St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-03-14
VERMONT NEWS.
Pays Fathers Old Debt.

Some weeks ago the postmaster at
Pittsford received letter from woman
living in western New York, inquiring
whether James Gorham was in business
there, and ii not, asking for any possible
information regarding the man or bis
heirs. The postmaster replied that Mr..
Gorham was in business there. from
1859 to 1860 and that be died soon
alter leaving Pittsford. leaving widow
and three sons. The widow died soon
aiterward, two of the sons moving to
Minneapolis, and the other to Montana.
One OF the sons i'll Minneapolis sent his
address to the New York woman and
promptly received letter from her stat
ing that her father, in 1859 and 1860,
contracted debt of $50 with Mr.. Cor.
ham and left for New York state without
settling the account. Although her
father since had died she never had felt
right about the matter and wished to
make all the restitution that her limited
means would allow. She said that she
presumed the goods were sold to her
father at so per cent profit leaving the
actual cash $3367, which she would be
pleased to send to the Gorham brothers
Needless to say the Gorham brothers
accepted the money.
w. II. @. President.
Here is a little interesting history oil
Mrs. Calista H. Bangs, who was elected
president OF the Woman's Relief Corps,
department of Vermont at the annual
convention at Burlington. Mrs. Bangs
connection with the Woman's Relief
Corps dates from 1886. She held several
offices in Sedgwick Corps of Brattleboro,
being at different times treasurer, secre.
tary several years, senior vice president
and president. Ten years ago she was
appointed department treasurer, holding
the office year and halt. She was de.
partment chaplain one year and institu.
ting and installing officer one year, and
the past year she served as senior vice.
president. She has held the position OF
aid in both the national and department
organizations. One indication OF her in.
terest in the Relief Corps work is the fact
that she never uses the ritual 10 installing
officers, having memorized the text. Mrs.
Bangs is also a member OF the Brattle-
boro Chapter. Daughters oithe American
Revolution. She had three great grand.
fathers in the War Of the Revolution, and
she traced her descent from two of them,
Stephen John and Sylvanus Harris, in
joining the Daughters. She also is a
member OF the Woman's Auxiliary to the
Young Mems Christian Association and
an attendant at the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Bangs was born in Vernon, Nov
L, 1850, and was daughter OF Erastus
and Mary (Williams) Harris. Her moth.
err was lineal descendant OF Roger VIII
liams, the English colonist who founded
Rhode Island. Mrs. Bangs spent her
early lite in Vernon and afterwards lived
in Amherst and South Lancaster attend
ing common and select schools. While
her home was in South Lancaster she
was married to Herbert l. Bangs OF Brat.
tleboro at Leominster. Mass, November
%, 1870. Since then she has lived in
Brattleboro. Mr.. Bangs served in the
Civil War with Company B, 10th YER
mont regiment. He has been in impaired
health ever since.
Denial by Barre Italians.
The Italians of Barre deny the story
published in Boston that a prominent
Boston Italian, visiting Barre, attended
meeting of Italians there and learned
that they were to attempt to blow up
the Hoosac Tunnel docks. Another dis
patch from Boston declared that the plot
was to blow up other properties in Bos.
ton beside the docks to enable the It.
alians to get employment. The Boston
Italian stated that his Barre compatriots
had great quantity of dynamite stored
for the purpose. That Barre Italians
should be interested in such a scheme to
get work is out of the question, for there
are few who are out of work. Chief
Brown Of the Barre police department
declares he does not believe there is any