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

dissolve partnership, George Williams
continuing the business.
2. Mrs A S Steele addressed audi
diences at North and South churches
on missionary work in the South.
3. George S Shaw, 81, committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the head he had been long sick-Lyn
don voted to make no repairs on the
old town house-Death at Bradford of
Caroline (Stearns) Redington, 20.
4. Address on "Holmes and his
poetry" by Rev C NJ Lamson at the
North church-Death at Cabot of ia
son Britt; at Sutton of Mrs j G lib
belts, 80.
5. Death at st Johnsbury East of
Thomas w Taylor, AZ.
6. Boys missionary society at South
church broke their jugs and realized
$17-Death at st JOhnsbury East of
Capt w A Chapman, so.
s. Reception at North church OF
Rev and Mrs Lamson in observance of
the second anniversary of Mr. Lamson's
pastorate-Death of II H Wheeler, 55 !;
while at work in his barn Mr. Wheeler
fell in an apoplectic fit and died in a
few hours.
10. Auction sale of tickets to NJ
G A course, receipts nearly $l2O0-L
ID Hazen's mill at Victory burned !;
loss $4,000.
ii. Simeon E Belknap and Hattie
E Blodgett married reception on the
previous evening at Capt P ID Blodg-
ett's.
IL. Second annual reunion Sd Yer
mont regiment; business meeting and
reunion during day address in even
ing by Capt NJ Montgomery banquet
followed with toasts and speeches, DR.
q B Billiard !Oastmaster-George b
Walkers block ON Main street sold to
w Sanborn-Central market build
ing sold to John F Moore -Ranney 81
Norton dissolved partnership and la
ter removed to Union block, Ranney
in the retail business and
Norton in the WHOLESALER A Noyes
sold his building on Eastern Avenue to
Joseph Gauthier = Death of Osborn
Ward, 7I-First exhibition meeting of
North Eastern Vermont association of
road and trotting horse breeders at
Barton-Mr and Mrs Reuben Kelly eel
ebrated the 25th anniversary of their
at North Danville.
ID. Special town meeting; IS cents
tax voted-Marriage at Peacham of
Col George b NJ Harvey and Alma A
Parker.
Is. Mr. and Mrs John Varnum's
25th marriage anniversary celebrated
at Peacham--Death at Hardwick of
Sophronia NJ Smith, rs.
IL. Sylvester Halls buildings burn
ed at Sheffield.
I9. Mr. and Mrs Caleb Marshalrs
Both marriage anniversary celebrated
Willis I'll Sargent and Mary A Robbie
married.
10. Mrs F G Stevens and Mrs Jo-
seph Mitchell and child thrown from a
in a runaway accident Mrs
Mitchell's daughter died Dec 4 from
injuries received at this accident-The
l. b Atwood clothing store sold to E
ID Steele 81 Co.
20. Lecture season opened with lee
ture by Rev L Dewitt Talmage, "The
bright side of things"-A B Noyes sold
his house on Church street to E Ii
Blossom.
%. First snow flakes of the season.
%. Memorial services for deceased
members of Caledonia lodge L o o F
and Olive Branch Daughters of Re-
bekah at Free Baptist church with SER
mon by Rev E Dawson.
"a. George M Gray and Katie d
lde married.
20. Meeting of Baptist missionary
society, Danville association, at Bap-
list church addresses by Mrs M C
Mrs 0 w Gates and Others
D,,L lif, f.,,. l,A,
of securing the removal of the Rut-
land shirt factory to st Johnsbury re-
suited in lamentable fizzle-Boys of
the North church had their annual Jug
breaking and realized S3l.-Hamilton
Brooks house burned at West Barnet
Death ut Lyndon Centre of John
p.
%. Barnet quilt sale.
November.
l. The st Johnsbury granite COM
pany sold to ii stock company and re-
under the name of the st
granite and marble COM
6 w Bonett sold his gro
Gerry store to George and Frank Spaul-
lingo A Whitcher removed from his
store in Walkers block to Music hall
Stevens delivered Il
lecture on "Around the
world on bicycle" to Il large and in
,eresting audience.
3. Big doll show at the South
church.
4. Suicide of Alvah Aver of Vince
ock at the county Jail. Aver was ar
'ested October 25 for poisoning il yoke
IF oxen belonging 20 VIM Peake. He
vas held for trial and on the morning
IF Nov was found dead having hang
I'll himself with his bed cord. He was
g years old-First real snow storm of
he season with two or three days good
buildings belonging to
Charles L Hemmenway burned on the
ra Richardson place in Waterford
he work of frightened hen that
knocked over and broke IL lantern
meetings at the Methodist
;hurch, st Johnsbury Centre with ser
mons by Rev L p Frost, Rev c NJ
4amsOn and others.
5. Annual meeting of the North
hurch mission band.
Z. Death of Mrs w G HoughtOn, "a. |
8. Annual meeting of the n E Vt |
orse breeders association; old Off
ers e-elected-Revival of the tobOg-
G