St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-01-07
IN THE YEAR 81.
A Summary of Local Events During the
Last Twelve Months.

Summary of Local Events During the
Last Twelve Months.
We give below summary of hap
penings in st. Johnsbury and vicinity
during the past year, as published in
the CALIFORNIAN from time to time:
January.
g. Died at East st. Johnsbury,
Rev. B. S. Adams, pastor Congrega-
tional church, 81
7. Annual village meeting. First
trial of Australian ballot. A F.
Nichols elected president; John c.
Clark, clerk; E. b. Blodgett, treas
urer; A D. Pike, collector; E. H.
Blossom, w. E. Peck, Harvlin Pad
dock, M. ]. Caldbeck, T. R. Stiles,
trustees.
- Died at Hard wick, Mrs. Sarah
Chubb, 100 years and six months.
13. Second lecture by Henry M.
Stanley in ST. Johnsbury.
10. Three days teachers institute
at Lyndonville under direction of
Supervisor Taylor
16. Death of George E. Eaton at
Troy, N Y, IL, former editor of the
Danville North Star.
20. Missionary meetings in North
church, at which Drs Clark, March,
Wilder of Africa, and Creegan were
present. Fair ground and agricul-
tural meetings in town hall.
21. Married, in Manchester, N H.,
Harry H. Carr and N lille P. Blunt.
%. Opening at Boston, of the DIR.
]. r. Nelson case against the Boston
& Maine railroad, at the close Of
which the doctor gets a verdict of
about $4,000.
% Opening of State Woman's
Suffrage convention in Lyndonville.
Masonic district convention at Lyn-
donville.
8. Annual Dept. of Vermont G. A.
r. reunion at Burlington. Mrs. c.
A H. Thompson of St. Johnsbury
elected president of VT. w r. c.
8. Rev. c. B. Atwood resigned as
pastor of Free Baptist church.
9. Married, in Boston, JOSIAH B..
Gage of St. Johnsbury and Georgia
D. Mcintosh.
49, Railroad ball in the Opera
house.
IA. Died, in St. Johnsbury, from
paralytic shock, John D. Miller, 73
16. Died, in St. Johnsbury, Mrs.
Desire D. Orcutt, 90. First town
caucus under the new ballot law
20. st. Johnsbury Board of Trade
organized st. Johnsbury Society of
Natural History organized
Ok Dia1 at Ct Tnf,1cl,,1rr from
paralytic shock, John E. Emerson, 49,
March.
2. Henry c. Ide appointed land
commissioner at Samoa. Died at St.
Johnsbury, Mrs Charlotte B. French,
81.
8. Annual town meeting, first un-
der new ballot law. H. c. Bates
elected moderator; old board of Sc
lectmen, also clerk and treasurer !;
Summerville school district united
with village district.
S. Elkins, 10.
5. Concert by Boston Rivals in
lecture course.
6. First annual banquet St.
Johnsbury club of Dartmouth college.
Z. Annual meeting of Y. Nd. c. A;
old board of officers reelected.
g. Observance at Methodist
church of Tooth anniversary of the
death of the Wesleys.
~ Closing concert of lecture
course; Mary Howe's third appear
ance in ST. Johnsbury.
IA Died, at St. Johnsbury, Mrs
Dennis Hunter, 60.
"a. Died, at St. Johnsbury, Mrs
VIM. Renfrew, 50.
% Easter Sunday celebrations ii
all the churches. Farewell sermon o.
Rev. c. B. Atwood, Free Baptist.
81 Annual Adelphian and Athen
can exhibition. Academy closed
arly on account of epidemic of mea
sles. Annual school meeting.
April.
g Fire in Summerville; tenement
house burned.
3. Fast day services in st. An
drew's church, with sermon by Rev
F. D. Buckley