The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-08-10
LOCAL AND STATE.
Brief Locals.


to the spacious and elegant store just vacated
by Mr.. Boles; and that they will carry on
the tailoring business in connection with dry
and West India goods. Mr.. Thomas Quinn
will have charge of the tailoring department.
Mr.. Boles has located at Kenosha, Wis.
Tile elephant is coming with Van Am
burgh's menagerie next Wednesday. 1t is
said that Hannibal is the largest four-footed
monster on the continent, though We do not
vouch for this statement The " H. States
man OF last week said that Van Amburgh's
menaserie was the only thing of the kind in
this country worth seeing. The Statesman
is reliable paper.
The State Teachers Association meets in
this place next week. See programme of ex-
ercises among special notices. The occasion
will be worthy the attendance Of all friends
Of education.
A number of schools will be found adver-
tised in our columns to-day, and among them,
the St. Johnsbury Academy. During the
summer, the academy building has been en-
tirely remodeiled; having been raised and
another story inserted" 1t is now large
and elegant building, and with its presen,
well-known principal, commentator is super
tuous-there Is no better school
Vi all the exquisite sensations that mortal
flesh is liable 20, perhaps the most ecs,a,ic is
TO be awaked from pleasant dream by the
strains Of good music We came to this con-
clusion about the time the present moon was
in the "full." Did any body else hear any
thing? Boys, you play first-rate.
Rev. Geo. \. Weber is supplying for a
few Sabbaths the desk formerly occupied by
him at the South Church in this place.
The Supreme Court holds its August ses-
sion in this place, commencing on Thursday.
the 30th inst.
The democracy of this county have changed
the time of their county convention to Tues
day, the l4th inst.
The first hot weather of the season has
come upon US this week. The season has
heretofore been cool, very cool, but the ~ei-
Their of the past few days would do credit to
heated term in latitude much more SOU
thern.
1t will be seen by reference elsewhere tina,
W. NJ. Lewis, The optician, is to be in this
place next week.
Also that Mr.. f. Fisher OF Cabot has open
ed the fall (leather) campaign thus early
Jonathan Ross has been appointed treasu-
rer Of the Passumpsic Savings Bank, rice
d. II. Demins, resigned, who is about 10 re-
move TO Montpelier.
The horse Of George Wells Of North Dan
vile, which was hi,ched at Stanton 4 Blinn's
store on Tuesday, broke his halter, rushed
wildly against Mr.. Wilcox's barn-yard gate
breaking through it, and taking short cir
Gle in the yard threw off the body of the wag-
on and went tearing down street with the
fore wheels. Taking TO the side walk near
the academy, the horse freed himself from all
incumbrance and was stopped by man a.
bout two miles from this place. 1t was for
tunate there were no persons in the way of
this horse, tor he was perfectly wild with fear
and anything coming in his way would have
received serious damage. This is warning
to all to tasten their horses securely.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks Of this town has
garden-"as is garden" We were re-
minded Of this fact by receiving a dish of
gooseberries from him. many Of them measu-
ring nearly four inches in circumference-
big story-and big gooseberries, too.
The crops are not all cut off by the drouth
so We Judge from the tall grass" that is
left at our office. The last was a stalk of
herdsgrass from the farm of Asa Morrill,.
Esq, of kirby,the head of which measured Q
inches in length. There accompanied the
grass as nice head of wheat as We ever
saw.