The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-07-18

The occasion will long be remembered with
pleasure by the people of Lower Waterford
and vicinity, and should our friends desire to
meet US again,they may be assured of warm
reception and hearty welcome.
The following resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted by the conventions
Resolred, That we tender our hearty
thanks to Profs. Prouty and French for their
valuable instruction, and the able manner in
which they conducted the exercises of this
convention.
Resolred, That We tender our thanks to
the congregational society of this place for
the tree use of their commodious church dur
ing the convention.
Resolred, That these resolutions, together
with the proceedings of the convention, be
published in the Caledonian Orange Co.
Telegraph and the Aurora of the Valley.
i. A. CUTLER,
Chairman of Elk. Com.
The Lowell Citizen says that Rev ]. f.
Rankin of St Adams has accepted the call of
the Appleton street church and society in
that city, to become their pastor. Mr. Ran
kin will be installed about the frs: Of Sep
TENDER.
, RIPE ToMAToES.-On the 18th inst, Mr.
Geo. Lawrence gathered, from his garden on
Berlin street, some six or eight nice ripe to-
matoes. They are of the common large red
variety, and the vines are now full of others
which are fast rpering. If anybody north
of "Dixie" has grown ripe tomatoes earlier
than this we should he pleased to hear from
him. Montpelier Freeman.
SNOw.-At fifteen minutes before = o.
clock on Friday the 18th day of July, the
Chelsea stage arrived in Montpelier with two
packages of Snow,-one of them was John
Snow, the driver, and the other a twelve
quart pail full of snow, which the aforesaid
John Snow shoveled that morning from a
snow bank on the heights in Washington
The Chelsea stage, it must be conceded, has
the monopoly of Snow Wazon's Duly.
Thousands of dollars in bills of the old
broken Bank of Bennington have been en-
humed and sent to our soldiers in the South,
who find no difficulty at all in passing it off
on peddlers and others with whom they trade
Being Eastern money, they take it for grant
ed that it is good.
The suspension of the direct land tax by
Congress, for two years, will be great boon
to Vermont, as well as the western agricultu-
, raj states. Her manufactures are not extern
sive, excepting slate and marble, and the pay
OF tax collectors will be consequently small,
as it is reckoned by per centase on the
amount collected. SO much for the consola-
/ ton of disappointed candidates for those
: places. \ermont's share of the direct tax
would be s211,O6S per annum, so that in the
two untaxed years she will save S422, 1876.
# DRowNED.-IIenry Bailey, aged - years
e son of Mr. VIM. l. Bailey, of Newbury, was
n drowned near Newbury Bridge while bath.
e ing on Monday last. Also John Morse, ag-
= ed S years, son of Mr. Isaac Morse, of North
r Haverhill, was drowned on Sunday, the 9th
e while bathing at Horse Meadow.
FIRE AT TIETFORD.-The twc-story brick
: building owned and occupied by Mr. John
Huntington, formerly occupied as a boarding
house, at Thetford Hill, was entirely con
sumed by fire on Wednesday of this week.
The fire caught in the wood part of the build
ing and was not discovered in season to say,
y it from the tlames.- Telegraph.
c. Hubbard and S. Tuxbury of Windso,
were seriously injured by the premature dis
= charge of cannon, while they were in thu
:, act of loading it,
d IN THE FRONT RANK. However much
e evil-disposed persons may attempt to stigma
tie Vermont, this good old state has beer
: true to her antecedents as loyal and patri
It otto commonwealth She has already fur
+ nished more than her quota of troops, ant
4 under the new call she will bring one of tn
: first, if not the very first, regiment into tn
/ field onir.
:, Larkin G. Mead, jr., of Brattleboro, tn
If artist, who has recently furnished severa
n several sketches for Harper's Weekly, ha
l. gone to the seat of war, the Phoenix says, un
h der engagement with the Harpers.
Miss Rhoda King of Brattleboro, 20 year
of age, was dangerously burned on the 18th
by her dress taking fire at the stove He
y sister was also badly burned.
Col Stoughton of the 18th Vermont is no,
l. acting brigadier general in the place Of &c
- Brooks who is wounded,--a position he
:. eminently qualified to fill.
70 FATAL ACCIDENT.-Mr Arnold Smith, {
Barre, fell from a high beam of his barn ye:
terday Sunday afternoon, and was so st
verely injured that he died this morning.
Freeman.
o. The 1st cavalry regiment having lost the
s. colors in Banks retreat, have been presente
as with new stand of colors by subscription
'e' the citizens of Burlington. The old colo1
T. were destroyed on the retreat, but not ma
le' red by one rebels touch.