St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-03

gethcr III their order many events OF
local interest which are worth pre-
serving They have cost the compil-
or much labor; if the record proves OF
value it will be all the reward he cx-
poets. When not otherwise stated
the events noted below occurred in
St. Johnsbury
JANTARY
/ New wear welcomed in with i'm
prcssivc services at Free Baptist and
Methodist churches
. o. s. Abbott of Wells River
bought out ]. Drouin's shoe store on
Railroad strect-Harry Frcnch's il
Illustrated lecture on Picturesque Ire
land-Ncws of death of Mrs Josiah
Tyler at Natal, so. Africa, for 80
years Il missionary among the Zulus.
3. Advent conference Province
Quebec and Northern Vermont and
New Hampshire with Advent church,
continuing through January S-Rcv.
and Mrs. f. y. IIovt are given New
Years greetings by Univcrsalist so
cietv-Married Fred l. Paine and
Kate Nelson.
f. Annual village meeting Voted
tax of 80 cents on dollar grand list;
$500 for band trustees instructed to
investigate water supply - Officers
elected: President, ~ f. Nichols;
clerk, ]. {. Clark; treasurer, E. ID.
BlOdgctt ; trustees, 7. {. Fletcher,
o. +. Bennett, l. II. Frost. y. l..
Bragg. Charles Caldcrwood-Mar-
ried Reuben f. Nichols and Mrs Ro-
sana H. Brown-Dicd, at Genoa, tia
of St Johnsbury.
.. Death at West Burke of Flora
~ Carr, 10; At Lyndonville, Mrs
Charlotte Barker, 6S-Married at
West Burke, Frank +. Folsom and
Flavia NJ Peterson.
6. John Porter, 80. killed at East
Hardwick by Il falling tree.
I c. y r. installation by Com
mandcr Blodgctt; speeches by W. G..
Vcazcv and others
s. Death of Joseph La Fond, Go,
from result of injuries received in
falling down stairs; at Danvillc, Mrs.
Lcvings Hooker, rs; ut Pclcham
Mrs. Mary Hooker.
@ Death at Rycgatc of Maj.
Thomas Nelson, ~. 4 veteran of the
3D. Vermont
10. Thomas Ward, after IN cx-
citing jury trial i'll county court be
ginning on the 9th. found guilty of
arson His case was appealed to the
supreme court and on November 16
he was sentenced to state prison for
eight years The charge was for fir
ing Harvey Fosters barn in Walden,
Jan. 26, 1SS6-Conccrt by Fisk Iubi-
lee singers.
II. W. J. SanbOrn removed dry
goods business from \. Nj. Johnson
block on Railroad street to Walker
block on Main; Ranncy & Norton
from Walker to Union block on Main;
G. W. Dickcv from Sanborn to Walk
cr block ON Main-Marricd at Shcf-
field, Isaac Pearl and Sally Miles
13. Old Central Market on East
ern avenue bought and occupied by
Samuel Moore as 4 livery stable
IL Death at MOrrisvillc ofC County
clerk \. L. Rankin, 90. On the 9th
Mr.. Rankin went to Hyde Park on
business; while visiting at p. X.
Glccd's in Morrisvillc was taken i'll,
pneumonia developed and he died
eight days after Funeral on the
18th, Rev c NJ Lamson officiating
II. Married at "Brantview,'
Herbert d, Blodgctt and Almira T.
airbanks-Annual meeting Calcdo-
MIA county agricultural society and
Fair Ground company, !. G.. Hovey
elected president former, Ezra Parks
of lattcr-Dcath at Lugonia, Califor-
mia, of George II. Morse formerly of
DanviIIc
IS Death at North Tcwksbury,
Mass, of Rev. Jonathan WOodman,
90, for many years Il prominent Free
Baptist clergyman in Caledonia
county Buried at Sutton. At Pas
sumpsic, F. B. Goss.
10. Charles Higgins and ]. c.
Moore form partnership i'll hard
ware busincss-L0tus Glec Club con
cert, assisted by Marshall p. Wilder
Death at South Wheclock of George
Shcrburnc. 80.
20 Albro +. Nichols appointed
county clerk, vice ~ f. Rankin, de
ccascd-Dcath at |. b. Gorham's of
Lydia p, Young, 96.
81. Services in county court i'll
memory of the late Judge l.. p PO-
land and A. E. Rankin
% Fire at Lake road engine
house, burning four locomotives, Oc
casioning Il loss of $50, O00-W. w.
Spraguc presented with q gold PENN
his retirement from supcrintendency
Baptist Sunday school after 10 years
service-Dcath of Hiram Aver, Sc.
%. Francis Wells of East Burke,
charged with burning John Dashncy's
barn in East Burke, Oct. I, 1886,
tried III County court; acquitted on
the 2Sth
81. Lewis W. Clark seriously in
jured at scale works by falling down
an elevator wcll-Good Tcmplar's
club organized at Danvillc.
%. Severe snow storm, cOntinu-
ing to the 2Sth. accompanied by
fierce winds; trains blocked on all
railroads and highways practically
impossible for two or three days.
%. ii. NJ. Pearl rctires from cash
iership of LyndonviIle bank-Marricd
at North Danvillc. Charles y. Kelsey
and Alice NJ. stanton
81. Ladies Club concert y. NJ. c.
\. members courSe-Eclipsc of the
moon-Death at West Barnet of Viii
liam Stevenson, SO.
IS. Citizens meeting in behalf of
removal of Railroad shops from Lvn-
donville to St. Johnsbury. This mat
ter agitatcd the public for a month
or more, gradually fizzling out with
out material results
81 State G. ~ r. encampmcnt
and Woman's Relief Corps meeting
closing on evening of Feb. keep
ton Monday evening, business scs-
siOns Tuesday, grand camp fire Tues
d. f.,-,.r,ir,,r r-l..-c..I L. l.