St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-29

town was one unhroken forest. hut of
AN excellent quality of land. The first
tree Mr. Bugbce cut upon his land was
to him snrrowful beginning; he
struck the ax through one of his feet,
distant half mile from Asa Lees.
probably the nearest refuge for him.
Mr.. Bngbee, the elder, was IL man of
stalwart frame, but he died of pulmo-
mary consumption, September 10Th 1919,
ut the age of III, leaving IL wife and
seven or eight children Frederick, the
eldest, then about Ii Years of age. His
widow. mainly with the help of her son
Frederick. i'll her earlier widowhood,
supported her family and paid of claims
upon her husbands estate. She died
March 10Th, lS,iG. at the ripe age of 93
wears and 10 months. She was one of
the shining liz hts of her generation.
Mr. Bugbcr, senior. WAS buried i'll the
cemetery located where the Court House
now stands, and nearly on the spot coy
cred 10y the north east corner of the
house. Ina l-52 and thereafter, the csti-
mated number of 500 bodies were re-
moved from this cemetery. and princi-
pally, to Mt. Pleasant cemetery. At
the time of removal the Workmcn were
digging for Mr.. Bughccs remains, and
reaching downward the usual distance.
and not finding them. they concluded
they had been stolen, and appropriated
for the uses of science. Some one Sug
gcStcd that an early custom prevailed
of mtcrrimg bodies, making the depth of
Work WAS resumed and cXcavating the
earth to the depth of six feet or more,
the coffin was reached. 1t was of pine,
and though it had been there twenty
seven Years. it was So little dccaycd
that it WAS carried unhrokcn. to another
resting place in the family lot i'll the
new cemetery adjacent tothe lot where
lie the remains of his old neighbor. AS;
Lee, the father of David W. Lee. ESD.
now Il resident of West Concord. Both
of the men -neighborS in the tolls and
trials of Il new settlement. and neigh
hors also i'll their hurialS were of giant
stature, as were, and are, some of their
descendants.
We hope the factory at West Con
cord may he Rebuilt. 1t is essential to
the future of that thriving and enter
pri>img village that this lc done. Like
most new enterprises of the kind the
old one Was unluckN i'll the beginning,
hut for the last two Wears the profits
were sufficient to make one man indie
pendent in the course of Il few Wears.
The rebuilding, we understand. depends
somewhat upon the recovery of inSur-
;InccS. Several of the insurance com
panies. since the great fire in Boston.
have, III consequence of the hca\ loses
incurred thereby, suspended, and will
pay only percentage of their LOSSES.
courage of the live men of West Con
cord may Ice equal Ia the emergency.
and III due time another building MAY
rise upon the ruins of the old one. If
it does not the depression in values of
the property of the citizens of the place
and its vicinity, will exceed the cost of
Il new factory. West Concord cannot
afford t" allow this fine privilege for
manufacturing To remain unoccupicd.
The rebuilding is not only demanded
10y local interests. but the public inter
cStS in this section of the state likewise
call for it. our legislature recognized
this public interest. and enacted Il law
10y which the capital invested III such
enterprises shall he exempt from taNa-
rion for the term of five Years from the
completion of the same.
Murray.
Mr.. Murray. of Park Street Church.
Boston. lectures here again Friday eve
ming, Nov. 10Th. The posters say that
My Creed will tie the subject of the
lecture.
County Court
The December term of the court for
Caledonia county. commences in this
place next Tuesday Jonathan Ross.
presiding Judge. The number of new
entries. we are informed. is not ~ large
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