St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-01-05


my class of 1887, who was taken sick
while in school-Arthur Peck of Pas.
sumpsic committed suicide in SAL
Francisco by shooting himself. Buried
at Passumpsic, June z.
/ q. A bad washout on the Lake
road near Hardwick caused the wrecl
of freight train and the death of q
Chappell of SwantOn, engineer, HI
Tatro of Swanton, fireman, and tn.
serious injury of Walter Wilcomb Of
St Johnsbury tender and FIVE cars
wrecked-Japanese wedding by Mis-.
sionary Maids of Caledonia at South
church death at st Johnsbury Centre
of Mrs Catherine (Weeks) Vaughan,
81.
%. Death of George A Flint, 80;
Mrs Betsey (Thayer) Emerson, SO at
San Francisco, Weston Stowell Hat-
low, 81, son of Rev Harlow, formerly
of st Johnsbury.
%. Memorial Sunday, sermon by
Rev E T Fairbanks.
80. Memorial day, address by Pat
Dep. commander George L Childs of
st Adams, Concert in the evening ly
the Beethoven society, "The Rose
Maiden"
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Congregational churches at East St
Johnsbury, closing June L.
General Notes: Heavy forest fires
prevailed throughout the month in
and about Concord and there were Sc
we're rain storms in the western part of
the county the latter part of the month.
Pretty good spring weather prevailed
during the month despite certain snow
drifts that fingered about-The sugar
season was IL good one.
1uns. =
1. Rev. and Mrs. C. w. Morse's fifth
marriage anniversary celebrated at
East Burke.-Death at Washington,
ID. c., of +. w. Stevenson, formerly of
Barnet.
2. Bristol's equescurriculum at the
eide at Hardwick by hanging OF John
III. Shedd, u.
B. Musical recital of Mrs. Hazen's
pupils in academy hall.
4. Quarterly meeting of Sd district
union, 1. o. G. Il. at Walden.-W. R.
Munson killed at Hardwick while
working at Alden Judevine's barn.
5. Children's day observed at the
North, South, Methodist, Free Baptist
and Baptist churches. Death of d. A.
Clifford, 6l.-The anniversary exer-
cises of Lyndon Institute began the
9Th and closed the 9th sermon on
Sunday by Rev. w. E. Ranger; mid
die class prize defamation Monday
evening address Tuesday evening by
Rev. HI. Bernard Carpenter of Boston,
closing with concert Wednesday
evening.
Z. June term county court conven-
ed closed on the 2lst.-L. III. Lucas
and Katie V. Peck married.
10. Rev. HI. p. Cushing's 18th birth
day anniversary celebrated at East
d. Blair, IS.
ii. June training of st. Johnsbury
guard, Gen. Gilmore present.-Death
at Sutton of John Halthon, Is.
ID. Golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rice Davenport celebrated.
IA. George D. Randall, Al, while at
work in his store was stricken with
paralysis, fingered until the 2lst when
he died.-Rev. E. A. Hoyt preached IA
debt raising sermon and the debt of
$500 on the Universalist church was
razed.-Death at West Burke of Chas.
Watson, 80.
Is. Moses Barrett resigned position
of overseer of the poor and Joseph A.
NOyes was appointed in his place.
Dissolution of the firm of A. FL. McLe-
Cd & Co, N. d. McNaughton retiring.
-Child's County Gazetteer published,
the greatest humbug of the year.-Eu
gene Rash, 9, drowned in the river at
Passumpsic while bathing.
Is. Public exercises Miss Harvey's
school in union NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
county w. G. Il. U. meeting at West
Burke, continuing through the 18th
with addresses by Rev. G. NJ. Lamson
and others.-The Goth birthday ami
versary of Mrs. Elizabeth Wright cele
brated at Ryegate.-Death at Pas
sumpsic of Langdon Kendall, rs; at
Barnet, Lucy Aver Harvey, GA.
IL. Ladies' club gave a concert at
MOrrisville.
10. Baccalaureate sermon before
the academy graduating class by Rev.
E. p. Wild of Newport in the South
church. - Bishop DeGoesbriand con-
firmed 60 at the Catholic church.
20. Rev. S. S. Martyr of Peacham
accepted IL call to Windsor.
81. Annual session of the Northern
association of Universalists at Lyn
donville, continuing through the 23rd.
%. DIR. L. R. Stiles of Barnet
bought out DR.. Paquet's drug store
Lease of the Boston 81 Lowell system
to the Boston 81 Maine ratified.
%. Academy commencement con-
cert by Ruggles street quartette assist
ed by Mr.. Hood, reader.-Semi-a annual
session state medical society cOntinu
ing through the 24th.-InstallatiOn of
Rev. Joseph G. BOdwell as pastor of
the Lyndonville Congregational church.
"A. Academy commencement exer-
cises in Music hall in the morning
class day exercises and alumni reunion
in the afternoon and reception at the
Athen8um In the evening.
30. The Maine Commercial Travel |
lers' association honor St. Johnsbury
with flying visit.
General Notes June furnished some |
hot weather, the mercury
the highest point but one of
the summer ON the Both when it regis |
tered 81 in the shade. The entire
month was pleasant and the country
looked remarkably beautiful.
July.
2. Death of Judge L. P. Poland at
his Waterville home, II. Judge Pc
and was apparently in his usual health
and was assisting his men to stow
away hay in his barn, when he called
,ut "HOld on a minute" and fell OH
,he hay dead cause, apoplexy. Flu
neral services were held at st. Johns
bury, July a, conducted by Rev. C. M.
LamsOn.
B. Lt-Gov. Fuller of Brattleboro
addressed the young men in Y. M. G.
A. hall.-Death of Moses Barrett, 81.