St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27

mineral rights on the 1yIuS hastings
farm are said to have been purchased by
outside parties who will develop it as
soon as spring. A new blacksmith shop
is being built at Pike hill to replace the
one that was mysteriously burned
few weeks ago.
The First Citizen of the Nation.
Grover Cleveland forbade his friends to
make public demonstration on his seven
tieth birthday, which came on March Is,
SO they contented themselves by pouring
upon him a heavy shower OF letters OF
Joseph Choate had
done his part at the Schurz memorial
meeting when he introduced Mr.. Cleve-
land as the first citizen of the nation"
i Harper's Weekly.
Maple trees on the ]. 6. Harwood
place in Bennington, two and one-halt
feet in diameter, which have been cut
down by the electric railway company,
were set out by Asabel Harwood, ]. G.
Harwoods father, in 1926 Three
naples farther up the street, one and
one-half feet in diameter, which have
also been cut, were set out by Isaac
Kimball 60 years ago. The bodies of
the trees have been cut up into logs
which will be sawed into lumber, and
with this Doctor Harwood will make
five stands of antique style for his child
rem, and settees for his optical parlors.
AS 10 Vermont firms, beside outsiders,
have made application to Secretary OF
State F. G. Fleetwood for a fourth class
license for the sale of Intoxicating liquor,
and as one of them submitted At samples
the accumulation ofliquor at Mr.. Fleet
woods office has been considerable.
These samples were sent to the state
laboratory OF hygiene at Burlington for
analysis. If the liquors are found to be
pure, the secretary of state is authorized
to issue a license, but he may withhold
it when in his Judgment the applicant is
not proper person. This is the only
class of licenses granted by the secretary
of state, all Others being granted by the
license commissioners of towns. The fee
is $3.50.
Herman Townsend died last week
Monday morning at Plain6eld, aged II
years, at the home of his son, Lee, hav-
ing been in ill health for several months.
His wife died last July. He is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. James Hooker, OF
South Ryegate, and five sons, DR.. Her
bert, of Bridgeport, Fred, OF East Mont
pelier, Lee, Bert and George OF Plainteld.
Also two sisters, Mrs. Fannette Cutler
and Mrs. Emeline Kiser, of Barre; two
brothers, Nathaniel and George OF Plain
field.
Joseph G. Sargent, treasurer of the
town of Bethel, died at his home there
last Wednesday of heart failure and a
complication of diseases. Mr.. Sargent
was born in that town August 6, 1871,
He entered the employ of E. E. Graham
as clerk in 1866 and since 1870 had con-
Quoted the general mercantile business in
his own name. He was a prominent
member of the Masonic fraternity and
an active worker in the Congregational
church. He was postmaster from 1865
to 1875 and represented the town in the
legislature of 1880.
DR.. Harland S. Boardman, of Mont
pelier, died Thursday of organic heart
trouble, after long illness, having beer
obliged to give up his practice three
years ago. He was born in Middlebury
October 2, 1850, was graduated from
Middlebury College i'll 1874 and from
the Homeopathic Hospital college, a,
Cleveland in 1877. He had practiced il
Woodstock, Ludlow and Montpelier.
Louis Ducham died Friday morning
after few months illness. He was fol
long time employed as brakeman or
the mixed train over the Montpelier anC
Wells River railroad. He left his position
last spring to move to the Laird farm il
Plainfeld, which he has since carried on
He also owned farm in that town. HI
is survived among other relatives by
wife, one son, Warren, of Lyndonville
and sister. Josephine, of Montpelier.
The two-year-old daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. William Morcomb, Jr., of Middle
bury, aroused by smoke which filled tn
room early Friday morning, left he
crib and walking to the bedside of he
parents awakened them in time to saw
their home from destruction. Mr.. Nor
comb was assisted by a neighbor il
chopping a hole in the floor and in ex
tinguishing the fire which was shoulder
ing in the woodwork, caused by tn
burning out of the chimney. No alarm
was sounded and small loss of $50 i
covered by insurance.
The Brattleboro Universalist churcl
has voted to extend a call to Rev. Del
mas Trout, of Tufts College, who ha
preached there for two Sundays as
candidate. He. has just completed al
eight years course at Tufts. The churcl
has been without pastor for thre
months, during which period Is or q
candidates have been heard.
Rev. NJ. w. Farman of Westfeld ha
been engaged to deliver the address a
Irasburg Memorial day.
A special town meeting is called to b
held in Barton March 80 to elect tw
road commissioners, a school director
and sexton, all resigned the resignation
of one road commissioner and the schoc
director being due to their residence i
the limits of the Incorporated villages.
A. A. Brooks, for many years a prom
nent merchant of Bethel died Thursday
aged 80 years. He began business i
Gaysville in 1856 but since 1878 ha
been member of the general mercantil
firm of Brooks & Washburn. He wa
director and vice president of til
National White River Bank, and ha
been justice of the peace for man
years.
Lizzie, wife of w. w. Goodell, of The
ford, had shock Sunday, March l.
while driving at Post Mills with he
daughter. She died in two hours witt