St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-10

bSpuIN supreme Sna1lCellOT ". w.
Farrar installed the newly elected of
tlcers of Apollo lodge, Knights of
Pythias, Saturday evening
The new hall of Memphremagog
lodge F. & \. NJ, Newport, will be
dedicated next Wednesday. Alfred
A. Hall, Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Vermont, will deliver the
dedicating address, After the ban
quet the 25th anniversary of the ex-
istence of Masonry in Newport will
be celebrated with appropriate cxer-
ciseS.
The Passumpsic division of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers and Green Mountain lodge,
brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, hold their Dist annual ball at
Music hall, Lyndonville on Feb. l.
Eastman's orchestra of eight pieces
from Manchester, will furnish the
music giving a concert before the
dance begins. Both railroads will
carry those attending the ball at re
duced rates and the affair will be one
of the finest social events of the wear.
Olive Branch lodge, Daughters of
Rebekah, held its annual meeting
New Years night when the following
officers were elected: p n G., Mrs
l.. Sulloway; n. G., Mrs. NJ. Fenno;
V. G., Mrs F. Bowker; sec, Miss
NJ. Ranney; treas, Mrs. w. Warner;
cond., Mrs. 6. Goodell warden, Mrs
A. Scott chaplain, Mrs H. B. Davis;
r. A. S., Mrs. L. Snow; L. A. s.,
Mrs. A Morrill,; l. G., Mrs D. Oak
ley; R., Mrs. M. Heath; r. S. n. G.,
Mrs w. Gould; l. S. n. g., Mrs. c.
Miles; R. S. V. G., Mrs. ]. Thompson;
L. S. V. G., Mrs. G. Smith; O. g.,
Mr.. Harvey; pianist, Mrs L. Bonett.
Standing committee, Mrs. Fenno,
Mrs. Bowker, Miss Ranney, Mrs.
Warner, Mrs. Gustin, Mrs. Pocock,
Mrs. Bachelder. Finance committee,
Mrs NJ Dalton, Mrs A. Simpson,
Miss L. Rickaby. Committee on mu-
sic, Mr.. and Mrs. Bonett, Mr. and
Miss Anidon, Mrs. L. Gaskell, Dr.
Smith
The officers of Caledonia Lodge, I.
O. 0. F., were installed Monday even
ing by Deputy Bragg, assisted by
Grand Deputy Henderson. These of
ficers were installed n g., d. Mack
ic V g., g. Beck; Sec, L. F. Miner;
P. S., S. H. Kent; Treas, A L. Bragg;
War, Harry Carr; Con, O. H. Hen
derson; o. G., E. Batchelder; l. G.,
l. X Bonett; r. and L. S. n G., F.
E. Richardson, w. w. Sprague; r.
and L. S. V. G., VIM Spooner, c. F.
Shepherd; S S., Fred Daniels, w. D.
Gould.
The report of the officers showed
this lodge in a prosperous condition
with membership of 2O7; the re-
ceipts last year were $500; paid for
relief of brothers and sick expenses
$3.50; property on hand between
four and five thousand dollars A
was declared on the stock of the Odd
Fellows building. Representatives
elected to grand lodge to be held at
Montpelier, February 6, were l.. F.
Miner, H. a. Holder; alternates, w
p. Chaffee, H B. Davis
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of Connecticut lodge l. O. O. F., was
held at Barnet last Friday evening,
the ceremony being performed by
District Deputy A. l.. Bragg, assisted !
by members of Caledonia lodge The |
hall was we'll filled. The exercises open
ed with PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Board |
man, and were interspersed with mu-
sic and a poem read by DR.. Gray. |
Officers installed were, n. G., ]. w. |
Blair; Y. g., ]. Q. A. Lang; sec, ]. G. |
Roy; treas, E. c. Pierce; war, H.
ID. Hurd con-, E. A. Morgan; O. G.,
w. S. Brock; |. G., Calvin Whitehill; |
X. and L. S. n. G., w. H. Gilchrist, R. |
S. Kelley; r. and L. S. V. G., T. p.
RObie, VIM. Lindsay; S. S, F. c. |
Abbott, O. SOmers; chaplain, J, S.
Emerson. After the installation all |
were invited to school house hall |
where the Ladies' Aid society had !
prepared very fine banquet to which !
ample Justice was done The hall be
ing cleared short speeches, music and |
promenading followed until late
hour The whole affair was we'll |
managed and was credit to all con
cerned. The st. Johnsbury visitors
were under special obligation to |
Messrs. Wilson and Shaw for atten-
tiOns. Deputy Bragg gave a run
ming" exemplihcation of the secret |
work at the close of the cerem OnieS |
The installation exercises at the |
Grand Army hall Saturday evening
were attended by large number of |
the members of the three Organiza-
tions. The officers of the WOmans' |
Relief Corps were installed by Mrs
Adams of this place, Il member of
Baxter corps, No. %, Newport |
Then followed the installation of the |
officers of Chamberlin post by Capt |
Blodgett. A quartette consisting of |
Comrades BOnett, Goodwin and |
May and Mrs Bonett furnished ex-
cellent music during the evening |
This was followed by a banquet. A |
part not on the program was the |
presentation of a gold headed cane
to l.. w. Young of Sutton by Capt. |
Blodgett. Mr.. Young is now in his
S5th year and is the oldest Grand !
Army man in the state Herespond- |
ed very happily to Capt. Blodgett,
expressing the wish that he might
never bring any disgrace upon the
cane or the post. Racy speeches fol- |
lowed by these newly-elected and re
tiring officers, Comrades Hovey, Bull !
lard, Ward, Heald, Chaffee, Hawley, |
Bates, Mrs. Thompson and others. |
The exercises closed with a promo
nade.-Next Tuesday evening Cham
berlin post give one of their interest
ing camp fires in the Town hall to
which the public are cordially invited.
Gen w w Henry of Burlington,
Colonel of the 10th Vermont, will |