The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-24

year: Luke P. Poland, chief JUSTICE Asa
o. Adds, John Pierpoint, James Barrett, 10y
al c. Kellogg, Asahel Peck. VIM G. Shaw
of Burlington, was elected supreme court re-
porter.
There is considerable talk about enacting
militia law at this session, but the legisla-
tors seem to be divided, some not even know
ing if they want militia bill.
Tom. Powers has brought up his claim a
gain against the state for building the state
house. 1t was summarily disposed of in the
Senate, and the probabilities are that the
House will not treat him tenderiy.
Vermont Quarterly Gazetteer,
A Historical Magazine, embracing digest ofthe
history of each town, civil, educational, relig-
ious. geological and literary. Edited by Abby
Maria Hemenway, compiler of ''The Poets and
Poetry of Vermont" October, 1862, Caledo-
MIA county. Ludlow, VT, published by Miss
A. NJ. Hemenway.
Contents Lyndon, concluded, by Hon G.
c. Cahoon-Newark, L. NJ. Sleeper-Peach-
am, Rev A. Boutelle-Ryegate, Rev James
NJ. Beattie-St Johnsbury, Edward 7. Fair
banks-Sheffield, A. S. amb-Sutton, John
Beckwith-Walden, Hon James ID. Bell
Waterford, L. A. Cut!er-Wheelock Hon I.
]. Cree-Goshen Gore, Joseph Clark and DIR
A. J. Hyde-Milita:y Chapter, by Ex-Gov
Fairbanks. The number also contains an ex-
celent portrait of Ex-Gov Fairbanks.
We are quite tardy in notice of this num-
Der of the Gazetteer, but we will plead the
press of other matters. We have again and
again commended this work to the favorable
notice of our readers, and we are glad to
know that Miss Hemenway herself, who has
just thoroughly canvassed the greater part Of
this county, has been entirely successful. So
much so that letter received from her last
evening announces that the fourth number, of
which table of contents is given above, has
been forwarded to the St Johnsbury subscri-
bers. No. " should be IN every household
in Caledonia county, of course; if it is not
regrets may come when too late.
The town histories in the above number
are generally papers of high literary merit,
and the writer's thereof will be well paid for
their industry and research by the name they
have achieved and the thanks they will re-
ceive from posterity. Taking for example
our own town; We were surprised at the a
mount of interesting matter, correspondence
statistics and traditions that had been pre-
served, and that were so admirably compiled
by the writer, making not only readable
chapter. but complete and entertaining
town history. Probably the histories of the
other towns in the county are just as good :;
as We have not read them We cannot saw but
we point to that of our own with honest
pride.
Hon f.. p Walton, editor of the Montpel-
Ter Waterman, calls attention to an omission
in the present number, of which Peacham
people should have the benefit. He SAYS
"The Green Mountain Patriot was the fourth
newspaper established in Vermont, and was
the origin of our own paper. The Patriot
was started at Peacham, on the I'd of Febru-
AIRY, 1893, by Samuel Goss and Amos Far
ley, and was published there nine years, when
it was removed to Montpelier, and became
the Waterman. Rev Leonard Worcester
was instrumental in getting Messrs Goss and
Farley to establish at Peacham as printers,
and they afterwards were influential in get
ting MIR Worcester there as pastor. The pa
per contributed much to to the early pros
perity of Peacham, and to the character of
the people for that intelligence which has
ever since distinguished them. The newspa-
per, the grammar school and the parson were
the foundation ofthe good fame that still dis
tinguishes the town.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.-We must say
that We enjoyed the way in which Geo. F.
Train pitched in to England on her own
soil. 1t was quite refreshing to read some