.
intended to have bought but now he was
caught by the weak "back bone" In ono
week X. gave NJ. 500 to give up the bar
gam. In the mean time h. bought $1,000
bushels Of c. Il e.. at 50 cents. and sold this
!hrcc days ago for - cents, without touching
the corn. These arc few of the many in
stances Which have occurred, where the one
ration reminded us Of finding 'Josrph's cup
in The SACK mouth" G.
HE TELEGRAPH To TIE WHITE MOUN
rAIN>.-Wc notice that meeting is called
at Meredith, for the purpose of providing for
the erection Of telegraph to the White
Mountains. It will be great convenience
to the loungcrs at Fabyan's or the Profile
House, from New York or New Orleans. to