St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-15
VERMONT NEWS.
.merican Institute of instruction.


from Boston, where they attended a
meeting of the executive committee of the
American Institute Of Instruction. An
invitation was extended on behalf of the
city of Burlington and the University of
Vermont to hold the next annual meet.
ing of the association in that city, and
this invitation was accepted. Bethle-
hem, N. H., and Block Island, were also
urged as suitable places for the gather
ing. This association has met in Bur
lington on two previous occasions, once
in St. Adams, and once in Montpelier.
The meeting will be held early in July,
the exact dates not having been fixed, as
yet. Eminent speakers are expected and
it is hoped that President Charles w.
Eliot, of Harvard University, and Book
er T. Washington, principal of Tuskegee
Institute, and the foremost colored man
in America, may be secured for addresses.
The American Institute of Instruction is
the best known OF the educational asso-
cations of New England, and the oc-
casion is sure to be one of great interest
and profit to Vermont teachers and all
interested in educational progress.
A Prosperous East Side Town.
The number of new buildings erected in
Bellows Falls during the year just closed
and the amount OF money expended in
charging and improving manufacturing
plants make the first year of the new
century record-breaker. Thjrty-three
new dwellings have been built and at
least dozen others remodeled and ex
tensively repaired, making homes for
fifty additional families. The Casein COM
pany of America has built large new
factory at an Expense of $4,000, the
Electric Light and Power company new
steam plant and extensive additions and
improvements on other manufactures,
represent all told an outlay OF nearly a
quarter of a million dollars. The steam
power plant built by the Electric Light
and Power company is the biggest I'M
dertaking of the year and cost $45 900.
This is additional to the water power,
and thus the company have two com
plete power stations. The finest dwell
ing built during the year us that of
George X. Wales on the South Terrace,
costing with the stables, $14, 900. North
Walpole, which is practically a part of
Bellows Falls, has two structures OF pub
lie interest erected the past vear-a new
school building costing $4,000 and a
$4,000 town building, besides several
new dwellings.
Another Use for Vermont Lumber.
Hon. S. L. Griffith of Dandy has re-
Gently closed the contract to furnish one
million feet OF spruce lumber to W. J.
Breckwoldt of Dolgeville, N. Y, a man
ufacturer of sounding boards for pianos,
who supplies the leading piano makers
of several countries. Mr. Griffith deliver
ed one half million feet OF spruce to this
same manufacturer last year and that it
gave satisfaction is evidenced from this
years order. 1t may be of interest to
many to know that all of the sounding
boards of pianos are made of quarter
sawed spruce and that the lumber fur
nished by Mr.. Griffith last year was
found to be superior for the
purpose to that sent from
not only Maine and New Hampshire but
from all other places as well. This is
true to such au extent that the superior
ity of Vermont spruce is now recognized
by piano manufacturers across the
water, from whom Mr. Breckwoldt has
large orders to till out of the shipment of
spruce from Mr., Griffith
Episcopal Clergy Leaves Church.
Rev. John Davis Ewing, until recently
rector OF st. James Episcopal church at
Woodstock, has renowned the ministry
and his name has been dropped from the
list of Episcopal clergymen in the diocese
of Vermont. The exact cause of this
proceeding is not published but it is un.
derstood that charges for misconduct
have been pending against Mr.. Ewing
for some time and that Bishop Hall gave
him the alternative OF standing trial or
leaving the church He chose the latter
and his name was dropped Mr.. Ewing
is young man. He was ordained as
deacon in 1895 and priest in 1896 by
the Ri. Rev. John Williams, late bishop
of Connecticut. He came to Woodstock
from his home in the south
Bennington Battle Monument AssOcia-
ton.
The annual meeting of the Bennington
Battle Monument Association was held
at Bennington last Wednesday morning.
The old officers were elected, the only
change being that E. L. Bates was elect
ed as sec etary vice K. J. Cofey, dece ased
The treasurer's report showed over 81 ).
400 in the treasury with accrued interest
for year. Six new members, including
Gen. Merritt Barber, U. S. A., were elect
ed. A committee of three, of which Pres
ident A. B. Valentine is chairman, was
appointed to arrange in removing the
home of the janitor, Thomas Vail, OF
Troy. announced his readiness to give a
site and also contribute to the expense OF
removing.
The Windsor Musical Festival.
Windsor will hold its second annual
musical festival Wednesday afternoon
and evening, Feb. 5. c. S. Cornell OF
Holyoke, Mass, who has been directing
the chorus, will also conduct the festival.
The artists engaged are: Miss Helen
Perkins of New York, soprano; Miss Ray
Corser of Paris, eontralto; H. Evan Will
llams OF New York, tenor; Frederic Mar
tin of Boston, basso and Springfield
Mass Orchestral Club OF ten men. In
connection with the orchestra comes Al
bert Taylor he cello soloist of the New
Haven Symphony Orchestra. Mr.. Tay-
lor will play solos at each concert.
Principal Russell Resigns.
W. S. c. Russell, for three years princl'
pal Of the high school at Bennington,
had rendered his resignation to take
effect the last day of this month. He
leaves to accept more lucrative posi-
ton with the L. E. Knott Apparatus
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