St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-01-07
Rev. G. o. Webster and Miss Elva c.
Soule married.
80. Special village meeting, tax
of 42c voted.


2. John Maynan run oyer by cars
below depot and killed. Death of Mrs.
Isabel Fairbanks Farwell, Youngest
daughter of the late Gov. Horace
Fairbanks.
g. Curtis Follansbee's steam mill
at North Concord burned with con-
sidera BILE lumber and two cars.
4. The centennial of the founding
of the town of Lyndon celebrated in
fine style at Lyndonville.
5. Sunday centennial services con-
Quoted at Lyndonville.
6. Ira Smith of Passumpsic hurt
in the elevator at the scale shops.
g. Narrow escape of Will c. War
ner from drowning in Missisquoi
bay. Public installation of K P
officers.
10. John Baird, Lake road
brakeman, seriously hurt at scale
shops State board of health met at
St. Johnsbury house.
II. Death of George w. Cahoon
of Lyndon and Mrs Emily S. Frost.
13. Dwelling house and outbuild-
ings of Mrs. Eliza Jameson of West
Danville burned.
16. Woman's Relief Corps camp
fire at G. A r. hall.
49, Death of Charles H. Locke at
East St. Johnsbury, aged 81.
"a. Large barn and $50 tons hay
burned at Peacham by lightning.
A. ]. Virgins killed at West Burke
by lightning. Death of Mrs. Keziah
Forsyth. aged SO.
IS. The Coveny barn on Crow
hill struck by lightning during a
thunder storm, A. F. Lawrence
rendered unconscious by the shock
27. Death of Eli Meacham, At.
%. Lecture by Prof J. M. Tyler
in Athenaum hall. Death of Mrs.
David Horner, "a.
1. Collision on Lake road half
mile west of Danville. Two engines
demolished, three cars burned, four
men hurt. Free delivery inaugurated
in Summerville.
2. Hazen's steam mill at Miles
Pond burned, with 10000 feet of
sawed lumber and two fiat cars.
Rev. G. w. Pierce of the Centre gave
an illustrated lecture in Y. Nj. c. A.
hall. Universalist grove meeting held
at Lyndonville with large attend
ance.
4. Special village meeting held to
consider matter of widening Railroad
street. c. c. Bingham met with a
painful accident, spilling carbolic
acid in face and eyes.
6, Death of Vim. T. Meacham, g.
10. M. ]. Caldbeck hurt by box
of plate glass falling upon him.
Death of ARA West, 80.
II. E. A. Morgan's house at Bar
net burned with everything in it.
Death of John J. Grant, II.
16. Rev. a. w. Hazen supplied att
North church Rev. w. A. Rice,
colored minister from the South, lee
tured at Methodist church. Farm
buildings of Calvin Cushman on Dan
vile road burned.
10. Death of Mrs. E. H. Stone, ST.
Johnsbury Centre, II.
10. Marriage of Edgar F. Elliott
and Hattie c. Vance.
20. Adjourned town meeting, 100
cents on dollar voted.
%. Revival meetings began at
Railroad street Baptist church by
Rev. DIR. Graves of New York.
%. Death of Verde M. Celley, "a.
26. President Harrison visited St.
] Ohnsbury; a great demonstrat ton.
He spoke at Athen9um to $4,000
people; Secretary Proctor was also
present. r. E. Gibson hurt while
firing a cannon.
September.
1. St. Johnsbury Academy opened
i I n al oj, 01e,I
opened. Rev Owen H. Gates ordain-
ed to the ministry at North church.
2. Small blaze in new Catholic
church caused by breaking of
chandelier. Death of Albert Hoskins,
80.
8. The 44th annual Caledonia
county fair began.
9. Annual reunion of Third VT
regiment held in G. A. r. hall, ad-
dress by John S. Upper. First Vt.
Cavalry reunion on the Fair grounds
10. Guy Smith accidentally shot
at the Fair ground. Annual meeting
St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain
railroad.
IS. Annual meeting Natural His
tory society. Marriage of Harley J.
Emerson and Helen L. Browne at
st. Andrews church.
1S. Sacred concert at Catholic
church. Hurricane and fire at West
Burke; one man killed, Hiram Spen-
Ger of Newark
10. Death Of Otis Billiard, "a.
20. Mission Band concert at M.
E. church. Death of Mrs. Catherine
Aldrich, II.
Fl. Meeting of St. Johnsbury Y.
P. S. c. E. union at Free Baptist
church.
%. Marriage of Willis H. Barker
and lila D. Stevens. Death of Maud
E. Perrigo, 4.
25. Local Christian Endeavorers
the guests of Epworth League at