The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-05-27
Rriet Locals.

Of the Christian Commission amounted 10
about $50. Subsequent contributions have
increased the amount 20 $4,000.
The North Church Sabbath School cele-
brate their anniversary next Wednesday
afternoon. Services at the North Church at
O'Clock, after which, il the weather is favor
able, picnic will be held i'll grove
Hon Theron Howard Of this place was
thrown from his wagon in Danville last week,
fracturins his collar bone, and sustaining
some other slight injuries. His daughter,
who was with him at the time, escaped with
out injury.
AT the North school last Sabbath one of
the little girls gave new rendering of ia
miliar passage of scripture, and quite upset
the gravity of her teacher at the same time,
By recting for her lesson BLESSED are the
a4oemahers: for they shall be called the
Children of God"
The June term of our county court will
commence its session here one week from
next Tuesday.
The Messrs Fairbanks have nearly COM
pleted the cellar and foundation of a new
scale shop, to be of brick, three stories HIGH
and situated at the north extremity of their
group Of shops, where the old boarding house
formerly stood.
The next special meeting Of the State
Historical Society will be holden in this place,
Wednesday and Thursday, June 29th and
3Oth, 1864. At the request of the board Of
managers, s. II. Taylor, l.. l.. d., of An
dover, Mass, has consented to prepare and
read at the approaching meeting Of this soci-
ETY. biographical notice of the late Joseph
p. Fairbanks The friends of the society are
anticipating pleasant and profitable meet
ing.
I. G. Beattie, Esq, has received letter
from his brother, Capt. A. NJ. Beatte of Co.
+, 81 Vermont regiment, dated in the Viii
derness, May Is, from which We learn that
he is uninjured, and that what is left Of hi
brave company are as determined and plucky
as ever, and with their Lieut. General "pre
pose to fight it out on that line" In the
seven or eight days of fighting and marching
Co. F lost 80 Of its IS members, 80 that
there are but Ii effective men left
The Ladies Soldiers Aid Society dis
patched two barrels of articles for the wound
ed last week The contents of the boxe
were as follows: AZ cotton shirts, 81 pair.
drawers, wrappers, Is pairs socks, g
pairs slippers, e nightcaps, 3 comfort bags
- pads large and SMALL, 10 quilts, 81 tow
els, cotton and linen, 5 bottles domestic
wines, 4 bottles shrub, jelly, maple honey
etc, dried apple and berries. The ladie
meet twice week now in the three section
of our village, and other boxes will be read
soon. This society is in need Of money t.
buy material with it also wants old cotto
and linen, and materials for pads, quilts, etc
The cry comes from the hospitals of Freder
lcksburs, our supplies are exhausted" -
Are our people aware of the emergency
We notice among the late patents is on
to MAJOR Cnas. F. Spalding of this villag
for improved clothes wringer.
VIM. II. Orne, formerly of this offc,
was in the 56th Mass. regiment under Ger
Burnside III the last Richmond campaign.
will be recollected that by forced marchin
Burnside's corps Joined the main army of tn
Potomac the night previous to the first grea
battle in the Wilderness. The seth was {
Annapolis when the forward movement be
gan, and it marched to Alexandria, fro1
there to Brandy Station, thence down an
across the Rapdan at Germania Ford, an
then straight into the fight on the 9Th an
9th Of May. On tn 9th, Orne witnesse
the splendid fighting of the old Vt. Brigad
TO which he awards the highest praise.
was his lot to charge right over the dec
bodies of some OF his old company in the
regiment. He writes US that he saw Bone
and Gregg of this place. but whether dead
alive he does not say. Orne kept marchir
and fighting until the terrible engagement
Spottsylvania, when he was wounded in Il
groin, and after lying upon the field ov
night was removed to Fredericksburg, ar
finally to the Satterlee General Hospi
West Philadelphia, from which place he wro
US few lines and from which Y. gather
The attention Of persons liable to p
Excise Tax is called to an advertisement
another column.
MIR. Aaron Farnham, of this town h
taken out license as auctoneer in Caledon
Orange, Windsor and Windham count
Peacham.
DR.. L. F. Parker left for the field as v
un,eer surgeon on Tuesday week. The G
zens raised two hundred dollars to give
,he material for active service.
There has been made the present sea,
IN district No. s, in Peacham, $3.50 poul
Q! maple sugar.
Mr.. Benz. F. Varnum, Of Peacham, sol
steer Of his ov raising, years and 10 d
Old, for Sl0S. No extra feed was given h
until three mnnfhs hafora he Was Snld-p