Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-22
CALEDONIA COUNTY

Prescott Chase, who rang in false |
fire alarm in ST. Johnsbury and |
pleaded guilty to the act, has been i
sentenced to 20 days in Jail.
The Woodbury. Construction Co. of |
Boston made the lowest bid on the |
st. Johnsbury postoffice, but the bid |
was $4,000 above the amount ap-
propriated by congress for. the build |
ing, so unless Congressman Porter III. /
Dale can get an additional appropria- |
ton through congress it looks as if
ST. Johnsbury would lose the new
postoffice
The Fairbanks museum in ST.
Johnsbury has received several valu-
able additions lately, among them a
large loon, black duck, woodcock
and squirrel from the estate of Miss
Carrie Underwood, the tailor's outfit
used for many years in ST. Johnsbury
by L. Underwood, and a block of
wooden pegs for shoes given by N.
Il. Martin of Craftsbury Mrs. P. c.
Houghton of Kirby has presented the
museum copy of Murray's English
reader, published in 1918.
Walter Perrin Smith of st. Johns
bury, aged 70 years, died Thursday
after an illness of about three weeks.
He had been judge of probate for
Caledonia district since 1887, being
one of the oldest probate judges in
service IN Vermont. He was born in
Hardwick, Nov. 4, 1S41, and was edu-
Gated In Hardwick and Morrisville
1 academies and graduated from the
/ University of Vermont in the class of
'67. He studied law at the Univer-
slty OF Michigan, completing his legal
education IN the Office of Powers &
GIeed In Morrisville. Here he was
admitted to the bar in May, 1869 and
went to St. Johnsbury in the fall.
where he has since resided.
Marshall Montgomery, one of the
oldest members of the Caledonia
county bar, died Thursday in St.
Johnsbury after a long illness due to
old age. Mr.. Montgomery was born
| IN Walden March 20, 1889. He was
educated in the public schools and at
Peacham academy and read law with
the late Bliss N Davis of Danville.
Mr.. Montgomery was admitted to the
bar of this country in 1869. He was
states attorney from 1884 to 1886
and was referee in bankruptcy for
many years. His Civil war record
was distinguished one. He enlist
ed in May, 1861, was promoted in
1868 to the captaincy of Co. ID, 10th
United States colored troops, and
served continuously until May, 1865,
when he was discharged at Galveston.
Tex His term of service, five years
and two days, is the longest Civil
war record of any man in Vermont
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Brigham OBJ
served the 50th anniversary of their
marriage at their home in st. Johns
bury Thursday. For 20 years Mr..
Bingham has been proprietor of one
of the oldest business houses in st.
Johnsbury, the Bingham drug store,
which was founded by DIR. Luther
Jewett and purchased in 1916 by J.
c. Bingham, father of c. c. Bingham
1t has been kept in the family ever
since, c. c. Bingham selling last Sep
TENDER to Shirley K. Bingham. Dur
ing the Civil war Mr.. Bingham be-
, came an expert telegrapher and has
! always kept up his interest in cleo
trical developments, installing the
first telephone in that section between
! his house and store This was ex
| tended to include the St. Johnsbury
:, physicians and later he established
the ST. Johnsbury exchange anC
! built lines to the surrounding towns
: connecting at Walden with the Mont
pelier exchange After his exchang
was purchased by the New Englant
= Telephone company, he was retaine'
as manager for several years of tn
! Bradford, Newport and st. Johnsbur,
y exchanges. One interesting featur
: of the wedding was that it had t
: be postponed several days, since Nh
> Bingham could not get away from 81
=" Johnsbury to go to the brides hom
in Cohoes, N Y, because all trail
"a service in the vicinity of st. Johns
= bury had been cancelled owing to tn
4 greatest freshet in the towns his
n tory. Mrs Bingham was a clerk in
> ST. Johnsbury store before her MARI
ar age.