St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-20
VERnONT NEWS.
The MasonS al RurIinnfon


the various reports were presented and
remarks relative to the past 25 years of
Scottish Rite Masonry in Vermont were
made; an olive wood gavel which came
from Jerusalem was presented to the
Council. Marsh o. Perkins, commander
In chief, gave an address, in which be
stated no members had died. An address
on Masonry as a Factor in Civliza-
ton" was given by Prof. Walter E.
Ranger Of Johnson. The election of
officers was held with the following re-
suit: Marsh o. Perkins, SD degree.
commander in chief; John M. Clark, 32d
degree, first lieutenant commander;
Collins Blakely, second lieutenant COM
mander; Walter E. Ranger grand minis
ter of state 0. g.; Henry S. Root, grand
prior; Charles H. Stearns, grand chan
cellor; Charles w. Whitcomb, SD de-
gree, grand treasurer; Warren G. Rey-
nolds, SD degree, grand secretary;
Kittredge Haskins, SD degree, grand
engineer and architect; J. Henry Jack
son, grand hospitaler; Daniel S. Dan
forth, grand master of ceremonies. The
honorable commander in chief announced
the following appointments: Will F.
Lewis, grand standard bearer; George
h. Kinsley, SD degree, grand captain of
the guard; George F. Flanders, grand
marshal; George F. Morse, grand senti-
mel. The officers were installed in their
respective stations.
The 5Sth annual session of the grand
commandery opened Tuesday morning
and the conclave was opened in "ample
form" by Right Eminent Grand Com
mander Sir Jesse E. Thompson Of Rut-
land. The annual election of officers oc-
Cured with the following result; Right
eminent grand commander, Daniel E.
Nicholson of Burlington very eminent
deputy commander, Daniel Payson OF
Windsor; eminent grand generalissimo,
Dan P. Webster of Brattleboro; eminent
grand captain general, John H. Whipple
OF Manchester Center; eminent grand
senior warden, Silas H, Danforth of st.
Albans;. eminent grand junior warden,
William H. Kingsley of Middlebury emf
nent grand treasurer, Edward v Ross of
Rutland; eminent grand recorder, War
rem 6. Reynolds of Burlington; eminent
grand prelate, Rev. Alonzo N. Lewis of
Montpelier; eminent grand standard
bearer. Charles A. Calderwood OF st.
Johnsbury; eminent grand sword bearer,
Elihu B. Taft of Burlington; eminent
grand warden. J. Henry Jackson of Barre;
eminent grand captain of the guard,
Charles H. Williams OF Bellows Falls.
The 47th annual assembly Of the grand
council Of Royal and Select masters was
held Tuesday evening. Most Illustrious
Grand Master Daniel Payson presided at
the meeting. The usual routine business
was transacted and the officers elected as
follows: Most Ilustrious grand master,
| Edwin B. True OF Newport deputy grand
master, Daniel S. Danlorth OF St. Adams;
grand principle conductor of work, Will
liam H. Brewster of Middebury; grand
treasurer, Charles H. Heaton of Mont
pelier; grand recorder, Warren 6. Rey-
nolds OF Burlington grand captain of
the guard, Charles L. Robinson of Rut-
land; grand conductor, Charles H. Will
Hams OF Bellows Falls; grand chaplain,
Rev. Alonzo N. Lewis of Montpelier;
grand lecturer, George F. Flanders of
White River Junction. grand marshal,
David A. Young OF Brattleboro; grand
steward, George H. Whitman of Burling
ton; grand sentinel, Fred {. Spooner of
Brandon.
Thursday was the last day of the
sessions and large amount of routine
business, together with the election OF
officers, occupied the sessions Of the MORN
ing and afternoon.
Officers were elected and installed as
follows Grand master, NJ. w. W. Scott
of Underhill; deputy grand master, R.
W. Will F. Lewis of Rutland; grand SEN
ior warden, X. w. Charles R. Montague
of Woodstock; grand junior warden, R.
w. DIN w. Daley Of White River Junction;
grand treasurer, r. W. Charles w. Whit
comb of Proctorsville; grand secretary,
r. w. Warren G. Reynolds of Burlington;
grand senior deacon, W. Albert X. Bush
of Orwell; grand junior deacon, W.
Eugene E. Smith Of Post Mills.
The grand mastereect also announced
the following appointments: Grand lee.
turer, Worshipiul Walter E. Ranger of
Johnson; grand chaplain, Worshipful Rev.
Edwin Wheelock of Cambridge; assist
ant grand chaplain, Worshipful Rev.
Henry 7. Barnard OF Barton Landing;
grand marshall, Worshiptul Daniel Pay
son of Windsor; grand sword bearer,
Charles Y. Bryant OF Londonderry; grand
pursuvant, Worshipful Thomas P. Bragg
OF Rutland; grand senior steward, Wor-
shipful Daniel c. Barber OF Burlington;
grand junior warden, Worshipful Albert
Killam OF Burlington; grand tyler, Wor-
shipful Henry D. Bryant of Morrisville.
The Shaws Arraigned.
Dustin and Frank Shaw were arraign-
ed in court at Woodstock last Wednes-
day on indictments found by the special
grand Jury. Frank pleaded not guilty to
the charge of murder and both entered
similar plea to an indictment for imped-
ing an officer. Gilbert A, Davis OF Wind
sor has been assigned as counsel for
Frank Shaw and F. c. Southgate for the
defense of Dustin Shaw. The trialbegins
July 2, and will probably last week or
ten days.
Frank went to court in carriage, be-
ing still quite weak, but he has time to
gain strength before the trial begins. w.
B. Stickney OF Bethel it is said will assist
States Attorney Sergeant in the pro.
secution.
A lunatic by the name of Blanchard,
who escaped from the asylum at Water
bury Tuesday, June 5, and who could
not be found for a day or two, was
found to have returned to his home in
Vergennes. Friday afternoon, June 8,
one of the women patients escaped by
jumping from window. She ran up
the street come distance b11t was cat1o ht