St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15
PaSSumpSic.

Passumpsic.
Waldo and Marcus Stiles have sold
their farm to John Judkins for $1,000.
1t is reported that Horace Peck has
bought the Miles S. Hovey farm and all
the produce and farming tools for $4,000,
AN advance of $500 over the best of
fer at auction.
Since the New Hampshire election,
the pulp mill hands are moving their
families into this village. Four families
already i'll and more coming. The mill
is running day and night and they find
the power better than they expected.
Palmer Kinney has moved into
LangdOn Kendall's tenement house,
and Waldo Stiles is to go into the same
house.
James Miles has got enough of village
life and moved back to his farm.
Milo Lawrence has moved back to his
farm after a summers rest.
Harris Lvnds raised this year from
IL acres of land, $50 bushels oats.
Eight and One-half acres were old
pasture land and raised a crop last
year. He used for manure 1900 lbs. of
Bradley's Phosphate and $50 lbs. of
Pacific Guano; and from 24 acres raised
70 bushels barley. Mr.. Lynds is a
practical farmer and always raises good
crops. He has been improving his farm
by buying an addition of 10 acres of
very handsome land, pulling stone, and
smoothing down the rough places.
When he gets it "fixed" he will have
one of the finest places in town.
The Young Peoples Association met
at VIM. Ashes last Friday night. There
were about 100 present in spite of the
storm and wind. All had first rate
time as might he expected. as William
likes to see all enjoy themselves, es-
pecially when they call on him.
Died in Peacham, Nov. II, Mrs. Laura
(Hurd) Hand, relict of the late Ashbel
Hand, aged 95 years, nine months and
eight days. She was born in Wood
bury, CT, married in Peacham Jan,
1914, lived here with her husband AZ
years, and for some years previous to
her death was the oldest resident of the
town. Her children were two sons and
two daughters, all of whom are living,
and three of whom are still residents of
their native town. She was n consistent
member of the Congregational church
nearly % years.
A TRUE PATRIoT.-One hundred
years ago Capt. Phineas Walker from
Mass, was making his first purchases
of land in Vermont. He had 1000 sill
vel dollars in his saddle bags for which
he was offered the whole town of
Peacham, but at the same time the
colonies were struggling for existence in
the war of the Revolution. His patri-
otism had already been tested by a
term in the old French war, and in the
then present war at the battles of III
cOnderoga and Crown Point, where be-
sides fighting he had done good service
as an armOTer; but as he was not now
in the field he chose to serve his coun-
try 10y lending to the Government those
l 900 silver dollars, for which in the
course of time he received a lot of land
worth about $50.
AS every one knows that has ever
been over the old road from Peacham
Hollow to Charles Gates's, there is a
notorious hard-scrabble of a hill. Mr.
Gates, after contending with the town
number of years, has succeeded in
getting a new road laid out farther east,
that saves all the steepest part of the
hill and is very much better road. 1t
was built by Mr.. G. the past season at
$1.25 per rods built in good shape
and accepted by the town. The town
fought it three or four years at consid-
cradle cost and paid for building the
road at last. So much for Mr.. Gates
perseverance. He has fine farm with
a good road, and splendid views that
can be enjoyed by all who go there.
The Dea. Moses Martin farm that was
sold at auction Nov. 5th, was bought
by Mr.. Whitehill, sOn-in-law of Dea. Nj.
This farm has been held by some one
of the family for 100 years. Mr.. w.
has carried it on for four years past and
was going West, but concluded to stay.
He is good farmer aud is just the man
to remain here, and the West don't
need him.
Miss Nettie Clark has just closed her
seventh term of school in district No. 2,
which has given good satisfaction. She
is very successful as teacher. ...
Mr.. Geo. B. Chandler who was re-
ported as being dead, in the Boston
Journal, was native of Peacham and
son of Judge j. w. Chandler, and
brother of the late Sam'l and o. P.
Chandler of Woodstock, Vt. His home
was in Concord, N. H., where he was
once president of the Union Bank, was
quite wealthy and successful business
man in his adopted state. His age was
IS.
Ryegate.
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