St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-28
VERMONT NEWS.
.uo,s Daughters at Burlington.

Kings Daughters at Burlington.
A. the 9th annual convention of the
V;nc's Daughters and Sons, held at
in ~ last week these officers were
pu,s State President and Secretary,
Mrs, E. Mead Denny of Montpelier; as
s;stant secretary, Miss A. W. Phinney of
Montpelier; recording secretary, Miss
EI0rence Lyman Allen of Burlington;
..eosurer Mrs. Lucy J. B. Burt of Ben
,;noton; auditor, Mrs. A. ]. Balloon of
2nfland; county secretaries, Mrs. F. W.
Iarwood, Bennington county; Mrs. K.
Towers, Richmond. Chittenden county;
Trs, Helen RubIee, S. Adams, Franklin
.onnty; Mrs. L. P. Thayer, Randolph,
range county; Mrs. E. ]. Wallace, White
liver Junction, Windsor county; Mrs. A.
Balloon, Rutland, Rutland county;
Hiss F. E. Clark, Brattleboro, Windham
ountv; Miss A. W. Phinney, Montpelier,
Washington county.
As to the increase Of the work it was
pnorted that at the time of the worlds
mir in 1898 the institutions established
" the society numbered 297 and at the
resent time they have increased to 597.
.hese institutions are of various char
,cter, such as schools among the poor
vhites and the blacks of the South, kim
,ergartens, nurseries, seaside resorts, etc.
sDring festival was held by the central
ouncil from which they realized between
900 and ST, 900 from the sale of articles
contributed from all parts OF the country
md in some instances from foreign coun-
ries.
Mrs. L. |. B. Burt of Bennington, the
treasurer, made her report which covered
a period from September, 1900, to May
Is, 1902, showing all expenses paid and
a cash balance of $1486O. The Central
council was paid about $50 in dues.
Grand Trunk May Ruy M. n w.
A party of Central Vermont railroad
officials, including General Manager E.
H. Fitzbugh, Superintendent c. E. Soule
and General Freight Agent J. E. Dali
rvmple, with J. W. Loud, general freight
agent of the Grand Trunk railway, were
in Montpelier and with Superintendent
F.W Stanyan and r. W. Morse of the
Montpelier & Wells River and Barre rail-
road inspected the Barre railroad line,
Wednesday. Although they were nom
committal on the subject it was reported
that their visit has something to do with
the proposed buying OF the Montpelier &
Wells River and Barre railroad by the
Grand Trunk. 1t has been stated that
the Grand Trunk wished to buy the Barre
railroad to the granite quarries, without
the main Montpelier & Wells River line.
Sir Wilrid Laurier, premier of Canada,
accompanied by Lady Laurier and few
friends, arrived at Woodstock by special
train Wednesday afternoon. The party
came in government car and are being
entertained at the Woodstock Inn few
DAYS.
Herbert Emery, 10, OF Eden, and Charles
Ladd, 81, of Craftsbury, were drowned in
Eden pond Sunday morning. In COM
pany with Emery's brother Harry and a
fellow named Hatch, the young men were
fishing from a boat about 20 or 30 feet
from the shore. 1t is said they were con-
sideraby under the influence of liquor
and capsized the boat by fooling. Harry
Emery and Hatch swan ashore and the
former has disclosed on an Eden man
who furnished the liquor.
Chittenden has a band that has three
women musicians among its members and
the drum major is also a woman. They
play in Rutland, July 4.
Lieut.. Col. E. D. Dimmick, second cav
airy, who has been in command OF the
post at Fort Myer, Va, for several
months past, will be relieved on the re-
turn of Col E. l.. Higgins, second cav
airy, from leave of absence, and will pro.
coed to Fort Ethan Allen, and assume
command OF that post.
Congressman D. ]. Foster spent por.
ton OF last week in Burlington.
John Shute, So years old, for many
years a resident of Craftsbury, but now
living in Morristown, has by direct de-
scent s children, 46 grandchildren, 80
great-grandchildren, and l great-great
grandchild.
Julian Ralph, the we'll known foreign
correspondent and magazine writer, vii
spend the summer on Grand Isle.
rural free delivery route has beer
established from Cambridge, south
through Pleasant Valley to Underhil
Center, the same to go into effect July 1
There are is divorce cases on TIE
docket Of the June term of Bennington
county court.