The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-05-05
ORNAMENTAL. TREES.
For he CyL,L,;,,u

ORNAMENTAL. TREES.
For tie CahMmian.
have read with much satisfaction. in sew.
cral OF your late numbers, articles upon use
tu! and ornamental trees In order fully 70
appreciate ;hc beauty and usefulness of shade
trees. We have but to visit, in midsummer
Portland. New Bedford, New Haven. or anv
of the many cities or large towns, where no.
BE sh 'dc trees r'ndcr these places so attrac-
tive and beautiful. am clad to learn that
The PLAINS OF st. John>burv are to be beaui-
fled IN like manner. We need not. however.
visit either of the above named cities. in or
der to satisfy ourselves of the usefulness and
beauty Of shade trees. About one mil. from
Concord Corner is the residence of Capt. j.
VI. Darling upon whose farm, now somewha.
widely known as Maple Grove" NAV be-
seen, II We are not mistaken, hv far the finest
rows OF trees in the North Eastern section
OF vermont, consisting Of about four hun
dred beautiful naples. \ full history of
these trees would be curious aud interes,ino
hut we vii! onl! say that they were set out
by The Captain himself, forty years ago, on
either side of the road passing through his
farm. At a later period. having enlarged
his pscr ',y the addition Of other lots, the
rows OF trees We're extended They are now
noble trees, ni'n:lins overhead their lofty
branches, until in many places they form
perfect arch across III. road, a,lor,lInc in
summer a grateful shade for man and beast:
while IN Autumn nothing can bs more beau
'itul than their chan ing foliage
The Captain still lives to enjoy the fruits
OF his labor. and to receive from the trees
his own hands have planted. shelter from the
summer sun. In sugar time" NAV he seen
two o. three hundred buckets, hung upon
these trees the sap from them making the
finest and hest Of sugar, while their conycn-
fence to the road being so easy of access,
saves much hard labor No one who las cv-
err had occasion pass along this avenue. on
hot summers dav, tut FAUST have
ad:..ircd the taste Of him who, so long ago
in this then thicklv wooded country, set on,
and maintained, in spite of the SCOTS and
snccr> of some less refined minds. those rows
OF noble trees. both useful and ornamental.
Boston, Nav |, 1879. GEORGE.
THE ECIIr>E.-Thcre was an eclipse of
TIE moon on Tuesday night 1t was total at
few minutes before | o'clock.
q" The Massachusetts, Legislature is still
engaged in investigating the cOnluc: Of the :
nnnnery committee, more particularly that Of
MIR. Hiss. and incidentally, that of Mrs. Pat
tcrson. She was not appointed a member,
but was taken in by Hiss, and her bill, bv
his direction, included in the expenses of the
committee. She is well known. in city par
lance, as one Of the fancy women"
1HE ADMINISTRATIONS ,Hn kANSAs.-
Nobody will be sorry to hear that Gen. Pierce
IS IN dreadful dilemma about Kansas. lie
ought to suffer and he is suffering. Gov.
'seeder's plain, straightforward statement of
The Missouri Outragcs the legitimate work.
'nSs OF s1uattcr sovcrcg ntv-cannot be dodg-
rd and must be met jeff. Davis takes si,les,
Of course, with Atchison and Stringfcllow. 4
with the rum and rutlian, the rule or ruin
party.
u Hon. Moses Mcdonald of Maine. who
voted for the Nebraska bill and was Kissed
therefor in the cars and dcpots by his constlt-
rents, is appointed disbursng agent over the
'ustom- hoase to be built in Portland. The
'flicc IS entirely needless, and is created ..
merely to pay Mcdonald for his services in ,
avor Of slavery, and the devil.
A COOP SUGGESTION.-Thc Editor of the
Rutland Herald, in an article on shade trees. $
to the bows of district schools '
10 set out trees around the School Houses
good 'dea,and one We hope to see followed. !;
would materially improve the appearance
certain School Houses we know Of Make r
bee Boys, and beautify the School Yard. :,
MILE OF PIGEoNs.-The Terre uautc a
Indiana) American says that the country a
'e:eabout is literally swarming with pig y
ons. On the evening Of the 9th, about ) I,
clock, flock, nearly a mile in length by il
bout sixty feet deep, passed directly over ;,
re city, making a noise audible to great :,
sfance =.