St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12
Death of Vermont Soldier and Educa-

Abel E. Leavenworth, a graduate of
the class Of 1856, U. V. M :, and for many
years one of Vermont's best known
educators, died at Castleton, June 8.
Mr.. Leavenworth was born in Charlotte
In 1928, and commenced his career as
teacher in 1916. After graduating from
the U. V. M. he became principal of
Bolivar Academy, Mo-, and later was
connected with the schools of Brattle-
boro and Hinesburg. In 1870 he secured
the charter OF Beeman Academy, New
Haven, and served as its principal until
1874 when he resigned to become princi.
pal OF the Normal school at Randolph.
In 1881 he was appointed principal of
the Normal school at Castleton and held
the position until few years ago when
he resigned and his son Philip R. Leaven-
worth, the present principal
succeeded him. Mr.. Leavenworth
enlisted in Co. K, 9th VT, as
private and rose to the rank of captain,
serving in various departments of the
army. he led the skirmish line into the
city OF Richmond, April 3. 1865.
Jnstice Brewer Married.
Justice David ]. Brewer of the United
States Supreme Court was married last
Wednesday afternoon to Miss Emma
Miner Mott at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
]. Lindley Hall in Burlington. Rev. 6.
G. Atkins performed the ceremony in the
presence of a small company of relatives.
1t was one of the simplest forms of the
marriage service. Justice and Mrs.
Brewer will spend their honeymoon at
his cottage at Thompson's Point.
Miss Emma Miner Mott of Washing
ton, D. c., is the second daughter of Dr.
William Mott who was a prominent
physician in Chateaugay, N. Y, where
she was born. She was graduated at
the Oswego Normal and Training school,
received her musical education in Boston
and has been teacher all her life, having
taught in Fond du Lac, Wis, and New
York city. For the past four years she
has been the principal of the Morse
school in Washington where she made a
host of friends. She is member of the
First Congregational church of that
city, where Justice Brewer also attends.
Editor TX etchum i'm Insolvency.
John W. Ketchum OF Vergennes, under
two indictments for alleged completely in
ENLIGHTENMENT of the funds Of the Farm
ers National bank of Vergennes, filed a
petition in voluntary bankruptcy Mon
day. His liabilities are stated at $751;
070 43, and his assets at $13, 1856. His
debts represent market indebtness, wages
due help, taxes and personal bills OF all
kinds. One item represents an unlquda-
ted account with the Farmers bank of
$1,000. The Farmers bank holds a
mortgage Of $500 on Ketchum's person
al property, dated February 1, 1901.
Mr.. Ketchum is still in the Chittenden
county Jail at Burlington, not having
been able yet to arrange for his hail OF
000-$5, 900 on each of the indict-
ments against him.
The Rt. Rev. A. {. A. Hall is in Phila-
delphia, where he will preach the baccal-
aureate sermon before the Philadelphia
Divinity School.
Mrs. Rudyard Kipling's mother, Nine.
Balestier, has closed her house in New
York and is at Beechwood, her beautiful
home at Brattleboro, for the summer.
Jonas H. Holden, the Burlington boy
who was on the battleship Maine as
naval cadet when she was blown up in
Havana harbor, has been promoted
from the grade ofensign to that oflieuten-
ant junior grade.
Alfred Pierce of South SALISBURY com.
mitted suicide last week Tuesday night
by disemboweIling himself with pocket
knife He lived but few hours. He
had been Respondent for some time over
the recent death of his wife and his
brother.
Ex.Gov. Hendee has sold the Lamoile
Valley fair grounds to a syndicate OF
Morrisville and Stowe gentlemen. The
new management will make extern
sive repairs and improvements on the
grounds, and are making plans for a big
fair Sept. 10, II and IL.
Mrs. Dexter Caprou. whose husband
runs the Pomfort poor farm, was killed
Wednesday by being thrown from a
wagon. She was driving down steep
hill near her home, with her daughter
and two grandchildren, when the horse
ran away. The others were injured.
Ernest Buttles of Brandon, who will
graduate from the University of Vermont
this month, has accepted position of
fered him by Mason S. Stone, ex-superin-
tendent of education of Vermont, and
will go to the Philippines to teach, leav-
ing about July l. Mr.. Buttles will re-
ceive $1,000 year and passage out and
return.
The Rev. George B. Lawson of the
First Baptist church, Bennington, has
received a call to the Pleasant street
Baptist church of Worcester, Mass. He
has been there about six years, aud the
church has been very successful under
him. He is chaplain Of the Vermont ma
tional guard and stands well in YER
mont.
For Over Fifty Years.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions of mothers for