The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-17
Orleans Items.

A levee at Newport on the I'd inst. netted
to the Sabbath schools the sum of Sl4l. be-
sides giving the people very pleasant So
clal OCCASION. The members of the Con-
gregatiOnal church and society of Derby
recently gave their pastor. Rev. B. NJ.
Fink, donation of Sl35. The Union
says that Miss Julia Davis. daughter of
Jonathan Davis of Westmore, committed
suicide on Monday night, March 9Th. BY
hanging herself with skein of yarn. at
tached to hook overhead. The suicide
was committed at the residence of NJ. W..
Stoddard of Newark. The deceased was
twenty years old. She had been for some
time out OF health, and while laboring I'M
der hts of insanity had several times before
attempted to make way with herself. go.
Newport is supposed to be out of the draft.
nine recruits going to Burlington Wednes-
day. ...Rev. Thomas Bayne of Irasburg.
has been appointed Chaplain of the sth Reg
Vt. Vols. lone NJ. Lark of Newport was
arrested last week Oh the charge of enlisting
deSerter. lie was taken to Windsor,
where he was turned over to the civil author
tiles OF New Hampshire. His trial will be
at Lebanon, March leland if convicted it
will be his last lark. Joseph S. Dud-
ley OF Holland, got nabbed at Rock
Island on Friday, and for want of bail. was
carried to Sherbrook Jail. He was arrested
for running subs. out of Canada. ....A. j.
Bean OF Glover. was arrested. the first of
Nov. last, on the charge of aiding and abet-
ting men to desert. 1t seems that he, with
two other men. took four substitutes to
Windsor and enlisted them for the sum of
two hundred dollars, town bounty each.-
The money was deposited in the Provost
Marsnal's office. The substitutes afterwards
deserted. Bean was arrested for aiding
them to desert, and committed to prison
where he has remained ever since without
trial, though repeatedly asking it. The
Express thinks it hard case if Bean is innO-
cent. So do we. .Lieuts. NJ. G. Sargent
and f. B. Smith, of Newport and 1t. Math-
eWs or bloomington, who for the past eight
months have been confined in rebel pris-
ons, are paroled and now at Annapolis.
The death of Lt-Col. Brown of the 9Th
regiment. at Harrisburg, Pa. is announced.
lie had resigned his commission from ill
health, and having been to visit friends in
Illinois was on his way home. He entered
the service as captain of Co. F. 4th VT, was
appointed inspector general on Gen. L. A.
Grants staff, and last fall was appointed
lieutenant colonel of the 5th Vt.
A boy of nine years named Tierney, of
Malllngford. was killed one day last week.
tie was coming down ladder in the barn
when his foot slipped, his coat catching upon
one OF the rounds, tearing from it all the but
tons except the one at the neck, and leav-
ing him suspended in the air. No one was
near, and when found he was suffocated.
HARD SPELL.-If we Judge by the fol-
lowing, which the Montpelier Messenger
says was found in a school register, those
VINO ofhclate at school meetings often ex-
hlblt IN themselves the most awful llustra-
tlon OF the want of "gOod schoOling:"
School district No. - met on agOurn-
ment.
ISL CnOse - Cledrk pOtem.
Voted to here the report of the ordator.
8. voted to except the Ordator's report and
the ordator to balance the Treasurer's book
accoareing to the repoart.
Col. Tracy, I'd VT, has resigned in conse-
quence of disability arising from wounds
received at Cedar Creek.
The annual session of the Vermont Con-
ferance OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
will be held at Bradford, April 10. Bishop
Clark will preside.
The Lamoille Neusdealer says that Mr..
>. L. Rand, while under the influence of in
toAicating liquor over year ago, froze both
hands and feet so badly that they were am
putated. MIR. Rand has, since his recovery,
been doing all that he could for the cause
OF temperance.
The stockholders of the Bank of Orange
County are taking steps preliminary to Or
ganizatiOn as National Bank,
L. w. Hubbard of Lyndon has received
the appointment of hospital steward in the
LIST Vt. artillery.
COMMISSIONERS Observation-Disclosures Co.
John Spafford; Orange. Charles Badger.
(anti-temperance); Chittenden. E. D. Ma
son; Washington, Nelson A. Chase; Or
leans, P. N. Granger; Windham, Ira Good
hue; Caledonia, John Morse; Essex. Syl-
vanus Lane.
THE DRAFT.-The draft in this state has
been ordered by the war department to
commence Wednesday. the 18th inst.
I EMONS AND ORANGES,
IL at BARNEY's