The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-20
Agents for The Caledonian.

We have room and time simply to call
attention to the advertisement of the must
cal festival to be held here week after next.
We understand that there are indications of
avery large chorus; and it certainly gives
promise of being a musical entertainment
of rare occurrence.
"A cold rain on the last Sabbath refresh
ed the earth and destroyed the forest beau
ties. 1t is raining again to-day, Thursday.
C. H. Atkins and G. r. Chalfee must
inform us where their papers 60 now, be-
tore we can change their addresses.
The auction sale of Mr.. Halls sheep is
postponed to Thursday, Oct. 26. See ad-
vertsement.
VIM. NJ. Mathews card appears in this
paper. MIR. NJ. intends to keep clean and
orderly saloon, and invites all his old friends
and as many new as are disposed, to give
him call.
By blunder in the advertisement Of
the PheniX ms. Co, in last weeks paper,
the agent was made to say that ''premium
is paid every year during life of the assess
cd" For assessed" read assured. This
company never made an assessment. See
notice of loss adjusted among special no
tees.
AT the recent Conn. River Valley Fair
held at Bradford, Mr.. B. F. Haviland of
Danville, received the first premium of sl5
for pair of nicely matched horses.
The Treasury Department has author
lied the Caledonia National Bank of Dan
ville-capital $4,000.
MIR. George Green of Waterford. thresh-
ed for Thomas Mason of Waterford, three
hundred and siXty-twO bushels of oats and
fOrty-two bushels of wheat in one day and
One-halt, with a two horse machine. Who
can beat this?
MIR. Isaac Nichols of Waterford has
brought us stalk of sorghum that meas
ures ten feet in length. Mr.. John McCor-
mick of this village raised some sweet corn
this season on stalks twelve and a-half feet
high. The seed came from Washington.
In speaking of the musical gathering
here the first week in November. the Lyn-
don Union says Of the conductor: Mr.
Emerson is one of the good musical direct
ors Of the country, and has the ripest ex-
perence in presiding over gatherings ofthis
kind
The corner lot on Railroad street, to-
gether with the Horton building north of it
has been purchased by Joel Fletcher, Esq.
Edward P. Wild, graduate of Middle
bury and Bangor, was ordained pastor of
the Cong. church at Craftsbury the 18th.
Geo. w: Collamer, Esq, prominent
aud worthy citizen of Montpelier, died on
Sunday, aged 63. He was brother of Hon.
Jacob COllamer.
We learn that Father kemp's Old Folks
give concert at this place Nov. 8. They
have a good name both in this country and
England, and will draw crowded house.
"A firm in this place bought three hun
dred bushels of onions the past week for
the retail trade. The atmosphere is fairly
''odOriterOus."
The most alarming disease now in this
section is termed ''Oil on the BRAIN" What
appears peculiar about it is the fact that ii
attacks only adult males. 1t appears both
epidemic and contagious, but many think il
will not become chronic.
BY his advertisement which appears
elsewhere it will be seen that MIR. Lewis r
Brown has established himself in the very
neat shop on the south side of the Ailei
block. Railroad street, where he will bt
found ready at all times to attend to any
thing in bis line.
The eclipse of the sun came off the l9tl
according to prOgram-it being obscured by
clouds all day.
4 ROW.
y correspondent writes us that dis
graceful row occurred in West Concord OF
the so INST, at an oyster supper given by
Mr.. Quimby, the proprietor of the Yves
Concord House, resulting in nothing seri
Gus further than the disgrace of the parties
James Larnard and Sidney Larnard of St
johnsbury Centre. E. j. Hartman of Kirb,
and j. F. Clark, known also as Parks tn,
y. Ii. I'd reg, under the influence of ba,
liquor, knocked and bruised one another
and created much excitement among tn
guests by the blood they shed and thei
cries of murder" Sheriff Chase was call
ed who secured them from further harm til
soberness returned when they plead guilty
confessed that they obtained the liquor Q
the agent and paid their fines. Mr.. CLAIR
was lodged in the st. JOhnsbury Jail shOr
time. The conduct ofthese young men Will
inllamed by whiskey was riotous and to-
indecent to be mantioned. No blame cal
be attached to Mr.. Quimby who keeps
strictly temperance house.
MdgOg Items.
\ Mr.. Park of Worcester. Mass. is build
ING new hotel in the village of Magog,
t., at the lower end of lake Memphrems
cog. 1t is to be modern structure, 10