St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-10-29
VERMONT NEWS.
Death of Ex-Gov. Page.

John B. Page died Saturday morn
ing at five o'clock. He caught cold
last week while in Boston attending
the meetings of the American Board of
Missions, which resulted in pneumonia.
He was very much better Friday, and
the doctors said all danger was passed.
Probably the immediate cause was
heart disease or clOt of blood on the
brain.
He was very prominent man i'll
Rutland and we'll known in financial
circles in Boston and New York. He
was town representative many times
and state treasurer during the war,
governor of the State, and president of
the Rutland Railroad very many years.
He was cashier of the Rutland Nation
al bank before he was 20 years old and
was afterward elected president. At
one time he was considered worth
$500, 900, but financial trouble began
three years ago. The Clements, his
bitter enemies for many years, then
succeeded in ejecting him from the
presidency of the Rutland railroad, nj
leging he was responsible for the de-
felt then existing in the treasury. A
big suit was begun there last spring,
the railroad VS.. Page, to recover said
deficit. The trial lasted for eight
weeks, and the verdict was 81 and
costs. Page for the past three years
was greatly worried about his financial
troubles and fighting the Clements.
He has been through enough to kill il
dozen men. He passed an examination
three weeks ago before three doctors
for life insurance policy. He was
born in Rutland and is 50 years old.
The funeral occurred Tuesday after
noon.
The funeral was held at the Congre-
gational church in Rutland Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. j. 6. Johnson of New
London, and Rev. G.. G.. Mcintyre of
Pittsford officiating. The schools and
factories were closed and business gen
orally suspended. The church was
crowded with people and many could
not get in. The employees of the Howe
scale works, fire department, Kingsley
guard and representatives from the
village government and business
houses attended and joined in the pro-
cession. Gov. Pingree and members
of his staff, eX-Gov. Smith, Lieut-GOv.
Ormsbee and many prominent men.
Probably Drowned.
George Graves of Newport, a young
man who has been in the employ of A.
White for year and half, went out
fishing in a sail boat one day last week
and was expected back at noon; he
did not come, nor did he return at
night. The next morning search was
made and the sail boat and his hat
were found floating on the lake. a
heavy wind arose in the afternoon that
he went out, and it is thought he could
not manage the sail and the boat tip
ped over and he was drowned. He
leaves a widowed mother who resides
in st. Adams.
Accidental Shooting.
Three lads in Richmond about a
dozen years old went short distance
to a grove last Sunday morning, to get
beechnuts. While there a chip SPUR
rel was seen and one of the boys, on
taking out a small pistol to shoot it,
accidently shot the Hall boy. The
ball struck the seventh rib and is lOdg
ed near the spinal column, but he was
able to walk back to his home with the
other boys assistance. The physicians
think the wound will not prove fatal
Free Press.
Barney Rooney's house and barns in
Hyde Park were burned Wednesday
morning; loss $1,000; no insurance.
James Ramage was ordained and in
stalled as pastor of the Congregational
church in Woodbury. yesterday.
The Carpenter organ company of
BrattlebOrO run part of their estab-
lishment nights TO keep up with the
orders.
c. f. GOOdrich's skating rink at Bris-
toll, was burned early Thursday morn
ing by an incendiary fire. Loss $1,000,
insured.
Mr.. William Hatch, the long time
of the Central Vermont
died at his home in St. Adams
last Thursday night.
Edward ID. Murphy, we'll known to
the travelling public as the Connect
cut River Line pop corn man." died
Friday at Bellows Falls, aged 43 years.
Edwin Sanborn, a mail carrier from
Barton Landing, was accidentally shot
Friday, in the leg, by companions
gun, SO that amputation was necessary.