St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
RECENT DEATHS.


st. Johnsbury, the eldest son of the
I late Joseph and Esther hutchinson.
More than 40 years ago his father kept t
the tavern where the St. Johnsbury t
house stands. He died many years
ago, but his mother lived until last |
/ year. Ira went to Ohio when quite a
yOnng man and married the daughter
of n prominent and wealthy citizen of
! Columbus where he ever afterwards
made his home. He inherited con-
sumption. In 1872 his health became
fIail and he went to California, accom-
panied by his mother. After year of
varied experience: there, he returned
East much improved in health. Since
his return, although much of the time
| in frail health, he has been able To at
tend to ordinary business. Mr.. Hutch
iDson wa.-g. competent business man,
| a genial aud kind hearted friend, and
his death will be sincerely mOurned.
He leaves wife and two or three chill
| dren.
Edward X. Hall died at South Bos-
ton, Aug. IA, of consumption. Mr..
Hall married Ellen Fenton, daughter
of the late L.. w. FentOn of this town.
He enlisted in one of the first Ohio
regiments and served until the close of
the war. While in the army he lost
his health and suffered from disability
until his death. He was patient and
! resigned under suffering and endeav
Ored to live the life of one who would
follow his Master.
The death at Holyoke, Mass, re-
corded in last weeks CaledoniaD, of
Allie NJ, second son of DIR. A. NJ. Cush
ing of Springfield, Mass, was not only
Il sad but "a singular event. A post
mortem examination revealed the
cause of death to be date seed swal-
lowed some time previously, which
lodged in the "appendix vermifOrmis
c9ci" ia little sacklike appendage at
tached to the larger intestine.) Young
Cushing, who was - years of age, was
Il nephew of Mrs. G.. w. Spencer of
this place, and at one time a student in
the st. Jollnsbury academy. He grad
uatcd from the Boston Latin school
with hOnOrs this summer, and was to
have entered Amherst college this fall.
He was i'll only few days. Cushing
was a young man of high Christian
character and much beloved. He was
buried beside his mother in Bradford,
VT, last week Wednesday.
STATE TEMPERANCE MEETING.
The temperance meetings at Morris
vile the past week have been large
ly attended and very successful. Many
notable speakers from abroad have
been present, and the meetings as a
whole have been more satisfactory to
the managers than any ever before held
in the state. Probably the next years
meeting will be held ut Lynd0nville.
LECTURE COURSE.
The Y. NJ. c.. A. lecture committee
are making up list for next seasons
course. In order that they may please
their patrons the committee request
suggestions or recommendations of any
| lecturers that our people may desire to
hear. These suggestions may be made
to the committee verbally or sent by
mail. The course will probably have
the same number of entertainments as
! last year, eight lectures and four con-
ccrts. The committee are A. Il. Noyes,
| w. S. Boynton, Z. A. SiIsby and A. l..
| Hardy. Only one engagement has
been made thus far, that of the Fanny |
Kellogg concert company for Nov. IL.
The committee have under cOnsidera-
ton the names of Canon Farrar, Ly
man Abbott, Maj. H. C. Dane, S. M.
! Spedon, Rev. j. p. Newman, Julian
| Hawthorne, j. ID. Long, Rev. II. Il.
Meredith, John i. Cough, DIR. Vincent
and StOddard, the illustrated lecturer.
The Temple or Ruggles street qnartette
will probably be engaged and posi- |
bly, Reeves band.
In suggesting lecturers to the com
mittee as they request, will it not he
we'll for the public to also vote on the
hour of commencing entertainments?
During the long evenings of winter it'll
seems to many that the entertainments
should commence at half-past seven,
or at latest quarter to eight. To be-
gin a two hours concert or lecture
after eight O'Clock, as was done last
winter, virtually bars ont people from
any distance and is also great incon-
venience to mechanics and others who
have to begin their work at seven the
F next morning.
SUMMER OPERA.
The first performance of Eichberg's
opera, '|The Doctor of Alcantara," by
the local vocalists who have been pre-
pairing it under direction of Willis
f Clark for the past few weeks, will be
given at Music hall tonight and will
be repeated at the same place to-mor-
, row night. 1t is a very pleasing work
, and the names of those who are to take
part gives assurance of worthy per-
Torrance.
1t is an unprecedented state of the
. summer amusement season that gives
\ us two operas in August. Fl0tow's