St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-28

ninth street and Fifth avenue, New York.
where he had made his home Tor a mum.
her of years. He had been i'll and con
fined to his bed Tor three weeks with
heart trouble and his death was due to
this aud pneumonia.
A letter has been received from Rev,
William +. B,aman, miss onary to China,
who was pastor IN Wood ord in 1893,
For months it was not known whether
or not Mr.. Beaman was killed in the
massacre in China last autumn.
The sixth annual reunion Of the Yer
mont association in Minneapolis, Minnp
was held at the Nicolltt House, Wedncs-
day evening OF last week, President +. J.
McMil an presided, and the SPEAKER Of
the evening was Hon. Elmer L. Adams,
DR.. A. Lawrence Miner Of Weston has
received the appointment as physician
aud surgeon to the Indian school at the
Kiowa's agency in the southern part OF
Oklahoma territory. He graduated in
1894 tom the Maryland Medical college
and has since practiccd in Westminster
and Weston.
The Vermont Humane society will hold
its next annual meeting in Rutland, Feb.
2S. Rev. L. A. Bigelow OF Bristol will
address the meeting. The local society
in Rutland is one OF the most cnthusias-
tic in the state.
The third annual meeting of the Dart
mouth In~terscholastic association was
held at White River Junction, Friday.
Officers elected: President, Arthur II.
Whittemore, Vermont Academv; secre-
tary, A.. l.. Newton, Randolph High
school treasurer, Ralph M. Tewksbury,
Woodstock High school. There are 20
schools in the association, The IIaver-
hill, Mass, High school was admitted to
membership, 1t was decided to hold the
annual meet on Dartmouth oval May
80, and join the National ln~terscholastic
Athletic association. The president is
captain OF the Vermont Academy foot
ball team anel catcher of the base ball
team.
Charles !. Billings died in F%itchburg
Saturday afternoon. He was born in
Royalston, VT, in 1922, and moved with
his parents to Woodstock in 1885. In
1S45 he went to Fitchburg, and in 1917
entered the employ OF the %Fitchburg
National Bank, with which he was idcn-
titled nearly 80 years. He was cashier
and vice president of this institution, and
treasurer OF the Fitchburg Savings Bank.
deceased was stricken with paralysis in
1877, and never fully recovered. Mr.. |
Billings was the son OF Del and Sophia
Wetherbee Billings, a brother of Hon.
Frederick Billings of Woodstock. He
married, in 1S49, Sarah Alice Towne of
.Fitchburg, He leaves a widow and two
sons.
Matthew McDermott, a Central Yer
mont brakeman running between Brat
tleboro and Palmer, was arrested at the
latter place Monday, charged with the
larceny of an overcoat Feb. ~, from a
car attached to the express pass
ing through Brattleboro at 1910 p. m.
The town of Westminster will receive
at least 100000 to be expended upon
and Tor the maintaining of a library
building. Twenty-one years ago Isaac
Butterfeld died in Boston, leaving prop
on Halmarket square valued at
,OOO III lIC lldINS VI tue lIuSl(cS, the
to be used for the benefit OF his
and two sons, and at their decease
to revert to the town of Westminster,
and be devoted to Ii rary purposes. The
will required that the building should be
built OF the plain between Cops hill
and Court House hill. The widow died
years ago, one of the sons is dead
the only remaining son is in the
insane asylum at Worcester, Mass. Few
people in town knew of the bequcst
except Older residents. Now seemingly
he time is not far distant when it will
be available, and the property has appre-
in value to above 500, 900. Mr..
Butterheld was not a native OF the town,
but 70 years ago or more was there a
years, learning the carpenters trade
Of John Loyeloy. He always followed his
trade in latter years in Boston.
The one hundred and first meeting of
he General Convention is to be held at
Bradford, June OIL. The committee of
arrangements met at White River June
ION February II, and on lined a pro-
5ramme. If Their plans succeed an inter
sting and helpful meeting is assured.