The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-02-17

thing. The music will be both vocal an(
instrumental, with pleasing variety o
songs, trios, choruses and cantata.
Ryegate.
At meeting of the militia company rails
ed in the towns of Ryegate, Peacham an6
GrOtOn, holden at the Town House in Rye
gate on the fourth inst. to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the promotion of Capt. W. j
Henderson to Major, the following officers
were elected: On the first ballot, LIST Lieut.
A. P. Renfrew of Groton was elected Capt
and declined, when I'd Lieut.. Alden Harri
man of Peacham was chosen Captain, and
Sergt. A. NJ. Whitelaw I'd Lieut.. T.
Orleans County.
The Republican says that about eleven
O'Clock Sunday night, the house of Solo
mon Dane of W. Derby, was consumed by
fire and nearly all the furniture. A cold
night to be driven out of bed. ION Satur-
day evening gent in Newport received a
package which he threw into the fire sup
posing it was sent in joke. 1t contained
$5O.7S.. John Leslie, veteran soldier of
North Troy, had a bit of scrimmage with
copperhead, who was talking secesh in
the bar-room at that place, in which the SOL
der used the Touchdown argument very
ofoafi1o1,- icn.t TO ho Of I,
the coppers hate the sOldiers-they abbre-
viate their liberty of speech when they hur-
rah for jeff. Davis. 1.-The trot on Magog
Lake is postponed to the Sth and 9th of
March.
Gov. Smith has been appointed the men,
Der of the United States Christian Commits
sion for Vermont. in place of the late Ex-
Governor Fairbanks, and has accepted the
appointment.
The battle flag Of the old Vt. Brigade.
with the record of the battles in which it has
led our boys the past summer and fall. will
be placed in an appropriate place in the
State House. there, with other mementOes
OF our fallen braves. to become shrine at
which pOsterity may assemble to renew
their patriotism and their vows of fidelity to
the precious boon of liberty and free gov
ernment bought with the best blood of the
land.
The Annual Fair of the VT Agricultural
Society will be held at White River juno
ton. Sept. 18th 18th. 18th. and 10Th. 1865.
The Ascutney Bank at Windsor. has voted
to change to a National Bank.
The Exchange Bank at Springfield has
called a meeting of its stockholders to see
if they will wind up its business, and 60 in
with the first National Bank. already Or
gained there.
A week ago Saturday an eight-year old
son of Mr.. Aaron Hinckley of Rutland was
run over by the cars and instantly killed.
Frank Coleman of Westminster was bad
ly burned by an Irishman's turning kero-
sene oil on his clothes and then setting them
on fire. 1t was accidental on the part of
the paddy. He didn't name to do it-niver
a bit.
MILITARY ITEMs.-H. S. English. of
Woodstock. has been commissioned Adju-
tant of the 9th Vt.....GeO. H. Bailey, a
graduate of Norwich University, has been
appointed LIST Lieutenant of Co. NJ. 18th vt.
Vols. ..Rev. John d. Cargil, who enlisted
as private from Richmond in the 9Th and
served three years, has now been commits
stoned chaplain of the same regiment.
Lieut.. W. Pierce, Co. D, 18th vt. Vols. has
been commissioned captain of his company
....Major William Cummings, of the Yer
mont Cavalry, is at his home at Danville,
on furlough. ....In the list of promotions
to brevet rank, recently confirmed by the
President, for meritoriOus services in the
field. are the names of Captains John A.
Salisbury, of company l, and George B.
Damon, of company G, of the 10th regi-
ment, to be brevet Major, to date from Oc-
tOber IS, 1864. The officers of the I'd
regiment Vermont militia, elected at Bur-
lington, Friday, are:-Colonel, William d.
Munson OF Colchester; lieutenant colonel,
J. ). BoyntOn of Stowe; major, George
BascOm OF Milton. All were formerly Off
GERS in the 18th Vermont regiment.
The receipts at the Catholic Fair in Rut-
land were $1,000.
A. T. Fairbanks of Springfield has pair
of oxen which he values at $3.50. and has
already been offered nearly that amount.
Some bold fellow entered the kitchen OF
the st. Adams Jail, few days since. when
it was unoccupied, took the key which was
hanging there, and liberated fellow named
Mcguire, who was in for petty crime.
Edwin Elmer of Dummerston was killed
at Brattleboro, Saturday, by being thrown
from sleigh against pillar of the Amer.
lean house.
The following directors of the Montpelier
National bank were elected Saturday,
James K. LangdOn, Elisha P. Jewett, Geo
Z. Shepard, Raswel r. Keith, Daniel Bald.
win. DennisOn Taft and Carlos Bancroft
The capital fixed was $500, 1000, which is al
ready subscribed, with the right to increase
it to S5OO,0OO.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.-On Thursday eve
ming. VIM. Devlin, soldier of the 9th Vt.
acting as he alleges under orders, attempted
to arrest comrade named Flynn in from
Of the store occupied by Fisher & Wymar
on Church st. Flynn resisting. Devli1
drew his revolver and fired at him without
effect. Some further alteration took plac,
between the parties, when Devlin, enraeet
at some offensive epithet bestowed by Flyn1
knocked him down with the pistol woundins
his face and head badly. Sheriff Munsoi
arrested both the soldiers. Rum did it.
Burlington Times.
Sons OF VERMONT.-Nineteen of Yer
mont's nOblest sons, all from Washington
county, came down on conductor Fleming
train this noon, as a reinforcement for tn
army. There was not bounty jumpe
among them, and each man was his owl
guard. They were splendid set of fellows
and may God bless them in their patriot
errand. One of them, only nineteen year
Of age, is six feet and three inches in height
weight over two hundred pounds, and is tn
admiration of all who see him for his noble