The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-11-08
st. 1obnsburp, DIT.


,,ru.-The house OF Mr. Nathan
y D.,n. situated Just outside the village
,,,. discovered to he on fire Friday
n;r. October 3l>t. 1t is supposed to
,..,u,h, from >,ove-ripe in the cham
T.,. alarm was .iven. and the Fire
r,.u,,u;,s were promptly on the wa, but
,h.v could reach the spot the vigor-
.x.r,;ons OF Mr.. Dan, seconded 10y his
.,,.. had ex.insui>rd the flames The
,L. house was incOnsidrrable; but
W. Dean was somewhat burnt.
,.,,..r alarm was raised Mon,lav after
hen fh, Gas house of Me>srs. +. 4
Fairbanks caught fire. But as III the 9TH
,,.,. ,hc:h.nes wer. extin:u'>hed bef're
material dam. .e had been done.
p,-rur.1c RAILROAD-CH OF
rrvr.-Thr Passenger Tram now leaves 81
ttn,tury at 90 \ NJ for the South. The
e ,,,urn remains a. before IS =. NJ.
Dram OF REv Nix. .JoM>sON.-Thr
,srrratl. Rev. James johnson, for many
...,, Pastor Of the Second Congregational
,.turch IN St .Johnsburv. closed lie OF en-
,r.r.t usefulness at the Centre \lllaSe IN this
.,w, Oct. 3l,t. lie survived bis wife by
only rl,yend,,s She had required constant
are. purng the last years OF her lille and
wien t,,,h relieved her from her trials, her
..d rarrn.r seemed. 10 think bis work was
,,d na,ure.no more sustained by >trory
.,u,d bear up no longer. lie died al
a,lvan ....i a.- oi seven y seven wears
amos .J,hn,on Was born at l., nnfirld Mass
n,19,h. l17g. lie received bis collegiate
.1n,a,ion at Harvard University. from which
.. GRADUATED in 1903. at tie aged OF twenty
nine. Like the great majority of New Eng
and ,!i,i,t>. his own ,Xrrtion> were the on
+, assistance he received. lie pursued ;
Throlor,ra ,our,r tsO wears under the tul
tom o, Rev. Dr. Ware of Cambridge Mass
,hn..tt.. where he WAS licensed to preach
and IN two wears attrrward. was INSTALLED
Pastor Of the Prcsb,ttri,n Church in Pot,
dam. y. \. lie lahored there five years
and being dismissed in 1917. was Unstable
Pastor of the CONGREGATIONAL Church i'll WI
ll.ton, VI, in October OF the same year. j.
Isl. his connection as Pastor was transfrrr
10 til. Second Congregational Church IN ,
.Iol,nshurv. where he iabore1 till May B.
1888. The next wear he was installed owe
the Cons:cra'iona Church in lrashu.h. VI
At wh,,h place he mini>trred the ten folio"
my wears, when having reached the aged o
seventy wears. he passed the remainder OF h
lt, prc hin, "A, o.ra>ion offered, but Wi
out bearin, the pastoral relation. The la
wears OF his llt. spent at the Cent?
VILLAGE in ST .JJhn>hury.
Those among Us who remember Mr.. J"hl
son speak Of him as a most earnest, pracf'r
preacher His discOurSes pvlnced most a
t.c,ionate regard for the welfare of his hea
tTS. anu tIc SiiH ~ VI W. ''''''' W.
TOUCHING a his love was sincere. HIS zeal !,
the orthodox faith was 1nt!rirg, and 1t
doubtless due to his exerionS that the place
wher. h- laoor,d have ESCAPED those erro
of dotrine and practice which have great
injured EaIy Inni>ng Churches IN We
mont and elsewhere Two revIvalS of mo-
than ordinary interest occurred during b
ministry in 81 .Johnsburv: one, occurring
1881. resulting ir the addition Of upward, {
sixtv persons to the church. One hundr.
and seventy were aided to the church in th
r'ae, under his mInistratIon.
Full OF Years. and clothed with use'ulnes
tn. GOOD u.an has zone to his rest. At h
request, the funeral services OF his wife ar
himself were held at the church in this Vi
l,re over which he was Pastor, and their r
main, are inferred in our beautiful cemettI
IN Peasant HILL
LOCATION OF THE RAILROAD We II