The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-08-15
THE CALIFORNIAN.
oc.1, AND STATE ITEMS.

LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.
Bret Locals = o
w. r1.Gov Fairbanks and Rev E. c. Cum
-, If this place, started for Lake SUPERB
1 Monday morning, intending to be alb
On, several weeks
st" The North Church Sunday school ami
-, which was to have been held on Fri
was postponed until Saturday afternoon,
- ,,,,,, of the rain. There were appro-
=, addresses at the church by Ex- Gov
.borks who gave some account of the or
.-,,;on of the school thirty-seven years
Rsy Geo Clark of the Centre, and Rev
= = Cummings of the North Church, and
$50 report by the assistant superintendent.
actresses were in,erspersed with little
,,r, by the children, and song by Miss
-. after which the three schools formed
..,csssion and marched to the town hall,
..,. the ladies' had prepared an abundant
,lbs,u,iful collation.. Although the sud-
h, shower early in the afternoon prevented
:. anticipated picnic under the trees, it
.,,d to detract nothing from the enjoya-
.r.,ure Of the entertainment or the high
lain which the children participated in it.
Among the deaths by fever liz the Sth
=. r.y;ment near New Orleans, we notice
names of I.ieuts &. S. Rand of Norris
..rr and T. p. Kellogg of Worcester. Ma
az our readers will remember the bright,
,.-,.;sent boy Gilman Rand, who was in the
..cay Of MessrS Fairbanks five or six years
~, and drop silent tear over his early
.,s in the manly defel.ce Of Of the world s
rs, hope.
Capt Chamberlin is recruiting men at
, mace 20 fill up the regiments now in the
ia! .lter this week the bounty and extra
,.y by the State ceases we believe.
About two o'clock on Monday afternoon
p barn Of Geo 5. Shaw, at the head of
Main street was discovered to be on fire, and
fore the fire companies arrived the flames
communicated with the house, and there
ing a strong South wind at the time, the
.';rc buildings were soon destroyed. Most
TIE furniture and clothing was saved. MI
,.vas fully insured. 1t is supposed that Il {
re was sci by matches in the hands of MI
>alvs little boy. 1t was only by the exer
Lon, Of citizens that the dwellings in the i'm
1,liae vicinity were saved from destruction
st Johnsbury has thirty-one men in Cap
Caamberlin's company-a larger number thar
any other company in the service. TIT
Eleventh. Vermont will occupy large plac
the hearts of the people of St Johnsbury
There is an order Of the war department
,.5..,hed in this paper in regard to discoura
ing volunteering. Those persons who hay
..retotore complained of these little knots G
'.ajtors which are all about US now have thei
amedy. You are authorized and directed t
arrest and imprison any person who may /
gagged by act, speech or writing, in discou
ing enlistments" Now is the time to d
y-ur country service, for one traitor at tn
Nrth is worse than ten South. If ever
::atorous sympathizer North of Dixie is nc
made to "dry up Union men will be
lame.
zen Mcclellan does one thing that otl
rr army officers might we'll initiate He dot
no, waste time in writing up his character
he newspapers. Men in the army who III
lyg,ake to reply to all the silly rumors TIL
,-ey hear from home show too much sens
,,ivrness, We think. They sometimes fri
,lemselves over entirely imaginary griefs.
The Country Aroused.