St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-09
Sovereigns of Industry.
MEETING OF STATE NCIL..

MEETING OF STATE COUNCIL.
The State Council of the SoNcrrlr,I>
of Industry for Vermont assembled at
Odd Fellows Hall, Rutland. on FRIDAY.
at ten o'clock A. NJ. The following OH
GERS were present
William A. Cooper, st. Adams, Pre-
idcnt.
Royal Cummings. st. Johnsbury. Vice
President.
ID. c. Hackett, Ludlow. Secretary
John X. Seaver. Montpelier. Treas
uIer.
Paul W. Bunker, Bellows Falls. Lee
turer.
Edward II. Webster, Brandon. Stew
ard.
The following councils were repr-
sented:
St. John>bury. No. |. Royal Cum
mings. John Clark.
Bellows Falls. No. ,, F. W. Bunkrl
Winooski. No. /, Montpelier, j. ".
Kendall. }. X. Seavei.
st. Adams. No. ). VIM. A. Cooprl.
James Holloway.
Central Rutland. No. =, Henry ClaIh.
Fred. II. Brown.
Otter Creek. No. Z, Brandon. +. II
Webster, Alexander Mclaughlin
Black River. No. :, Ludlow. II. &.
Hackett.
BlattIeboro, No. 10, {. W. Clapp, G.
\. Van Dom.
Proctursville, No. IL. ID. {. Pollald.
John Ward.
The councils at East st. Johnshun
81.
The executive committee presented
the financial report also draft ot
constitution.
greater part of the morning, and ~
portion of the afternoon session W.,
taken up i'll the discussion aud adoption
of the constitution.
The following officers and standing
committees were elected and appointed
OFFICERS.
President William \. Cooper. t
Adams.
Nice-Prrsident- ROYAL Cummings. y
JohmshurN.
Treasurer X. Seaver. Montpelier
Lecturcr-F. b. DEMO. st. JohnShury
Steward Edward II. Webster. Bran
don.
Assistant Steward-Fred H. Brown.
Rutland.
Inside Guard John Ward. Proctor>-
vile.
Outside Guard Paul W. Blu: krI
Bellows Falls.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
VIM. \. Cooper. James Hallowal
II t'Ilrl Inhn lark NJ i'I.,,,,
ON LAWS AND DI>PENsATIoN>.
Royal Cummings. Fred II. Brown.
j. W. Kendall
ON APPEALS.
{. y. Van Dorm. ID. c. Pollard. AlrA
Mclaughlin.
W. II. Earle of Worcester. Mass
president of the National Council. al
the evening session. gave an earnest,
eloquent and telling address upon tur
objects and w"lk of the order and tNe
emplitird the ritual. The following
resolution WAS unanimously adopted 10y
4 rising vote.
ResoIrcd. That the grateful ackuoVI
Judgments of the State Council of Ncl
mont are hereby rendered to W. II
EIIle. president of the National Council
Tor his presence and advice at this 81
sion. and we hope that rich harvest
may lie the result of his earnest Wold~
ana practical counSelS. and that ere
long. from the Green Mountains. the
voice nt thousands of Sovereign> NAV
greet his ear. cheer his heart aud Ell
courage him in his lahors.
After Il brief and well timed address
lt\ President 'nnnnr th, 4
adjourned.
The next meeting of the State Council
VIII he held ut st. JohnsburN on the
last Wednesday in January. $50.
There were 1850 mill hands idle At
Lawrence Tuesday, owing to the high
water.
Before Mr.. Spinner can free himself
from his bond. all the money in the
Treasury, say 100000, OOO has got 10
b" counted. If ii is correct, he is 10
he released at once.
The Chicago lnter-Ocean urges rs
readers to plant trees, and SAYS by WAY
of argument, that thousand veal
ling trees" will cost less than Thousand
very bad cigars" We should certain
ly advise any one who smokes very bad
cigars to go to planting trees instead.
Jesse PomerOy is studying Latin and
'ireek during his confinement. He Ir-
rently said i'll regard to the murder al
Horace Millen: at seems as if the
whole affair was now passing before me
IN Il mist and that | could not help dc.
ing what did"
At Woodward's factory in Wondst"ch
March eth, ii. {. Thompson was al
Iustlng some machinery which had been
stopped for the purpose, when another
operative unconscious of the state Al
Ialrs, started up the machinery. ana
| thompson was crushed in an instant
The works were stopped as soon -
possible, when it was found that hi=
sides were crushed in, several ribs bro
ken and his clothing torn nearly all oil
tie Is alive and may recover, but the
chances are believed to be against hun