St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
Fearful Weather.

colder ut tins place from the Eth to he
10th inclusive, than during the preri-
Gus cold terms. hut throughout New
England it was colder. and us reports
elsewhere confirm. much distress WAS
caused 10y it. At this place mercury
registered as follows: Saturday 81 be
! low. Sunday 81 below. Monday IL be
! low. Tuesday 30 below. Friday. the
! day before this cold term began. was an
exceedingly windy and rough day: the
heavy SNOW of the previous day being
/ piled up in drifts. nearly placing an
embargo upon travel of all kinds The
trains we've very late Friday evening.
the mail train not reaching this place
until between nine and ten.
Sudden Deaths.
/ Our community was startled with the
announcement on Tuesday morning
/ that Nh. joel Fletcher WAS dead. This
was the more overwhelming because he
had been all about the village on Mon
day. visiting old friends. apparently in
/ perfect health. Nh and Mrs. Fletcher
had come ON from them western home
and were spending Il few days with THEN
son Henry. who boards At Mr.. Emerson
Halls. Mr.. Fletcher had Frequently
said that he never felt better in his life
although he complained that in waikiki .
up hill as from his store al the depot to
Main Street. il made him breathe short
On Monday he WAS doing business all
day, and had made his plans To 90 Il"
Boston on Tuesday morning. He arose
aS usual. but told his wife that he did
not feel quite we'll aud she asked him
if he had better not put of his trip T."
Boston another day; but he said he
thought not the arrangements were all
made and he would 90. The family
came into the dining room To breakfast.
and Mr.. Fletcher not appc Iring. his
wife went To call him. when >hr found
him in the watrr-clo>ct dead. He WIS
Immediately removed To Il bed. :, ply
iciam called. and re>torativeS used. but
without avail He undoubtedly died
instantly and without il struggle. of
heart disease. DIR. Phelps of Windsor
who WAS in town on council. was called.
and although Mrs. Fletcher hoped that
her husband might simply he i'll tit "I
faint. there WAS no doubt hut what life
/ WAS extinct from the first.
I Nh. Fletcher WAS the Youngest son of
joel Fletcher of Lyudou. He lived "lr
the large home farm with his father
until about twenty Years ago. when he
removed to st. bloomsbury. and Went
into business i'll the wholesale store at
the depot with Ephraim Chambcrln.
When Mr.. Chamh"rlin went west. Nh.
! Fletcher continued the business alone.
until his death. Some three ur fouI
wears ago. Mr.. Fletcher moved west
and he has lately been in the banking
business at Minneapolis. and his sol
Henry has carried on the business il
this place. 1t is quite rrunarhahlc that
Mr.. Fletcher should have come, To hi
old home for :" brief II visit. and hri.
he taken away. The shock To the fam
lily WAS very great. and the impression
upon the community startling. Surely.
in the midst of life we are in death.
! Mr.. Fletcher leaves Il wife aud three Sons
Charles III trade ut Shcrhrookc: Hen
~ in trade in this place: and George {;
lawyer in New York city. His rela
tiveS and business connections are M
meroII~ Throughout Vermont and tn,
West.
Miss Lille Mcleod. Il Young lady
sister of Alex. II. McLeod of Railroad
both sad and joyous circumstances
She had been sewing in Miss Paine,
dlcSSmaking shop. but on "Wednesday
there was sickness in her brothers fam
lily. and she remained ut home. carry
ing on the work there for Il large tami-
ly, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
On Friday evening she came down
stairs all prepared to go to the religious
enquiry meeting, when Mrs. Mcleod
insisted that she looked sick and should
not go out. She was taken with pneu-
mon;. or congestion, but the phy
late Saturday evening called her better
ON sabbath morning Mrs. Mcleod WAS
able to go to her room, when she WAS
shocked to see the change which had
come over her. She saw the girl WAS
rapidly going, and bursting into tear,
told her so. The sick one begged hel
not to wrep-said she wa> never ;,
happy. and she should soon he ut rest
She asked to see her minister, and Mr.
Fairbanks came and prayed with her
when she soon passed away, repeating
that beautiful hymn: Jesus. love
, of my soul" Miss Mcleod was tn,
first one to rise for prayers in the revi
val meetings now being held in thi,
place. and those who knew her best ar,
assured that she has passed from dealt
unto life.
We learn that Henry }. MaStim die,
suddenly at Bloomington II few day
, ago. He was taken i'll during the nigh
with vomiting and spasms. and die,
the next morning. He was - years oil,
and leaves family. He WAS cousin t.
Silas Mastm of this place, and WORKED
in the scale shops here until about