St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-08

Inc congregational cnurcn III WoousloSh
at noon last Wednesday, Rev. Homer
White OF Randolph, an uncle Of the bride,
performing the ceremony. S. B. Whitney
OF the Church of the Advent in Boston
was the organist. Following the cere-
mony at the church, a reception was
given at the Woodstock Inn to the we'd
ding party, few friends and the fami'
lies of the bride and groom. About 100
guests were presented to the bride and
groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billings sailed from New
York on the steamer LaNavarre of the
Transatlantic line for Europe, and after
an extended tour abroad will take up
their residence in St. Paul.
A Veteran Gone.
Hon. Chauncey L. Knapp, who served
in congress in 1856 and '58, defeating
Gen. B. F. Butler in his first campaign,
died Tuesday, May 81, at Lowell, Mass,
aged 80 years. He was native OF Ber-
lin, VT. He had been an editor on the
New York Tribune, and owner of papers
in Montpelier and Lowell. He was Sec
rotary OF the State OF Vermont from
1886 to 1910, and he settled in Lowell
through personal friendship with the
poet Whittier.
Mary Howe at Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William LAWN arrived in
Brattleboro at 5.45 O'Clock Thursday
afternoon from New York and they will
spend the summer there. Mrs. LAWN
sailed from Bremen, May "a, on the Kai-
ser Wilhelm der Crosse and arrived in
New York last Tuesday, where she was
met by Mr.. LAWN, who finished six
weeks engagement with the Boston Fes-
tival orchestra May TO- at Ogdensburg.
Lucien Howe sailed from Boulogne, May
26, on the Maasdam, which is due to
arrive in New York Sunday. Mrs.
LAWNS last appearance before sailing
was in the operas, Barber of Seville"
May 20, at Wiesbaden. The perform
ance was especially successful and the
opera house was packed from pit to
DOME" Before sailing for home she was
re-engaged for next season, which extends
from September to June for the Royal
opera house in Wiesbaden, which is one
of the most elegant opera houses in Ger
many. Her contractor gives her the
privilege OF singing in concert and opera
in other parts of Germany for two
months during the season. She will re-
turn to Germany in August.
A temporary injunction was served on
the clerk of the Barre and Montpelier
Traction company last Wednesday even
ing, enjoining item from taking power
to operate their cars from the power
plant at Middlesex narrows or from the
Moretown side opposite, for the present
and until further order of thecourt. The
iniunction was secured by the Consoli-
dated Lighting company, which claims
that the Barre and Montpelier Traction
company entered into contract with
the Consolidated company, at the time
the latter sold the former their franchise,
the contract being to the effect that COM
pany which has been enjoined bound it.
self not to take power from the plants at
Middlesex for the term of 20 years, or so
long as it should furnish power for lights
in Montpelier and Barre.
Edward Hodgson has cheated the state
Of Vermont and he will not serve 1872
days in the workhouse, although the
United States supreme court said he
would. Hodgson died a few years ago
in New York state, so his sensational
case is at an end Hodgson, it will be
remembered, wasai liquor seller in Addi-
son county and the court of that county
imposed sentence which was carried
to the United States supreme court by
Hon. E. ]. Phelps and w. H. Bliss for the
purpose of testing the constitutionality
of the Vermont liquor law. The case
was lost and Hodgson has been out on
bail, awaiting the final action of the
Addison county court.
Among the recent arrivals at the Sol
diers' Home is Frenchman, veteran
of the Mexican war. He goes by the
name Of Joseph Stone and halls from
Montreal. Stones grandfather came
from France with Gen. Lafayette and
fought under him in the revolutionary
war. Stone, who is "a years old, was in
the command of Gen. Scott in the Next
can war. He is in excellent health and
regrets that he cannot enlist in the pres
emit war.
Col. Myron M. Parker of Washington
was offered the command OF one of the
ten regiments of immunes to be raised by
the United States with the rank of colo
mel. COL Parker had splendid record
in the war of the rebellion, enlisting at
the age of 16 and serving throughout the
war as member Of the First Vermont
cavalry, and he would fill the position
offered with credit to the country and
himself. He has. however, felt con-
strained to decline the appointment.
T. w. Wood has been in Montpelier
the past week. He returned to New York
Friday, and will sail in a few days for
France to remain until October. During
his stay abroad Mr.. Wood will copy sew
eral celebrated works of old masters,
which will find their way to the Wood
art gallery in Montn,lier.