St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-31
VERMONT NEWS.
Work for Cattle Communication

laid out alrt 1y to keep it busy during
January. The board will have to tackle
the troublesome foot and mouth disease
Immediately. Doctor Rich, acting und r
the federal government. is putting in his
whole time in Chester and vicinity irving
to keep the disease within the uuatan.
tined area-thus far with success. AZ
fected or exposed cattle are being killed
in large numbers and the carcasses burn
ed. Doctor Rich will remain on the
ground until all danger is over, which
will leave only one veterinary, Doctor
Stevens, to attend the calls tor tubercu
losis testing for the entire state until
Doctor Rich can join him.
Vermont Consistory.
Vermont Consistory S P. R. S., held
triennial rendezvous Friday evening at
the rooms Of the rite in the Masonic Tenn
pie at Burlington and after the transac-
ton ofroutine business. the presentation
and adoption OF the annual reports OF
the grand treasurer, grand secretary and
finance committee officers were elected
and appointed. D. N. Nicholson, past
COMMUNICATIVE hief, presided over the
election and installed the new officers.
Say'es N chols acting as marshal. The
officers follow: Charles H. Stearns, COM
mander in chiet Chic L. Soule, LIST.
lieut.. com; Walter E. Ranger, 2 /. lieut.
COM; Charles M. Russell, MN. of State;
Charles A. Chapman, grand chancellor
Sayles Nichols, grand treasurer; LaFor
est ]. Paige, grand secrt tary; Henry S
Root, gr. Eng and Arch; H,nry H.
Ross, Grand M. or Ger; Charles c. Mil.
Ter, Grand hospitaller; Frederick r Stod-
dard, Grand standard bearer; Robert G.
Stone Grand captain Of guard; Daniel
S. Danforth Grand marshal; George H.
Whitman, Grand sentinel.
Another Burlington Hospital.
The yearof 1903 will mark the erection
OF another hospital. 1t will be built by
the Catholic Church, will be located at
the southwest corner of P, arl and Pros
pect streets and will absorb good por-
ton of the Fanny Allen hospital The
crowded condition of the latter institu-
ton and its distance from the city have
led Bishop Michaud and his assistants to
consider for some time the advisability
of making use OF the building owned by
the diocese and located at the corner of
Pearl and Prospect streets. The work
Of remodeling the old building will begin,
as is understood, at once. so that the
construction of the building can be com.
menced as soon as the weather permits
in the spring. The building which now
stands there was er, c,ed originally for a
hotel and was conducted for manv wears
as the Pearl rect House, when the bust.
ness center OF the city was in that
neighborhood. Later it was used as
Catholic orphan asylum and subsequent
ly as St Joseph's College. For several
years it has b en- practically vacant
DR., Webb's Christmas Tree.
The Christmastide was celebrated in a
royal way by DR.. and Mrs. W. Seward
Webb at Shelburne Farms. The festiv-
ties were held at the house. which was
brilliantly lighted wi h hundreds Of ncan-
descent electric globes and trimmed with
evergreen and flowers. The centre Of
attraction was an enormous Christmas
tree, which bent under its load OF gifts
and shone with numb, rless candles and
yards OF tinsel. Previous to the distri-
button of gifts Prof. Edwin Plate OF
New York gave an entertainment OF
sleight OF hand. The party included the
employees and their families who reside
on Shelburne Farms, many guests from
ShelburLe and considerable number Of
out OF town people, principally from New
York, who are spending the holiday sea
son at Shelburre Farms. The presents
were all useful and many were elegant
and costly. They rang from overcoats,
watches, etc, tor the men, and sealskin
sacques for the ladies, to toys, games
and candy TOR the youngsters. Dr. and
Mrs. Webb cordially greeted the guests
and assisted in distributing the presents.
Randolph schools will have three
weeks holiday vacation this year on &C.
count of the scarcity OF fuel.
M. aud Mrs. Samuel H. Robinson o.
Bennington celebra ell the 57th anniver-
sary OF their marriage Saturday, which
1t is understood that the Delaware &
Hudson railroad will be extended across
Vermont from Rutland to Montp-H +,
about 60 miles. TIE object is to parallel
the Rutland railroad system.
Rev. William J. O'Connor, who some
months ago was loaned to the Catholic
diocese OF Burlington and stationed in
Rutland, has been recalled to the archdi-
ocese of Boston, and will be connected
with St. Patrick's church, Stoneham.
E1son A. Church of Burlington and D.
F. Chase Of Bakers field have purchased
OF M. D. l. Thompson his printing bus
ness in the former CITY, til, busin SIS to be
con iucted after Ian. 1 under the name of
the Queen City Printing Company.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Sta'e Agricultural Society will be held in
Rutland on the evening of January 8 to
decide WHITTIER TO hold the Joint state
fair with the Rutland County Agriculture
al Society next tall, the same as last year.
In Bennington Christmas morning,
William Fischer, German, and his fam.
lily were celebrating the day with an
early morning festival, according to the
custom OF the fatherland. when Mr..
Fischer dropped a lamp, igniting blaze
which DESTROYED the house. Loss 81 500,
insurance $500.
The organ making industry at Bratte-
boro bids iair to take second place with
in few years to the manufacture of
overals. A rtcsutly organ ed corpora
ton employs more than 200 hands and
is running steadily every day in the year;
another concern SC on to be incorporated,
with $4,000 capital, will give employ
ment to over 100 hands. Both are do
ing prosperous business and cons antiy
increasing their output.