St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-03
VERMONT NEWS.
N. X. O. p. Omcer. Elected.

the year ensuing were eIeSlSu. ny
reports OF the various officers showed
the order to be in hourishing condition.
During the past year there has been
net gain of five lodges and 271 members.
The Bradford lodge has been consoh-
dated with the Green Mountain OF Barre.
Total lodges IS, members 1894. During
the year there were nine deaths in the
order on which about $4,000 insurance
was paid. Amount of insurance in
force in the state April !, $1,929, 600.
All death claims were paid within ten
DAYS of receipt OF proofs. The largest
lodge in the state is Green Mountain of
Barre, having 446 members, gain of
SO during the year.
The REGULAR train on the branch road
of the Boston and Maine which connects
Derby Line with Stanstead, Que, was
wrecked last week near the former
place, Just over the Canadian boundary.
The train was deraied by the rails
spreading. The locomotive was badly
damaged and the fireman, who was run
ming the train, was injured. The wreck
completely blocked the road.
For the Burns Monument.
Hon. W. w. Grout has contributed
500 towards the Burns monument
Fund He was in Barre recently to see
the monument and was much pleased
with it. Congressman Grout has made
an extensive study Of Burns and his
poems, and few years ago lectured
through Vermont on this subject. Prob
ably there is not an edition OF Burns lite
published of which he has not a copy.
1t is needless to say that Mr.. CIRCUITS
most generous contribution is very much
appreciated by every citizen OF Barre.
J.Deaviu Oisbnrrcd.
IT.. Dedvitt of Montpelier has been
disbarred from practicing before the de-
partment of the interior, probably owing
to certain attacks made by him on the
governments method Of dealing with
pension claims, in a circular which was
quoted in numerous papers throughout
the country and was the subject OF much
discussion. 1t was also embodied in a
speech made by one congressman, and
printed in the Congressional Record.
Soon after the appearance OF this speech,
Mr.. Deavitt received letter from the
commissioner OF pensions limiting at dis
barment and claiming that Mr.. Deavitt
has made false statements.
An Expenditure of $4,000 at Fort
Ethan Allen.
Orders have been received at Fort
Ethan Allen providing for the erection of
quarters for two additional troops, with
stables for horses and a quartermaster's
storehouse. The order read Eat once"
This move will involve an expenditure of
about 100000 The orders are sur
prise. as two troops have just been or
dered to Jefferson barracks, Mo. There
are only two troops at the fort at pre-
sent and there is already provision for
six.
State Will Pay S14, 900 Sick Claims TO
Spanish War Soldiers.
State Auditor Barber has completed
the auditing OF the claims presented by
members OF the LIST Vermont volunteers
for expenses incurred by themselves for
medical attendance, nursing and other
necessary causes from the time that the
regiment returned to Vermont from
Chickamauga to the time it was finally
mustered out. The last legislature
passed law providing for such pay
ments, but no claims were to exceed
500. Three hundred claims, necessitat.
ing the payment of about $4,000, have
been filed and audited The receipts for
the money have been sent to the different
claimants for signing and as soon as
they are returned the checks will be for
warded. The outlay is larger than il
was thought it would be, but the claim;
have been carefully investigated and tn,
state will cheerfully pay the amount.
The will of Miss Annette Upham, tn,
victim of the Windsor fire, has been flee
for probate, in which she leaves severa
bequests in Montpelier. The Young
Mems Christian Association received
$1,000 and the Montpelier Public librar,
$1,000. The sum Of $1,000 is given t,
the Wood gallery of fine arts, also por
trait of Miss Uphams father an,
mother. The remainder of her propert,
with the exception of one bequest of So
and another of 5000 is to 60 to Mis-
Uphams nieces and nephews.
Work on the federal building at 81
Adams, is being pushed forward rapidly
The iron stairs have been erected, an
the vault doors have been put in plac,
The walls are now being covered wit
the second coat OF plaster.
The mills, machinery and stock of til
Burlington Manufacturing company
marble workers, were sold Thursday t
lockwood Barrett Of Rutland who wi
operate them. The mill, machinery an
stock in hand, when new, represented a
investment OF about $175, 900, and, wit
slight refurnishing, the mill would be alb
to turn out as fine work as ever.
John c. Connolly died at the Soldier
Home Thursday. Mr.. Connolly was
member of Company c, 14th Vernon
and Company G, LIST Vermont cavalr
This is the one hundredth death at t
Home. He was 60 years old.
The annual meeting OF the doces;
convention of the Episcopal church w
fixed for June 81 and % at Bellows Fal
Owing to the burning of Towns Ho
it is found that sufficient accommod
ton cannot be provided at Bellows Fal
The place OF meeting is therefore chang
to Rutland.
Navigation on Lake Champlain w
resumed Thursday the ice having emit
" disappeared. The lake was fro7
over about the usual length OF time, a
the ice companies harvested an INNER
crop.
Green-iieaded rlen.
In the districts surrounding the cop
mines of Cornwall, Cuba, Chill a