The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-10
Agents for The Caledonian.
Brief Locals.

Town meeting in this place passed OH
quietly and rapidly until all the officers of
the town were elected, most of them being
the present incumbents. When the ques-
ton came up of referring to Judge Adds
whether the town was legally bound to
abate the poll taxes of the firemen the past
year, there was some opposition; but the
vote finally passed, as also did one to abate
the poll taxes the present year. The town
also voted to divide the ministerial fund
with the Catholic society, making nine So
cetes benefciaries instead of eight, as
heretofore. The town superintendent re-
port, which was brief and to the point, is
to be printed by vote of the town.
We regret to learn that Major Edward
D. Redington, paymaster, and son Of E. c.
Redngton, Esq, of this place, was badly
wounded by fragment of rebel shell last
Saturday, while engaged in paying off
troops in the neighbOrhood of Fort Hill,
army of the Potomac.
The readings by Miss Winchester on
Tuesday evening were very much admired
by an appreciative audience. and the wish
was frequently expressed that she might
read to us again. A communication on this
subject is deferred till next week.
Lilly Bell. aged 8 years, daughter of
Mr.. Judkins Batchelder Of this place, died
suddenly about II o'clock, Tuesday night.
We understand from medical men that the
disease was not cereb,O spinal meningitis,
as has been currently reported, but rapid
congestion at the base of the brain, simula-
ting apOplexy. The cause is obscure, but
it is probable that some injury was suffered
by fall from sled during the forenoon of
the day of the child's death.
The rush of matter at the last hour has
compelled us to abbreviate reports of town
Otficers,a and leave out altogether other things
that we would gladly insert.
The Postmaster General has designated
the office at St. .'ohnsbury as Money Or
der Post Office, and as soon as Mr.. Hall re-
ceives the necessary blanks, he will be
ready to do business under this system.
Mr.. Fl. B. Gates, veteran of the army
OF the Potomac, will give a lecture at the
Town Hall, Friday evening, March 10. He
presents his own cause in our advertising
columns, to which the reader is referred.
We see it stated that II. c. Beckwith, a
fast horse man Of Hartford, Ct, has bought
Black Diamond, the famous little stallion
that trotted here last fall. He paid $4,000
for him.
The mail train from the north was two
hours late Monday morning, having run of
the track above here.
We devote considerable of our outside to
their past and present condition of Charles.
ton and Savannah, and incidents connected
with the capture and occupation by the Tn.
ion army. The wonderful change wrought
in these proud cities Of the South within the
past three years is most wildly portrayed
by the writer.
Rev. r. w. Harlow of West Windsor,
formerly of this town. recently received a
donation of 500.
Some eighteen or twenty more persons
are intending to leave Peacham next week
for Bureau county, Illinois. We shall soor
have large list of subscribers in the West
as no Caledonia county man away from
home can afford TO do without the HON,
news he finds in THE CALIFORNIAN. Let
tiers from the army and letters from the
West all agree that next in value to a lette
from home, are the weekly visits of THE
CALIFORNIAN.
The ladies of Island Pond held fai
last Wednesday evening, to collect none.
towards purchasing a bell. They raise'
the sum of two hundred and seventy dol