St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-11-08


union telegraph office here deserve
more than ordinary mention. Through
all the excitement they were courteous
and more than all prompt and efficient
in serving the public.
Mrs. Emeline M. Boynton, mother
of Druggist Boynton of this place, who
has been an invalid for two years, died
Saturday evening. During Saturday
afternoon she had surgical operation
performed from which she never ral-
lied. She was most estimable woman.
The subject of the origin of the
Morgan horse is being exhaustively
treated in a series of articles in the
Boston Cultivator. The writer of these
articles begins by discrediting the sto-
~ that "the little, heavy, handsome,
active bay horse" owned by John
Goss of st. Johnsbury, and bought from
"Justin Morgan of Randolph, who had
lately brought him from Montreal" :"
was the father of the Morgans.
There are number of capable
men in the st. Johnsbury band for
whom employment is desired. Three
of these men are now earning only
their board and two are doing nothing.
Unless some employment can be found
for them they will be obliged to go
away and the band will be seriously
weakened by the loss. Cannot the
business men in this community by
giving the matter little thought help
both themselves and the band by find
ing places for these men. C.. S. Hast
ings is business manager.
Among the Caledonia county cases
that have come up in the supreme
court at Montpelier is that of w. D..
Bronson VS.. L. SullOway, jr., and John
I'll. George, an action of trespass and
trOver for a quantity of lumber. 1t
involves the construction of the stat
ute provision requiring a lien to be re-
corded, the logs were attached by the
satisfy an execution in his hands.
Pending the hearing of this case, court
adjourned. The closing argument was
by j. p. Lamson, esq, Messrs. Ide u
Stafford for defendant.
Sued for $4,000.
George Ranney, administrator of the
estate of Mrs. Ruth H. Richards, has
brought suit against the st. JOhnsbury
& Lake Champlain railroad company
for $4,000, for the death of Mrs.
Richards at the depot here on the
morning of Sept. 6. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mrs. Richards came in from
Kirby on that morning and fell under
the wheels of the Hyde Park train that
was backing in to the station on the
Passumpsic track, dying on the even
ing of the same day of injuries receiv-
ed. Sheriff Sulloway attached the
rolling stock of the road that was in
the yard Monday afternoon. The writ
is returnable at the December term OF
the county court. Ide & Stafford are
retained by the prosecutors.
Real Estate Transfers.
George Hidden has sold the E. A
Walker place Oh Summer street to
Charles III. Horton, who will take pos
session about December l. Mr.. Hor-
toms brother, William H., and parents
will occupy the house. Gen. and Mrs
III. X. Ide will go to Florida some time
in December for the winter.
w. r. Smith has sold his house Oh
Charles street to ST. Andrews Episco-
pal society for parsonage. Mr.. Smith
vacates the premises at once and Rev
Mr.. Bailey, who is obliged to move
from the George Howe house on Rail
road street (recently sold to w. E
Peck,) will occupy the new parsonage
at once. Mr.. Smith proposes to built
a new house for himself at once on th'
vacant lot west of the house he ha
sold.
The Musin Concert.
The third entertainment in the
course was concert Tuesday evenin,
by the Musin concert company. Th
talent appearing was Ovide Musin
violinist; Whitney Mockridge, tenor
Mrs. Annie Louise Tanner, soprano
Edwin Shonert, pianist; Miss Minnie
Marshall, reader. 1t was the first ap
pearance of most of these artists in ST
Johnsbury, and from the reputa tiol
that had preceded them much was ex-
pected. The audience was not disap
pointed. Mr.. Musin showed himself
master of the instrument and the audi
ence would hardly let him off with a