St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-01-02

Emma w. Peterson, 27; %, at West
Burke, Virgil Ladd, 80.
JUNE.
1. Grand Master Henderson in
vites Odd Fellows lodges of state to
aid Johnstown sufferers.
2. Children's Sunday appropriate
" observed in Methodist, North and
South Churches.
8. Vote of 80 cents on dollar au-
thorized for village tax at an adj
journed meeting.
4. Opening of June term, county
court, Chief Justice Royce presiding
adjourned the 18th.
3. House of William Hart of South
Wheelock struck by lightning, doing
little damage.
8. Rev. c. B. Atwood, formerly OF
Bath, Me, called to Free Baptist
church. Accepted and preached his
first sermon June 3O-E. & T. Fair
banks & Co. send $500 by telegraph
to Johnstown sufferers.
O. Baccalaureate to graduating
class at Lyndon Institute by Prof.
w. E. Ranger
10. Twenty young men poisoned
by eating pressed beef bought of a
local butcher. All recover but G.
kimball Sykes of Dorset, an Academy
student in the class of 80, who died
on the Dist in his 10th year-Middle
class declarations at Lyndon Insti-
tute.
IL Married at Sutton, Edwin l..
Laid of Lyndon and Hattie Belle
Barker-Annual address at Lyndon
Institute by Ex-senator ]. w. Pat
terson of New Hampshire.
- Grand list for 1889 completed
showing an increased valuation OF
$173, 600 and an addition of 90 polls
Simeon Burdick presented Will 49,
easy chair by Grand Army, and cSilt
by Sons of Veterans on his 10th birth
day.
49, Graduating exercises at Lyn-
don Institute. Eight graduated in
the regular department and Is in the
commercial school. Anniversary
concert in the evening by the Park
sisters, Miss Esty and Prof. Chap
man-Married, at Littleton, William
H. Bailey and Ella M Clough OF
Lyman, N H.
IS. Baccalaureate to graduating
class by Rev. DR.. Barnum of Har-
poot, Turkey.
16. H. E. Folsom appointed SUI
perintendent and E. H. Blossom as
sistant superintendent of Lake road
AIiII1a o11ce. .,
envy hall.
19. Two days session Vermont
northern association opened at West
Concord Ora Bishop appointed
postmaster at McIndoes Falls-Sev-
enty-ninth annual meeting Danville
Baptist association began at Pas
umpsic-M arried, at Mineral Point
Wis, Lyman H. Brooks of Sheridan
Wyoming, formerly of st. Johnsbury
and Kate r. Ivey.
20. Graduating concert by Ariel
quartet and Miss Chamberlin-Clos-
ing exercises at grammar school, ~
graduated.
81. Rev. c. M. Lamson and wife
landed in New York. He preached
the following Sunday and on Non
day they were given a reception in
the chapel-Graduati ting exercises at
the Academy. Sixteen parts on the
program and rs graduated-Class
day exercises in Academy yard-An-
nual meeting of alumni of Academy
in South Church parlors. w. p.
Stafford elected observation-disclosures
of classes of 'S3, 'S4 and sc.
%. South church society dissolved,
owing to incOrpOra ton of church
F. V. Powers appointed postmaster
at Summerville and begins his duties
on July 6.
%. Annual school meeting union
district. A. +. Nichols chosen COM
NIT teeman and tax of 80 cents on
dollar voted. Committee authorized
to employ music teacher.
26. Married, at Danville, Harvey
Dole and Alice Durant.
27. Two days session County w.
{. 7. y. opened at Free Baptist
church.
%. Mrs. A. E. Rankin and Miss
Rankin and Prof S. H. Bracket sail
for EurOpefora summers tour Ohm
Paquet, section hand, killed near dry
bridge by wild" engine running into
hand CARR. H. Walcott, formerly of
the Caledonian, accepted position as
editorial writer on Burlington Free
Press-Barton Works, St. J. East,
nearly gored to death by stag i'll
Concord.
80. Children's day observed at
Free Baptist and Universalist
churches.
Neurology; +, at Greensboro, Mrs.
Philip D. Badger, &c; 5, at West
Burke, Mrs. Lydia Colby, 80; 6, at
South Walden, Julia M. Dow, IS; 8,
at St. ]. East, Emogene S. Luce, % j;
9, at Wheelock, Mrs. Milo H. Bur
bank, 90; at Danville, William Mute,
80; IS, at Lunenburg, Newell Balch,
65; 16, at Barre, Mrs. c. H. Taylor,
II, late of st. j.; 10, at Sutton, on
athan Berry, TO; 90, at Peacham,
Benjamin Woodward, Sc; 25, George
r. Alvord, 81; %, at East Hard
wick, Mary Ann Oliver, 10; %, at
Danville, Mrs. George Rollins, As !;
den, rs.
The fatality of the year, and CEN
fury even, occurred in the Cone
maugh valley, Penn, on the list, by
the breaking of the largest dam in
the United States. Probably at
least TO- 900 lives were lost and $1O,-
100000 of property destroyed. On
the 29th an express train ran off the
track near New Haven and Mary T.
Brigham, president of Mt. Holyoke
college, was instantly killed.
JULY.
4. independence day celebrated in
the rain by a parade of horribles fol-
lowed by various athletic exhibitions
and concert in the evening. Horse
trots we'll attended on Fair Ground
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