St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-09-03

attended and interesting There ar
thlrty-five tents on the camp Ground
lrasbHrS and Barton each have board
ed mouse, and Newark and Eden hav
Duiit house together, and have al
things in common.
LAYING OF TIE CORNER STONE
Inc corner stone of the Lyndon Insti-
tuition was laid with appropriate and i'm
Presslve ceremony on Friday of last week
tue exercises commencing at o O'Clock
A. NJ. A large number of people con-
vened at the Baptist church, formed in
procession, and, led by the Lyndonville
band and the officers and members of the
corporation, marched to the stand erected
on or near the site of the Institution.
Prayer was offered by Rev Mr.. Smith
OF Island Pond. Rev. G.. b. Peckam of
Derby, delivered the Grafton. 1t was an
able and interesting production, and Just
an hour was occupied in its delivery.
L he address was followed by remarks
from Hon. Calvin Morrill,, Revs. Cush-
ing, Moulton, Tasker, Dame and others.
winch exercises were richly interspcrsed
with music from the band. The dav
was bright and beautiful, and the occa
SION was one OF especial interest and en-
coura9ement to the friends of the Insti-
tuition. The stone is of rich granite.
about tour feet by two and Il foot thick.
ON which is wrought the following III
Scription in raised letters:
CharteraJ Nov 0p TSf-
Founded, Aug. ~, 1869.
1t also contains a place of deposit for
such documents as may be deemed proper
TO lodge within 1t. 1t may be we'll to ,
remark that the stone is beautifully
wrought, and was generously presented |
TO the Institution by the Messrs. Laird Il
Strobridge OF st. JohnsOurv, Tor which .
OF course they receive the hearty thanks
OF the corporation. (
y meeting of the trustees was held in .
evening OF the same day, at which it was
ananimous y resolved to Juld and that
the school building he constructed OF
brick and granite. In order to erect
such structulc,-a building required to
establish an Institution of the HIGH order
and rank proposed. it will be necessary
OF course to considerably increase the
nothing less than $40. 600
should satisfy the friends engaged in thi,
work, and an effort should be made at
once to raise 1T least SO. 900 in addi-
ton 10 the 50 900 or more already Sc
cured. Where there is will there Is a
way and the right kind of pluck prop
irly developed knows no defeat in an en-
,crprise like this.
I'm adjourned meeting of the trustees
IS 10 he held at the Baptist church on
Friday evening of this week. INcuG.
West E0ncOrd.--Obifu0tY.
John ID. Chase, born in Concord. Vt.
sept %, 1896, died at Island Pond,
Aug. p, 1869, aged 81 years l months.
Mr.. Chase was the founder of the vii !
age of West Concord. he having built
mouse and moved his family there in i
lN3N. About this time he commenced
he building OF Il dam and saw mill, al
though lac had but little capital for such
IN enterprise. except uncommon natural i
mechanical skill. indomitablc will. and
active hands. In 1911 and -. ir. in q
company with Levi Howe. erected 4
.rI>t mill, which was one OF the best in ,,
HE state. lhi- was soon followed hr q .
second saw mill, and also a foundry and t.
machine shop. In these last enterprises
ne was associated with others. Mr.. .
, ha>c, III connection with his two Ills. !
arrIcd on An extensive business in the
machine and mill manufacturing. business ;
or several years at West Concord. On :
account OF pccuniary embarrassment the a
business was "lrcn up som, TX years t.
.inre. For the pas: four years he has j.
been established at Orange, Mass, in the
employ of the ''rurbluc Wat"r-whc,i .
company At the time OF his death he O.
Was engaged at Island Pond in putin. in g.
me of his water Wheels He had lunr t
Dccn subject to occasional attacks Of II
aintncss. On Monday. the 23I uI,. he +,
Mas attacked while at dinner. ana ri>iua
rom his chair he passed into an adiOin- i
NJ room for the purpose of lynn" down, =,
nut fell upon the floor before reaching .
he bed. In his fail he struck his head %
against the casino of the window, 80 Sc
ierely ~, in the opinion of his physician, %
o cause his death. Although his mind 4
Vas clear only Il portion OF the time /
It'll 10 fatal termination was expected. :
i'll the following Thursday, when h,wa,
attacked with paralysis-and fingered in :,
IN unconscious state till Friday, when he
ell asleep, quietly as an infant Ills .
cmains Were brought TO West Concord, ~
hat an only daughter living there might q
&c them, and from there carried to Or g
InYc, Mass. Il i a somewhat SINGULAR d.
that the very day he wa- -,
';rricd there. was the one he had written e.
lis wife she mi2ht expect him home. y
\lr. Chase leaves Il wife and three chill Ii
lrcn-two sons, III business at Orange. "
Mass. and one daughter living ut West Il
concord. lie was Il good citizen. and a i
nan very generally respected. H.
Vets Rircrr ?
The Presidents journey to and from ;
he mountains created quite sensation