St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-04-07

WI. Everett hOmpSon, VINO has been
occupying portion of Mrs. Sulivan's
house, has removed to w. II. Gilchrist's
tenement, thinking thereby to obtain
more convenient and commodious
rooms
Messrs. Sears & Colby. having nearly
hnlShed their lot of wagons. are irving
to let their man the job of building
twenty-five sleighs. to be in readiness
for the fall and winter trade. We wish
them success.
Rev. }. l.. Litch has left town for a
few days, and the pulpit will he supplied
10y Mr.. Fuller of st. JOhnsbury next
Sabbath
The many tokens of goodwill and
kindly regard which the friends of the
late Ebenezer Brewer who reside in the
vicinity of Mclndoe's Falls have enjoy
ed, prompt them to ask for Il little space
III these columns in which they may
publicly acknowledge the various gifts
they have received from Mr.. and Mrs
Brewer. Nearly three decades have
passed since Mr.. Brewer closed ont his
interest in the "Brewer \ Gilchrist
Lumber Co.." which operated at this
point fora series of years, and removed
to Pennsylvania. In his business career
here he made many friends who still
remember with pleasure his genial
ways, and as often as their minds re-
vert to the scenes in which he bore II
part, they regret that death, the great
leveller, should strike 81 signal Il blow
and claim So soon so useful IL man.
Having amaSsed Il fortune by his own
eNertiOnS, lis he advanced in years he
did not becsmc like many who com
menced the race of life with HMM
crly and parsimoniouS but gave to
charitable and benevolent purposes
with an open hand even rs the Great
tiiver had blessed him.
His sympathies ever seemed warm
toward his friends while he lived in
town. and as he WAS about to leave the
scenes of his early toll and experience.
he left aS an undying testimonial of his
regard gift of $1,000 toward the en-
dowmeHt fund of Mclndoe's Falls Acad-
emy-an institution which had sprung
up under his fostering care. His >tcI-
ling good Scn>e and >agacity seemed to
accept us an accomplished fact which
had become inwrought in his own mind
the great truth that the pcrpctuity of
ouI free institutions would only he CO.
existent with the general diffusion of
knowledge. Hence Iii, desire to place
the institution which he had assisted to
rear upon Il firm basis. shortly after
their removal To Pennsylvania Mrs.
Brewer gave the church at Mcludoc'S
Falls a valuable communion service H.
Il token of her remembrance of those.
who had been her former friends. That
the remembrance might he mutual. the
recipients of the favor caused hcl name
To he inscribed thereon that as often
a> it appeared in their service il might
serve to cement the earthly Friendship
of thn>,. tar away. as we'll as point to
the heavenly reunion of those WhoS,.
hearts were Joined to Christ their Liv-
| Ing Head. Thus one hN one their hcu-
cfactiom> have been received hN those.
VIII" have borne the heat and burden of
the day in sustaining the various in>ti-
tnti"nS III this place until about three
Years ago, when the people were >triv-
ing t" raise the salary of their present
pastor. Mis-. Brewer came forward with
Il liberal hand and sent her check of
800. How grateful We were ion the
favor. words almost fail to express.
Suffice it to say that the receipt of that
favor stimulated the hearts of all in
/ that their hour of need and with wIad
hearts ON people praised the Great
Giver VIII" raised up such friend to
strengthen their weakness
/ Nor wa> this all. for when the matter
of the salary WAS thus satisfactorily ar
ranged. and We We're provided with
| preaching. and the ladies al McImdor'>
and vicinity formed their Aid SurietN.
! Mrs. Brewer. though living in Penn.
contributed tive dollars and asked that
her name I've enrolled with the names
OF her friends aS Il member ot their SO
ciety. With the assistance and en-
enlargement of such Il friend. the ladies
undertook to provide Il parsonage. for
the church, and succeeded in purchaS-
! ing the very house nicely lcmodcllcd
which had been the residence of their
old-time friends W hen they lived among
us. In procuring the above property.
which all felt To he 80 much needed,
notwithstanding the libcralitN of Eri
&. Chamberlain. from whom it was pur-
chased who generously gave 5000 as
! his contribution Il debt was incurred
to remove. During the past year clouds
seemed to obscure their horizon, the
zeal of the members. so ardent at first,
had gradually diminished. till the cour-
age OF 1.-The faithful WAS nearly gone.
The time WAS also fast approaching
when payment must he met. and the
hcedtul funds were lacking. A fresh
impetus, however. WAS given to their
efforts when it was announced at one
of the sessions of the Committee ON
ways and means. that Mrs Brewer had
I, l..
society. This seemed almost provi-