St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-04-20
ETTER FROM CONCORD.

rburch ana T. NN' ,,,..
= Milrs TO Visit Concord-Pop"iarlty
Former ST. Johnsburyife-Almy
OF ..asee that he is Abboft-Appoinf-
Con.' of associate Justice of Supreme
m n'n,t-New Hampshire at the Worlds
Fair, ocrpnoNrAN1
CONCORD, N. H., April 17'-Many
..n, residences and several public
buildings are to be erected here this
soson, The Baker Memorial (M.
~ church have purchased corner
,ot adjoining their chapel, and will
ooce commence the construction
"a fine church edifice. Rev. 6. M.
c.L formerly of St. Johnsbury, is
..,or Of this society, and it is need
r, hrme to say that under his very
Efficient management the work will
he most judiciously and ably man
aoed 1t is intended to make this
one Of the finest church edihces i'll the
c;tv The society is live and grow
;,5 one and demands just such a
structure as the building committee
have contracted for.
Inst opposite this lot, corner of
State and Warren streets, is to be
orocted this summer a handsome
building by the Y. M. c. A. of Con
cord. The association has over
400 members and is constantly add
inc to its membership. The associa-
ton is now occupying rooms IN a
business block on Main street, and
Ifs good work is greatly retarded for
want of larger and better rooms.
Concord, like St. Johnsbury, has
many churches, and also the two
nlaces are not dissimilar in that the
different denominations are strongly
united and working most harmoni-
ously together in every good Chris
tan enterprise. On recent Sabbath
aTthe churches joined in extending an
invitation to Rev. B. Fay Mills, the
evangelist, to visit this city in Sep
TENDER and hold a series of gospel
revival meeting. The churches are
alin very prosperous condition,
and nearly all of them have quite
fine cdihccs.
Prof. c. 5. Conant, formerly of St
Iohusbury, has added new laurels to
his already high reputation as a
chori>tcr leading tenor, and instruc.
torin vocal training in the city high
school by the production of new
song entitled Rock Of Ages The
song is very popular and is having a
large sale.
All doubt as to the identity O
Frank {. Almy, the murderer o
Christie Warden, Us being George
H. Abbott, the Vermont and New
Hampshire desperate who escapec
from The Windsor prison some year.
ago, has been swept away by a con
ieSSion from his own lips. This con
tesson was forced from Amy by hi.
counsel at his trial at Plymouth
when they refused to defend him unle
he would make clean breast of his
previous history. He hesitated al
hrst to make the confession, but
alter being convinced that his coun
q SCI would not further defend him, he
Il completely broke down and confess
60 mat he was George H. Abbott
ana that the name of Amy was as
Sumed to shield his identity. Still
further proof of his identity as Alb
4 ooIt mas recently come from DR.
q FREDERICK Perkins, who nursed hi.
broken leg while he was confined in jai
"' Manchester. He states that he
made thorough examination of hi,
person and found all the scars anC
sunShot marks on him which wer,
proven to have existed on George
H. Abbott. As the time advances
ioF AImyS execution he seems to evi
uenee no concern about the matter
'"u MAINTAINS a most remarkable
nerve, and it is predicted that he
Will mold out to the end and die
game like many another villain
WHO has preceded him on the
galows.
at d recent meeting Of the COVER
no' and his council in this city, Hon
M M Wallace of Milford was APP
pointed to I'LL the vacancy as asso
''0'e justice of the supreme cour,
caused Vat Sc by the resignation of Hon
t na colby, recently appointed to fiji
t vacancy caused by the resigna
VIII WGI Oh Hon, w. H. H. Allen. Mr.
wallace was born in Henr;Ler !,