St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-02-23
RECENT DEATHS.

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FINEL.-Nelson NJ. Finel, the eldest
son of Egbert o. and Cora A. Finel,
died at their home on Charles street at
midnight Sunday, at the age of %
years. Young Finel had been afflicted
| with Il spinal disease since he was ten
years old. Last June he became much
has been sufferer from most acute
and excruciating pain which was re-
lieved only by death. A lover of music
he has in many ways contributed to
the entertainment of this people, both
as member of the ST. Johnsbury band
and in many ways individually, as he
was always ready and willing to do
anything in his power when called up
on. Those who were intimately asso-
ciated with him, not only respected his
manly qualities but many became
deeply attached to him. During his
long and extremely painful illness his
Christian character shone brightly.
Ever patient and thoughtful, his sick
room was like a chamber of peace
strength and comfort to all who enter
ed it.
CARPENTER.-Heze S. Carpenter
died at Kingman, Arizona, last Friday,
the 18th, after brief illness of pneu-
monia. He was So years old. Mr..
Carpenter was the youngest son of
Ephraim w. Carpenter, Esq, formerly
of Lyndon, and brother of Mrs. III.
S. Root of Newport. Mr.. Carpenters
| boy hood and early manhood was spent
in Lyndon. In 1866 he went to Min
nesOta, and about seven years ago he
as superintendent of mining compa-
ny of Minneapolis, where he has ever
since resided. He was a robust and
muscular man and his first real sick
ness was his last. He leaves a wife
who is sister of j.. G. Eaton of Lyndon.
A telegram from Mrs. Carpenter gives
information that the body is being
embalmed and that she will come
home with it as soon as possible. Mr..
Carpenter left no children.
Town Meeting.
The warrant is posted for the March
meeting, which comes on the 9th of
next month. Article one of the war
rant calls for the election of moderator;
article two for election of town officers;
article three to see if the town will ap-
propriate funds for the observance of
Memorial day article four to see what
sum the town will appropriate for the
maintenance of the fire department in
lien of sum voted at the annual meet
ing in 1881 article FIVE to choose c0un-
ty commissioner, article six for trans
action of other business. Article four
brings up matter of special interest
to the village. In 1881 IL resolution
was passed that the town pay its share
of the expense of main ntaining the fire
department., at the discretion of the Sc
lectmen, not to exceed 5000. The re-
suit of this vote has been that the
town has some years contributed 800,
some years $25 and some years moth
ing at all for the maintenance of the
department. 1t costs about $1,000 to
run the department each year. AS
of the village it is evident that when
the selectmen pay 500, as they did
the past year, two thirds of this amount
is really paid by the village, and as 6
matter of fact the town outside the
village pays but S33, the village main.
tanning the department for the benefit
} of the town. 1t is now proposed tt
take some action that will fix the sun
to be paid by the town each year. Il
is apparent that matters of interest Il
voters call for Il large attendance.
A New Dam Across the Passumpsic.
John Belknap has bought of Perley
S. Weeks all the land east of the Pas
track situated below the railroad
bridge, IL mile south of this station
about nine acres in all-and proposes
to build q dam across the head of thu
falls about nine feet high, making Il
or 13 feet head and fall and givin.
over 200 horsepower in low water
Mr.. Belknap says the water will bt
utilized to turn water wheel, ant
y perhaps something else. The dam viii
be built as soon as spring opens, an c
it looks as though the extreme south
ern end of st. Johnsbury might have
little boom of it's own.
: The Vermont Telegraph Company.
o The annual meeting of the Vernon
: International Telegraph company wa
v held last week when these director
v were elected: Franklin Fairbanks
g Horace Fairbanks, George w. Hendee
n o. S. RixfOrd, Waldo Brigham, VIM