St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-07
AT THE FREE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. A. I. Davis, who has accepted
the pastorate of the Free Baptist
church, preached his first sermon on
Sunday morning from the text BE
ware that thou forget not the Lord
thy Cod" Deut s: H. He said that
this text was as important now as
1T ever was. If our conceptions of
God are not faulty we can remember
God as he is, even as a sculptor
whose ideals are true will produce
noble statue. God should be remem-
bered in childhood. The influence
over children by parents in forming
first ideas is powerful and obliga-
tory. AS Mirabeau once said, ITO
teach child liberty 1 would have
the first word his lips utter be the
name of Washington" So should
the first word a child hears be the
name of his God and Savior God
should be remembered in the years
between Is and 25, in the time of
youth and starting in life. God
should be remembered in the years
between 25 and so, when cares op-
press the mind and burden life with
their weight. God should be remem
bered at the close of life. Better a
few years short service for Him than
none at all. But the impera tive duty
of all is to remember Him in the days
of youth, ''While the evil days come
not" We are either for or against
Him There is no middle ground.
We must take a decided stand and
The call comes now to every hearer.
SUPREME COURT.
The May term of the supreme court
convenes here next Tuesday, with
Justices Ross, Rowell, Munson and
Start presiding. The docket con-
tains the following cases:
Charlotte Sanborn vs.. John T.
Cole Peach Thomas VS.. Rodney F.
Garter, ct ais. c. w. Gleason VS..
George Van Dyke and Conn. River
Lumber Co. This is a suit for dam
ages by overflow from a dam built
by the company in McIndoes. Gil
christ & Chamberlin VS.. Philo b.
Van Dyke, McIndoes, case involving
the ownership of spring. Decided
in favor of Van Dyke, and appealed.
George H. Nelson VS.. Lewis H. Mel
son, ct al. H. 6. Darling VS.. George
H. Stuart. Hall & Chase VS.. E. E.
Simpson, apt. Harvey K. Morse VS..
Chester Wiley. State VS.. William
L. Switser, for obtaining money
under false pretenses from Mr.. Tib-
bets of Burke Lyndon Mill Co. VS..
Lyndon Institute. Involves an ac-
count of 5000 for wood furnished
the Institute Claim that under ar
rangement the bill was to be paid by
Dudley P. Hall, president of the In
stitute. Exceptions by defendant.
w. L. Good VS.. Thomas Knox aud
George R. Eaton. Arthur Wilder
VS.. St. ]. & L. c. railroad. Excep-
tions by both plaintiff and defend
ant. First National bank of St.
Johnsbury VS.. H. ]. Goodrich & Co.
Suit for damages to st. Johnsbury
house from defective tin roof put on
by Goodrich & Co. Exceptions by
defendant Cahoon & Hoffman VS..
Jacob Benton. ]. D. McAllister,
admr of James Whites estate, VS..
Ann c. White. apt. State VS.. Carlos
Welch Henry McCole VS.. L. r.
Varnum. George Ranney, admr VS..
St. T. & l.. c. railroad. This is the
famous case of the estate of Mrs.
Ruth H. Richards of Kirby, which
was tried at the June term year
ago. Suit was brought for $4,000
damages. Mrs. Richards, among
others, changed cars here for Lowell,
Mass, waiting upon the small plat
form east of the depot which was
then in use Two trains came III
and confined the passengers upon
the platform between them. Mrs.
Richards fell under the cars and both
limbs were cut off, from which injury
she died. The attempt was, upon
each side, to prove negligence. A
disagreement of jury made necessary
a new trial.
w. H. Preston, Admr., VS.. St. ]. &
L. c. R. R., is another railroad case.
In this suit the defendant took ex-
ceptions from the December term OF
1890. The plaintiff brings suit to
recover damages for the death OF
Charles c. Blood who fell off lum-