The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-15
Che Californian.

New Observation-Disclosures and Ma
chine Shop. ID. Chase & Sons. ra
Ground Company. Ambrotypcs-Woodbur,
& Judcvinc. Vermont Mutual Fire Insur
ancc Compony. Legal notice - Beniam;,
Bundvs Estate.
THE COUNTY CoNvrSrIoN.-W would d;
rect attention to the call for Rcpublica,
County Convention to be held a: Danv;lI,
next Thursday. the 10Th. We hope there
may be good representation from ever,
town in the County.
CHANGE OF TlME.-It will be seen by ref
crencc to Special Notices that the time Of
holding our County Fair is changed We
undcr> tand this is done so as not to conAc,
with other Fairs il this vicinity which are tc
be held the week of the 3Oth. We should
think the experience of last year would have
influenced the Committc to have appointed
the time a little farther from the celebrated
"cquinoctial Storm
1t is expected that Mr.. Wise will make a
balloon ascension on the second dav of the
Fair.
HE DEMoCRACY.-At their Convention at
Danyillc, on Wednesday. the democracy OF
tbs County put in nomination the following
ticket: Scnators-Gco. II. Weeks and Isaac
Patterson. Judges - John Mcclure and
Arunah Leach. Sheriff.. W. Brown.
States Attorney-Gco. G. Cahoon. Judge
ro1atc-Ephraim Chambcrlin. High Bal
litf-John Buchanan.
Tie BEST IET.-Mr Thaddeus Ward, Jr.,
of North Danvillc. made in the month of Ju-
ly, from one COW, II 81 pounds of butter
The COW. during this time, had no extra feed,
but was paSturcd in the highway We do
not mention this last fact in communication
of the pasture. however. and We hope no one
VINO has good pasture will turn his COW in
to the road thinking thereby to get his name
into print.
20 The Bennington Banner saws that a
small boy was killed by horse rake in Poult-
ncy. VT. on SATURDAY, last
y SN!Li. JoE.-Any person wishing for a
small job Of printing, as Auction bills. Cards,
or the like. can. by sending copy by the fore
noon mails. usually receive the printed mat
ter by stage the same night
[. Y. M-Somc changes have been made
III the corps Of instructors Of the University
Of Vermont, Burlington. rs follows Edward
llum@crtor.. OF New Haven. has been appoint
cd Professor Of Chemistry. Mincralogv and
Natural Philosophy: DR.. Leonard Marsh has
been transferred from the ProtcsSor>hip of
Languages to that of Physiology and Natural
History: Prot. " g. Clark assumes the chair
OF Rhetoric and Latin until the appointment
of Greek Professor the President will take
charge Of that department : and Dr. II. C..
Stiles has been appointed Professor of l'hl>i-
ology and Pathology in the Medical Depart
mCnt.
LITERARY IIoNoES. - The University of
Vermont has conferred the title of IL. d. on
George W. Benedict. of Burlington, VI. Edi-
tor of the FREE Press; Edward T.. Phelps. NJ.
d.. of Windsor. Vt. ID. D.-Rcv. Andrew
Withcrspoon. of st. Adams. VT Rev VIM
&. L. Shcdd. of Audovcr. Mass Rev Sam
ucl \. Worcester, of Park Hill. Cherokee Ma
ton. That of A. NJ. on Alexander Green.
VI. d.. Dunham. {. f.: George Gale. Of
Galcsvillc. Wisconsin: John $. Tyler. of BcS-
ton, Mass Luke j. Poland Of St John>lu-
". Vt VI. D.-John VI. Johnstonc. of Bal
:imorc. Md
New MlSIC AND Music BooKS-Mr. $. \.
Elli>s catalogue Of ncw music for August
embraces for Vocal Music Tears of Love-"
hv Walter MAYNARD; Minnie Brown Song
and Chorus FLORENCE May - Nellie
May Il must come out next Spring. Nam
ma" "Twcnty Years Ago." &c. &c For
Instrumental Music he has Laughing Rll
Waltz = "poionaise Brilantc: "NalSc
Charmantc: "Spaniard's Scrcnadc:" &c.
Also, the Instructor for Beginners on the
Organ by {. ii. Rink and an abridged
edition of liowc's New School fer the Mco-
econ and >eraphre. All the above. and
much more. published by Mcssrs. Russell 4
Richardson, Boston.
SOMETHING FOR TIE CURIoUS-There was
something of curiosity found in the Garden
of Miss Crandall. in Charleston. last week.
On common rose bush was found pure
white rose. different in all respects from the
common flower on the same bush. and some
what larger. and the stem. instead of ending
at the flower. seemed to pass directly through
the center of it and upwards some eight inch
g. Some four inches above the rose were
found five baSaminc flowers in full blow, and
several others in the process of development
The stem was disSmilar to that of the balsa-
mine being solid instead of tubular as is uSil-
ii. have never heard or read of such a
freak of nature, and supposing it worthy of
notice. have sent an account of it to YOU for
publication There were no balSamincs in
,he garaicn save those found on this particu-