The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-13
Grand 'Strategy;; Or,
Song of Dollar or So.
by a Lyndon Volunteer.


gold;
find my own time. my lodgings and pro,
And get from the state doll or so.
A muster is called; the warning is read
TO all our brave boys, from Nero to Ned
Well armed and equipped to training must
20,
And get for our pains-a dollar or so.
The way is not far, say twenty miles strong,
By rail we can ride, or foot it along;
BE it longer or less. we must pay as we go,
And get-well, it is-a dollar or so.
50, like the young vOyager, seeking for pelt,
Who lost all his cargo. but did save himself;
Wen rig up and trig up and do just so,
And gratefully accept Gf the good people
of the proud and patriotic state of
Vermont think her state volunteers
can AFFORD to do duty as the law d.
reefs, for the ''snug" little sum. per
dienr.) of a dollar or so.
ADDISON COUNTY.
TicknOr. of the Addison House. Middle
bury, sold last week TO Boston gentleman
handsome span of blacks for the hand
some price of $500.
! CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
AT the recent fair in Burlington. VIM.
Fuller sold his four years old black colt,
sired by Draco, for $4,000, to S. Hubbard,
New York.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The grand jury of Franklin county In a
presentment last week say that there
seems to prevail a great Indifference on the
part OF the local magiStracy towards
the illegal traffic in intoxicating liquors.
Aside from the poisonous composition of
the liquors sold. the increase in the illegal
traffic should excite general attention and
alarm on the ground of public health as
we'll as morality" The St. Adams Messen-
ger says this is bad reputation, and what
is worse, it is just.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mr.. Oliver Mason of Union. Minnesota.
formerly of CraftSbury. VT. was killed
August 18th, by the accidental discharge of
a gun.
Owing to sickness the Standard did not
appear last week.
The following items we get from the EX-
nracc. Orric ChoSo q roIl to-Io forp,or ot
Barton, committed suicide by hanging HIM
selfto beam in his barn last Wednesday.
! The cause assigned for the act is ill-health
and mental arrangement. He leaves a wife
and one son.
! The store of John Stowell, of Derby Cen
tire, was burglariously entered Saturday
night, and various articles of clothing. and
scrip, in all amounting to one hundred dol
lars worth, were taken.
On Friday last, man calling himself Ar
thur Allen, stopped at Brigham's hotel,
Derby Centre. While there he attempted
to sell his horse, wagon, harness and butfa-
! 10 :obes. There were some suspicious that
the property was stolen, and, on being
questioned sharply, the fellow decamped
without the team. The real owner is re-
quested to claim his property.
TO meet the wants of summer travel. a
proposition has been made to erect hotel
the coming season on the summit of Pros
pect Hill, Newport. The hotel is to be
completed by the first of July, and will cost
when finished about fifty thousand dollars.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The parties implicated in resisting and
personally injuring Sheriff Robinson while
in the discharge of his duty at the time of
the seizure Of liquor at VIM. Storrs', were
discharged on Thursday, with the excep-
ton of Deputy Sheriff Arson Davis, Henry
Washburn, Oscar n. Cross, of Montpelier
and Sylvester Cummings of Berlin. who
were held to bail in the sum of $500 each
for their appearance at the county court
Noble b. Flanagan of Burlington, was
yesterday held to bail in the sum of $500,
for impeding Deputy Sheriff Robinson. said
Flanagan having attached the liquors seiz.
ed by said Robinson and forcibly taken
them from said RObinsOn's custody.-Wel.
toms Daily.
About one year ago, Allen Morse, OF
Calais. bought pig for five dollars. Since
that time she has brought him seventy-two
dollars worth Of pigs. while her growth in
pork has more than paid the cost of keeping
her.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
a fatal accident occurred at Gaysville. in
the town of Stockbri1ge. last Tuesday,
Loren Beard, of the firm of Greenbanks &
Beard, wooden manufacturers of that place,
was at work at the bottom Ola deem ditch
which was being eXcavated for the purpoSe
of laying water pipe, when the earth on
one side of the ditch suddenly caved in.
burying him some twelve feet under ground
1t was some two hours before he could be
eXhumed, and life, of course. was extinct
Two men who were at work with him were
f not buried so deeply, and We're recovered
alive. Mr.. Beard was young man of ex
cellent character and promise. and haG
: represented the town of Pittsfield two years
in the legislature.
The Mason Il Hamlin Cabinet Organs