St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-11-07
INDUSTRIAL ST. J0HNSBURY.
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well represented and there are mary
curios of an historical nature which
cannot be duplica ted anywhere else
in the world. All the specimens are
splendidly catalogued and additions
are constantly being made in every
department.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation building stands on Eastern
avenue and is the gift of Prot. Henry
Fairbanks, the son of the inventor OF
the scales, and the present wee presi-
dent of E. & T Fairbanks & Co. 1t
was built in 1885 and is constructed
OF pressed BRICK with red sandstone
trimmings. St. Johnsbury has main
tanned a Y. M. c. A. since 1855 and
has just called a new secretary, Mr..
c. S. MCGOWAN OF Amesbury, Mass.
The association also owns Music
Hall which is located opposite the
Museum and has a seating capacity
of 100.
The Howe Opera House, built by
B. 6. Howe in 1890. has seating
capacity OF 1900 and is as well
equipped for lis purposes as any
theatre in the state. Its present
manager is Landlord Black OF the
Avenue House.
St. Johnsbury being shire town
has a substantial court house, well
situated at the head OF Eastern ave
nue.. Here are located the county
Offices, hall, usedsby the town for
all official gatherings, and on the
second floor the rooms for holding
court. On the park in which this
building is situated is the Soldiers
Monument, erected by the town in
memory OF the soldiers who lost their
lives in the civil war. The monu-
ment is built OF Vermont granite and
surmounted by the marble statue
America" executed by the Vermont
sculptor, Larkin G. Mead, in his stu
do at Florence, Italy. On each side
CT the monument are two cannon
used on gunboats iii the civil war,
The gift OF Congressman Grout.
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
Among the institutions in which our
townsmen take just pride are the
public schools. The eminent peda-
gogue Jacques W. Redway has said,
st. Johnsbury's schools are unsur-
passed in New England" At pres
ent there are 886 scholars in the
schools of the town divided by
schools as follows: The Union
school, ninth grade, 40; eighth
IS; seventh, 40; sixth, 46; fifth, So
fourth, AZ; third, SO; second, 43
first, SO, making total of 421
SummerviIle, eighth and ninth
grades, 27; sixth and seventh, 38
fourth and fifth, 43; second anc
third, 46; first, 81; total, 191
Maple rect, second and third, IS
first, Sc; total, II. Paddock VI
lage, %; Fairbanks Village, 80
East St Johnsbury, Al; St. Johns
bury Center grammer, %; primary
81; total, So; Clay Hill, ~; Fou
Corners, 10; Goss Hollow, 10
Pierce's Mills, 8; Bible Hill. 10; tota
tor all schools, 1856. This is 62 NOR
than the total in all the schools las
year.
The largest school buildings ar
two substantial brick buildings o
Summer street, costing about 500
900 each, and the new schoolbouse i
Summerville, model in every IT
2 spect, costing nearly $25 900
There were enrolled last year IS
2 scholars in the parochial school
e where scholars of every age are il
structed by a corps OF teachers. TIL
\ bows school was established in 1877
$ during the first year of Rev. F.
$ Boissonnault's ministry the girl
schools was founded in 1879 by tn
Y Sisters of Charity.
r The history of St. Johnsbury AcaC
e envy is more fully described on thi
D.. page.
y OUR HOSPITALS.
The town is well provided wit
I hospitals, having two we'll equippe
| institutions. St. Johnsbury Hospit;
y was built under the auspices (
+ Father Boissonnault in 1895 1t is
: three story brick building, occupyin
J. a s1tely location opposite the churc
of Notre Dame DIES VICTORIES. 1t co..
about $4,000.
Brightlook Hospital is the old Go
re Erastus Fairbanks residence and
d. splendidly equipped for its purpos
Sc and for the handling of all surgic
o, cases, Since its opening 1852 patien
ne have been treated. OF these 65 we
he surgical, 80 diseases of the eye. al
As 81 medical. The institution is su
DIS ported by friends in St. Johnsbu
& and elsewhere.
IT. Sunset Home, the gift to the TOW
~ Of Mrs H. o. Cushman, of Bosto
~ furnishes a delightful home for o
IS ladies and is an institution of gre
nd usefulness in the community.
OF ST JOHNsBURY's CHURCHES.
nd Church history begins IN 179
i'll when the town voted not to raj
he money by tax for preaching.
ng 1903 the first church building W
as erected at St. Johnsbury Centre.
m 1909 the First church of St. Joht