The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-05-29
TIL + CALEDONI A n
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.
Brief Locals.

The North Church Sabbath School cele
l,rate their 3Sth anniversary on ednesda.
afternoon, June 3, at 9 o'clock. The Sout
and Methodist Sabbath schools are invited
After the exercises at the church the children
will have picnic. The exercises will be o
interest to " children of larger growth t.
whom general invitation to be present il
extended.
The Caledonia County Conference will
convene at Lyndon on June 9th; at 10 o.
clock, A. NJ. Preacher, Rev Mr. Underwood
Of Barnet Sabbath School anniversary al
o'clock, =. NJ. :ccmmunion Wednesday, al
o'clock, p. NJ.
The annual meeting of the Soldiers AiG
Society will be held at the Town Hall or
TUESDAY afternoon next A full attendance
is requested.
By reference to advertising columns i
will be seen that the committee invite pro
nosals for building one or more school house!
in this district Plans to be seen at St. Johns
bury House next Wednesday.
We had heated term for May las
week On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
the thermometer indicated good July wealth
rr 1t has not been as warm before in May
since 1859. Vegetation has come forward
with a rush the week past.
The six primary and Intern edate schools
d. this village had holiday and picnic on
Saturday. They formed in procession and
marched after /" soul stirring music to the
beautiful grove on the island near the depot
grounds where they took their refreshments
and gamboled about to their entire satisfac-
ton.
Two looms (ColymbuS glacialis) found
their way to the mill pond at the depot on
Saturday Sidney Miller shot one through
the neck, and after some two hundred shots
had been fired at the other by various per-
sons it was hit in the same place. We don't
ny that there was any wild shooting done
On that day, but the man who was hit in the
back by spent ball don't want to see any
more looms on the depot mill pond.
The June term of Caledonia county eour,
commences at this place next Tuesday.
A horse breaking loose from his fasten.
ing near the post office on Saturday evening
ran with wagon attached to him, the length
age. At the latter place he cleared himself
Of his incumbrarce and keeping on alone
was stopped near the old Fair Grounds. Peo-
pie cannot be too careful in securing their
horses when they leave them. A runaway
horse is very dangerous thing to have 10 a
village where people and teams are continu.
ally passing.
Saturday Was great day for the loca
column, but hard day for the butchers. Be-
SIDES the little incident on Railroad street
referred 10 ELSEWHERE, W.T. fennlMan SMaSned
up his meat wagon quite extensively at Fair
hanks village. He had young, high-spirit-
ID horse, which became uneasy while he left
i for few moments, upset the wagon and
mixed things generally. The mare was not
much hurt, but the wagon and meat came Out
int damaged condition.
Mr. Parker has got out his summer
coach. This looks as though summer trave
vas expected soon Obadiah understands
that it is the early bird that catches the worm
and by his promptness may he carry the first
pa,sengers to the White Mountains.
The Orleans County Express announce.
n its first issue the death of Capt Horace F.
'rossman. This is a mistake-Capt c. was
alive at last accounts, and hopes are enter.
,4ned for his recovery.