St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-19

bany, East St. Johnsbury, Walden, West
field, Lowell, Bethel, Gaysville, Randolph,
Corinth, Plainfeld, Bradford, Fairlee
and Proctorsvile. Since 1861 he had
been on the superannuated list
Massacre of Miss Partridge.
Rev. L. {. Partridge has received offic-
ial notice from the secretary of state at
Washington, confirming the report of
the killing of his daughter, Mary L. with
10 of the missionaries at Shang Su,
China. The massacre occurred July 81.
Miss Partridge was formerly of Benning-
tou, her father was for several years pas
tor of the Congregational church at
North Bennington, and she attended the
graded school there. She was a student
of the ladies' seminary at Holyoke,
Mass, going from there to Oberlin, Ohio,
and leaving the seminary there, went to
China seven years ago as a missionary.
Her father is now living in Hague, N. Y.
She had not been home since leaving for
China. She was a niece of F. c. Part
ridge, ex- United States minister to Vene-
zuela. A younger brother Rev. E. c.
| dI lIluSCt lOSClDCl Will ITO WIZ Se1lSu
from Boston recently for Turkey, going
out as missionaries under the auspices
of the American board. She was an only
daughter, a Younger sister having died
in North Bennington about five years
ago.
The death is announced from Buenos
Ayres, Argentine Republic of Everarl c.
Eels, native of Cornwall and for most
of his life q resident of that town and
Middlebury. Mr.. Eels was in his 18th
year. In 1884 he took to South Ameri-
ca the first shipment of Merino sheep to
go from Vermont, or indeed from the
United States to Argentina, and he lived
long enough to see a large and profit
able sheep trade built up between the
two countries. In 1888, Mr.. Eels again
went to Buenos Ayres and never return
ed, although at the time of his death he
was closing up his business with a view
to returning to the United States.
The annual convention of the Universal
list churches of Vermont will be held at
st. Pauls church, Rutland, the Oath,
25th, 26th and 9th of this month. 1t
is expected that there will be IT'S dele
gates in attendance. A number of pro-
mnent speakers have been engaged
among whom are Rev. l. NJ. Atwood of
Rochester, N. Y, general missionary of
Universalist churches; DR.. 6. L. Perrin
pastor of the Every Day church of Bos-
ton; Rev. DR.. Almon, Gunnison president OF
st. Lawrence University and Rev. DR.. F. 0.
Hall of Cambridge, Mass.
Lorenzo G. Woodhouse, of New York,
has made splendid gift to the Universe.
list church in Rutland. Last Easter Mr.
Woodhouse paid the mortgage on the
church property, amounting to over
$4,000, as a memorial to his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wood
house, both former residents of Rutland
and members of the church at the time oil
their death. Mr.. Woodhouse has shown
further generosity in the gift to the
church of two elegant memorial win
dows. They are valued at 1000 AND
are said to be the finest in the state.
The repairs which have been in pro-
gress at the Central Vermont station at
Mortified for some time past, are now
practically completed. The old depot
has been transformed into a modern
railway station. 1t is pronounced by
travelling men one of the best railway
stations on the line of the Central Yer
mont railway. The work of remodelins
the freight depot has been begun. The
building is to be raised and newly clap
boarded and painted.
An adjourned meeting in the interest
of starting free library in Brandon was
f held recently in the Ladies Book Clut
hall with good attendance. The re
port of the soliciting committee showed
nearly $50 subscriptions of 81 each. Elk
Gov. E. !. Ormsbee extended his offer tt
f give SO cents for each subscription OBJ
tanned until October 9. committe,
was appointed to draft a constitution
and bylaws to be presented at the mex
meeting, which will be October 8.
! Miss Mary L. Partridge, one Of tn
] American Board missionaries reported
z to have been murdered at Shansi, China
= was native of Vermont, daughter O
Rev. L. c. Partridge now of of Hague, N
Y. who was for many years pastor o
the Congregational church at Nortl
: Bennington. Miss Patridke was abou
80 years of age and had been in Chin;
six years. Her brother, Rev. E. c
: Partridge, recently of Shoreham, is nov
y. with his wife on the way to Turke,
where they will engage in missionar,
, work.
The new Bellows Falls Athletic asso
citation is Ding the grading and levelin!
: of the land known as Russell park at til