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

3. Geo. Dickey bought out San
born's bakery.-Suicide of Roman F
Reach, formerly of st. Johnsbury, by
jumping from the roof of building in
Washington, d. G..
a. Death at North DanvilIe o.
Charles Hartshorn, 80.
5. Marriage of Arthur Taplin and
Grace Hubbard at SwaDtOn.
7. Major Danes lecture, Grain
bow Land" in Y. NJ. C. A. course.
8. st. Johnsbury male quartette
gave concert at Danville.-Death at
Barnet of S. K. Hazelton, 67.-Second
annual convention of the Essex county
musical convention, West Concord
conducted by James Whitney cOntin-
ued to the Ilth.
9. Address by Mortimer Whitehead
before Pomona grange, Lyndonville.-
Death at Geuda Springs, Kansas, OF
Dea. Horace Goss, formerly of Water
ford, 81.
10: Trustee Bragg resigned as chie
of fire department and Joseph A
NOyes appointed to vacancy.
IL. Y. NJ. G. A. members enter
Death of Ora Hurlbutt. 86.-Death at
Marshalltown, Iowa, of Mrs. John w
Balch, of st. Johnsbury, go.
IL. Death at Peacham of Augusta
NJ, wife of A. G.. Bickford.
ID. Address before the Y. NJ. G.. A.
on temperance by Judge w. P. Smith.
Is. Old folks concert in Music hall
by Beethoven society.-Suicide of a
pauper, McDaniels, at Peacham poor
farm.
10. Death at st. Johnsbury East OF
Ann Welsh CrOftOn, 73.-Death at
Sheffield of Samuel Berry, IS.
81. Address in Music hall by Mrs.
A. j. Bailey on the Norman problem.
Celebration at Barnet of the Goth
marriage anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathaniel Roy.
%. Washington's day observed.
Sermon by Rev. G.. NJ. Lamson at North
church; souvenir supper at South
church dairymaid's supper at Free
Baptist church, and costume party at
Universalist church. -Gray's slaughter
house burglarized.-W G. Bean and
Nellie B. Parsons married at SwantOn.
%. Freight conductor Edward w.
SouthwOrth of Lyndonville slipped
from a car near White River Junction,
was carried under the wheels and in
stantly killed, 42.-Marriage of George
ID. Woods of ST. Johnsbury and Mabel
Smith of nville.-Death at Kirby
of Lester G.. Page, II.
"a. Hon. Luke p. Poland taken ill
at the Van Ness house, Burlington ;
noteworthy because of subsequent
events.
25. Y. M. G. A. members entertain
ment by Prof Brackett.-Concert by
st. Johnsbury male quartette at Cen
tre.-Death at Lyndonville of Mrs.
Thomas Bailey, 43.
%. Slight fire in Walkers block. -
Marriage of S. B. KrOgman and Mabel
Fairfield at Boston.
81. Death at Boston of Helen M.
ton of Henry NJ. Darling, %.
%. William Thompson killed on a
railroad crossing at West Burke, 50.
at Lyndon of Samuel B. Mat
tocks, "a.
General Notes. Among the real es-
tate transfers of the month were these:
Francis Bingham place by George Hid
den to Prof. Henry Fairbanks; at
West Concord car shops by Hull Bros.
to S. E. GrOut.-The terrible railroad
accident at Hartford, % killed and as
many more injured, occurred on the
5th.-During the last week of February
this section was visited with snow
storm of marked severity. On the
Lake road the snow was from five to
20 feet deep, the snow falling from
Thursday to Sunday high winds pre-
vailed and many trains were cancelled
ON both roads. 1t was also a cold
month, the mercury getting below zero
l3 days, registering 290 below on the
18th and 30 below the 18th
March.
l. Town meeting; contest over
5Own clerkship between Elijah ID
Blodgett and George p Moore, result
ng in BlOdgett's reelection Elisha
May got vote through limiting the
pay of assessors to 80 day and actual
treasurer's pay cut to
$50; Charles Cobb elected selectman
vice j. r. Stevens j. ID. Miller county
vice G.. L. Morrill, list
RS, Elisha May, E l. Hovey, VIM B
Johnson-Deaths: at st Johnsbury,
Gardiner Wheeler, Sc; at West Barnet
Cloud Somers, 80; at East Hardwick,
Harvey Montgomery, 80; at st Johns
Dury Centre, Irving Gorham, II at
lyndon, VIM Green, rs; at Manches-
,er, n III, G w West, formerly of St
JOhnsbury.
2. The old established firm of III E
Fletcher & Co, gave place to that of
capt E + Griswold 81 w l. Pearl, firm
style, Griswold 81 Pearl.
3. Death at North Danville of Mrs
James Webb, 35.
D. Death at jacksonville, Fla, of
Jol A B Jewett, 50. He had been i'll
or some time, went to Florida Dec %,
$50 /; appal emily improved in health,
,ut fell dead while standing in his
Dom at his hotel buried at Swanton
III the 13th-Joseph Corveau, Lyndon
lille, SO, killed ut Newport by jumping
rom cars-Third district meeting | o
L, at West Burke-L NJ Thomas and
ella E Morgan married at Barnet Cen
re.
10. Concert by the Ladies' club in
I NJ C. A hall.-M McLaren and !
1ivia SOmers married at Barnet Centre. |
IL. Entertainment for the Academy |
ase ball nine at Academy hall, netting
75-St Johnsbury 81 Lake Champlain
abroad company again assumed con-
rol of the Lake road-Ezra C Brooks
ought w III Horizons tailoring bust
ess-Death of w G Houghton, 81
Death ut North Danville of Ruth
Weeks Gage, 80.
ID. A three years old son of Peter
Iolmes scalded to death at Fairbanks
illage by falling into a tub of hot
1ater-Death of George Gray, 65.
IA. Death at Chicago of L B At
rood, 40. Mr. Atwood left Feb IA, for
is annual trip West, was snow bound
6 hours on a train, contracted a cold
Which resulted in death.