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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-11-09

the interest on debts due. There are many
widows and minor children whose sole
subsistence depends on the payment OF
interests due them on their estates.
The reorganization of the. militia is a
measure of the highest Importance, under
existing circumstances. I have received
information from the SECRETARY of State
at Washington, that as soon as our State
Government is organized, all the Federal
troops would be withdrawn from South
Carolina. We must then rely on the MI
litia for the protection of the State
against insurrection and domestic vio-
lence. 1t is matter of serions conside-
ration, however. whether we should not
desire to retain, fol. the present, a portion
of the Federal troops in the State. The
freedmen and color, people look to these
troops as their friends and protectors, and
would be much less likely to- have any
collision with them than with the mill
H. The colored garrisons, which were
at one time stationed throughout the
country, have done. infinite mischief, by
inducing the negroes to believe that all
the lands of their former owners were to
be divided out amongst them. This has
made them discontentcd and unwilling to
'makeeontract for the ensuing year: In
many portions of the State, there are Sc
rious apprehensions of disturbance at the
beginning of the next year. Strong gar
risons ought to be continued in Charles
ton, Beaufort and Georgetown, where
there issuch preponderanee of the ne
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regularly elected in accordance with the
laws of their States respectively, or the
laws of the Uuited States" 1t is there
fore the imperative duty of the Clerk to
call the roll Of the memt'ersof the South
ern States, whose credentials have been
exhibited >to him, and shown that they
were regularly elected. He has no more
right, under this Act, to exclude the mem
bers elect from South Carolina than he
has to exclude those from Massachusetts.
The Federal authorities have maintained
thatthe Union never was dissolved, and
that the Southern States have always
been. and still are, members of that Union.
In July, 1862, Congress passed an Act
prescribing an oath Of office for all per-
sonsiso takewho were elected rappoint-
ed to any Office of honor or profit under
the Government of the United States.
This oath requires the party to swear
that he has never borne arms against the
United States; that he has never held or
sought office under any power inimical to
the United States; that he has given no
aid, counsel or countenance to persons in
hostility to the United States and that
he has not yielded a volutary support to
any authority hostile to the United States.
If this oath is to be applied to.5members
Of Congress, it will Of course, exclude all
from South Carolina. It-may, with truth,
BE- said, that no man'iiss South Carolina
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-09-15

may God bless and prosper you, is the
PRAYER of mother in trouble.-Born the
26th day of August, 1865"
Mrs. Cox had recently lost her frst-born
infant. which fact was probably known to
the mother of the founding .-Rutland Her.
aid.
WARRINGTON COUNTY.
The fourth regt. Vt. militia will muster
at Montpelier next week Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday.
WNDHAM COUNTY.
The house of John Smith. at East Putney,
was destroyed by fire with all its contents
on Saturday, the 18th of last month, while
the family were absent-the work of an in
cendiary.
STATE AT LARGE.
Brevet Mai. Gen. L. A. Grant Of Bellows
Falls, late commander of the Vermont bri-
gade in the 9Th corps, has gone to Chicago
and opened law Office.
A BROADER IN THE HOUSE.-Water-
bury is to be represented this year by q
''live" brigadier, Gen. VIM. Wells, of cav
airy fame. The voters of Waterbury had
been we'll represented for two years by a
civilian, the generals father-Wm. W..
Wells-and liked the "blood" 80 well that
this year they took up his son, the ''gener-
al and ran him in by an overwhelming
majority. Good for the Waterbury boys!
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ORLEANS COUNTY.

The Express says that twenty-five new
buildings are going up at Newport the
present season, and that real estate is still
rising.
A quantity of struggled teas, spices, etc.,
were recently seized by the officers at the
store OF Kelley & Roberts, Derby.
Fifteen gallons OF liquor were seized at
the depot in Newport just before election.
Mr. Earle of the Irasburg Standard had
eight votes for town representative this
year-the same number as last. He SAYS
such constancy was never before known.
A barn and some fifteen tons of hay. be-
longing to MIR. Churchill of Irasburgh. was
burned few days ago. Loss $500; insured
for Sl75.-Standard.
A fire broke ont at three o'clock on Sum
day morning. in the hop house of L. P.
James, of South Troy. The flames could
not be subdued until the hop house, three
barns. and three sheds. had been consum-
ed. Two thousand dollars worth of hops.
one hundred tons of hay and six hundred
bushels of grain were burned. MIR. James
whole loss will be between five and six
thousand dollars. 1t is supposed to have
been the work Of an incendiary.-E1pr
Robert McShane, who lives in the north
part of Newport, has. within few weeks.
lost all his children, four in number. with
the dysentery.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
| The Rutland Herald says that a soldier
named Thomas Downs, recently paid off at
Burlington and discharged from the service
was run over by night train on the Rut.
land and Washington Railroad, Monday
night, near Rutland. When his remains
were Disco cred they were scattered fol-
some distance on the railroad track. his
body having been literally torn to pieces.-
His hat, bundle of clothing. etc. were
found in different places some distance from
the track, and his money, of which he had
a considerable sum, was gone. These and
other facts lead to suspicious that he was
first murdered and then laid upon the track
FoUNDL1NG.-Last Friday morning. a lit
tie after one O'Clock, DR.. L. D. Cox, a den.
fist in Ludlow, was awakened by the CRYING
of child. On opening an outside door. he
found basket containing female infant
a few days old, together with several arti
cles of good clothing, among which were
dresses, blankets, flannel shirts, chemises
a dozen towels and pillows, and red Thi
bet shawl. Accompanying this present
was note which read as follows:
"Dear &r,-Please accept this little ia
therless child, as a present from its un
known mother, and rear it as YOUR own
Give 1t your name, and let it be to you al
though she was your own daughter; anG
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In thi. village, Sept IL, Mrs. Hannah M, aged 81,
wife Of Dea. Charles Stone.
In Thompsonvie. Ct, Sept s. Carl Cutler, con of c.
J. and Ellen NJ. Anderson, aged months
In Westmore Sept l. of dysentery Caliie E.. aged >,
daughter of john and Persis D. Brown.
In Peacham, Aug ?, Mrs. Elvira 8. Wesson, aged o.
wife Of the late Aaron Wesson of Danville
In East St. John.bury Sept. t. Capt. Josiah Wright,
aged Is.
In East ST. Johnsury Sept Q, Flora Esells daughter
of Widow Rosette Gates, aged9
In St. bloomsbury, Sept H. John frankie Of John
and Susan H. Drew agsd6.
In Hardwick Sept. g. Mrs C Louisa Jordon wife of J..
NJ. Stevens aged 49,
In Hard"ick Sept s. Willie g., aged S, of j. Nor
rscn and Sophia Giffin.
In Waterford, Sept 5, Cara E., adopted daughter of
Harvey and Keziah Fisher, aged year and months.
10 be soon forgotten by all the world How even
earth look glad when such warm, passionate heart
lies cold ard pulseess? roor gifted, forgotten Caria
she still lives" i'll my heart
In Danvile, Aug q, Betsey, wife of Hiram Badger,
aged 81.
In St. Johnsbury, Aug o. Mrs. Martha A.. wife of j.
W. Leighton, aged IS.
Iu West Danville, Aug. a. Mary A. daughter of Rob-
ert {. Lane, aged IL years.
In Wheelock' Sept. 3, Capt John Heath, aged 30.
In Glover, Aug. zd Mr. josiah NJ Hood aged So
In Baton Aug. IS, Elizabeth May widow of the late
James May, in the 93d year of her age.
II. NJ Bates Esq., died at bis residence In Northfield
Wednesday night Aug. 30.
In Barnet Aug 81, Herbert E. aged yesrs and Sept.
3, Naynor D., aged year. sons of Norman and Sally Fl
Baker.
In Monroe. n H., Mrs Lydia Marshall aged 81
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MYRA,

Did You know Myra. she that died.
Ihe household JOY, the village pride,
with s9tf blue eyes and OGDEN hair
Myr2, the fsirest u the iairs
Al eve in rosy health Sac slept.
Ere morn above her corpse re xeyi.
How on our household fell the hloy.
How walled the village ia lis woe.
And xhen Ne laid her from our sight
Deep III the graves perpetual night
All that of her on earth remained
Was one poor image dim and stained
A picture made in earlier ears
Now the last s0l2oe 81 or tears,
All. day by day We saw il fade,
And none knew how il might be starec
Until we came, in or despair,
TOGAGE. and LEFT our treasure there.
We CLEANED no comfort from his eye,
His words were simply e will try"
And so almost Of hope bereft.
Our treasure In his care We left.
We came again-behold the change,
How wonderful, hog passing strange
For n0x in lines that cannot fade,
In soft harmonious light aui shade,
Wrought by the painters patient Will.
The picture grew beneath his ski,
Until the face that on Us beams
The living face Of XyrI seems
The soft blue eyes, the wavy hair,
Just tossed and tangled by the All,
All seems too real 10 be aught
But living Myra TO Us brought
Oh. matchleSs skill. Oh. woadrous art,
That can 50 much Of JOY Imqart-
On, We who some dim picture own
oi some dear friend now dead and gone;
Ye who have wept that such Is all
fe have their likeness 10 recall,
Go as we went when sore distressed,
GU up 70 CAGES and-be hle>t
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In "10riculttlraI PaDer.

We trust that the result of the recent
election in Lyndon has satisfied some re-
publicans there as well as elsewhere of the
Importance of an "agricultural newspa-
per in this county. BY the way, isn't it
about time the name Of republican post
master was removed from the list of agents
for said agricultural newspaper?
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MARRIAGES,

At East St. John-bury. by Rev. VIM. o. Baldwin,
Brevet Major F.. W Harrington and Miss Sarah D. Vince
lcr daughter Of the Ia Dr. Geo. Wheeler of East ST
In Hardwick. Sept. by Rev j. Torrey, Mr. John Yves
ley Campbell of Walden and Miss Hal,.st j. Hill OF
H.rdwick
It Wells River, Sept ., by Rev Mr. Palmer. Mr.. Hen
nv c. Morse of Newbury and Miss Laura j. Felker Of
Wells River
In Lyndon Aug 80, Mr.. VIM 8. Atkins OF Cabot and
Miss Mary l.. Converse of Lyme, n. II.
In Lyndon Aug q. Mr.. Richard Lane Jr of White
field, n. H. and Miss Nettie l.. Chase OF Kirby.
In Lyndon, Aug. 4 Mr.. Thoma O'Neil end Miss Ellen
Ferrow. both of Lyndon.
In Litteton, Aug. Dc Corp. Henry NJ g. Deos and Mrs
Lolie Ii. Boles both of n. Danvile.
In CaIo., Aug. 20 Mr.. WIN Saultes of Danville and
Miss Abby Weeks of .Peacham.
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Mrs. WinslOW, an experienced Nurse and
Female yscan presents to the attention of Mothers
her Soothing Syrup children teething, by soenin5
the gums reducing all lamations, will allay all pain
and spasmodic action and regulate the bowels
Depend upon it, mothers will give rest to yourselves
and relief and health to your infants.
We have put up and sold this article for 80 years
can say confidence and truth of it what We have
never able say of any other medcne-neVer has
it failed in single instance to effect cure when timely
used Never did know of case of dissatisfaction by
any one who used On the contrary, all delighted
with its operations and speak in terms of commentator
OF its magical effects medical virtues. We speak III
this matter what do know after 80 years expert
ence and pledge reputation for the tulfllment OF
what We here declare. In almost every instance where
the infant is suffering pain and exhaustion, relief
will be found in fifteen twenty minutes after the syr
up is administered.
Full directions for using will accompany each bottle.
None genuine unless the fac-sim lie of CURTIS PER-
KINS New York is the outSid wrapper. Sold by all
Druggists throughout the wor RICE only IS per
bottle
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Lyndon Items.

We learn from the Union that Mr.. Henry
l.. Green has invented and applied for pa
tent for sap bucket cover. The cover is
to be attached to the tree and will not be in
the way in removing the bucket. Its cost
will not exceed ten cents. This cover can
now be seen at this office. year and a
half old child of Mr.. Loren w. Fisher was
SO badly scalded by the upsetting Of stove
Aug. y. that it died the next morning.
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Schools.

The West Concord high school opened the
9th inst. under the charge of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eimore Chase, with fifty students, belong
ing mostly to the higher English classes.
The number will soon doubtless reach sew
enty-fve. We learn that all the schools
about US are fuller this term than for sever
a years.
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THE GALE DOE IAN
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

- We su,.avor TO make THg CALIFORNIAN valuable
for M local ntIcS and friends in Caledonia Essex and
Orleans eoIntie7 will confer great favor and
add materially to the interest the paper by sending
" local Items IN brief, legible form
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IBERATION...This certihes that have
IL given my son, Lewis n. Kendall, his time to
transact business for himself, and shall neither
claim his earnings nor pay his debts after this
date. DAVID P KENDALL.
EMMA S: Kendall, Witness.
Sheffield, July Is, 1856 67-69s
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TOWN OF BURKE.

DISSOLUTION.-The co-partnership here
~ tofore existing between the subscribers un-
der the firm name of Newell & Brooks is this day
dissolved by mutual consent. The affairs of the
late firm will for the present be settled oy Dr. B.
All parties indebted to said firm are respectfully
requested to settle without delay
SELIM NEWELL.
S. I. BROOKS.
ST. Johnsbury, Aug. 81, 1865.
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EXCURSIONS ON
LAKE EMPHREM COG

II "A n Il III r. NJ L II II Il M "A U - u (.
The Steamer ".>tarS and Strips" ha:ing re-
Gently been fitted up and inspected for carrying
passengers. and having the required equipments
for saving life in of fire or accident and also
practical engineer on board. will leave
NEWPORT
Every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, at p.
NJ, for Cedarvile; Noakes Landing, Stanstead !;
Owl sHead Mountain House.
ARRIVING at Cedarvile, 3 P NJ; Mountain
House. $50 P. N.
RETURNING. Leave Mountain House, 4 80
P. NJ; Cedarville, 5 p. NJ; arriving at Newport in
season for passengers going South to take tea be-
fore leaving in $50 train
FAKES. Newport to Cedarville. Soc; same,
and return. 75c; Mountain House. 75c same.
and return, 81; Cedarville to Mountain House.
soc; same, and return, 75c
PUTNAM & co.
Newport. VT, Aug. l, 1865. GIFT
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- I A G E NOTICE.
New Arrangement on an Old Line!
Tri Weekly Stage between
BLOOMSBURY & MONTPELIER
CONNECTING WITH TRAINS AT EACH END.
THROUGH IN THE DAYTIME.


\ Stage for the accommodation Of travel over
the above route. will commence on MONDAY.
JULY IL. 1865. and run as follows:
Leave st. Johnsbury every Monday. Wednes-
day and Friday. al A. NJ. or on the arrival of
the Northern Passumpsic Train, passing through
Danyille, Yves: Danrille, East Cabot, Cabot,
Marshieli, Plainield. East Montpelier and ar
irving at Montpelier in season to connect with the
VT. Central Train going west
Leave Montpelier every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at A NJ, or OF the arrival of the
Western Train. re-passing through the towns
above named. and arriving al St. Johnsbury al
80 P. NJ, in season to connect with the Pas
sImpsic up Train.
CONNECTIONS.
Passengers taking this line from ST Johnsbury
will connect with the Stage at Danville for Wal
den. HarGwick and Greensboro This route
also connects at ST Johnsbury with the routes
from that place TO Littleton and Lancaster, and
can reach East ST Johnsbury and West Concord
from Montpelier same day.
Passengers will dine al Marshtiell each way.
FRANCIS RICHARDSON, < co,
Il CTS ; GERRY, Driver Projectors
July Il, 1865. j,tf
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NEW ARRIVAL.

NOTICE is hereby given that a petition will
4Nbc presented to the next session of the legis-
lature of the state of Vermont for the removal Of
the county seat of Essex county from Guidhall
to the mouth of the Nulhegan River in the town
Of Bloomfield in said county.
Dated Sept. 4, 1865. 67-59
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Brief Locals

Brief Locals
We get no report of the cattle market
this week.
We have had nice rain and some very
per.
Mr.. Wizards plurality for states at
torney is 726-not SO as published last
week.
Persons looking for government secu-
rites will notice by ar. advertisement that
Mr. May has "a few more left, at the ma
tional bank in this village.
The sickness, that has been so preva-
lent in many p'lrts of our country the pres
ent season s!i ould induce people to use ev-
cry effort to make their dwellings and sur
roundngs healthy. Open drains, stagnant
water in eisterns or ponds, and filth of all
kinds sh 0uld not be tolerated. From the
smells that greet our nasal organ when
passing; along some of our streets we Won
der that our village is not more sickly than
it is.
The militia-intantry, cavalry and ar
tillcry, had their semi-annual drill at this
place Tuesday last. Co. A-Capt. New
hall; Co. &c pit. Harrington; Co. X
Capt. Pierce; and the section of battery
under; 1t. Eastman. were all out in force.
The day was fine, though rather warm for
comfort and everything passed off pleas
antly.
There is not much to say about the
fair here next Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday, only that everybody is invited to
come and bring his folks, and also some
thing to exhibit. We understand that the
managers have not been as successful as
they could wish respecting the steam pillow,
but have spoken instead for good weather
and crowd OF people. If they have the
former they are sure to get the latter
Some of the fast horse folks are talking
about Empress. Danville Boy, Kettle Bail,
ETC., and we Judge there will be no lack of
fast and noted hOrse-hesh here on Thurs
day. But Tuesday and Wednesday are the
great days of the farmers and mechanic s
festival. and if the sons and daughters of
Caledonia do their duty we shall have an
excellent fair in this ammo domin 1865.
Personal.
We are glad to learn that Hon. c. w.
Willard of Montpelier will not remove to
Milwaukee, but will resume charge of the
Freeman abOIt the first of January. He
regarded his engagements at the west such.
however, that he did not feel at liberty to
break them, even to respond to the tlatter
ing proposition to represent our state capi-
tai in the Legislature. I'VE understand that
Gov. Smith has rendered the judgeship
made vacant by the resignation of Judge
Adds of st. Adams, to Hon. Geo. F. Ed
munds of Burlington. 1t is thought Mr..
Edmunds will accept the office.
Since the above was in type we have seen
in the papers that Herman r. Beardsley of
st. Adams has received the appointment, so
We take it Mr.. Edmunds did not accept
The following is the new appointment Of
Judges:
Hon. John Pierpoint, Vergennes, first
assistant Judge.
Hon. James Barrett, Woodstock. second
assistant judge.
Hon. Loyal Kellogg, Rutland, third as
sisant Judge.
Hon. Asahel Peck. Montpelier. 70 urth as
siStant jadge.
Hon. Herman r. Beardsley, St. Adams
fifth assistant Judge.
{HHnOeS.
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DEATHS.

Births, Marriages and Deaths inserted FREE. Obitua
ries, including poetry SIX line.
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The Mason Il Hamlin Cabinet Organs

he WdsOH u IIdIHIIH OdDIHcV OHe"HS'
forty different Styles adapted to sacred and secular mu-
sic $50 to 5000 each Thirtyve gold silver medals,
or other first premiums awarded them Illustrated cat
aogues tree. Ad ress Mason Hamlin, Boston, or Ma
son Brothers, New York. tSept6
Whiskers! Whisk erS! -Doyou want whis
kers or mouchtaches Our Grecian Compound will force
them grow the smoothest face Chin or hair on
bald heads in Six Weeks. Price, SI09-3 packages for
s. 90 Sent by mail anywhere closely sealed, receipt
OF price. Address WARN EN- W,
t7Ap66 Box 49, Brooklyn, N. 1.
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HnnneWell's Eclectic Pills. The tru

HnnneWell's Eclectic Pills. The true
Cathartc and Family Pill. The Importance Of the true
natural cahartc cannot be estimated. To have
pill which never requires over two and seldom but one
,se, acting the bowels without the slightest
gripg irritation be used with the greatest free
by all who have suffered the trouble of long constpa
ted tendency. and 10 check which has oientmes ended
in the opposite OF bowel weakness viii be found
the feature OF the Eclectic Pills Their true charac
the expression OF experienced apothecarles
that long experience has found their equal; from
physicians who have used thousands III their practice
that the true idea OF perfect catharc has never before
been realized and by thousands who have used them In
their lamIe5 that tn the only true iKilly pill they
have
Without descending 10 the clap-trap form OF unmeainS
false testimonials confidence Is asked TO test them
biiiOusIeS, indigestion. dy pcpSia worms, loss OF a
petite. Spring medicine, all arrangements of the sys-
TEN CAUSED hy dlsJrtrcd stomach, AMI general family
Dill. ks- Price % cents per bottle
JOHN l.. HUNNEWELL, rOIretor,
Practical Chemist Boston, Mass.
Also Proprietor of liunneweilS Toiu AnodyHe. ana
IInuucwel!'s Universal Cough Remedy.
HOYr 4 RANDALL and J. e. BINGHAM, Agents,
st. Johlshury.
Also sold by all dealers in medicine. GAIA
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Changes.

Mr.. Hibbard Cushman has sold his farm
in Waterford to Mr.. Lawson Powers. Ewho
has possession the first Of November. -. Mr.
}. "A. Hadley is fixing up the basement OF
Union block on Main street in this village
for W. l. goods and provision store....
We learn that Lewis r. Brown, Esq. OF
Lyndon. is expecting soon to remove tc
this village, and establish watch and jew.
elry store.
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The FOir--FVOrGl Hall.

Articles Oh exhibition at our fair next
week are expected to remain the two first
days only-and not the third day, as was
inadvertently stated in the advertisement.
The ladies and other patrons Of Floral Hall
it is hoped will strive to exceed all their for
mer efforts in their department of the fair.
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The Muster.

BY orders published on second page it
will be seen that the cavalry musters at
Barton instead of this place. 1t is said
'Our army swore terribly in Flanders" but
it didn't commence with the cavalry boys
hereabOuts when they saw the above order.
The Sixth regiment of infantry, together
with the sections of artillery organized mus
tiers at this place on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, Sept. 81, % and 80.