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

Dakota, Peter Labay, 6S, formerly of Lyn-
donville; at Michigan, John NJ. Smith, 65.
formerly OF Barnet
Rain fell on "a days in the month of Aug
ust. much of the time in large quantities.
Gen Phil Sheriden died on the 9TH.
SEPTEMBER.
1. Gen. Clinton B. Fisk prohibitory can
didate for president, spoke in Music hall and
Boles, fireman, fell from locomotive in Bar
net and crushed his foot, necessitating ampu-
tation Death at Lyndonville of Mrs. e c.
.. Ten cattle killed by lighting in Charles
Green's pasture at North Danville.
3 Democratic rally, speeches by Elisha
May. $. b. Page and ]. L. Martell-Death at
Barnet of Maynor u. Brock, "a.
+. State election; l.. ID. Hazen elected rep
sentative-Married at LennoNville. =. O,
w. H. Abbott and Elizabeth Oughtred-
Death of Mrs. Oliver Currier. "a, and Mrs.
5 Annual exhibition of North Eastern
Vermont Horse Breeders association contin-
uing through the fifth-Dcath at DanVille of
David Wilson. so.
g. Mrs r. X Richards of Kirby. 67 run
over at the depot dying of her injuries the
same evenng-SOth session Vt Free Bap-
fist churches continuing through to the 9th
Death at West Burke of Mrs Mary John
son. ST
=. Death of Mrs. David Stark ~; at Peach
am Royal Dana, &c.
S. Death at Sutton from injuries received
in falling down stairs of Mrs. Vim. Dens
more, ~.
10. Death at Massachusetts of Martin
Mcdonald, 90 formerly of Danville; at
Peacham, Charles Hunt 20.
IL. Annual meeting Fairbanks scale com
pany-Farmers' club exhibition at Rycgate
continuing through the 18th.
13. Steamer Oriomdee launched on the
PaSsumpsic, first steamer ever on the river.
10 Death at Passumpsic of (. +. Curtis.
%; at Cabot. Mrs. Fannie Bickford.
16. Death of George r. Clark, Is; Mertie
IS. Caledonia fair opening in pouring rain
and continuing four dayS-Matthew Cald-
beck's dryhouse burned-Married, Ashton X.
Willard and Agnes Fairbanks; Isaiah Mat
thews and Rachel Magill-Death of y. K: Luz
cas-, "A; Mrs. Catherine G. Gale, 80; at Texas
Mrs. Katy Fairbanks Vaughan. 33, formerly
of st. Iohnsbury.
10. Archie 10 years old son of Vim.
Steele, rum over at fair ground and injXed-
Reunion Co. d. list VT.
%. Simon Stevens 63rd birthday mi
VerSarY celebrated.
%. Death Of Emily ]. Roy, 20, former vpf
Barnet.
Death of Loam b. Flint. ~.
80. Death at Waterford of Ezra II. Ctish-
man, 90; at Washington, Charles GliAden
formerly of Cabot.
Wet weather prevailed all through the
could not harvest their crops. The carly
frosts and the fall rains did immense damage
in northern New England and Canada.
OCTOBER.
.. Hanson r. White, arrested in April for
attempting to bride pension agents, forfeited
his bail and thus settled the case.-Married
at N H., Frank f. Alden and Lucy NJ.
Woods; at Mass, y, G Steady and Belle NJ
3. Death of Deacon Horace Durkee, SO; at
East village, Martha II. Bowen, 25-Mar-
Mason.
.. Concert by st. Johnsbury Choral so
dard Electric company reorganized-Deat of
Larned L. Kendall, ~; at Mass, Charles N
Webster, 40. formerly of st. Johnsbury;; Mrs
Sarah G. Sanborn, 90, formerly of Kirby; at
Newark, Joseph Cole, rs.
6. Death at California of Julia Kellogg,
40 formerly of Barnet
Z. Mrs. Smith seriously injured in runa-
way accident at sutton.
$. Carl, of b. G. Howe, shot himself
through the hand with revolver.
10. Third regiment reunion, address by
Daniel Skinner of Barton and othcrs-neath
at Barnet of Mrs. AScnath Batchcldcr, ~.
II. Death at Danvie of Robert Peck, Il.
-. Annual lecture sale of lecture tickets,
w. Thomas; at Wheelock, T. A. Hoyt, 70
3. Death of Chauncey Spaulding, 81.
10 Helen E. aged four, and Arthur, aged
nine, two children of Leon Pinard poisoned
by eating canned fish the former died, but
the latter finally rccovcrcd-leath at llako-
ia of Ora H. Drew, 43, formerly of Hard
wick.
Is. b. G. Howe announced that the post
Office was certainly to he removed to his new
building on Railroad street little hitch in
the program occurred Nov. 6 and the office
was not movcd-Death of Charles L. Board
man, 81, formerly Observation-Disclosures at
Wells River Frank NJ. Kendall of Burlington
and Margaret Leslie.
course by Gcrmania orchestra and w. II. FEES
SgndenIFire at Lynd9nviilG in Fletchers
of Alfred Baldwin. 10
%. Death at Barre of Eva Mason formerly
of st. Johnsbury.
%. Mrs. George Shaw, blind, seriously in
jured by falling down stairs-M arricd at
Ryegatc John G. Mcclellan and Maggie Dick
son.
"a. Death at Barnet of Abbic w. Hazelton.
So at New Jersey Nehemiah Shaw, 80, form
50. W. E Peck bought the Geo. Howe cs-
tate on Railroad strcet-Marricd, w. l.. Bal
ley and Maria {. stewart. ,..,
'Superstitions"-Dea at Lyndon of VIM.
Pierce, 70.
West Burke, Ezra Powers, 90.
81 Married, L. II. Plumley and Agnes
H T'lfil OF Honolulu and Alicia daushter OF
Col y. 6. Halves at Burke, IL Z BnrnS and
Kilbournc. formerly of st. j., CT; at Nebraska.
Henry Morrill, %, formerly off. Burke.
NOVEMBER.
/. Y. NJ. {. a. book reccption-Death ut
West Burke of Levi Hayward, IS.
H. Death OF A. E Pride 1;8 at Albany, Mi
10 Pierce rs. formerly of East Burke.
G. INSTRUMENTATION and Morton elected
Vote in st. =, Harrison so, Cleveland 22o,
Fisk 36-Conccrt by MuSin Concert cOmpa-
ny-Fremont Minard killed at Groton while
Z. Geo. Ranncy administrator of Ruth H.
Richards estate. brought suit for $4,000
against Lake road on account OF ncr uc;ltn
on the 9th of September.
:. Visitation grand officers l. o. o. F. to
Caledonia lodge and on the 9th annual meet
ing Daughters of Rebckah-C. H.. Horton
bought the L. y. Walker place of Geo. Hid
den-M arried, Jacob Trussell of Danvillc and
Mrs. Marietta {. Wa1bridge.
o. Death of Mrs. Jennie Hall Bailey, SO at
East Burke, Samuel Carpenter
II. T. <. Cary, postal clerk, fell and broke |
his at railroad Station-Death at Peach |
am of Mrs. Joseph Peak, CT.
10. Miss Mary Howe, soprano, gave n !
I, at II flNxfs of
Balch 81.
10 Death at Waterford of James Works,
[ Caledonia county'S centcnarlan, aged 100 |
years and months.
10 Republican national victory cclcbrat-
ed in the midst of pouring rain; lllumin "a,
II. c. Parsons of observation-disclosures trustees |
with Thomson-H custom Electric
company to light the village streetS-A l. |
16 Thomas Ward sentenced to eight
years in state prison for arson-pcath at |
South Albany of Fred w. Patterson, 2S.
II. Death at Pasadena of Francis Dow, |
IS. Death at Sutton of Mrs. Charles TAFT, |
&c, and Lizzie Dortc, Is.
10. Death of Mrs. John Russell, 81;
90. Married, Fred a. Colburn and Nellie |
L. Smith-Samuel Estabrooks' three barns n |
Danville burned, loss $4,000.
u. Rev. Geo. II. Bailey resigned rector |
ship of st. Andrews church-Mrs. Isabel |
Brock celebrated her Goth birthday annvcr- |
sary at Barnet-M arred at Danville Lyman |
( ole and ElVira WeSSOn.
90. {. a. Norton sold his house to F. ~.
Carter.
%. Rev. Sam Small lectured on "From
bar-room to pulpit"
"a. Exhibition of drawings, etc, at Union
school building-Death at St Paul. Minneso-
tn of Col. George y. Merrill, 6S, formerly of |
st. JohnSbury.
% Death of Mrs. Frank Walker, 5S; at
Lyndonvillc of Joseph Nj drill 80.
81. John Bclknap, As, drowned in the
MIR. BeIknap had just seen the
water let over the completed dam for the
first time and engaged in pulling in
log that was floating in the river, when he
was carried over the dam His body was re
the 3Oth.
% Thanksgiving-serv at Methodist
church with sermon by Rev. T. p. Frost
The Catholic church illuminated-Ded at
Peacharn Adcline Stocker Williams, 10.
30. Death of Addison Preston, infant