The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-04-28

bank, requesting cashier Horton to bring
home with him that night twenty thousand
dollars. Mr.. Fl. did not get the note until
the next morning, and then ascertained that
it was forgery. Thompson was probably
mistaken for Horton.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Died. at Bennington Centre, April II,
Hon. Orsamus c. Merrill, brother of the
late Hon. Timothy Merrill of Montpelier.
aged SO years 8 months and "a days. He
was born in Pennington, Conn. on the day
of the battle of Bunker Hill-so he has
lived from the first to the last great battle
for American independence. At the age of
forty. Mr.. Merrill was elected to Congress
and served from 1917 to 1919. when the
late Hon. Rollin c. Mallory successfully
contested his right to the seat. He served
two years as States attorney, four years as
Councillor, one year as Senator, two years
as Register and six years as Judge of Pro-
bate Court.
At Arlington young comprehend was
expressing his JOY over Mr.. Lincoln's death
the other day. when physician standing
by heard as much as he could, Went to his
office, got a large sticking plaster, warmed
it by the stove, and seeing Il favorable OPP
pOrtunity. clapped it over the copperhead's
mouth. which was effectual in stopping the
flow of copperhead talk for some time.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
1t. James NJ. Read. 10th Vt. Vols, son of
Hon. David Read of this city. was MORALLY
wounded in the late bloody battles before
Petersburg, and breathed his last on We'd
nesday night. Lieutenant Read was a
Young man of uncOmmOnly fine natural
abilities and large scholarly requirements.
He was graduated from the University in
1853 and during his collegiate course earn
ed high reputation as an accomplished
linguist. and an able and finished writer
Burlington Times.
The Vermont Record says that Prof. Geo
n. BOardman, former Professor of Rhetoric
and Metaphysics in Middlebury College, has
been invited to fill the Presidential Chair Of
the University of Vermont. 1t is said he
will accept, provided the University can bt
put upon good financial basis.
BOUNTY Observation-Disclosures bounty
jumpers, under charge OF Lieut.. Townsend
9th Veteran Reserves, and a guard of twelve
men, arrived in town last Tuesday evening
en- route for DanemOra PrisOn.-The con
victs, who were all handcuffed, were march
ed to the Jail and lodged there for safe keep
ing through the night. Among the prison
: ers was the notorious Devlin, who swindlet
the city of New York out of an enOrmOu
sum of mOney.-1fmes.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
In Sheldon. last Sunday, the pastor natu
. rally preached on the death of Presiden
/, Lincoln, and an aged copperhead, afte
r listening as long as he could to the scathin!
denunciatiOn of traitors and assassins, 90
. up and left the church. Just as he got t.
the door, the minister called out to him
Don't stop, brother, till you get to Cana
Z d." which was responded to by heart
u amen from the whole congregation.
l. RUTLAND COUNTY.
|. In WallingfOrd. lately, man discOvere
e a lot of crows in field. and on going up t
r. them found two fighting furiOusly. The
:, took no notice of his approach and he too
z both and carried them home, where.
d soon as they were put down they went
h fighting again. The quarrel was settled b
knocking them both in the head, to max
''scare crOws'' of them.
An attempt to rob the Fairhaven Nation;
e bank was made on the night of the 1st
3. inst. The burglars reached the safe, b'
b. could not open it.
1. On the night of the Goth inst. the hOu!
r of Luther Daniels, Esq. of Rutland W:
V robbed of silver ware belonging to him an
'r to Capt. Moses Hawks, and on the san
26 night watch was stolen from Sheldon
4 house.