St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-05-24
RECENT DEATHS.

widow of the late Oliver w. Baker,
: died in this place on Sunday, May 19,
f in the S2d year of her age. Mrs. Ba-
ker was born at Lancaster, N. H.,
Sept. 3, 1906, and was married in 1881.
, She was resident of this town for "A
years. Mrs. Baker was woman of
marked individuality, whose heart was
always warm towards the sick and af-
fiicted, and whose hand never tired i'm
ministering to the needy. Many who
read these lines can testify of her
goodness of heart and readiness to do
for others. In her last years she was
tenderly cared for by her daughter,
Mrs. Henry French, who with broth
er, Geo. V. Eastman of COnneaut,
Ohio, are the only near surviving rela-
tives. Mr.. Baker, who was for many
years employed at the scale factory,
died in 1870.
WARDEN.-James Warden, aged II,
died at West Concord last Friday
evening, May 19, of heart disease. Mr..
Warden was a native of Barnet, where
he had lived most of the time, with the
exception of few years in California,
at the time of the gold fever, and the
closing years of his life which were
spent at West Concord. About 1910
he began the manufacture of hand,
drag and horse rakes and continued in
this business over 40 years. His
goods were known all over New En-
gland and the 50. Warden" rakes al
ways found ready market. In the
most prosperous times his little factory
on the Barnet, Peacham and Danville
town lines turned out 5000 hand rakes
annually. After one or two transfers
of property, about 1880, this factory
who still continues to manufacture
rakes under the same trademark. In
the meantime Mr.. Warden and his
two sons-in-law who had been taken
Bingham and Horace Gilfillan-went
to West Concord and started in the
manufacture of hoe and fork handles
under the firm name of j. Warden s.
Co. During his lifetime Mr.. Warden
gave his entire time to his business
and never attained the prominence in
public affairs which others have reach
ed at the expense of their own inter-
f ests. He was a staunch republican.
, His life in Concord was not as active
as in Barnet and his last sickness last
ed nearly a year. He leaves four
9 daughters, Clara B. Warden of Dan
vile; Hattie, wife of /. w. Batchelde1
@ of Danville; Ella, wife of Horace Gill
, fillan, and Sarah R., wife of j. w.
Bingham, both of West Concord. The
funeral was held in the Presbyterian
church at Barnet Centre on Monday
! and was largely attended.
. DEMARs. Julian Demars, for IL
years or more engaged in business in
st. Johnsbury, died on Sunday after a
long illness. Mr.. Demars has been in
d. business here for dozen years, first as
grocer in Sanborn's block on Main
street, then in company with JOvite
Pinard manufacturing furniture, and
later in trade on Railroad street. The
st. John Baptist society, of which he
I was an honorary member, attended
the funeral in a body Tuesday morn
ing.
Electric Notes.
I Tho ThnnoSnn- Hnnstnn fnlkS rnt
7 their dynamo in running order last
week, utilizing Miller & Ryan's power
: and have two 1900 candle power arc
lights posted and in operation, one al
e the corner of Eastern avenue and Rail
s road street and one at the head o.
v Portland street. These lights give
e good satisfaction. T. G.. Spencer.
g store was also brilliantly illuminated
n Tuesday evening with seven incandes
e cent lights that serve to give goo(
e idea of the power and value of the
electric light when applied to the light
) ing of stores, etc. 1t is proposed tt
Is keep these lights in operation until {
is village meeting shall be called to tax,
action on the question as to whethe
the village will vote to light the street
a with electricity. 1t is estimated tina
a it will cost about $50 a year to main
q tain an arc light, and the Thomson
/ Houston manager declares that fo
ia $500 the village can be lighted will
+. electricity ten times better than it is a
# present lighted. The present expens
r. is about $500. Meanwhile a compan.
If has been incorporated to be known a
ia the "St. Jobnsbury Electric Light an
q Power Co." with capital stock @
II $4,000. Whether or not this compan
,. will be fully organized depends some
"a what on the action of the village in re
" lation to lighting its streets.
lie A Pastor Called.
es At a meeting of the Presbyteria
he church Monday evening, moderated b
in Rev. D. G.. Ferris of Barnet it wa
lie unanimously voted to extend a call
at Rev. S. j. Grove. There is but littl
De question but that the action of th
c. church will be ratified by the syno
< and that the call will be accepted. M
sh Grove has already preached here an
We is familiar with the field of labor. Il
ss is about 40, married, and is from Ne
er Brighton, Pennsylvania, his last settl,