St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-16
THE FRATERNITIES.
What They are Doing i'm st. Johnsbur

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The next encampment of the G.. A.
r. will be held in St. Louis, Sept. %,
1887.
Caledonia lodge worked the degrees
on six candidates Monday evening.
Three of these were from East Hard
wick, who are to become charter men,
bers of a lodge to be formed in that
place.
The grand ball by Canton Crescent
No. , comes tomorrow night at the
opera house. There will be a prone
made from to $50 and dancing from
10 to l. The galleries will be open to
the public.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Relief corps was held Thursday even
ing when these officers were elected
President, Mrs. Fannie w. Parkhurst !;
senior vice president, Mrs. G. A. H.
Thompson ; junior vice president, Mrs.
Emile B. May treasurer, Mrs. Sarah
j. Roberts; chaplain, Mrs. Hattie j.
Moore; conductor, Mrs. Mary S. Head;
guard, Mrs. Elsie M. Harvey.
Haswell chapter entertained Il num-
Der of visiting brethren Friday even
ing from Sherbrooke aud Stanstead.
There were present Grand Master H.
E. Channel of Stanstead, the Sher-
brooke high priest and several past
high priests. The royal arch degree
was worked by the home chapter and
then came a banquet. A number of
addresses were made by the visitors
compliments without number shower
ed on the st. Johnsbury brethren, for
the excellence of their work and the
pleasure of the evening.
The broom drill and antiquarian
supper ut Odd Fellows hall Saturday
evening was Il very successful affair.
The broom drill was participated in by
a couple of dozen ladies, drilled by j.
H. Thompson and led by Mrs. Lorenzo
SullOway, with Mrs. NJ. t. FennO as
orderly sergeant. Miss Lulu FennO
was pianist. After the drill the brooms
were sold and their former owners es-
cOrted to the banquet. Some 200 par
took of the antiquarian supper and,
taken altogether, IA very good time
was enjoyed.
Post Chamberlin's public campfire
was held Saturday evening. The main
feature of the evening was the discus
sion over the resolution, that the hang
ing of John Brown was justiiable. DR..
Billiard thought it was, and as he was
present when the hanging took place
it was conceded that he ought to know.
Capt. Blodgett thought otherwise, TAX
ing the negative of the case, and a
number of Others participated in the
discussion which was rather a free and
easy affair. The vote stood two to
one in the affirmative, three voting.
The glee club furnished music.
THE COUNTY COURT.
A Dull Week--Ward's Case Continued.
The Eastern Avenue Extension.
There has been little of an exciting
nature in the county court since last
week. The case of the state Va Thorn
as Ward will not be heard this term.
In the case of the Third national bank
of Boston VS. Millen Farrar, apt. which
was on when we went to press last
week, the jury returned a verdict for
defendant to recover costs.
E. Il. & III. K. Ide VS. Bedell & Grow
Action of assumpsit brought to recover
$I40.I8 alleged to be due from defend
ants on a balance of account against
them. This was the case where Be-
dell bought coal of the Ides. Later
Grow bought in a part interest of the
st. JOhnsbury house and agreed that
the coal contract should go over to the
new firm of Bedell & Grow. After a
couple of months Grow went out of
the business and later on Bedell drop
ped out of sight. Grow denied that
he pledged the credit of the firm or
that he was in any way responsible for
it. The jury, however, failed to agree
with Mr.. Grow and brought in ver-
dict for plaintiffs for $I48.I8. Idle &
Stafford for plaintiffs Dunnett for
Bedell and Bates & May for Grow.
The only other case that has been
heard during the week is that of A. b.
Farnham VS. John Ewell, Peacham
j parties. The plaintiff owns a carriage