St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-04-25

Nathan jenkins, aged 80 years, was
fatally injured at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Nathan Cilley at West Topsham,
last week Monday afternoon. He was
opening box in the barn with a jack
knife when the knife slipped and he was
cut in the groin. Though they were able
to stop the flow OF blood from the
wound, the man did not survive the
accident but few moments.
Rev. F. L. Leavitt, pastor of the
Universalist church at Bellows Falls,
announced the follow wing special gifts on
Easter day. Another memorial window,
to be called the Proctor memorial
window, will be presented by the Proctor
family in memory of Deacon and Mrs.
Proctor, one of the first deacons of the
church; screen for their respective classes
by three teachers; $500 in money for the
purchase of books for the Sunday school
library; smaller gift of singing and
service books, mission box, electric signal
from pastor to usher, umbrella rack and
literature rack for vestibule. The parish
presented through the Easter offering
letter and box containing SIS in
gold, to Rev. and Mrs. Leavitt.
News was received last week al Benning.
ton of the death in Milwaukee OF Mrs.
Mary Dewey, widow OF K. N. Dewey, a
direct descendant OF Parson Dewey, the
pastor ofthe Old First Church and the first
Congregational pastor in Vermont. Mrs.
Dewey was 81. She leaves one daugh.
ter and FIVE grandchildren.
1t has been announced in Bennington
that recently $1,000 has been pledged to
the rebuilding fund OF the Methodist
church, making total of$12, 900, which
was the amount at first contemplated
to be expended. The last thousand came
from home members. The rebuilding
will be done this season.
Rev. DR.. E. A. Bishop, principal of
Montpelier Seminary, has received from
DR.. D. K. Pearsons. of Chicago, a letter
written on his eighty sixth birthday
anniversary. Doctor Pearsons is deeply
interested in his fer Of $4,000 endow-
ment for Montpelier Seminary and
expressed to Doctor Bishop his conf
dence that the $3.50 900 necessary 10 be
raised to make the Offer availa BILE will be
forthcoming. Doctor Pearsons says he
was born in Vermont Sc years ago
April IA, and attributes his long life and
good health to his Vermont parents and
to Vermont air. His mother died at the
age OF "a years and he expresses the hope
that he may reach that age.
Rev. c. c. ST. Clare has received the
invitation from the graduation class OF
MorrisVille to address the annual
baccalaureate sermon at the Congrega.
tional church Sunday evening June 3.
Owing to the fact that Senate bill IA, 953
providing Tor natural forest reservations
in the Appalachian and White mountains
comes up for consideration today before
the senate committee in Washington and
because the growing interest and import.
ance attached to the general subject of
forest preservation makes it important
that Vermont be represented at that
hearing, Gov. c. J. Bell has designated
the following men to represent Yer
mont: w. J. Van Patten, OF Burlington;
George Aitken, of Woodstock; H. N.
Turner, OF St. Johnsbury; E. c. Smith, OF
St. Adams, and c. c. Bliss, of Calais.
They are empowered to name substi-
tutes if unable to attend.
About the smallest dividend ever de-
clared in bankrupt estate in this state
is that which will go to the creditors of
II. H. Rosenberg until recently grocer
in Burlington. The amount is eighty
four one-hundredths OF one per cent.