St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-03

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Esther Summers and she was born in
| Plymouth in 1914. When she was 81
years old she was married to Noah Da-
mon, then rs years DID, who had served
| two years in the Massachusetts, Cont
nentals and was in the.battle of Long
| Island. The marriage took place in 1885,
| and Damon died in 1853. Mrs. Damon,
who is now 80 years old. may be regard
ed as very interesting person, inasmuch
| as she furnishes a connecting link be-
| tween the war for independence and the
present day-a time break of 125 years.
Though she herself did not witness the
birth of this great republic, her husband
beheld that event and took part in the
| doings which led to the formation of our
| government.
Eighth Regiment at Boston.
At the last meeting of the Eighth Yer
mont Regimenta1 association held in
Montpelier, Sept. 80, 1908, it was voted
| that the association have headquarters
and a reunion at Boston, during the
| national encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic. In accordance with this
vote the executive committee has fixed the
date of the reunion Tuesday evening,
Aug. 16, at O'Clock at Copley Square
hotel. The headquarters of the depart
ment of Vermont, @. A. R., will be in this
| hotel and suite three has been secured for
| headquarters for the Eighth Vermont,
| where all members are requested TO re-
| port arriving in Boston. Comrades
| wishing for Accommodations while in Bos-
ton, can secure the same by applying to
| Mai. B. F. Bowman, of Randolph, Yer
mont, up to August 13.
The farm in Bennington recently sold
| by former United States Marshal John
| Robinson to James Tully, of Fair Haven,
| contains 355 acres, and it is understood
| that the price paid was $4,000. 1t is
one of the largest farms in the county,
was opened up before the Revolutionary
War, and is all in a good state of culti-
walton. It was over century ago the
| home of Lieut.. Thomas Jewett, who par
| ticipated in the Bennington battle as a
member of the company commanded by
| Capt. Elijah Dewey. Lieutenant Jewett
captured the sword of Colonel Baum,
| who commanded the British on the bat
| tle6eld while the engagement was in
| progress, and kept it for a number of
years. The sword is now in the posses
sion of George A. Robinson at Benning
ton Center.
Brighton citizens are earnest and en-
| thusiastic over the water question and
| Friday witnessed a most exciting town
meeting. The voters howled down dis
cussion, and balloting on the first article
| OF the warning was stopped because a
non-voter had voted. The ballots were
thrown out and second ballot resulted
in an overwhelming majority for mu-
nicipal water system, the vote being
166 to 8. The selectmen were author
lied to borrow upon town credit not
| exceeding $40, 900 to construct water
| system.
Fl. F. Lamb, Randolph marble dealer,
| iS o114t lot c1oh
vogue about 100 years ago. The stone
| is for a grave marker and is of Rochester
| stock. On one side of the stone, which,
| by the way, is double marker, is the
| epitaph of Timothy Clarke who was born
| in Massachusetts and was the fifth in
descent from Richard Clark of Rowley,
Eng. He was born in 1745 and died in
| 1913. He served in the battle of Bunker
Hill and saw service in the Ticonderoga
campaign. He was the great grand
| father OF Col. Albert Clarke, of Boston,
who is having the marker cut. The
| Clarke family will come to Vermont
| sometime in August when it is expected
| the stone will be unveiled at Rocking
ham.
| The annual meeting of the board of
| trustees of the Soldiers Home was held
in Bennington Wednesday morning. The
| presidents report for the year ending
| June 30 showed total receipts of $23 900
| and expenses of $40, $50, which includes
| repairs on the buildings and fountain.
| There were 81 admissions, 20 discharges
| and II deaths. The admissions to the
| hospital were 40, and the average num-
Der present, rs. The trustees were
| pleased with everything. The superin-
| tendent and matron, Col. and Mrs.
| Thomas Harmon, will remain another
year. their work being perfectly satisfac-
tory. Resolutions OF respect to the
memory of the late Maj. A. B. Valentine
were adopted. Col. Hugh Henry of
| Chester was elected president, 81. W.
Spattord OF Rutland, secretary, and John
c. Stearns of Bradford, treasurer. All
were reflections.
| 1t is remarkable coincidence that on
the same day (Monday) that John Stew
art of Westford was killed by bull on
his farm, his brother, W. D. Stewart of
| Bakersfield, the well known lawyer and
| politician, had a narrow escape from
| death by an enraged bull on his own
| farm. W. D. Stewart saved himself from
the attacks of the infuriated animal by
| lodging around haycrib built for sheep
| to feed at.
| Rev. M. o. Smith who has been rector
of the Episcopal church of East Fairfield,
has completed his labors and gone to
| Montreal.
During a severe thunder shower Thurs
| day afternoon the house of Charles Penn
Der, farmer living in Westminster, four
miles from Bellows Falls was struck by
lightning and practically demolished.
Mrs. Pember and her young child were
| struck by the bolt. The mother escaped
with slight burns while the child was
severely injured. being badly burned
about the head and breast and receiving
| internal injuries.
At last the question of furnishing suit
able quarters for the school children of
| Middlebury seems settled and the action
OF the voters at a recent meeting, increas-
| ing the appropriation of $21, 900 to
| $24, 900 was conclusive that the people
| were wholly in favor of restoring the
| burned building rather than building
new structure at much larger cost.
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