The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-27
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Lyndon agricultural Library.

Lyndon agricultural Library.
At the late annual meeting of the L. A.
L. A. the old board of officers were re-
elected as follows: Henry Chase, president;
W. A. Bemis, vice president; |. W. SAN
born, secretary; l.. r. Brown. treasurer
and librarian.
WeAs River.
Prof. SanbOrn of Dartmouth delivered a
very interesting lecture at Wells River
meeting house, Tuesday evening, upon
"Wit and HumOr." This is the first of a
contemplated course of lectures-most or
all of which are expected from members of
the Faculty at Dartmouth. Prof. Brown
| is to lecture next Tuesday evening. The
audience received Prof. SanbOrn's = Liter
airy Condiments - with a keen relish.
A NEW PAPER.-C. NJ. Chase. Esq. a
gentleman of some editorial experience. and
excellent ability, proposes to commence the
publication of Democratic paper at Lyn-
don, early in February, to be known as
= The Vermont Uaion." the material and
subscription list of the Newport -Neers hay
ing been purchased for that purpose. He
has our hearty wishes for his success. our
hope being that fearless Democratic pa
per in Caledonia county will do much good.
l-Montpelier Argus.
Is that an intimation that the North Star
is not "a fearless democratic paper:
Bank Officers.
BURLINGTON.-Merh Bank-Drec-
tors: II. +. HickOk. l.. Il. Plat. George
Morton, Sidney Barlow. Edward Lyman.
George F. Edmunds, S. NJ. Pope. II. c.
IIickok, president; S. NJ. Pope, cashier.
Bani Of Observation-Disclosures: Levi Tn
derwood l.. NJ. Hagar, o. J. Walker. c.
NJ. Spaulding, W. II. HOyt, f. c. LOOMS,
0. A. Dodge. Levi Underwood. president :;
Charles \. Sumner. cashier.
Commercial Baak-DirectOrs CarOlus
Noyes, D. P. Noyes, S. Huntington, N.
Parker, j. d. Hatch, j. H. Bostwick. V. p.
Noyes. c. NOyes, president; p. NOyes.
cashier.
The Vermont Bank. Montpelier-Direc-
tors: Silas Burbank. Roderick Richardson.
G. W. COllamer, +. II. Prentis. II. W. Hea-
, ton. Silas Burbank, president. j. A. Page.
cashier. The bank declared dividend,
Jan. lst, of six per cent. free of Govern
ment tax. The dividend last July was ten
? per cent.
Bank Of Observation-Disclosures: James r..
. LangdOn, E. p. Jewett. George G. Shepard,
Daniel Baldwin, K. r. Keith. George C..
Shepard, president; c. A. Reed, cashier.
This bank declared a dividend Jan. 1st. of
4 per cent. free of Government tax. The
bank divided IL per cent, last July.
Bank of Bello,rs FdUs-DirectOrs Nath-
aniel Fullerton, James II. Williams, Hugh
II. Henry, Asa Wentworth, Daniel Kellogg,
, George Slate, John a. Farnsworth. Nath-
aniel Fullerton, president; James H. VIII
; liams, cashier.
U'oodstock Bank-DirectOrs 0. P. Chan
a dler, John Porter, Philo Hatch, Julius Con-
! verse. Eliakim johnson. o. p. Chandler
: president; Eliakim Johnson, cashier.
Bank of Orange County, Chelsea-Direc-
10 tors: B. w. Bartholomew. Lament Bacon.
e Elihu Hyde. VIM. +. Dickinson, Hiram
0 Barrett. At subsequent meeting of di-
o rectOrs. B. W. Bartholomew was chosen
president and James c. Houghton, cashier.
The village corporation of st. Adams al
its late annual meeting adopted the follow.
ing bylaws: IF any person or persons
shall hereafter offer for sale. within the
;. limits Of this village, any wood, without
# presenting certificate in writing, of the
quantity he thus offers for sale. from one Of
the measurers of wood in said village, he
{; shall forfeit and pay sum of money equa
to twice the value of the wood, One-half Of
= said fine to 90 to the infOrmer and the othe1
i to the benefit of the village, to be recovered
j: in the same manner that other like penal
= ties are recovered in said village. This by
o law shall take effect on and after the 15tl
i day of January, a. d. 1865.
e The large wooden mill in Ludlow, owned
~ by G. w. Harding & Co., together with tn
~ dye house. and wool sorting house. wa
&c nearly consumed by fire early Tuesda
OF morning of last week. only three looms
q: and several webs and few bales of wool
D. being saved from entire destruction. In
sured.
- u. u. Benedict, of the Burlington Ere
I'eSs' has received the appointment of A
"A. General on the staff of Gen. Barstow.
CHAPLAINs.-Rev. H. Webster. Methc
re dlst, OF randolph. has been appointed char
no IAN III the oth Vermont regiment. and Rev
:. X. Z. Parkinson, Congregationalist. of tn
Dr. same town, to that of colored regimen
n' There are 80 prisoners in the state nr;so
EN- at Windsor, ! of whom We're sentenced fi
R. murder.
III The armory of LamsOn & Co.. at Win,
RS. sor. has nearly completed its contract wit
)u- the United States government for guns ar
ou the workmen employed in the establishme1
w. ~. are fast being reduced in number.
% Among those drafted in the Windsor N
Ie. litia. on Tuesday, was the Rev. E. H. B
Try ington, the excellent pastor Of the Congr
ost gatiOnal church in that place. Mr.. B. b
mo ing legally exempt will not, however,
nv required to shoulder his musket.
~ Burlington is now city. Its Peep
mo adopted the city charter last week by VIC
Of 452 to 219.