St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-19
VERMONT NEWS.
State Grange Meeting.

The 29th annual session OF the YER
mont State Grange, Patrons of Hus.
bandry, opened at Brattleboro last Wed.
nesday, with an attendance of about
800, representing practically all the Pc.
mona and subordinate oranges in the
state. The meeting opened on the sixth
degree, and was devoted largely to rou.
tine business. The main feature OF public
interest was the annual address BY c. I.
Bell, master of the grange. Mr.. Bell ex.
pressed his belief that in the coming cen
tnry the organization will take promi.
nent part in shaping the affairs of the
nation. 1t is from the farm come the
men and women who are the leaders in
all departments OF our growth and pros
perity. The order will ever speak in en-.
couraging terms, he said, for a more
practical education and for the enforce
ment of our prohibtory laws. In dis.
cussing the subject OF taxation, MIR. Bell
advocated the plan of exempting moth.
ing but of taxing all property, real and
personnel. Headvised the grangers to do
everything possible to make the prospec-
tive "Old Home Week" a success. Ten
oranges have been organized in the state
since the last meeting.
The following officers were elected
Thursday morning: Master, c. J. Bell,
of East Hardwick overseer, G F. Smith,
Of Morrisv,lle; lecturer, R B. Gausha, of
Jericho; steward, D. H. Morse. of Ran
dolph; assistant steward, M. B Roberts,
of Rupert; chaplain, O. J. Lowrey, of
Jericho; treasurer, F. B. Pier. of Rawson-
Vile; secretary, A. A. Priest, of Ran
dolph; gate keeper, A. F. Lawrence, of
st. Johnsbury; Ceres, Mrs. c. J. Bell, of
East Hardwick; Pomona, Mrs. c. F.
Smith, OF Morrisville; Flora Mrs. R. B.
Galusha, OF Jericho; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. M. B. Roberts, OF Rupert :;
two members OF the executive committee,
W. l.. Park, of Lyndon, and F. H.
Spauding, of West Brattleboro. The
report Of A. A. Priest. of Randolph, the
state secretary, showed that there are
now 76 oranges in the state, with a
total membership of 1000. There has
been gain of nine subordinate oranges
and one Pomona grange and nearly 400
members in the state during the past
year. Protective Grange of Brattleboro
has the largest membership. 378, iol
lowed by West Randolph Grange OF Ran
dolph with 298. There has been a gain
of 5000 in the receipts this year, and
$500 as compared with two years ago,
and there is no deficit. Three hundred
covers were laid for the annual banquet
at the B ooks house Wednesday evening.
State Master Bell presided and Letzin
gers orchestra furnished music. c. S.
Scarf of Burlington recited two anus
ing selections written especially for the
occasion.
Thursday evening was devoted to the
exeu plihcation OF the four subordinate
degrees OF the order which was done by
Springfield and Brattleboro oranges and
was, without doubt, the finest degree
work ever given in the s. ate, after which
Bra, tleboro grange served light refresh,
menls in their banquet hall.
The session closed Friday with the in
stal'ation OF the officers by Alpha Messer
Of Rochester, formerly lecturer Of the
national grange, the exempll6cation of
the unwritten work by Worthy Master
c. ]. Bell OF East Hardwic and the Civ
ing OF the annual password. The grange
year, but that matter is lett to the execu-
tive committee to decide.
New Slate Company.
The Union Slate and Real Estate
Company was organized at North
field last week with a capitalization of
$25 900. The board OF directors is
made up Of Charles Dole, J. K. Eeertcu,
W. B. Mayo, North6eld; H. W. Nc
Intyre, H. W. Vail, Randolph; c. w.
Scarf, Burlington and E. A. Davis,
Bethel. The board of directors have
elected these officers: President, Charles
Dole; vice president and general man
ager, H. W. Vail; secretary and treas
urer, ]. K. Egerton, Mortified; con-
sulting and civil engineer, H. W. Nc,
lntyre. OF the capital stock three-htths
is taken by the board of directors, one
fifth will be offered for sale and the re-
naming fifth will be reserved for the
present.
knitting Mill TO Leave State.
Announcement was made Friday
morning that c. E Bruce, manager OF the
Campbell Knitting Company mill, at
Bennington, will remove his plant to
Elmira, N Y, and beginning has been
made. The removal is caused by a strike
OF help on account of reduction IN
wages which cannot be settled. -Four OF
the employees will go to Emira with
MIR. Bruce. The remova! of the plant
will be quite a severe loss to Bennington,
as it employed $50 hands and until
the last few months has been quite sue
eessful in every way.
No successs or Vet.
The board OF school trustees OF Ben
Mington had a meeting last week vii h
the intention OF electing superintendent
to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tiom OF John l.. Alger. 1t was demon
strated at the meeting that it will be
impossible for the principal candidate.
Prot. w. S. c. Russell, who is generally
regarded as the choice of majority OF
the people in the village to be elected to
the position. In the meanwhile Mr..
Alger is drawing the salary OF principal
of the state normal school at Johnson,
and Mrs Alger that of superintendent OF
the graded schools in Bennington.
knights Templar Inspection.
d. N. Nicholson, grand master OF the
Knights Templar. has made the follow
ing assignments for the official inspect
ion OF the several subordinate command
cries D N Nicholson, r. E., grand COM
mander: Vermont Commandery No 4, at
Windsor; Mt. Z on Commandery No 9. at
Montpelier; Holy Cross Commanderv No.
IL, at Bellows Falls Danit Payson, V E.,