St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-18
THE FRATERNITIES.
What They Are Doing I'm st. Johnsbury

o. G. T. DISTRICT UNION.
The annual meeting of the third dis
trict union, 1. o. G.. T., was held with
Hector lodge Saturday. The atten-
dance was unusually large and the
meetings were very successful. The
address of welcome in the morning was
delivered by Prof. S. H. Bracket and
responded to by A. L. Aldrich of West
Burke. Reports rendered of the vari-
Gus lodges in the district were very
encouraging, showing decided increase
in numbers and interest on the part of
some of them. The afternoon session
was public. After prayer by Rev. D.
II. Adams, w. P. Smith delivered an
address OH prohibition from statute
standpoint. He called attention to the
fact that prOhibitOry laws are not the on
ly "dead letters" on the statute books.
The very practical point was made
that there was law enough if it was
only enforced. A reading followed by
Miss Laura A. Jenness and then came
an address by Rev. d. III. Adams, that
so pleased the hearers that it was de-
cided to have it published. The next
meeting of the union will be held at
McIndoes Falls, in June.
These officers were elected d. C.
t., d. L. Stacy, West Concord; d. V.
t., Mrs. B. G.. Morrison, LyndOnville
D. S., Mrs. Ella FiBney, East Burke
A. S., A. l.. Aldrich, West Burke d.
T., L. B. Flint, st. Johnsbnry F. S.,
G. H. Woods, Passumpsic Chap, S.
H. Brackett, st. Johnsbury Marshal,
Fred. Ferguson, McIndoes; d. NJ,
Miss Jennie Mulliken g., Jennie
johnson, West Burke; Sent, L. w.
Burbank, Walden; K. S., Mrs.. l.. B.
Flint, st. JOhnsbury; l.. s., Mrs. R.
Pratt, West Concord.
Chamberlin Relief corps Jared well
at the Cd annual department cOnven-
ton in BrattleborO last week. These
officers were elected: Pres, Mrs. l.. j.
Gibson, Bennington S. V. P, Mrs. F.
w. Parkhurst, st. JOhnsbury; j. V.
p, Mrs. D. COffey, Windsor; sec,
Mrs. Long, Bennington treas, Mrs.
Day, Bennington. Mrs. G.. A. III.
Thompson was elected delegate at
large to California and Mrs. S. j.
Roberts was elected a member of the
g Il
ings showed the relief corps of the
state in excellent condition. A year
ago the state organization had u MEM
bers and 6 corps. Now it has I6 corps
with membership of over 600.
At the regular meeting of Chamber
lin relief corps this evening short
memorial service will be held on the
death of Nat. j. V. Pres, Mrs. Lizzie
Anderson of Topeka, Kansas. All
members are especially invited to be
present at 7.3O prompt.
There was good attendance at the
post Chamberlin campfire Tuesday
evening notwithstanding the bad
weather. Capt. j. S. Thompson brief
ly narrated his many experiences as a
prisoner in the pens at Richmond, Ma
con, Charleston and Columbia The
story told was of what he saw and suf-
fered, methods of escape attempted,
etc. Capt. Thompson was taken pris-
oner at Cold Harbor June IL, 1864
and escaped from Columbia the 10Th
of the following November. The story
of his escape he will tell some other
time. After Mr.. Thompson finished
Capt. BlOdgett spoke briefly on the
battle of Cold HarbOr. The post hold
another campfire Saturday evening
Feb. 81.
ST. JOHNSBURY CONTRACTORS.
The Newport Express makes this
reference to some of the st. JOhnsbury
contractors who had hand in build
ing the Newport court house:
Mr.. Caldbeck, who was the principal
contractor, building the court house
entire and doing the wood work on the
Jail and Jail house has done a good job,
thorough and honest, according TO
agreement. 1t has generally been sup
posed he took the contract at so low
figures, so much below other bids, that
il would be losing job for him. He
has not lost money OIL it and says he
would like another next season just
like it. We have no idea he has made
what he ought to out of it, but he was