St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-02

report of the secretary of the board of
trustees, which was tabled on the
previous morning, was taken up, the
first speaker being Gov. W. W. Stickney
OF Ludlow. Reports of various COM
mittees followed, and the matter of
giving aid to various churches was dis
cussed. The next convention will be
held at Bennington.
The steamer Maquam, under the
charge OF the veteran capt ain, F. J.
Hawley, has done good business this
season. She has ceased her regular trips,
but will run an excursion Saturday, from
Plattsburg, N. Y, to Burlington, and
then go into her winter quarters at Shell
burne harbor.
The Hebrews Of Burlington contem-
plate the building of a school building on
the lot Immediately back of their syna-
gogue. The need of this has long been
felt and the work will be carried out as
soon as sufficient funds can be procured.
DR.. Henry J. Holton OF Brattleboro has
been elected president of the American
Public Health Association. He has been
treasurer of the associa ion for nine years.
Truman c. Phinney of Montpelier, who
has been sargeant-at arms at the state
house 81 years, is seriously i'll with pull
monary trouble, and grave doubts of his
recovery are entertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Aldrich of Boston
came to Brattleboro to spend Valley
Fair week. They made the trip in their
Ir,o &c of
the gasolene explosive type, and he figures
that the expense of running it from Bos-
ton to Brattlt boro was only II cents.
The Valley Fair at Brattleboro last
week was the most successful yet held.
Wednesday there was an attendance OF
5000 and Thursday $4,000 spectators
were present. A feature of the second
day was a coaching parade in which 10
decorated automobiles participated.
Col. J. Gray Estev of Brattleboro, who
is on business trip in Europe, had the
good fortune to attend the memorial SER
vice in honor of President Mckinley 10
Westminster Abbey.
One of the men of the 18th cavalry,
while shooting at the range at Fort
Ethan last week oversighted his revolver
and the ball struck Eugene Patanude
who was cutting buckwheat on the Yves
ton farm. The ball divergsd after strik
ing the shoulder blade and went deer
into the body, making a serious wound
Patauude was taken to the post hospi
tai.
The Methodist church at Brattlt bore
has bought the Estey pipe organ No. 1
recently built at the Brattleboro facto
ries. 1t is a two-manual organ will
three sets Of pipes to each manual anc
has the full pedal scale Of 80 notes. 1t il
fitted with all the modern mechanical
appliances. The case is oak and is abou
eight feet deep and II feet wide.
Martin {. Huntley of Londonderry, ;
petit Juror of the Windham county court
was reprimanded by Judge Stafford ant
excused for the term for talking with out
siders during the trial of an importan
case.
Mrs. Susan c. Senter, who was SO year
old Sept. %, gave a reception to larg
number Of friends at the home OF her son
John H. Senter, in Montpelier. Mrs. Ser
ters health is remarkable for one of be
age. During the day many ofthe Montpe
Ter pc ople whose years are but short dis
lance from the century mark called
Among them we're Gen. Stephen Thoma:
90 wears; George W. Scott, 90; Charlie
II. Cross, SO; Mrs. Stone, 90; Madar
Stratton, So, and Mrs, Roxana Dodge.
Elk Lieut.. Gov. George N. Dale took a
examination at the state department i
Washington last week for the position {
consul at Coaticook, Que, lately mad
vacant by the resignation of Jesse f
Johnson Of Texas. He passed the exam
nation successfully. Within few day
he will assume charge of his new offiC
= for which he was supported largely b
Senator Proctor.
!, The Rev. Chauncey c. Adams, who ha
been preaching at Port Byron, Ill.,, he
, accepted a call to the Congregation
church at Hinesburgh and expects
take charge of his new parish about tt
second Sunday in October.
+ Damon's Crossing in Victory is fa
:. growing to village since the Wild
company purchased the timber land
y that vicinity. A new station. a larI
= store, two tenement houses, cottage
and boarding house have been bull
and a large mill is now being erecte
The outlook for a large amount of bu'
/. ness in the lumber line was never bett
# than now. New families are moving
e and the store, which is owned by t
e company, is being stocked with fl
e line of goods of all kinds.
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