Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-27
TROY CONFERENCE ACADEMY.

TROY CONFERENCE ACADEMY.
Anniversary Exercises, June 29h to July End, 1861
Saturday, o'clock p. M.-Cantata of Es-
Their, the Beautiful Queen, by the Academy
Choral society, under the direction of Prot.
S. o. Spen Ger.
Sunday, 4 o'clock p. NJ Annual Sermon
by Rev. Geo. S. Chadbourn, A. NJ.
Monday, 8 o'clock p. M.-Address before
the Lyceum and Philomathean Societies, by
Rev. Ira G. Bidwell, A. M, of Troy, N. Y.
Tuesday, 2 o'clock p. M-Address before
the Esthetic Society, by the Rev. John Pegg,
Jr., A. NJ, of Danbury, Ct.
Tuesday, 4 o'clock p. M.-Parade Drill of
the Independent Zonave Cadets, in the Acad
envy Grove
Tuesdays I 1-2 o'clock p. M-Anniversary
Exhibition, and Awarding Diplomas.
A SCOUTING EXPEDITION.-A friend IN
North Chester sends US the following account
of the brush" between three companies Of
the 1st Vermont Regiment (who were out
scouting) and some rebel horsemen near
Newport News, on Sunday the 18th inst. 1t
is copied from the letter Of private in the
Cavendish Company:
NEWPORT News, Va,
June Is, 1861.
FRIEND II. -
On Sunday last (the 18th inst.,)
three companies of our regiment, under com
mand of Maj. Worthen, started out on
scouting expedition. We met company of
rebel horsemen coming upon us and were or
dered into the woods, out of sight They came
up and fired upon the Cavendish Company,
slightly wounding private Buckley in the right
hand. Oneof the rebels took aim on Lieut.
Clark but before he could discharge his piece
he was shot dead by Leonard H Bingham. The
rebels, as usual, fled at our first fire. Three
of the St. Adams Company were wounded,
none dangerously. H. (. ).
BooNvILLE-The town of Boonevill,
named after Daniel Boon. its founder, is
situated on the South bank of the Missouri
river, about fifty miles Northwest of Jeffer-
son City The Pacific Railroad proceeds
nearly due west from the latter, and passes
about twenty-five miles South. Of Boonylle
hence the account of the battle there could
not be received at Jefferson City and St.
Louis till the following day. Boonvill,e in
1850. contained 1886 inhabitants. L is the
centre ofa rich agricultural region. That
section of Missouri contains the largest slave
population in the State. and hence it has
been the great focus of secessionism.
Fairfax Station Is often COMPOUNDED with
Fairfax Court House. The former is sltua-
ted on the Orange and Alexandria railroad,
eighteen miles from Alexandra, and the
Court House, or county seat of Fairfax coun-
ty, is village about fourteen miles from AL
exandria. on the wagon road leading to
Warrenton. And the same may be said OF
Manassas Gap and Manassas Junction. The
latter place is where the rebel soldiers are
encanpeu, ana Is ABOUT tWenty-seVen miles
from Alexandria. The Gap Is in the valley
of Virginia, running through the Blue Ridge
Mountains, and about sixty miles from the
Junction.
Vienna, the place where the Railroad train
with Ohio troops was fred upon from the
hidden batteries of the rebels, is a station on
the Leesburgh Road, fifteen miles from Alex
andria.
Accidental lad or years old, son
of Patrick BriSlin OF this village, was quite
severely injured Monday by falling into a
hatchway in front of the Herald ofice-a
distance Of some 4 or 3 feet No homes were