St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-01-05
Local Events of 1887.
Happenings in st. Johnsbury and
Caledonia County.

The year of our Lord 1897 has wit
messed rather more than the usual
number of noteworthy events in this
corner of the universe. A brief sum
mary of some of them, more or less
important, may be found of interest to
it is not otherwise stated the events
noted occurred in ST. Johnsbury.
January.
/. New Years reception by Gov.
Fairbanks at the Athen9um.-The
new year welcomed in by the Free
Baptist cOngregation.-ClOs SEES
siOns of the Advent conference.-the
yer wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Moses B.
Shorey, st. JOhnsbury Centre.-Death
at North Danville of Alexander Russ
low, Death at Passumpsic of John
MuIlin, 70.
2. Rev. Edward Fairbanks preached
annual sermon reviewing the history
and work of the South church in 1886.
Rev. S. S. Martyr resigned the pas
tOrate of the Peacham Congregational
church, after five years service.-Mrs.
James Galbraith broke all arm in IL
runaway accident at Passumpsic.
3. Death at Ryegate of William
Nolan, "a, followed on the 10Th by
the death of his widow, Jannette Nc
Clure, II.
4. w. f. Dian arrested at Wheel
Ock charged with numbering his own
children the preliminary hearing be-
gan on the IIth and continued to the
18th when he was acquitted and rear
rested on the charge of adultery hear
ing on the 2Sth which resulted in his
being held for trial /; on Feb. 4th he
was given second hearing on the
charge of murder and held in the
county Jail for trial.
5. Annual village meeting; JnO. c..
Clark elected clerk, vice Dennis E.
May T. G.. Fletcher, L. Ii. Frost, A.
l.. Bragg trustees, vice A. S. Living
stOn, Henry French, JOvite Pinard !;
tax of 40 cents on grand list voted !;
band voted 5000. The board of trus
tees organized with these heads of de-
partments WaterwOrks, D. Z. Ben
nett streets, Il. C.. Fletcher; police,
j. A. Noyes; fire department, A. L..
Bragg.
6. Death of Lizzie c.. Laird, o.
Fist gun of the Summerville post of
flee war hearing before Atkins on the
removal of f. V. Powers. Nothing
came of it.
Z. Death of Emeline Dennison, 20,
widow of the late DR.. Selim Newell.
8. Silas Drown, an old resident of
Wheelock, found deadin his bed.
ii. Concert by the Beethoven So
ciety assisted by the Ladies club
Lively meeting of the Merchants bank
stockholders resulting in the return of
George Idle and w. l.. Pearl to the
board of directors. of j. j.
LeTOurman and Matte Jackman at
Lyndon.
IL. Organization of the new Citi-
zens savings bank and Trust company,
with j. G. Hovey, president, and j. L.
Richie secretary aud treasurer. The
bank was temporarily located in Hast
ings' block and afterward permanently
located in Avenue house block.
ID. Organization of the toboggan
club, E. F. Griswold, president.-Mis
,sionary lecture in Free Baptist church
Rev. j. F. Whitney on Life III Mi
ssia. "-ResignatiOn of Rev. Scott
as <ofsaf West Concord Methodist
chnFe Ehicteenth annual meeting of
4 mic district at West
Ia. CoHcert 5Y these. n. Allen con-
cert company IN Y. NJ. G.. A. COURSE
of Henry Allard, II, at Sutton;
cut his throat with Il razor.
Is. Death at Barnet of Mrs. Betsey
Boardman, 80.
Is. Lecture by Rev. Louis A. Bangs
on "W oman and Temperance" ut Free
Baptist church.
IL. Death, at Providence, r. l., of
Mrs. Lucia, widow of Rev. Rufus God
ding of Burke, "a.
l8. The 18th annual meeting of the |
Vermont Dairymen's association con-
tinuing to the Goth with addresses by
prominent dairymen, an extensive ex
hibit of butter and final address by
Prof. A. P Grinnell of Burlington
University meeting of the
Caledonia Agricultural society and |
Playground Meeting of the
state board of agriculture ut West |
Burke.
10. Forty marriage anniversa-
~ gathering at Rev. NJ. Atwood's in
North Danville.
%. Publication in the CaledOnian of
the story of the IL martyrs who were
in the sum of S660.47 each for
bury house year or two.
81. Concert by the Schubert quar-
tette in the Y. NJ. C.. A. course.-Death
of A. j. Laird, formerly of Barnet.
%. Fiftyfirst annual meeting of
the Caledonia county young mems
union in Good Templar's
hall.-EIection of z. ID. Blodgett as
department commander, Vermont @.
A. K. at st. Albans.-Lamoille lodge,
[. .. 0. Z. instituted at Hardwick.
25. e. f. Bottoms lecture on ere
united Germany and Heroic Louise"
in the Y. NJ. C.. A. course.-Hiram
Weeks, formerly of North Danville,
buried in a well in Nebraska.
Dc. Annual trip of Palestine com
to Lancaster, n. II.
q. Day of prayer for schools and
colleges observed at the academy
Death at Passumpsic of Mrs. Zalma
S4.-Alex Warden and Rosie
Roy married at Barnet.
%. Y. NJ. c. A. banquet in Associa-
ton hall with toasts, speeches, music,
meeting of Free Bap-
lists at Wheelock continuing over the
Sunday.
%. Farmers lecture by ID. H. King
in town ball.-Death of Emma, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rice, Il
Miles S. Hovey thrown from sleigh at
West Concord and seriously injured
Lecture at Hardwick by Arthur c.
Jackson on FlOrida.-Death at Dan
vile of George johnson.
30. Death of Fremont Brown, 81.
81. Mrs. Nettleton thrown from Il
sleigh and had an arm broken.-Sud-
Ian H..ath nf William. Mel .aahIip |
Peacham. Fell from a sleigh and new