St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-21
VERMONT NEWS.


The Loyal Legion.
,r,, annual election of officers of the
=, -! ~ Commandery, Military Order
GI,o Ioval Legion, occurred at Bur
OF ," ar Mav13, and ulted as follows:
,lil7 s .o,,,"3'nder-Capt. Theodore S. Peck,
Il s. v, Burlington; senior y c.;
o,.,,,der-Lieut Col. William Y. W. Rip
i a','' r S V, Rutland; junior vice com
l'',,ondqr-First Lieut.. Kittredge Has
I n;,e II. S. v. Bratteboro; recorder
ME- Me- lieut.. William i. Greenleaf, U. S.Vn
p.-1,noton;. registrar-First Lieut.. Car
pm Williams, u S. ", Burlington; treas |
.,o,rsr-Breyet Major, Gardner 5. Blodg- |
Wv II s. A., Burning on chanctllor-Bre-
o .r, Cantain Henry O. Wheeler, U. S. v.
pa.iinoton; chaplain Chaplain Edwin
NJ HAYNES, u. S. v, Rutland; Council
i;,nf George G Benedict, U. S. ", Bur
ACTON t,,,,I Brevet Brig Gen. Stephen Moi
~ n :. v, Plattsburgb; Capt. Stephen
e = Brown, U. S. ", Swanton; Capt.
ilonry E, Foster, U. s. V Derby Line;
Tont Charles E. Parker, U. S. v, Yer
genues.
vu,Iand Roy Instantly Killed.
Eord Earl Halliday, aged II years, the
,,n' of Mrs. Lulu Halliday, of Rutland,
,,,,s almost instantly killed by beng run
aver bv a heavy dump cart Thursday
otternoon. He was racing on bicycle
and after turning ash to pass wagon
~,;no in the same direction from some
T-,orronntab'e cause tell from his bicycle,
his head striking just in mont OF the
,gogor's rear wheel. The driver heard
the noise but could not stop before the
heavy wheel passed over the boys head,
grinding the sku TO a pulp above the
4yes and ears. The lad was taken home
N tbe ambulance, but died before he
cached there and without regaining
consciousness. He was born at Brandon
and is survived by his mother four Sis
+ers and two brothers, all OF Rutland.
His father was killed by the cars at
Fitlhburg about five years ago.
Homeopathic Annual Meeting.
The 52nd annual onvention OF the Yer
mont Homeopathic Medical Society was
hfd at Montpelier Wednesday and
Thursday. The society has member
shin of SO, only one member, DR.. ]. ii
Darby OF Lunenburg, having died during
the mast wear. F. Il. Harter, NJ. D., o
Nontoelier was elected member, anc
three applications for membership were
received. The treasurer's report shows
S174.29 in the treasury.
The officers elected are: President, Or
D. {. Noble OF Middlebury; vice pres'
dent. DR.. Sam Sparhawk of Burlington
secretary, DR.. w. H. Clark Of HardWck
treasurer, DR.. !, F. Shattuck OF Well
River board OF censors, F. E. Steele
Gaysville Tor three years. DR.. ). II
Sparhawk of st. Ionnsbury was az
pointed as one ct tie bureau OF sanitar
science and Dr. c. A. Libbey OF Danv'li
was placed on the newly adopted burea
Of acknowledgements
The armorv at Burlington was sold a
auction to +. E. Davis Wednesday ate
noon, the consideration being 81 ,32'
Several men bid on the property. 20
session will be give June /. There al
about $50 600 ttet OF lumber and rearl
60 windows in the building.
A herd of seven yearling cattle fe'on
irg to ". W. Holden, of Mortified, e
caped from the pasture and six OF Il
number were found Friday mornir
where they had been thrown from Il
track by passing freight train. All
tfe animals were dead and bad
mapgled. Mr.. Holden places the loss
over 500.
Rev. Iohn Graves, the Oldest memh
OF the Troy conference OF the Methodl
church, died at Saratoga last week, az
90. He was born at lorinth, and DIT
inc his career flied several Vermont p}
torates. He was superannuated IN 49,
Tie next annual meeting OF
Vermont Dairymen's Association "
be held in Rutland.
DR.. c. c. Haskell of Denisou, Tex,
former president oil Whining on, andme
Der of Co. F, 10th Vermont Vol. Int W
recently elected department command
OF the Texas G. A, X.
Camp Chesterfield a camp for BIO
will be a novel feature of the season
Lake Spofford this summer. Edgar
Smith. formerly Of Bratteboro, II
sub.master OF Mr.. Leafs school Tor be
at Plairheld, N. J., will be the princi
in charge OF the camp and he Will De
sisted bv George Hopkinson, student
themetical schoolo OF Harvard Untversl
Both men are experience d teachers
camp will open July /, and Will CT
August 80.
Gen. O. O. Howard Of Burlington w
to Hartman, Tenn, last week, where
spoke Sunday. He then went to II
berland Gap Tenn, to deliver iect
at Lincoln Memorial University.
mortal day General Howard will del
the address at the unwilling ot the
diets and sailors monument below
eral Grants tomb in New York.
At the Congregational church
Chelsea last week Sunday morning
pastor, Rev. A J. Eastman, read
resignation of his four years pastor
to take effect June s. He has rece'v
unanimous call to become pastor OF
Joint parish of East Barre and Ora
Center.
At the annual meeting of the SUPP
Lodge, New England Order OF Pro
ion, held in Boston, Mrs Herbert M
den, OF Bennington. representative
the grand lodge OF Vermont, was ch
supreme grand guardian.
The execution OF the death sentence
Charles Doherty has again been ST
from May 22 to Tuesday, Novemb'
Doherty was convicted OF killag
named Murphy in Water bury, W
they were on the Bolton Falls DAM
D. B. Ccllev of Berlin, who rec
lost bear but he'd his three CLAW