St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-31

At the annual election of Caledonia
lodge |. o. o. F., the following officers
were elected: E. T. Howard, N. G..
II. HI. Underwood, V. g.; E. S. Tracy,
Sec. w. S. Pope, P. Sec. H. B. Da-
Wis, Treas.
These officers were elected in Moose
River encampment 1. o. o. F., Monday
evening: o. H. Henderson, C. P. ;
Gregory Beck, H. P. Richard Hovey,
S. W.; w. S. Pope, j. W.; F e. Rich
ardson, Scribe; C. B. Houston, F.
Scribe; III. B. Davis, Treas. David
Mackie, Richard Hovey and o. H. Hen
derson, trustees.
RECENT DEATHS.
Maria, wife of Dea. George Dickin-
son of Hadley, Mass, died at their
home on Christmas day, after short
illness. The deceased was the eldest
daughter of the late Cotton G. and
Lucy Stone Dickinson of st. JOhnsbury
Centre, where her early years were
spent. Ofunusual intellectual strength,
amiable disposition and deep piety,
for more than 40 years she made their
house on the broad street and beneath
the giant elms of old Hadley the ideal
of Christian New England home.
This home was grateful shelter to
many student at Amherst college,
and the kindly face and warm hOspi-
tally of that inmate who exchanged
worlds OH this last bright Christmas
day, will linger in many memories.
Among those most nearly connected
who are left to mourn, are husband,
two sOns-William Dickinson of Had
ley and Lewis Dickinson for many
years resident of Colorado-a broth
er, Henry C. Dickinson of Pittsburgh,
and two sisters at POrtsmOuth--Eliza-
beth A. Dickinson and Mrs. Jerome
Butler.
Marsena Hallett died at Lowell,
Mass, last Sabbath at the age of "a.
For many years Mr.. Hallett was res
ident of St. JOhnsbury Centre, and is
we'll remembered by many readers. Of
the l3 brothers and sisters who for
merly lived here, there are now only
three left-Russell Hallett of this place,
his sister, Mrs. Nathan Aver of Con-
cord, N. H., and another sister in WOr-
cester, Mass.
RUM'S DOINGS.
There was All unusual amount of
drunkenness in town Christmas week.
Justice N. M. Johnson was kept busy
trying cases, while a number of those
who dealt in the ardent were kept
busy trying to defend themselves from
the raiders. The sum total of fines
and costs for selling amounted to
$l64.O6, and for intOxication $6I.I8.
GregOire Pratt was up before the
justice Wednesday, the Odd, charged
with being drunk. He disclosed on
Joseph Dreslette and was fined SIS, and
1893 costs. Total $1l.63.
Amos Belknap and William E. Lynch
ication. Both said they got their liq-
uor from Frank CaOutte, who lives ON
Water street in Summerville. Each
was fined $5 and cost, which amounted
to 1851 more.
John Griffin was also up for intOxi-
cation. He declared that he hired
young man to buy him his liquor and
also disclosed on Frank Caoutte. He
was fined $5, and costs to the amount
of $4.5l more. Barney III. Mccormick
was another intoxicated one, who said
he got his liquor from Montpelier
dealer. Fined SIS and costs which
amounted to $4.5I.
Frank CaOutte caught it on both
sides. He was fined $50 for two first
offences selling liquor and 1851 costs.
He was also up for intOxicatiOn and
declared that he got his liquor at Lit
Teton, N. H., and admitted that he
peddled some out to his friends. For
getting drunk it cost him 1851 i'm adj
ditiOn to above.
Jacob Schneider plead guilty on
Saturday to five first offences for sell
ing and was fined $50 and the costs
which were 1851 besides. Over so
bottles of beer were confscated on his
premises.
Harvey Hartman, who keeps the
lunch stand at the depot, for selling,
plead guilty to five first offences and
was fined $50 and $I2.75 costs. A bot
tie of beer found OH his premises was
confscated.
Joseph Dreslett was adjudged guilty
by the court for one first offence for
selling and was fined $40, and 1923
costs, besides 81 costs of disclosure.
Dreslett lives in the old Passumpsic
depot and has been more or less aided
by the town for a number of years.
When his fine was announced he said
he would go to the overseer of the
poor and get the funds