St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-10-22

~ M lamp. Newport, Hon. M. !. Perley,
Einosburg Falls, Rev. Carleton Hazen,
West Rutland, Rev ]. O. Sherburne, St.
JohnsburY, DR.. H. S. Boardman, Mont.
peller, H. A. Slayton, Morrisvile, G. W.
Parmenter, Montpelier, Rev !. w. Burgin,
Hardwick and Rev. F. A. Poole, Barre.
Vermont Historical Society.
The Vermont Historical Society held
ITS 64th annual meeting at Montpelier,
Oct. IA, and elected these officers: Presi-
dent, &. 6. Benedict, Burlington; vice
presidents, W. W. Stickney, Ludlow, Rev.
DR.. ". S. Hazen, Mortified, Fred A.
Rowland, Montpelier; recording secre-
tary, Joseph A. BeDoer, Montpelier; cor
responding secretaries, T. S. Peck, Bur.
llngtoD, {. S. Forbes, St. Adams; treas
urer, II. F. Field, Rutland; librarian, E.
NJ. Goddard, Montpe Ter; curators, H. D.
Hall tor Bennington county, Henry Fair
banks for Caledonia county, Ezra Brain
ard for Addison, John E. Goodrich for
Chlttenden, George Beckett for Orange,
+. W. Baldwin for Orleans and Hi
ram Carleton for Washington county.
Admiral Charles E. CLARK and Major.
Gen, raj N. F. (Baldy) Smith were
made honorary members and nine active
members were elected. A committee
composed of President Benedict, S Gre
tary DeBoer, Judge Carleton and F. A.
Rowland was appointed to arrange for
pubic meeting to be held at Montpe.
her the last week in October. Obituary
sketches we're made by the secretary of
the following deceased members: Gen. w.
W. Grout OF Kirby; H ram A. Huse, !. c.
Houghton, George {. Chandler, George
w. SOFT and T. c. Phinnev of Montpt-
ler and Ephraim Morris Of Hartford.
Vermont Man Makes Great Discovery.
Cap. Henry R, Dorr OF Rutland, son
OF MIS- Julia c. R. Dorr, the well known
writer, has Perfected process tor utiliz.
ing the coal dust and waste from the
MINES as fuel. The disposition OF this
material has always b en- problem and
experts have tried to devise a method Tor
making it combustible. In order to
make it useful as fuel the dust must
be massed into Jumps by means Of
binder" which is also fuel. This Capt.
Dorr has accomplished, and coal expert
from Pennsylvania who was sent by the
mine owners to Rutland last week to
investigate the discovery, thinks that at
last the problem has been solved and
that the worlds coal supply will be
greatly increased thereby. 1t is said that
there is dust enough on the dumps of
Pennsylvania to supply the United States
for years. Capt. Dorr has taken out
30 l.
and England and will probably sell his
inventions to the coal operators.
Colonial Danes.
At the annual meeting of the National
Society of the Colonial Danes of America
in the state OF Vermont held at the
home of the president, Mrs. Bradley B.
Smalley, at Burlington, last week, many
mtmbels from different parts of the state
were present and the following officers
were elect, for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. AL ert E. Rit harrison, BurIing-
ton; honorary president, Mrs. Bradley B.
Smalley, Burlington; first vice president,
Mrs. Ellen D. Brooks Brown, Burlne-
ton; second vice pre- lent, MISS Mary E
Arthur, Burlington; secretary and regis
trar, Mrs. Henry s. Brigham, Bennng-
ton; treasurer, Mrs. Horace H. Dyer,
Rutland; board of managers, Mrs. Brad
ley B. Smalley, Mrs ]. Holmes Jackson
Burlington Mrs. J G Ullery OF Brattle-
boro; Miss Gertrude NJ Dennison, Roy
alton. A most interesting report was
given by Mrs. Smallty, delegate to the
national council. which convened at
Washington last May. A vote OF thanks
was rendered the TT firing president, Mrs.
Smalley, for her untiring efforts in behalf
of the society since its organization in
1897. After parlaking of refreshments
the meeting adjourned until January 6.
1908.
The glance Meredith" Mansion Sold.
TIE Colonial Mansion on the Rarltan
River, in New Jersey, noted as the home
OF the heroine in Paul Lee Aster Ford S
novel, Janice Meredith" and which was
at one time the headquarters OF Genera
Washington. has been sold to Lawrence
Wells, wealthy New York resident. The
purchaser will spend $50, 0O0inimprove-
ments and undermining the house, but
the chief features will be lett untouched
and great care will be taken to preserve
them.
Mrs. H rriet A. Finnev of Burlington,
" no recently received a generous check
from the Women's Society for the Proven
ton OF Cruelty to Al ima's of Penusylva-
mia, Tor humane work, has in the past
wear destroyed or caused TO he destroyed
200 small animals, principally around
the streets of Burlington.
In about two weeks the B nnington
high school will issue the first copy OF a
monthly paper to be cal ed The Roaring
Branch. There will be ten issues during
the year.
The pay roll of the Vermont Marble
Co., Proctor, for the month OF S,ptem-
Der was about $4,000
While attending the recent G. A. R.
encampment at Washington, Col. 4. NJ
Mansur of Newport visited the battle
field of Opequon Greek, near Winchester,
Va, where he lost hi, arm. The topoe-
raLhy OF the country is but little changed
and Col. Mansur was able to locate III.
exact spot where his arm was ampu
tat,d in field hospi' al, and with his
wife and daughter took dinner in the old
Taylor house, whee he remained for two
weeks after the op ration.
The shipments OF apes from Brattle-
boro this season exceed all previous
records and it is estimated that the tor al
will reach more than 10 600 barrels.
The local stock of empty barrels was
early exhaust, d and carloads from Bos-
ton sold at from 35 to As cents each.
The apples being about 81 so barrel
at the Depot and large proportion are
for the European trade.