St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-06-04

the ball is likely to be Knocked or
thrown in such way as to end,rrer
the Sa1ety OF pasSers-by or to trespass
upon private property. 1t is to he re-,
GREETED that ouI village furnishes no
large play ground. but we believe that
Is one OF the advantages in store for Us
III the future, and it may be located ON
the meadows below the railroad shops.
w no Is t" he our next postmaster
Is still one of the things that mo Teller
can find out about" Mr.. Thomas Fleet
wood Is the only candidate for the posi-
ton that We knOT of. and his appoint-
ment would seem to be the appropriate
thing. lie has been in tia. office as
assistant ten Years. and his promot ion
would he in accordauce with the best
theories of the civil service, while il
would suit large majority of those who
have amy business to transact with the
post office. and would avoid the great
Inconvenience, which the appointment
of Il man unacguaintcd with the duties
of the office would cause the people of
our village. If the wishes of those men
VIII" receive hy far the gcst portion
of the mail sent to our post office. are
consulted in the appointment, there is
II" doubt that Mr.. FlretWnod will be
"ur next postmaster.
Personal
We feel sure that all our readers will
be glad to learn that Hon. Horace Fair
banks, who has been for 50 many weeks
sick in Boston. was well enough to he
h."W@ht home on Tuesday. He seems
t" have experienced no i'll effects from
the journey. and we may hope to see
him out again before many days have
passed.
We are glad to learn that Mrs l.. +.
Poland. who has been very sick from
pneumonia. is Dat of danger and is i'm
proving each day.
The y. II. editor of the NcW EnJIotnd
JoWmaI Of Education writes us fellows
concerning Mr. :. II. Bracket. the new
y elected Teacher of Natural Science
in the Academy Mr.. Brackett. prim-
cipal of tho keene High School. leaves
at the close of the present term To take
Il. Il
st. JohnShury Academy. Vermont.
Perhaps no school in the state has done
better work in the matter of science
than kecne High school under Mr.
Blackctts care. It. bloomsbury has cv-
identity put the light man int" the right
place. Professor Bracket will vet lie
heard from in his chosen line of study"
Death of Deacon I. P. Dana.
Deacon Israel i. Dana died at It.
Johnsburl. on his birthday. the 9th
day Of May nit. at the age of % Years.
completing life of Christian faith and
usefulness. lie was born in DamNillc
and WAS Il son of Col. Israel L. Dana a
we'll known citizen of that town. who
WAS Il grandson Of the Revolutionary
patriot. Putnam. He became blind in
very early infancy and recovery of
sight WAS repeatedly decided hoprles>'hv
the most celebrated opticians. In child
hood he attended school with other
children and learned spelling. arith
metic. history. grammar, and obtained
some knowledge of geography. He
WAS partially compensated for the loss
of vision 10y the extreme acutcness of
the other >enses. Very early he eNhih-
tied Il love and talent for music which
was developed and cultivated under
the instruction of the celebrated blind
instructor and composer. Oliver Shaw
of Providence. X. l.. from whom he re-
ccived his musical instruction. He was
in IIa>crhil and Bath. y. H. foI Il short
y. Y. where he gave instruction in the
Use of the piano and organ and also III
vocal music. and was the oIgani>t in St
Lukr'> church.
While living in Rochester, he WAS
married to Miss Charlotte Stanley. il
Young lady al tine literary attIinmcnts
and with TASTES rougenial tn his own E:
she. however. surviVed their marriage
but year. and several Years later. III
l. 10 he returned To DauNlllc where he
continued To reside until about I-tiJ.
/ when he removed to II. .IolInsbuIN. In
l-:H he married Miss AlmiIa button.
who remained Il faithful and loving wife
through all the Nc;IS that have since
PASSED.
As IL musician Mr. Dana had keen
appreciation of the beautiful. Il dclicacy
of touch and cnrIcctmrss of taste. Il gen-
tie manner and atiablc address. which
gave HIM favor with his pupils and al
WAYS secured for him an extensive and
liberal patronage.
But he was more than Il musician
In spite OF an atliiction. which III most
cases seems to deprive men of their III
tciest in public events and in pursuits
which make the most Interesting and
eugroSsiug part of life tol either people
i'll spite of this. Nh. Dana retained
through life IL keen interest in publ,
enterprises and events. of the progres.