The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-15

lair' NE roais farer, and the ladies farpSt.
tcGllantry would prompt us to leave ont the
Ii in regard to the inter. YOU have exhaust
Ell every degree of comparison from positive
t' sur"fla'ivr. In addition to this. If your
spirits be ninety per cent. proof, your horse
ur to the two-''rty gait and the bellies in
v"nr sleigh Ginning in merriv With the tin
k.r. tink!c, :inkle Of the bells" on the horses.
YOU arc happy dog let whatever Toll or
irouhe be your master on other DAYS So
Imagined Corydon as he drove with PHYLLIS
to l.'t''eton on Friday week: 50, doubtless,
Thought Benehi,k the married man: :" and
from various significant circumstances. it was
quite apparent that Phyllis aid Beatrice were
quite of the same way Of thinking. Every
body sad twas every pleasant"
HE PLAIN. nnvarni>hed. common place,
matter-of!ac truth is this About eighty
couples Of ladies' and gentlemen from st.
.'ohn>bury Centre and this village rode to
Littl"ton. " II. on Friday the 7th inst. par
took Of an excellent dinner at Mr. Thavcr's
Witt ,Hun'oin Hou>e. and returned in good
season % discuss AN oyster supper provided
by Mr.. Watson. Need more he said,
- B.PTIsT SEMINARY. The renort
of the Locating committee fixing upon Lyndon
Centre as the site Of the new >,hoo, under
the auspices Of the Free Will Baptist dcnom-
nation, was not accepted by the general
council. Barton has been selected bv that
body as a more desirable situation for such 4
school, and it is accordingly located there
The citizens Of Barton contribute $500 for
the school. ard merge their present high
school with It's permanent fund of $500 into
the seminary. With such a start. and the
liberal patronage OF its friends it will un-
/ doubfc'ly take h'.h rank among the schools
in this section Of he State.
-MrSJrAL.-Thcre was Public Re.
hcarsal hy the Choir. and exhibition of the
new Organ.at the South Church on Thursday
J Wv 'S7'' - 'Ho't programme VI MUSIC was
performed by the Choir, under the direction
OF Mir. :. y. Ellis. and the various capabiii.
ties o: the organ were exhibited by Mr. Ed
ward Jar'linc, Organi>t Of the T. ID. Church
in Market St. New York.
The organ is built on a new plan. embodv-
ing very many of the new and charming ef-
tects which Mr.. Jardine who las lately re-
turned trcn Europe. has introduced into the
grand organ in Dr. Akxanders Church. y.
Y, built bv .Jar,!iuc &Son, under the drec-
ton OF DIR. Lowell Mason, and now played
upon by th" distinguished pianist, Mr. VIM
Mason nd it was on account of the HIGH
reputation OF this organ, that the contract for
the present one was gwen 70 this firm.
To cnumerate all the effects and combina
tons OF which an instrument of this size is
capable, would be hardly possible 1t is
like a NINE of rich gems; for the PLAYER i,
ever discovering new effects and combina
tons from the material under his fingers
ends. On ea"h note throughout the whole
compass there are seventeen pipes speaking
resembling every instrument in the orchc>
ira, and ranging G octaves. or from the lG
:oot pipe to the G-inch pipe: making. from
the lowest tone to the highest. lot octaves
The power Of the Pedal Organ is trcmrn
lous. Ii is also capable Of many sweet and
delicate effects. hv means Of new stops which
the Mcssrs Jr':re have introduced, among
which are the Cl,r:ana, Bourbon Mclodia
!, sc. TIL, organ was publicly exhibited II
New Yc,k. and PLAYED upon Nv Mr.. VIM
Mason and Mr. Richard Stofrs Wills. boil
of whom passed the highest enromiums uror
, it and in An article in the NusicM WORTH
. Of which Mr. Willis is the editor, he saws h,
never heard 1t equa'ed for variety. beaut,
of combinations and grandeur, and he shor,
desire nothing more than to have the hand
ling of Just such An instrument himself.
Tins CorRT {IorsE.-Thc cOntrac,
for the erection of the Court house has been
taken by McS>rs f. x r. Fairbanks & Co.
tor $1,000. Since this contract was made
a new plan has been laid before the judges
increasing III. length feet. making several
improvements in its construction, mostly in
its outward appearance, and increasing the
expense about $1,000. The Judges do not
feel authorized to add this expense TO the
building, and treasures are being taken to
fill up the amount by subscriptions among the
citizens of this village
, Hoops POEMs-A full collection
of Hoods Poems has long been wanted, but
was not to be obtained. To supply this de-
mand. Mes>rs. Phillips. Sampson & Co. have
issued a handsome volume as part of their e.
diion of the British Poets 1t contains the
poems on which his reputation principally
rests, and sprcsenttd in the same luxurious
style which characterzcs the other volumes
OF the series. The paper is of the purest
white, the type large. and the whole getting
up as neat as one could wish. Another vol
ume is to be published, which will make the
collection complete
Singing Convention at johnson.