St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-23
Vermont EAistoricnI Society.

afternoon, Hon. Charles Dewey presiding
in the absence of the president, The fol-
lowing associate members were elected &:
Clarence E. Moulton and Edward Nd.
Goddard oil Montpelier, Col. B. B. Small
ley, Hon, Robert Roberts, DR.. D. c.
HawleY, and Hon. Seneca L. Hazelton OF
Burlington. D. S. Kellogg, M. D, of
PlattSburg, N. Y, was elected cores.
ponding member and Hon. !. W. Simp
son OF New York an honorary member.
Col. 6. G. Benedict of Burlington was re-
elected president OF the society and the
election of the rest of the officers was
postponed to an adjourned meeting
to be held November 9Th. According to
the reports of the secretary and treasurer
the society seems to be in a flourishing
condition. The amount of money in the
treasury now is 1919 65.
Lewis will Not Work.
Former Cashier David Henry Lewis
has decided to pass his seven years in the
house OF correction in idleness. Lewis
states to Superintendent y. l.. Morgan
that he never did any manual work and
that it would be too hard for him now.
AS nothing in the clerical line is available
at the institution he will not labor.
Work was begun last week on an adii,
ton to the prison to relieve the crowd d
condition. 1t will be two story brick
building 39x49 feet and be west OF the
present building. The superintendent is
unable as yet to provide cell for Lewis.
Vermont Maple Sugar.
The Randolph Maple Sugar Makers
association has reason to be pleased
with the result of the awards Of Pan
American premiums. No gold medals
were offered in this class, but a silver
medal was presented to Alpha Messer of
Rochester and one to Miles, Mcmahon &
Co. of Stowe, members of the associa-
ton. A bronze medal was presented to
the association and A. A. Kneeland of
Waits6ed, Amos E. Stone of Rochester,
]. B. Warren of Dorset and T. 6. Bron
son of East Hardwick also received med
ais in the same class.
BennTngtOn's New Baptist Pastor.
Rev. Frank R. Morris, tor some time
pastor of the Memorial Baptist church in
Albany, has resigned to accept the call
recently extended to him by the First
Baptist church of Bennington, the resig-
nation to take effect November l. Mr..
Morris has been for some time president
OF the Christian Endeavor Union of AL
bany, and is known as an able preacher
and we'll liked as a pastor.
Col. c. W. O;good OF Bellows Falls bad
his pocket picked of $40 while attending
a religious convention at Hartford,
Conn, recently.
The gold medal, the highest award for
cream separators at the an,AmeriCan
exposition at Buffalo, has been won by
the United States separator, manufac-
tured by the Vermont Farm Machine
company of Bellows Falls.
Rev. w. B. Crowell, of Rowley,
Mass, has received unanimous call to
the pastorate of the Baptist church in
Vergennes.
The consignment of Morgan horses
that left Middleburv for exhibition at
the great Buffalo show on Oct. 4, car
ried off most of the blue ribbons in their
class, though meeting with heavy compe.
tition from other states. No horses on
the ground, and there were thousands OF
them, were more admired than these
beautiful Morgans.
Franklin Hoar Weller, the Oldest resi-
dent OF Brattleboro, died Oct 13. Mr..
Wheeler's age was "a years, six months,
and he had BEEN a resident of Brattle-
boro since 1922. He was not only the
oldest man in Brattleboro but he lived
to an age greater than any man in the
town ever attained.
The annual reunion of Co. E, Fifth Yer
mont volunteers was held at Manches-
ter, Thursday. Company E had the
honor if it may be so called, of suffering
the greatest loss of any one company
sent from he North during the civil war.
At the battle of Savage Station, Co. E
went into the fight with 81 men and at
roll call next morning 10 responded.
The executive board of the Champlain
Transportation company have decided
upon the name "Sagamore" for the new
Lake George steamer to replace the Ii
conderoga, which was burned last Aug.
The new steamer is now being built and
will be laurCht d July l, 1902. She will
cost $3.50 600 and will be patterned
af er the Chateaugay in size and general
dimensions with Improvements over that
boat.
The receipts of the Mortified fair this
wear were 50, 1902; expenditures, 81,
1876 "a balance, $440.43. In 900 en-
tries only 70 exhibitors were from North
field.
The report Of changes at the Vermont
Soldiers Home for the quarter ending
September 80, is as follows: Admitted,
10; re admitted, 6; discharged 5; died, 4;
absent with leave, 81; returned from alb
sence with leave, 3d. from duty to hos
pital s. from hospital to duty, 2; the
present membership is about 70.
Clan Gordon of Barre, the leading
Scottish society in Vermont has pur-
chased site for a $4,000 block to be
built there. This block will contain a
large hail. offices, and stores on the
ground floor.
Negotiations are in progress for the
purchase of the franchise of the Rutland
& Woodstock Railway Company by the
Rutland Street Railway Company and il
the deal goes through, as is probable, a
line will be constructed from Rutland to
Woodstock as soon as possible. Such a
route would be largely patronized as it
would be short cut across the state.
Plans have now been completed by the
Rutland Masonic Temple association for
the dedication exercises of the handsome
new temple on Washington street. These
exercises will take place as soon as pos
sibe after the conclusion of the term o.
sixty days, which has been set apart by
the Masonic fraternity as a period o